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The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I (1905) 



Originally published by Edward Lyman Bill, New York 

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ITH thi> issue Tin. Talking Ma. him: 
Would makes its first bow to Am 
makers and tellers of talking machines. 
Tin- interests of the talking machine 
industry have developed so that, in my ..pinion. 
there is to-day an actual need for a special trade 
exponent— a need for a paper which shall be 
thoroughly independent and shall represent the 
interests of the trail, in a fair and , consistent 
manner— a paper that shall lie reliable and clean 
cm in its utterances and shall disseminate news 
of a .truthful character— a paper which shall 
faithfully record 'the a, lvalues an. I improvements 
which, are steadily j;oing-.on in this ■•infant in- 
dustry." Tnr TM-kmcA Mal'iuxi W. ittuu will 
endeavor by every consistent means to advance 
the legitimate interests of manufacturers, jobbers 
and .balers. Hack of this publication' is a news- 

paper organization which reaches every ciiv and 
hamlet in the land Offices are maintained 
In New York. Hoslui'i. Chicago and San brau- 
ciscu, and representatives in scores of towns 
throughout tile country will keep this paper ill 
close touch with the talking machine interests 
everywhere. *■ 

1 am going to make no llamboyanl state- 
ments as to what is going to be accomplished. 
1 shall endeavor to build a helpful trade news- 
paper property which shall faithfully assist the 
industry which it represents. The talking ma- 
chine, which was first looked upon as a fad of / 
short duration, has grown to be an important 
factor in the line of special industrial products. 
I believe' that the industry is jn-dny of such 
importance that it will support an independent 



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trade exponent Whether I 
opinion or not, the future 
Naturally; the first iss,ue ; la\j* 
is only through the criticnuji 
\ the financial supporj^whirli 
that' I can make a suc£g$5"*i 
prise, If this industry is rea 
forward publication which shall be faithful to 
its interests, I shall endeavor to meet its re- 
quirements to the utmost, My experience in; 
trade newspaper work extends over a period of; 
many years and in The Music Trade- Review 
have been devoting considerable space week 
to the talking machine trade to the extent 
-giving it a special department. I believe 
the time ts ripe for the establishing of a si 
rate publication. 

As tinufgnes on and business develops, 
hope to have a number of special departments, 
I wish to make I'm: Talking Machine World 
the forum of the trade, to make it invaluable 
to manufacturer ami dealer, to make it of such 
value that it will be sought for eagerly by all 
branches of the trad.- for the information and 
for the suggestions which it contains. 

I hope to merjt the good will and co- 
operation of those whose interests lie in this 
particular industry. Without that support the 
outlay is usetess. 1 shall endeavor to do my 
part and do it well, and that reminds me the 
subscription books are open, only 50 cents 
per year, and I can ^pmfortably take care of 
a number of advertisements., promising in both 
cases a splendid equivalent for the money 
invested. ^ Edward Lyman Bill. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD.' 



"THE TALKING MACHINE, IS HERE TO STAY.". 

So Says Vice-President C. N. Pott, of Lyon 4 Healy, Chicago — The Past Year an Epoch-Making 
One In Talking Machine Trade — Thl« Well-informed Gentleman Talks Interestingly With 
The Talking Machine Worlefton Many Timely Topics. 



(tipectal to Th,. TiiiwiiiK UugMm World.) 
Chicago Office. Talking Machine World, 

3C La Salle St.. Jan. 13, 1900. 
C. N. Posi, vice-president of Lyon & Healy, 
reluctantly assented to my request for a chat on 
talking machines, declaring that 1 it wan hardly 
fair lo expect him lo talk about bis competitors. 
I resented Mr. Post's selt-slander anil soon found 
ibat he was In bis usual e<hm1 irim. Here's a 
man who Riven hh topic, seems Intuitively to 
know Juki what a newspaper man wants regard- 
ing it. 

"The nasi year line been an epoch-making one 
In the hlslor' 1 of the 'talking machine'," said Mr. 
Pmt, with an emphasis on the term as t hough 
it was poorly descriptive ot Us subject. "While 
its coming in Ibe larger sense has been apparent 
(or a couple of years past, yet 1904 can really. I 
think, go Into history as the year when the talk- 
ing machine first became generally recognized as 
more than a toy and as a medium not only of 
entertainment suitable for the homes of the re- 
fined and artistic and when it first assumed lis 
place as an educational -force. 

"Whatever views might have bean hold a few 
yearn ago no one al all conversant with the facts 
In Ihe case now can doubt that Ihe talking ma- 
chine lias come (o stay, although not, of course, 
entirely in Us present condition, which Is very 
satisfactory and practical and Is the result of a 
most remarkable evolution from the crude be- 
ginnings. The past two or three years have 
marked greater strides In the peffeetjng of the 
machine. In the scientific construction of disks, 
in securing clear, exact reproductions' of vocal 
and Instrumental musliAand the elimination of 
marked defects heretofore noticed than In all the 
years preceding.* Is it not natural to believe that 
inventive genius sufficient to produce such re- 
markable results in so short a time will continue 
to concentrate Jtscir on the subject and that an- 
other year or so will produce results which will 
stfll farther astonish the world and advance the 
talking machine nearly to the point of absolute 
perfection? 

"hi a Into conversation with Mr. Johnson, the 
president of the Victor Talking Machine Co.. he 
told me thai Ihey had as many improvements In 
minC some partially wived nnd some almost 
ready for use as tln-v haw brought out in the 
past, 

"I think it only Just In say that what the Vic- 
tor people have accomplished deserves credit tn 
large degree for popularising the lalklng ma- 
chine among people of genuine culture. As every- 
one knows they have spent simply fabulous sums 
In obtaining records rrom people like Melba. 
Hembrlch and all the leading Interpreters of vocal 
and instrumental music. 

"Some of the tendencies We have noticed right 
here |n the house the past year may be of in- 
terest to you. Prior to this year sab's of ("fO. 
175 and.ltM outfits have liecn rare at least for 
home use. This year Ihey have constituted a 
very large portion of our business. Wo have :i 
(350 outfit which is ermipped with a motor suffi- 
cient for eight or ten short records at a run 
and we have sold a number of them. We have 
sold more |4G and ISO outfits than (25 and (30 
outfits a year ago. These figures speak elo- 
quently of the advance In Ihe practicability of 
'he machine as we'll as the growing recognition 
of its desirability by the public. 

"No: the talking machine In Its later develop- 
ment is not causing readjustment or disturbance 
In the music trade in any way. [( Is simply an 
added line. On the other hand. It undoubtedly 
has a beneficial effect on the sale of sheet music 
and stimulates the desire for musical Instru- 
ments to some extent. Why we have had lots of 
people come to our music counters and say they 
wanted to get such and such a piece thej^had 
just heard In our, Victor Hall. 

"We have taken-*-' very deep interest in the 
talking machine business and as I suppose you 



know, have tried to contribute our pjite In a 
practical way toward Its advancement One of 
the men in our factory Invented the softer toned 
needle, the patents of which we control and 
which Vo are now marketing In aulto a lar^e 
way. I guess It la generally acknowledged that 
by Its uso the reproduction, both of Instrumental 
and vocal music has been considerably advanced 
by securing a clearer tone and the praciica! 
elimination of the scraping accompaniment which 
oscd to almost destroy the enjoyment of tbo 
hearer. 

"I can only reiterate what I said In the be- 
ginning that the talking machine is here to stay 
and that still greater commercial and artistic 
triumphs await It In Ihe future." 



WHAT POSTERITY WILL INHERIT 

Through the Aid of the Talking Machine- 
Opens Up a Glorious Vista — With the Aid 
of the Kinetoscope or Blograph, Not Only 
the Voice but the Action Shall Be Immortal- 
ized. 

Lucky posterity - Melba has sunt before a 
talking machine with Kubellk playing Ihe accom- 
paniment. Five hundred years from now, a gen- 
■•ration as different from us of to-day as we are 
different from the Elizabethan Englishmen will 
listen lo the marvelous .voice of Ihe great so- 
prano. mingling with the exquisite strains of 
Kubelik's violin. To us. the great singers of 
the past and Ihe great musicians are only mem- 
ories or traditions. Fanny Nightingales voice 
perished with its laSt echoes. She was born too 
soon. No human ear will hear again thV swce». 
perfect tones of Adellna P.ittl In her pririe. But, 
from this generation forward the voices of the 
ureat singers. Ihe music of the master-players, 
will be preserved forever on numerous imperish- 
able records. Lucky posterity; feach succeeding 
generation will Inherit the -accumulated phono- 
craphic riches of Its predecessors. 

And It Is not only music thai will lie preserved. 
The foremost actors, the great orators, the emi- 
nent statesmen, the wits. Ihe famous women, all 
will talk into the brazen funnel and leave lo 
posterity perfect records of their voices, 
Maraulay's New Zealander will hear Ihe tones of 
Itryan declaring lhal you shall not press a rrown 
of golden thorns upon the hrow of labor. He will 
bear tho speech of Italfour ami ("hamherloin as 
it dropped from Ihe lips of (hose statesmen in 
Ihe remote antiquity of the twentieth century. 
Hut this Is nol all that posterity will Inherit 
The kinetoscope or biograph will supplement the 
phonograph. Not only the voice but the action 
shall be Immortalized. A thousand years from 
now ]>eoplc shall see President Roosevelt walking 
to his carriage; shall see a hundred active scenes 
of life In Ihetwenlieth century. Lucky posterity! 
What would we not give for a record of Cicero's 
voice and a .sight of Julius Osar riding through 
the slreets of Rome; for a moving picture of a 
tumult in the Roman forum, or of tho slaughter 
or a gladiator In the Coliseum: for an audible 
reproduction of Shakespeare's speech and a 
klneloscople picture of him as he walked and 
talked In the spacious limes of which he was 
ihe brightest ornament; 

As yet the phonograph and Ihe kinetoscope are 
regarded mHlnly as ingenious devices for catch- 
ing pennies. They are very amusing and Intcr- 
rst learned scholars even more than they do chil- 
dren. Rut do we appreciate the value of Ihese 
marvelous instruments to the historians? Have. 
we thought on the goo* fortune of the coming 
generations which will lie enabled to hear the-, 
voices and see the moving figures of great men 
long dead? 

In the year 3000 ihe professor of ancient hla- 
tery-rtftho University or California will, accord- 
ing to tho Bulletin of San Francisco, Illustrate 
his lectures with moving pictures of men and 



events of the year 1904. "Here," he will say, 
"we have a crowd at Lena's fountain In San 
Francisco. You will observe the costumes of the 
period, especially the awltward and grotesque 
skirts and hats of the women. That was a bar- 
barous age. And here, ladles and gentlemen, is 
President McKlnley laying tho cornerstone of a 
monument In Union square. You will observe 
his dignified and even stately action. I will now 
turn on the phonograph and let you hear the 
speech which he made on that occasion. You 
cannot understand him, for tha English language, 
has undergone much change in eleven hundred 
years. Doubtless President McKlnley, In his 
time, would not have understood tho English. 
or rather the Saxon, of the year 8(K>. Your pro- 
fessor ofearly English will use this recor* In a 
course of lectures to bo given later In tho term." 
Every government ought to begin laying away 
In Its archives' phonographic and kinetoscopic 
records that will be of historical value In the 
future. Presidents, celebrities of all sorts, who 
now sit for the painler, should talk for the 
phonograph and stand before Ihe camera for th-j 
kinetoscope. 



, ST. LOUIS CLOSED 0REAT YEAR 

In Talking Machines and Supplies— Prominent 
Dealers Interviewed Make Very Encouraging 

Reports 1905 Will Break All Records. 

(Spf.-lnl t" The Tnlklnc MneUIno World.) 

St. Louis. Mo.. Jan. 14. 1905. 

One or Ihe gratifying features of last year's 
business was (he splendid increase In the talking 
machine trade reported by most of the houses 
that handle this line of goods. The Victor Talk- 
ing Machine- '"c D, S Rimad'H. rcanager, re- 
port a very le.rfi 1 'Incrt-oxe m tbvlr business for 
1904 over that of j JOS. , ' 

W. C. Fnhrl, manager c.f the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co.. reports a.. Splendid' increase In their 
sales for the year aiiiH 'ovr .hat of 1903. He 
considers this quite "lei.iaikablo li, view of tho 
World's Fair proving such a detriment to the 
music trade. 

The Conroy Piano Co. mako equally as favor- 
able reports on the Edison phonograph. 

The Thiehes-Stlerlin Music Co. state that their 
wholesale trade on lalklng machines has been 
quite satisfactory, thai owing to their time being 
so greatly occupied in planning, erecting and 
moving inlo their new building, they have not 
pushed (his line as strong as ihey would have 
otherwise done. They intend lo give this branch 
of the business more attention In 1905, and ex- 
pert greater results. 

This firm has a fine commodious room hand- 
somely equipped on the third floor of their new 
ftore. which is used exclusively for Reglna mu- 
sic boxes They carry a very large stock of this 
line, and, they report an Increase of fifiM; per 
cent. In th»lr music box trade for 1904 over that 
of 1903. Th •>■ are looking for a' splendid trade 
this year. 

The 0. K. Honck Piano Co.. who have added 
talking machines and music Isixes during the 
last year, are well pleased with the trade they 
have bad on these lines. 

The Val. A. Rels Music Co.. who reeently added 
the Talk-o-Phone machine to their line, report 
a nice volume of trade on them. » 



GRAPHOPHONE POINTS. 

Decided by Board of Appraisers That They Are 
Not Dutiable as Needle*. 

iSpc-lnl I- Tn» miking Mnrhln* World.) 

a Washington, D. C. Jan. 12, 1905. 
F. R. Vandegrlft ft Co of Philadelphia, filed 
a protest against the assessment of duty by the 
collector at ibat port regarding the classification 
of graphophone points. The protest was over- 
ruled, however, by tha^ United States Board of 
Ceneral Appraisers, December 31, 1904. In which 
Judge said: "Protest overruled on authority of 
G. A. 4938, holding that graphophone points are 
not dutiable as needles under paragraph 1S5, 
tarltt act of 1897." 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



COLUMBIA WINS! 

OVER -ALL OTHERS 

THEGRAPHOPHONEandCOLUMBIA records 

receive honors at the stloui s 

exposition equal to those- 

given alil. other talking 

machine companies 

combined. 



THE GRAND PRIZE. 

HIGHEST I'bssiWLE AWARD 



AXD THREE GOLD MEDALS 

A LRl'.A I) Y OlllCIA hi, Y COXFTRMED 
DEl'ART.MEXT OE EIISER.IL ARTS 
GROUP 21, MUSICAL IXSTRVMEITTS. 

AWARDS IX OTIIER<GEOUPS,PEXDIX&. 



COLUMBIA DHAPHOPHONES. 



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10 Inch. ■! each. 

• IO per doi 

BEST AT ALL POINTS. 

For ult by deilen tmj wber«, tnd by the 

COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, Gtn'lJ 




THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD 



SAN FRANCISCO'S BIG TRADE. 

Talking Machines Very Popular on the Coast — 
Some Very Large Concern* — The Talking 
Machine W.orld Will be Sought for Eagerly. 

Iftprelsl ru Tii.- Talking Maehtw W/orM.) 

San r'rancisco. Cal.. Jan. 7, 19115. 
u In surprising how the talking machine busi- 
ness has developed on ihe Pacific coast during Ihe 
j hi si [wo or three yearn. Aside from large mn 
sh-al houses which <lo an enormous business In 
these machines, there an; hundreds of exclusive 





TRADE ASSUMES BROADER PHASE 



i Are Complaining of Bui 



KOHLEB 5 CHASE 



Cor. Fort, mi Many Str*»u 



While Jobber 
La«t Month. Yet General Trade la of Larger 
and Better Character Than Ever Before. 

Jobbers have complained of slow business dur- 
Bg December, really the best month or the year, 
therein trade In excellent, a leading maanfac- 
urcr. speaking of mis peculiar development: 
bI<i to Tlie Talking Machine World last week: 
We must all acknowledge jfhai so» far aa the 
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Lment of the Sherman. Clay & £«.'« branch 
inie, Wash., has been obliged, owing to the 
li In demand for yt<-ior talking machine! 
Is. io devote his entire time tn this branch 
business, Aside from laeltloeal trade they 
ivlng an enormous business with the trans- 
g and trading companies in Alaska. The 
g machine i.-t i,:-ovIiik a ircmevdous favnriie 
' mining districts, it i» a companion and 

that brings civilisation right into the heart 



(o, anil In acTiiaily behind 00 orders. Hut a 
change seems, io be coming over the trade and 
ihe Jtiblfrr Is nol so much of a factor as formerly. 
Until quite recently he had the cream of ihe busi- 
ness: hut now ihe distribution Is more general; 
more concerns' are buying direct and In such 
quantities as m entitle them lo the most favor- 
able terms. This switching is not at all lo the 
liking of the Jobbers, and daring the nre-holTday 
trad* tlie effect on Uielfl Hides was no marked, us 
:n call fonh the comtiiainis of alow trade, Aa a 
matter of fact trade is Juki as good, belter In i 
irutli than ever before: but the kernel of the 
.-'ituation Is thai the business is drifting Into 
t i-oader channels and along lines requiring a re- 



when 



Kohler & Chose have eoafltKted a verv aetivi 
inn | mi mi in hchnlf of ihe Zono phone. Managei 
■:nrrns. of ihe advertising deparunent. has car 




It is safe lo.say thai San Francisco is the best 
town tu the I'nlied siaies.iii proportion '" popu- 
lation for tli- sale of talking machines. One of ' 
(lie [imminent musii- houses here sold over flfly 
ihousand dollars' worth of Instruments in roc- 
t ords Inst year. There Is no point In the country 
when- ihe talking machine ha* n hold on the 
public that it does on San Francisco and trib- 
utary territory. -A concern which has transacted 
a large business in Kill son jiliono.nraphs and rec- 
ords la Peter Oncfgnlupi. He has a big establish 
mem ul TSil Mission street, where an enormous 
business Is cotMhfctetL 

I find Upon talking with ihe dealers here, some 
of whom have been' advised as in rln nppeaxance 
of The Talking Machine World, tlint.it will be 
tobked forward lo with great interest. A number 
say iliai the Pacific slope will give an iodepend- 
enl paper devoted to the talking machine Inter- 
ests a splendid Support, and you can r"sl assured 
that the first .pajier will he eagerly so.nglil for 
by men who are Interested her- on the Pacific 
slope- One of the best known men said to me 
yesterday: "i feel confident thai the time is 
ripe for such a. publication atirl we alt know Ed- 
ward I.yman Dili and the magnificent paper 
which he has bull! up In ihe musical Industry. 
There Is no reason why he should nol score Jusl 
as great a success in the talking machine line. 1 
am glad to know than an Institution with pro- 
gressive Ideas will be behind this new enterprise 
I believe it wrU be a success from the start" 

Trade in the Northwest Is very active. John 



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this Instrument, which have resulted In a greatl) 
Increased trade in the talking machine depart. 

ment. Krom perhaps a doxsn different announce 
nicnl,* I select one or Iwd which gives an idea 
of the general scheme Of publicity employed 

which is iiiosi commendable, 

Mr. (ieissler. of Shermnn, Clay & Co.. surprised 
me the other day with the statement Hint ihe 
Chinamen are the firm's best customers for talk- 
ing machine di.-ks. Thousands of disks are sold 
in Chinatown every month. And ihe sale of talk- 
ing machines m that quarter of ibis city is sim- 
ply astounding. The question arises Is the China 
man showing signs of more .musical i.isie than 
Ihe white man? " Of course, the disk; contain 
Chinese music. Itut nfler all the rhiiia.nall has 
a right io have a musical I ante of his own. The 
Chinaman may think our music JuU as peculiar 
as we consider bis. This shows merely a differ- 
ence of opinion as to what t-onstitnics pleasing 
music. The rim thai there are more Chinamen 
wilting to listen lo n/islc than there arc while 
people, In proportion to population, shows ihut 
'he Chinaman Is more musical las far as his own 
music Is concerned.) than ihe while man. In any 
event^he Chinaman is a very good patron of Ihe ' 
taftffng machine Amis and contributes a targe 
share in this city toward ihe support of the mu- 
sic trade. 



OREAT EXPORT TRADE 

In Talking Machines May be Looked for--The 
Good Result of a World-Wide Campaign. 

Hlg developments may 1«. looked for this year 
in the export demand for phonographs. Recording 
io ihe nwongi-r of the export department or the 
Columbia Phonograph Co.. New York. "Until a 
year or to ago." lie said, "we paid llille attention 
lo esnort possibilities, as our home demand was 
about all we rouItUaitend to. Nevertheless We 
received unite a few orders from abroad through 
• sport commission houses and from our general 
advertising, During ihe irast year we have sent 
agents to various foreign countries to Introduce 
our machines and their success has been wonder- 
ful. We are going ahead on Ihe plan nf.giving 
our foreign cusidmers just what they want and 
have introduced "local color' whore possible .by 
having records made by foreign hands and sing- 
ers rlclu In Hie countries where we expect to sell 
Hie records. We have sold thousands of machines 
In Mexico and Cuba anil have an agenl out now 
who Is making a grand lour or South America 
The Spanish shaking people in those countries 
are greal lovers of music, consequently we sell 
more hand records and such ihan any oilier kind 
We now have orchestras 'and singers In all pari* 
or ihe world turning out records so that we are 
prepared lo handle any foreign demand 'bat may 
arlse, ,lVc expect Ihls year's foreign business to 
be three or lour times greater Hum Inst year. 
which In turn was mora (ban twice as treat as 



BIG SALES OF McOREAL BROS. 

isinesa Totals 2,000 Phonograph* and 60.000 
Records Since September. 



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Milwaukee. Wis.. Jan. I* 1905, 
A lusts I two carloads of phonographs and rec 
ords have been sold by McC.real Urns, since 
September, the number approximating 1,000 
phonographs end* 66,000 records, or then about 
one-halt were sold to the retail trade. The busi- 
ness of the firm has Increased io about four times 
what it was last year at this time. For the enn- 
ventem-Anf purchasers five hoot ha have heen ar- 
ranged In the store in which reeordifliiid Instru- 
ments may lie lested by prospective customers 
before completing llielr purchases. The Innova- 
tion lias proven a great drawing card and has 
lieen well patronize^ as buyers "appreciate the 
opportunity thus afforded of becoming more in- 
timately acquainted with the machines and rec- 
ords. The firm expects tn sell a phonograph to 
every Milwaukee household In the course of a 
short lima. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



THE TALKING MACHINE EXCITES INTEREST AMONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDERS. 




Proofs come to hand every 
tiny thai Hie talklne machine 
is a most effective missionary 
Inasmuch as K carries plea* 
ure, comfort and in formal Ion 
to the people of every clime 
in every iiart of Hie world. 
Hie picture herewith shows n 
group of natives of the Aleu- 
tian Islands, sou lU of the 
Hehnng Sea. The expression 
on the faces of the group of 
Islanders forms a study worth 
Observing. It 1m possible they 
are hearing for the first Utile 

modern music of the leading 



diet 



and 



well as ut- 
ility toying! 



which 

large cities. ThrotiKli the 
aid of the talking machine 
their lot has Leen made a 
happier one. and the world 
marie smaller hi a compara- 
tive sense. 

What. Is true or the Aleu- 
tian Islanders is true prac- 
t leal ly of everywhere the 
talking maehitie becomes 
known. It is a great elvll- 
Izer ami its popularity is 

founded njioii the substantial 



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CHINESE PHONOQRAPH RECORDS. 



Delight Chinatown Cltlzi 
Grant) Opera In Chinese 



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New Orleans has another Temple of Music. 
The French Opera Houn:» Is on Uniirbon Htreel. 
the Lyric nearhy on Iberville, but the Imjierlal 
Chinese Opera Company has Just taken quarters 
down on Chart rea street not" very far below 
Canal, and nightly discourses. Mongolian master- 
pieces to ihe. speechless delight of the denizens 
of Chinatown who Hock from all quarters or the 
city to hear the songs of the "Flnderland" and 
the sacred, music of the immortal Josses. 

The discover? of the troupe came about in a 
queer and Informal sort of way. No press afcem 
with grandiloquent and padded notices heralded 
its advent nor did flamlioyant posters proclaim 
the magnificence of the company to the gaping 
world. Mot oven did the ever-vlgllant customs 
and Immigration inspectors know of Its presence. 

Down on Chortres, tiear where the brJck-pJled 
square denotea the future building place or the 
new courthouse live two young men who "keep 
bach" and are "liosscri" and pampered by an old, 
negro mammy. "Aunt Millie," famed for her' 
cookery In all Creole town. Several nights ago 
while the two inhabitants and some guests were 
about the lal.Ic sipping the blackest of cafe nolr. 
Aunt Millie burst through the rear doorway with 
eyea agog and kitiks-on end. Following after her 
through the opened door came the souiid of most 
frightful screams and yell adjunct tinted now and 
then with a deafening din. as if a company of 
amall Imys were poundlng*0n hollow Iron pipes. 
Squawk after squawk ascended and horrible 
cries rent the air. Everyone jumped tip aghast. 

"Fo Gawd. Mister—" gasped Aunt Millie, "riem 
Chlneemen's klllin' anmmun down riah. sho: nes 
llss'n at "um! Hey chokin" 'uni now!" 

And aa the guttural cry ascended into a blood- 
harrowing wall the party rushed out on the rear 
gallery and leaned far over the balustrade, from 
which could be seen (he Interior of the long 
room underneath the main hulldlng. - j 

» A queer spectacle met their eyes. A score or 
morrf of yellow Chinamen were ranged in a semi- 
circle about a table on which stood a phonograph. 
From the bell of the big brass horn emitted 



frightful sounds. Tho sons of Confucius sat In 
silent wltney, with smiles of reminiscent joy Ir- 
radiating their saffron countenances. TJiey 
seemed spellbound with admiration. 

Then It dawned upon the group. 

"Well HI be :" exclaimed one of the spec- 
tators. "A Chinese phonograph! Arias from the 
Flowery Kingdom and Chinese Grand OperaNn 
homeopathic doses: Aunt Millie, if you give us 
another scare like that we'll Drain you:" 

As the parly trooped back to finish coffee and 
cigars, the wall of a Mongolian melody .rent ihc 
air. while the fattest member of the company 
snored lustily In unison. This Is the latest fad 
of Chinatown, and the flrst "Chinese record" to 
he heard In New Orleans. The record itself was 
taken at the Chinese Theatre In San' Francisco 
by an American company, and they have met 
with a whirlwind of [topnlarlty throughout all 
Chinese America. The sons of the Emperor may 
slt In the rear rooms' of their laundries and stores 
and listen to the ramlllar "music" of their own 
"home, sweet home" and selections from Chinese 



tleal idea of what he intended by adopting ih>' 
proposed reforms In church, music. 

By order-of Plus X. the members or the Slsline 
Chapel choir are to execute other compositions 
tor reproduction in the phonograph, and It Is ex- 
pected that many churches throughout the world 
will soon take advantage or the means provided 
to familiarize their choirs with the kind of niu 
sic approved by the church. 



SACRED MUSIC IN PHONOGRAPHS. 

Hit Holiness Popt Plus X. Much Pleased With 
Records Made of Gregorian Singing by the 
Papal Choir. 

The phonograph records taken lust summer in 
St. Peter's on thp occasion of the fentettary of 
SI. Gregory the Great, by (pacta] permission -if 
the Pope, and which Include nlPlhc Gregorian 
composition*! executed^ gt^So time by the Papal 
choir, under the leadership nf Maestro Perosl. 
were presented to Plus X. a few weeks ago by 
the representatives of the company which had 
charge of the mailer. 

In the- private apartment of the pope, and in 
the presence of several of the court prelates, one 
by one the disks were placed In the machine In 
order that the Pope might pass judgment on 
the results obtained. Plus X. expressed himself 
as pleased at the beauty and effect of the execu. 
lions, and declared k m he his Intention that a 
Special library. Including phonographic record)! 
Jof all tho principal Gregorian compositions of 
sacred music approved under his Pontificate, lie 
established In connection with the Vatican li- 
brary, so as to give In future generations a pras- 



INCREASING TRADE IN BOSTON 

n Talking Machines, Records and Supplies — 
New Year Has Opened Up in Satisfactory 
Shape. 



Iloston. Mass. Jan. 12. 19U5 
The talking machine business for the new year 
nas opened up especially well with the two large 
stores here. At the Columbia Phonograph Co. 
the force of clerks has Just been enlarged to 
take care of the trade and a number of new 
ideas are In preparation for the Iloston public. 

The F.ustorn Talking Machine Co.. since the re- 
cent renovation of its store, has experienced Its 
effect*. in an increased trade. The reduction In 
the price of records has caused a phenomenal 
Increase In business, and the. new year opens 
very hrlghlty. 



R. S. WILLIAMS' CANADIAN TRADE. 

(Kprelal 10 Tlie Talking JfSdUne World,. 

Toronto. Onl.. Jan. 12, IOCS. 
An extraordinary demand has been worked 
up by R. S. Williams, of this city, for talking 
machines, which are used not merely to afford 
delight. In a musical way. but In the leaching 
and pronunciation of foreign languages. It has 
been demonstrated by some of the greatest teach- 
ers Hint the talking machine is a valuable aid 
in imparting a thorough knowledge nr foreign 
languages, and Hie demands in this connection 



HOW ADVERTISING PAYS. 

W. I). Wllmot is one of the enterprising talk 

Irfg machine dealers in New England. He has 

a most attractive establishment In Fall River. 
Mass.. ond through his persistent ballot In Hie ef- 
ficiency of good advertising, he has been able to 



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Vansaet three limes as much business In 1904 
as daring the year Iwfore. And this, notwith- 
standing the fact that there has been a sirlk« In 
Fall River Tor quite a Ions time nast. Mr. Wll- 
niot handles ihe Columbia goods and Is a great 
admirer of them. Thai a business man ean pros- 
per In spite of strikes and other tamporary Inter- 
ferences is obvious when he understands to adver- 
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.hut 'Owing to valuable Improvements and tfie 
rather artistic level lo which the whole business 
has been lifted, talking machines apjs?al to a 
larger and more exacting number of people than 
over berore." 

A very exrellent view of the talking machine 
department of the 3. Hamilton Co. appears here- 
with. It is most attractively, equipped and the 
rendezvous for the leading people of Pittsburg, 
Intelligent exploitation of the talking machine 



Some of the dealers are itirtng these imitation 
disks for decorative purposes In their stores atfd 
windows and around the Valla on thejr sales- 
rooms. One has tacked them up in the form of a 
mammoth i!ve-|Kilntcd star on the waN Ht the 
'Kid of his store opposite the entrance, making a 
inosi conspicuous display. 
T'he.v are sending through the malts smaller 
imitation disks, identical In color and appear- 
ance with their "Blue Record." hut small enough 
to^ fit the commer- 




lles of Ijic future of this Rpfeeta 
lllnn. of this firm, said: 

"We tielleve the demand Is as strung and 
healthy to-day as it was two or three years ago, 
and lhat this branch of Ihe music business may 
continue, to be as profitable as it has been in the 
l>ast. It Is true ihafnot very long ago the de- 
mand for Ibis class of Roods wan made more be- 
cause the talking machine was a toy and because 
people wantiii to be amused m no great expense. 



being distributed to the iradri Vy the American 
Record Co. They have prepared facsimile card 
board disks resembling |n slKe and rotor Ihcir 
"lllue Record." Bach disk bears nta of their 
lithographed red. white ,-imi bio- ndhn 1nl>els. 
and Ihe general appearance wry closely re- 
sembles the real nrtiric. 



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24 hours. 

THE GRAND PRIZE FOR TALKING MACHINES 

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TALKINO MACIjINE HEADQUARTERS. 

West 23d Street Becoming Quite a Center- 
New Laboratory for Universal Co. — Some 
Still Hold the Fort on Chamber* Street — 
Coincidence in Trade-Mark Designs. 

At 2.'..; West 234 street. Now York. Ihe Unl- 
wrsal Talking Machine Mfg. To. have -stahilshed 
a nen- laboratory, and (he first, batch of record* 
are expected (o come through this week. The 
premises orenpy the entire top floor. 12^x2." feet, 
and on Hie expiration of ihcir lease. In May. 'their 
uptown r.-cord plan I. Brooks avenue and 1.14th 
street, will be removed and both laMrnlorles 
consolidated under one roof. The journey to th« 
Jlroiix Ik. something of an undertaking from 28 
Warren street, ihe company's general oftlccs. 
especially when rrequenl and the desirability of 
a nearer location lias long been fell. Their ma- 
chine works will eonii.ine to remain at Park ave- 
nue nnrW.i2.l and 133d street. With the arrival 
Of the .Universal Co on Weat 23d slree! they 
mak- Die third hOUH In the line there, the others 
being the Talk-o-Phone Co. and Hie American 
Record Co.. all within a few doors of each other, 
'I'honoerapli How." or Chambers strreC. New 
York,, is slowly disintegrating. Pirat Ihe Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co. removed , Hroadway. and 
now Ihe National Phonograph Co, Is eont.-mplat-' 
Ing a change „f i inw ,_ Several locations an 1 under 
c.nshlemllmi mid It Is |>osslble their final choice 
will be mini, farther uptown. The Victor DIb. 
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one better. *nd employs two ■'monks," Hitting 

mnpdsadly wrapt attention before his device 

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REVIEW OF INTERESTING CASE. 



Judge Rami's Decision In the Suit of the N. 

graph Co. the Subject of Much Discussion 
Some Extracts From the CkMiaien Given 
Months to Appeal — Both Sides Claim Vict 

Judge. Hazel's decision In the mil or the New 
York Phonograph Co. against the National 
I'houoKrajth Co.. handed down January 5, la of 
importance only from ils bearing on tho selling 
privileges alleged by Qw complainant to have 
ton Invaded by the' defendant. Willi the pos- 
sible exception of a concern claiming similar 
rights in New England, jio oilior interest* am 
said to lie affected in the slighter. The action 
was brougiil in the United Buffet Circuit Court, 
southern district of New York, about three years 
ago, argument being heard lust January, aud In 
summing up the points at Issue, Judge Hazel 
said: 

BASIS Of THK CASK. 

"This action is brought 10 restrain the defend- 
ants— Thomas a. Edison, Edison Phonograph 
Co,, Edison l'hnnogranh Works, and National 
Phonograph Co.— from selling, [easing or dispos- 
ing of phonographs and supplies therefor within 
the State of New York, and for Damages and an 
accounting. The basis for the action is the al- 
lege! Infringement of a tleenwo'r contract made 
between complainant's predecessors; rind the. 
North American Phonograph Co.. which, the hill 
charges, granted the sole and exclusive rights 
10 use. exhibit an<i lei phonographs, and lo sell 
anil dispose of appliances therefor in the State 
of New York The legal rlghi of licensees, under 
substantially similar contracts, have lieen sev- 
eral times liefore the courts of the United States 
on demurrer and motions for preliminary Injunc- 
tion*. * • • The. bill charges Mr. BdtsOu ami 

defendant companies with entering upon a plan 
or scheme to avoid the contracts lor license* ami 
in hinder and Obstruct the complninanl' In the 
exercise of its sole and exclusive territorial 
rights." 

PACTS HISTORICALLY I U.NslDEKKO. 

The chronological history uf the case Is gone 
Into exhaustively, bttl these are the salient facts: 
On October 12. ISRS, by consolidation the North 
American Co. bees mo the owner fn perpetuity of 
(be Edison patents relating to the phonograph 
This company on October 12. ISM. granted the 
Metropolitan Phonograph Co., for a period of 
II vi) years, in consideration' of the rash payment 
of (1(10,600, certain exclusive rights in Ihe Stale 
of New York. On February K, ISfcfl. a similar 
contract for a period of five years, covering New 
York territory, was granted to John P. Haines, 
acting for the New York Phonograph Co. The. 
cash paid was $138,000. Thls't£35,o0fl in all was 
paid for exclusive territory licenses. The Metro- 
pOlllan Co, and ihe New York CO, consolidated,*^ 
September. lSSn, tttH fer the title of the New York 
Phonograph Co.. rind for throe years conducted 
business unsuccessfully. In 1 889 Mr. Edison be- 
iiim- a controlling stockholder in the North 
American Phonograph Co., and in 1K9H its presi- 
dent, when this company became insolvent its 
interests were laid lo Mr. Edison n! public sale, 
lie then transferred n portion of bis purchase 
in the National Phonograph Co.. which was or- 
ganized by hint, while ihe interests in the many 
terrilorlnl licenses granted by the Norlh Amer- 
ican Co. were transferred to a treated employe 
named Qtt Previous to Ihe failure nf the North 
American Co.. they were authorized by the com- 
plainants, under a suspension of contract agree- 
ment, to exclusively transact Ihe phonograph 
business in their terrllory. Sinco July 1, isp!>, 
Ihe New York Phonograph # Co. concededly ha* 
nol actually engaged In business. 'When the Na- 
ilonal Co. Started business It began the s.iic of 
phonographs In the restricted territory. The 
New York Co. objected. , 



York Pnanograph Co. Against the National Phono* 
in Trada Topic* — A Review of the Litigation and 
In This! Case — No Injunction Granted and Six 



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negotiations was not to 

of the New York I'honograifc Co! to 
business, but, on the contrary, that complnlnaut 
desired a settlement which contemplated a pur- 
chase of J*s license by the defendants. At this 
time the phonograph business was Increasing. "and 
gave hopeful signs of success. It was also 
argued by. the defense thai It was Wall known 
that when tho Natloual Phonograph Co. ekme 
into lie field the lompiamaul had abandoned 
its license and WW practically unable to carry 
out the provisions of the contrail, nol onljj on 
tic-count of its evident reluctance to re-enter' the 
licid of oiierntlou, hut because of its insolvency. 
The jndge.ihowever, held that the testimony was 
to a different effect, 

CUMjIlALTl 1U1. UltL*n,A nO.NS I I'llLLU. 

Further [the court also said: "The assets of 

coin pin 1 limit's licensor in no sense came inno- 
.etiiTyNo Mr. Edison or his assignee, nor, were 
they freed irom the obHsaUong areata] by tho 
contracts njf license. • • • Being in posses- 
sion, therefore, of all the fact* and having suc- 
ceeded to (be rights of the North American Co.. 
the National monograph Co. has>ncverlhelc3s, 
unwarrantably Invaded the licensed territory of 
the complaisant That the cuntractjiral rights 
of the Ne^ York Phonograph Co. have been ob- 
structed and interfered with, in the manner indi- 
cated, cannot be seriously controverted." The 
Judge also] decided that (he "facts ami circum- 
stances art not convincing' that the complainant 
has slumbered on its right." and also thai a 
"breach of covenant does) not work a forfeiture 
of a license per se unless a condition to that ef- 
reel bo Inserted in the agreement." Following 
this the coiirt took up artd dissected the contract 
ami Its eMvusion and stock features in 111 Its eally of thelr 
hearings, nuoting frorii ihe testimony In ostenao, 

INJl'MCrillS MCXICO, All'O^NTl.M. STAVKtl. 

Concluding his lengthy decision. 'Judge Hazel 
said: "This brings me to a consideration of tho 
■ * • iK' it" • • • whether the licenses 
herein «-■-«> ex(ead«ill beyond ihe second term. As 
has been Observed, the original New York Co. 
license was. until February $. 18tH (.the lleiro- 
politan Co. license expiring j-arlien. and later, 
as has beet) slated, both licenses were extended 
until March 2<1, IM3. The original and exten- 
sion licenses, after setting forth the conditions 
of Hie second 'term, contained, 'his provision: 
'Such further time. ;ii the optilou of the jiarly of 
the second part, lis the parts' of the nrsl^pnrl 
may be authorized to extend paid license." Com- 
plainant^ Insists thai the limited period specified, 
namely." March ZC irm3. applied only to the 
exophonhone; that with regjtril lo (he phono- 
graph the time to which [the licenses were 
callable or !>eing enjoyed was; entirely cotilrolled 
ly the rights of tho American Co.. in perpetuity, 
and as that company was succeeded by the Na- 
tional Co.. the latter must be held bound to 



strictly carry out the ouligatlonB of the former. 
There Is no evidence that the complainant ever 
exercised the option clause ofjho contract, nod 
therefore, it Is difficult to conceive upon what. 
tipiltable ground the complainant is eutitled to 
any rights beyond the second term. The lan- 
guage of tho option is vogue and Indefinite, and 
does not specify on what terms, if any,'- it be- 
comes effectual, or whether any considers tloi*> 
should lie paid therefor. Manifestly, If the com- 
plainant had been enabled lo perform Its part of 
the contract, another agreement to extend the 
term beyond the period expressly limited would 
have been necessary. 

"This disposes of the primary and controlling 
'inesiions and li is deemed unnecessary to pass 
upon others presented. The licenses having ex- 
pired sincyihe commencement of this suit,, no 
Injunction will be granted. Decree for an ac- 
counting, with DOStB, allowed against the Na- 
tional Phonograph, Co., hut all proceedings there- 
under may ie stayed until decision by the Cir- 
cuit Court of Appeals, or as may he further 
ordered." 

Both sides claim a victory, and C. I,. Bucking- 
ham, of counsel for the National Phonograph 
Co.; said: "]t j K significant, that no injunction 
granted and we have six mouths In which to 
Either an appeal will lie taken, which 
assured, or a Battlement made agreeable 
parties in controversy. At any rate the 
business of the, National Phonograph Co. is not, 
nor wilt It in- restricted or interfered with. 



TA1K-0-PHONE CO. SECUBE MORE E00M. 

The Talko-l'hono Co. having found their offices 
at 2H-24G West 23d 'street rather Inadequate for 
their growing business, have absorbed the adjoin- 
ing (pinners at 2in-242 on ihe same street. They 
have leaselrrSe entire ground door. This will 
give them much needed room for storage which 
they very much lacked in their old quarters. D. 
IS. Potts, assistant secretary, speaks enthusiasil- 
nuarters as well as the growth 
»f business which has assumed somewhat phe- 
nomenal proportions. 



A dealer writes: "We often find thai repro- 
ducers, when they come from ■jobbers, havo a 
blast or Jar (o them: this is nol always the ease, 
so there must he a remedy. We have not been 
aide to Improve them." 

Answer— If a reproducer blasts, it may be 
ilue to the diaphragm not being clam]>od light 
enough, or ihe rubber cushion underneulh "tho 
diaphragm may have slipped from the seat In tho 
cup, leaving the diaphragm loose at that point, 
The remedy is to Lake (he reproducer apart and 
sec whether Ihe robber cushion fills the seat In 
the cup. After the diaphragm is placed In posi- 
tion, care should be taken thai Ihe top gasket 
also fills the cup. and should be stretched if too 
small. Care also should lie taken not to sirelch 
ii loo mufti, in which case it would buckle and 
prevent the diaphragm from lying rial. II may 
he necessary, says the Imonograpb Monthly, to 
try several limes hefore the exact, tightness of 
diaphragm is determined to stop the blasting. 



ATTF.MI'S TO AIWI 

Subsequently, on or hefore January 31. 1898, 
mtempls were mode to adjust tho differences be- 
tween Ihe. two companies relative lo the ii]leg<"1 
contract, hut they were unsuccessful. <>nc of JJio 
Witnesses of the defendant testifying Hint the ob- 



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M» ri)R.lt. JAPiUAKI 13. l»U5. 

IT occurs lo ui> Unit there should bo soutc iuwih 
whereby the makers uud sellers ui talking 

each-other.' The Tut king Machine World pro- 
poses ixi be iliat. means and it will endeavor uy 
consistent methods lo advance ills interests ol 
nil branches ip the Industry. In order iu reach 
lliu desired L'liil wo require co-operation. VVe can- 
[ioi succeed without it. 

THE11E are "millions invested Iu Uie uiauu- 
fucture anil sale ol talking machines anil 
it would seem that a journal devoted ex- 
clusively to those Interests should meet with lair 
supism. One of our special depai iiucuis will tit' 
devoted to the discussion ol technical subjects. 
There Iu unquestionably a demand lor greater 
infuruiuiiun regaiding the care and repair of 
lalktng machines than la ui present possessed by 
dealers uud salesmen. The more they learn 
about the' specialties or each Individual iusiru- 
merit, the mure sales will be made. There Is id 
oueslion abOui'Uiai. 

THE Talking Machine World will bo Issued 
from the editorial rooms ol The Music 
Trade Review, ji. journal which lor twen- 
ty-Jive years has occupied a leading position as 
no exponent of the musical Industries of this 
country. The Review was the first publication. 
In the world to recognize tho fart that the talk- 
ing machine could he sold with profit by music 
■ dealer*, and lor yearn considerable space lu that 
publication has been devoted to tho talking ma- 



ACROSS the ocean a great struggle is going 
-'on between the cylinder and the disk 
records. There ate many reasons attrib- 
uted ns' to the cause of (his record battle, but 
It IB fair to presume that both the cylinders and 

. tho dices wfii continue, to meet the favor of the 
purchasing people. 

WE nave observed In our travels' that tho 
dealers who have lilted up, attractive 
|J rooms for Uie exhibition uud sale of 
Jjilking machines are tho ones who have scored 
iremoiidous business successes. The taik&ig ma- 
chine must be treated separately and depart- 
mentized, uud there is no ipiostlon as to the re- 
sults which may be won through specializing. It 
should not be treated Ht-ffu" indifferent manner, 
uud we know scores oi music uealara who have 
i followed Uie early suggestions which we made 
lu this muticr and who have- Wen extremely 
successful lu the results achieved. 

THEKE'ls a view shown In another portion 
of tills paper of a leading house lu Pitts- 
burg which has scored a tremendous hit 
with talking much lues. There is no reason why 
the flue of. publicity should hot be followed out 
to the polos, or giving line ante rial union la, to which 
can be Invited the' lies I class of people, When 
the piano players first appeared, the ones who 
followed that system persistently were the one's 
who gathered lu the great big dollars later «n. 

AS the talking ptachluea to-day reproduce 
the, voices of the great musicians, with a! 
most portent exactness, thers'is uo reason 
why superb afternoon and evening ciiluriatu 
menu cannot be arranged lo boom tile talking 
machine, ir neatly prepared, siivtmiipus were 
seal out. Inviting :hc pi-oph- lo an afternoon with 
the great uiusK-hitiH. It would prove not only. 
good advertising for tbe linn who sent forlh the 
invitations, but h would prove as well a splendid 
way in which to present the talking machine as 
an entertainer io hundreds of poopUvwao have 
been taught lu regard it with Indifference* and 



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HILI-: Tin- Review reaches practically all 
music dealers ol this country 
(here are thousands outside who handle 
king machines exclusively, and who would not 
e to inbscrfbe for a heavy bulky paper which 
tains sp much matter which is comparatively 
ntercsitng to ihem. Therefore, litis bolng'thc 
i or specialism In all lines, It is believed that 
0. rompaet, newsy medium, the talking ma- 
ne peupk can Ih- rescind with great ndvau- 



wiiat , 



i toy. 



THE talking ,„,,. !,.m- has developed far be- 
yond lhal stage, II has risen ti> the dig- 
nity of an educational influence, it has 
entertaining powers or tremendous Importance; 
and dealers who are .selling talking machines 
should look well lo it that 11) e attention of the 
public is drawn lo I hem lu a way out of the 
ordinary. The nubile' demand for talking ma- 
chines Is constantly growing iu volume, and dur- 
ing the naxt few months when people are living 
Indoors "largo sales should bo made. Hut the 
dealers should not overlook . Uie necessity of 
properly advertising their wares. The larger 
manufacturers have- kepi the talk inn machine 
well before the public through Hie columns or 
the leading magazines mid .periodicals. They 
have been generous patp>«if*of printer's Ink, but 
the dealers should do their part locally as a 

manufacturer cannot be expected to do it all. 



SOME papers which have reached us from 
various cities show thai (here Is a desire 
on the pari of mane talking machine deal- 
ers, to, exploit their wares properly in the local 
publications. Some of these advertisements are 
attractively gotten up, and arc bound lo draw 
attention. There should bo considerable of this 
work done In order thai the largest results may 
be achieved. 



THE talking machine through American 
enterprise Is known in ail lands, and Uie 

exports for the past year Jiave been sur- 
prisingly large. In fact they represent a greater 
value in dollars and cents than pianos. It seems 
almost incredible, hut we have kept careful lab 
on the export business In tho talking machine 
line and It has reached astonishing ilgures. 

It' is rumored that there will be a number ol 
' novelties. Introduced within the next Tew 
months. Well, it Is novelties lhal we require. 
There is no reason why there should not be 
changes iu talking machines, as well as iu any 
other lines of manufactured products, ll is nov- 
elties which interest, anil It is novelties lhal the 
dealers seek. There is a demand for constant 
beitennent in talking machines us in everything 
else, and the phenomenal development which lias 
taken place in the talking machine during the 
past few years supplies some idea as u>. Uie pos- 
sibilities which it contains for tbe future. 

THE humorous is not a foreign attribute in 
the talking machine business. One eon 
corn not a thousand jn Ilea from City Hull 
Park, New York, has a caricature on the Victor 
dog.- The horti l« a ballered runnel, such as is 
■ mproyed in Ihe bottled goods trade. The list- 
ening- animal, a uiuti or low degree, has an 
affrighted look and demoralised tail as he recog- 
nizes "His Master's Breath." The picture lu 
colors Is neatly framed, and decorates the man- 
ager's office. 

INTELLIGENT exploitation is Hie l.cya f 
suecess^vith- the progressive talking ma- 



chine -dealer, 
that li Is . 



should always 



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a customer, particularly ir there are others 
in the establishment walling nise to pur 
chase. These others may have their lists all 
prepared, bui how rrcuucnily Is ii the case. that 
they hear one or iwij selit-Uons played for the 
brsi customer, and Immediately insist on having 
ihem also. Enthusiasm is contagious, and this 
is as true in the appreciation of talking machine 
records as in everything else. 

THE talking machine has become such 
a factor In die affairs ol ]il<- Mini 
story writers are weaving it hi their 
romances for the lirsi. lime. A most cum 
menilable effort of this kind, i: a tale nf 
far western flavor, lu which lite inimitable 
cow puncher, far from the musical delights 'tf 
civilisation, has the tedious and loneliness of his 
hum-drum existence relieved through the me 
ilium of a phonograph and its rendition of well 
remembered love songs. The" story, "Ari in 
Heart's Desire," appearing iu the Saturday 
Evening Post, is a sort of bald' headed, crude ro 
manic with the talking machine as the center 
or Interest, Several well executed drawings r»( 

records and np-to-dato machines nc npatiyiii;; 

this latest literary manifestation wilh a realistic 



WE propose to print each month an ad- 
vance, list or records manufactured by 
the various companies, and we would 
suggest that these lie forwarded as early as con- 

DON'T overlook sending your subscription to 
The Talking Marhim- World. It rests 
but a trifle and you will need it In your 
business. -, , 



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TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Talking machines well displayed ia tbe secret 
of a successful dealer. Your window should be 
made attractive, a« the outside a up earn nee of 
your store Is a great factor to prospective custom- 
ers, ami you should keep a sample of all the best 
selling types of machines always on hand. Great 
cure should be exercised In handling your cus- 
tomer when entering your establishment. Don't 
let him get Into the hands of a $3 a week clerk, 
who does not know how to answer a question u 
to Ihe superiority of one talking machine or an- 



« Make your customer feel at home, anil handle 
hint so as lie may have your confidence, and give 
him what he wants. Don't let him think you 
know It all. Listen lo what he has to say, 
weigh up the Situation and nine chances out or 
every ten you will secure his order. Many deal- 
ers In the business to-day. are loo close with 
themselves, and as the old saying goes, '"If you 
bold a twenly-tlvc cent piece before your eyes, 
yon could not see a fitly rent piece In hack of It." 

If after obtaining your cusiomer he should 
. contB back for some trilling information, dou'i 
Khotl him ami lead him to believe that he Is be- 
coming tiresome. Give it lo him there and then. 
Invite htm to call again, if he should happen to 
break or damage a record which many beginners 
ilO, whv give him another one. and make him 
feel good, as many such Utile favors make the 
-Mi'cessfu! merchant. 

No matter what line you are handing, don't 
be wlthiiiil goods as more hmm can conic of this 
■ linn little. The secret of D ;:i-ess In the talk- 
ing machine line is "being caught, with the goods 
on you." Don't bo afraid to invest a few dollars 
ii.'cessapy to keep your stork in shape. 

Advertising also is another hie feature, and 
also a mailing list of your cimlomers should lie 
established M as you may send them a list of the 
new records as they are sent out from month lo 
month or any olher new circular pertaining lo 
i lie business. 

Window dressing and store decoration ate al- 
ways subjects of more Ihnn [lasslng interest 
to Ihe live dealer. Talking machine goods 
ami paraphernalia are material callable of effee. 
live bundling, and It is |iosslhle The Talking Ma- 
chine World will later <m estahlinh n department 
fur the special treatment of matters of this kind, 
in which the views of experts and practical store 
men will appear, with suitable Illustrations 
1'rizes may also he offered for Ihe 'best arranged 
and decorated window, as well as for Ihe most 
attractive and effective store [dan. In Ihe mean- 
time pholographs dealing wiHi these matters 
will he welcomed for publication. 



A demand has arisen for a record that will 
dilate upoi. the merits and advantages of talking 
machines to.- use In public places anuVat exhltd- 
lions, fairs, etc. it Is held lhat while a crowd 
would disperse If talked to -personally, a good, 
loud, argumentative record would hold their at- 
tention because of the very novelty of being 
addressed In This manner. 

Talking machine manufacturers are pushing 
rheir business in every possible dlrettioh, and 
ihe so-called premium goods are receiving kinoeial 
attention. In lines of business where premiums 
are the means of extending trade— and then' 
seems to he a wide Held In which to operate— the 
(ilfers for Introducing a phonographic Outfit are 
ai leant Interesting if not altogether mii'tinK 
the approval of the "regulars." For instance. 
this Is an example of a "premium outlll": "Our 
premium outfit complete, includes one of our nest 
hunhlnes. one 2tinch all brass horn with a' very 
attractive bracket, six of the new yiijch records 
and 200 needles. The machine Is one of our lat- 
est models and is equipped with a long running 
noiseless motor wblrh governs perfeclly. and will 
play the largest record. togelher-iWith ihe latest 
improved sound box. It has a hlghlv finished 
oak rnbinet with nickel trimmings, and is 1 2 1 -.. 
inches long. 10'' inches wide, anil T Inches h)gh. 
The outfit if sold at retail would list at HO. The 
whole complete, packed for shipment to a cus- 
tomer we.ghs about 3 5 pounds, We guarantee 
the reproduction equal to I hi' mosl expensive ma 
chines. This outfit is not listed In our catalogue 
and will not be sold al retail. We sell direct to 
you. Our proposition:, You can find upon In- 
vestigation that mqst every owner of a talking 
machine has at least fifty records; a griflt many 
the majority 2ilfi to 3ui>. Alter you 
'• nolAant lo. 
bother with orders for records. We will relieve 
you of this detail and will pay you 311 per cent. 
commission on every record purchased during the 
first six months by anyone to whom you present 
one of nur machines. All that is required of you 
Is to have your customer purchase Ills records 

William Pike. Hoslon. Mass., has lieen re- 
strained, by order of Ihe (Jolted States Circuit 
ronrt, from selling, or causing lo he sold or ad- 
vertising Edison phonographs, records or blanks 
al less than the prices at which they are licensed 
by the National Phonograph Co. to be sold. ' 

Referring In Ihe double, or duplex record, an 
r-IiiKllsli correspondent suggesiR It Is Ihe disk of 
the future. Commenting on till* The Talking 
Machine News says: "I cannot say how that 
may lie. but Ihe essential thine- being equal— I 
rorer. of course, lo ihe quality of the record— It 
certainly has obvious advantages. There Is 
economy of space: one record takes up the room 



of two slngle-slded ones. There is economy of 
handling. You simply turn-Uie record over. In- 
stead of having to lake It off the pin, anil, per- 
haps, cross the room in orto'r to exchange il for 
a new one. In cases where you have n continu 
atlon of the same selection on the reverse, the 
advantage of merely turning the rcconl is still 
more obvious. My co r respond en I suggests two 
disadvantages or the doiible-sided. Oue Is that 
they are rather ihlcker. tbe other that they are 
ralher heavier. They certainly would appear to 
lie ralher thicker, hut I believe that, as a matte/ 
if fact, contradictory a* li may sound, they are 
actually rather lighter lhan olher standard 
slngle-slded makea. "This, since some are cer- 
tainly larger, if not thicker as well, must obvi- 
ously bo-flu- 10 some difference In ihe romon " 

for defense the 
nas io have been 
ten" Slates Circuit 
Court. In Ihe ease of the American Graphophmi" 
Co. and Columbia Phonograph Co nualnsi ihe 
Victor Distributing & Bxtorl Co.. New York, was 
pul over by Judge Lacombc for a week The 
Hearing Is therefore set flown for Friday, the. 
With. The matier in controversy conosnn the 



mimrfor an liijniicil 
gned Saturday befor. 



sing of prizes at i 



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iresenteii a niachim 



*Jteirulatlng the selling price of a patented 
article as^n inherent right of the Inventor ha* 
been firmly established In connection with latk- 
Ing machines. As lo Ihe trend of recent or mod- 
ern decisions on the question of the power and 
right of patentees to regulate the prices and 
terms of sale of Ihelr patented articles, through 
and by their licensees. Ihe Federal courts have 
recently.^hj, several Judicial pronouncements, 
found and held that jwilentees have such right; 
lhat they may prescribe the prlie and lay down 
Hie terms of sale which Ihelr licensees shall 
charge and Impose in selling lo the general trade 
ihe patented arlli-l.Tcovercd by ihe patents un- 
der which' the license is granted. 

A Massachusetts dealer has evolved a plan for 
carrying on debates with clubs in different cities 
without visiting them John F. Macklin. of Wu- 
chusetts, has organised a debating club, and he 
promises to nesothie with societies In Beaton, 
Springfield. Hartford. Providence and other New 
England towns to arrange debates by means of 
phonograph records. It Is the gentleman's In 
tentlnn to have a certain subject chosen, then 
picked debaters are lo speak into receivers and 
Ihe records will bo exchanged. Pnon a given 
night each club [s to meet In their resjiectlve 
cities and lurn on the flood of oratory. Judges 
tit each end will L'ive decisions and by letters the 
winners are to be made known 

It is a curious fact, thai Ihe graphophone, ' 

which wHs first offered to ihe public with the Idea 
that il would supplanl the slenoitrnpher. has 
proved Itself of such value lo the shorthand 
writer, by Increasing his efficiency, lhat to dis- 
pense with its use rll „v would he nlmost as much 



100,000 RECORDS ALWAYS IN STOCK. 



JOBBE R8 

EDISON 

PHONOGRAPHS 
RECORDS, ETC. 

GENERAL lUPPLItl 
CYLINDER MACHINES 



Douglas phonograph Company 

MANUFACTURERS "PERFECTION " SUPPLIES, ETC. 

RETAIL, WHOLESALK - EXPORT - 



Salesroom, 89 Chambers Street 

Cable Addrtlt. Doighphoni. N. 8, 



New York 



VICTOR 

TALKING MACHINES 
RECORDS, ETC. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



of .til i n co 11 veil !<■ n ce as to abandon the use of tho 
typewriter. In expert reporting It Increases tho 
■productivity of 'the shorthand writer, anil enables 
him to ilo twice as much work with less fatigue; 
-and in commercial work It Is "certainly de- 
stined to eliminate Mjfr poorly equipped and In- 
capable stenographer, and replace Htm by the 
competent typist, who will bo equally well paid. 
If not ifcltej^. Lecausc of the greater amount of 
work he'rah perform in the name period of time. 

The ubo of ihe-graphophene for dictating pur- 
poses has revolutionised shorthand work, because , 
it. Is now. possible for one stenographer to take a 
.whole day's proceedings, finish his work by twelve 
.o'dock at night, and have the transcript ready 
for delivery at nine o'clock the next morning, 
whereas formerly lie was obliged to hire an addi- 
tional stenographer to assist htnr wherever dally 
copy was , heeded. Where ' two' stenographers 
work together,; about fSO pages are dictated,. 
Iranst-rllied. read over, corrected, and ready for 
delivery by T.;ie p. m. The araolint of work dic- 
tated from 4.30 to 11 or 12 p. m., with a reason- 
able time for dinner, .varies from two to nine 
copies "' '•"'" to 200 pages, each page containing 

Judge Plait, of the. Unite-! 3tntes Circuit Court. 
Connecticut, still preserves an Inscrutable attl- 
iitde on the gold moulded record suit. All hands 
are anxious, and some side bets have been made. 

A few weeks back Edward I«. Knstnn. president 
of the Columbia Phonograph Co., entertained 
.Richard W. ' Soars and Julius Itosenwnld. ■ of 
Scars, Roebuck & Co.. Chicago, at a charming 
dinner In the banquet hall of the Waldorf- 
Astoria, \ew, York. At the closo of the dinner 
Mr. Easton made a graceful speech .In which In- 
referred to the recent election of Mr. Sears ao a 
member of (he board of directors of the Ameri- 
can Clmphophone Co., and- expressed the pleas- 
ure ho feltln having a great merchant on the 



l>oard— a board that was rich in lawyers, finan- 
ciers and other useful members, but which had 
larked the great merchant, until Sir. Sears had 
been added to It. Mr. .Sears nnd Mr. Rosen- 
wald responded In happy vein. A distinguished 
company were present. 

Sii|>erlntendent E. W. Walker, of the Wiscon- 
sin School for the Deaf, has made a series of suc- 
cessful experiments showing My a powerful tnlk- 

,lng machine just how much improvement in 
articulation a deaf pupil Is making from Hmr to 

ulime. He Is making tests of a child's voice on 
the samii cylinder, allowing a given time to 
elapse between the jests. Several tests having 
been made, the cylinder Is placed on the machine. 
which will ring out .ibe same sentence uttered 
by Uie pupil at different stages of his education. 

. That there Is something In this experiment of 
Mr. Walker's is obvious rrom,tbe fact that a 
short time ago a . gentleman of considerable 
mental attainments called upon, a dealer. He had 
never heard any Rind of a talking machine lie- 
fore. He .became Interested in Ihe Columbia 
graphophone, style AO. A band record was 
placed on the machine ami the ordinary hearing 
lubes attached. He was able lo distinguish 
only a slight buzzing noise at Intervals. A talk- 
In gv piece was later tried- -a flpeveh of one of 
our promlnwit men set to slow measure. Al- 
though exceedingly' deaf Jie thoroughly enjoyed 
it. In fact be became enthusiastic. Ho was un- 
able, however, to distinguish the words with the 
horn. He expressed his intention of repeating 
the experiments nt a later dale, and is hopeful 
Mint the graphophone with hearing tubes may- 
do something toward partially restoring his hear- 
ing. 

One of the defect'; pointed out in cylinder talk- 
ing machines by a dealer of soi >c repute Is Ihul 
the maiidrels' of the machine are so highly 
nickeled and ]>nllshed that (he record often slips 



unless pushed on exceedingly light, when Ihere 
Is the risk of splitting the record. The apt sug- 
gestion Is made In this connection that It would 
be better to have the mandrel frosted or rough- 
eiii-d so n* (o insure u llrmer hold on the record. 



Export trade is expanding rapidly, operations 
being exclusively With Mexico, the South and 
Central American countries, Eurojieaii business 
Is under the control either of resident agencies 
or local companies under agreement. Applica- 
tions for agencies from the I .at! n- American 
Stales are coming In surprisingly fast, and (he 
manufaci tiring companies and specially bouse" 
are shipping goods by every' steamer. 



The si. i,oiiu (Mo.) Republic, of December 19. 

says. In speaking of the tlual awurds of Ihe 
World's Fair: "Menu while. Information Is con- 
teyed of th», extraordinary honors conferred on 
Jhe Columbia Phonograph Co., sole sales agent 
for the American Craplmphone Co., for its vari- 
ous exhibits of granhopbnnes and records. The 
graphophone nnd Columbia Records received the 
highest recognition ever given to talking ma- 
chines and records al any exposition " 



The latest recruit to stage mechanics Is the 
talking machine. wh leh'has recently been latro- 
dueed In iterllnj (iermany. It proved a grand 
success, the first attempt being made In Shakes 
peare's "King Henry V." One who was pres- 
ent del-Inn's that not a soul noticed thnt In place 
of human voices a piece of pure mechanism was 
nt work. Insiead of thirty "supers." crowded to, 
nether and blocking up each other's way behind 
■the wings. Ihere was a little table with an ap- 
paratus ' which could be shifted from one place 
to another :il a nloaienl's notice. Anil how faith- 
ful (o his l^sk wns this ne.w colleague! No dis- 
turbance afiiw would arise owing (he awkward- 
ness or lo Uy-fanli of some malevolent super or 
untimely wag. 



The Hymnophon 



Latest Phonographic Novelty 

Excelling In Tone and Beauty 

Has Reached the Highest 
Stage ol Elllclency ? ? 5 5 

Surpasses all other machines 
In Tone-Qualities, Grace and 
Beauty 95?9?S*S 

Dispensing entirely with the 
Loose Horn 9 1 5 5 3 ? 5 



WE INVITE INSPECTION 
AT OUR SHOWROOMS 




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SOLE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN AGENTS - 



80 CHAMBERS STREET 



NEW YORK 



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LATEST AND NEWEST SPECIALTIES. 



A 4e vice Iiils been placed uu the market called 
tho '"(,'. U." sound cultivating attachment, which 
provides simple means for eliminating all foreign 
noises, which form no pan of (ho record vibra- 
tions. 11 takes the sound as reproduced liy the 
diaphragm, scattering tho sound waves, whk'h 
otherwise" follow a spiral course along the side* 
of the horn, thus producing an Indistinct effect. 

The principle of 'insulation employed removes 



all harsh, grating or squeaking noises so dis- 
cordant and disagreeable. The sound is distrib- 
uted so as In fill the horn and bring directly out 
the original characteristic* with the sound wave 
In a most perfect, accurate and powerful man- 
ner. It improves tin- record, giving the full tone 
ami musical quality, and will lit any machine 
from concert size down, it is simple i" operate. 
This device is controlled by A. n. Matthews 1 
Sons. 



The wire rack system Is rapidly becoming 
lopul.ir with lalklng machine dealers and i<n- 
»rs for not only disk records hut also for cylin- 



*HE EDISON RETURN ATTACHMENT. 

The reltirn attachment now Iwing sold for use 
mi Kdisnn phonographs Is remarkable for Us 
simplicity and effectiveness. lis principal fea- 
Hires ure the return screw and lifting lever block. 
The screw Is mounted on a east bracket which is 
fastened with two screws to the phonograph jiody 
in front of the cylinder shaft. These two holes 
for fastening bracket are ihe only holes In be 
drilled and tapped to fasten attachment. The 
lifdug lever block, is carried by an arm which is 
Clamped to Oip back rod sleeve. The return 
screw has four threads to the Inch, •ratchet 



chine. It Is also held that In a small room It 
Is often inconvenient lo^move about a talking 
machine with the horn suspended horizontally. 
but with Mr. Rapkc's improved manner of sus- 
pension the horn stands vertically and In no way 
Interferes wlih persons handling thj' machine or 

moving about the room, and at the same II 

distributes the sound waves in all directions 
throughout tho room. 

The "Sound Distributer" is not the only In 
vent Ion that may lie credited to Mr. Rnjike's ta|- 
fdr he has devised nfR.vsletn'of n 



litlet 



eithei 






which Is i 



for Bd 

ming into 



gold mould 
rapidly. ' 



THE "PERFECTION*' REPAIR TOOL. 
Among the very newest articles In the mm 
Is the "i'er/cct Ion" repair tool for concert so 
boxes, the Invention of E. II. Mobley. t)y ul 
this tool a sonnd box can he repaired in twe 
minutes, and n can he employed .either In < 
nectlon wlih a direct or taper arm sound 1 



SOMETHING ABOUT RECORD RACKS. 

Talking machine dealers will lie interested lii 
the System advocated by Hawthorne. Sheble & 
I'rescott, sales mummers of Ihe American Record' 

Company. 

The Illustration given herewith will furnish a 
comprehensive idea of the best method of car- 
rying disk records in a manner so that dealers 
ran flhd the records quickly anil can see at a 
glance Jusi what selections they have in slock 
A clear view of ail the records can Is' taken In 
at a glance, ami as Ihe rack Is made ouetl wink 
of strong wire, f keeps the records In good con- 
dition, as the dusl falls through Ihe open work 
in place of accumulating on 'he shelves, as is 
tho caso with wooden racks. 

The nick as shown in cut, Is six spaces high, 
each space being subdivided Into thirly-llve ad- 
ditional spares, and each subdivision will ac- 
commodate eight 19% or 11-inch disks, making 
infill capacity of rnfk L680 records 




Which engages ■ similar gear 

pulley, [hue dispensing with i 

An adjustment Is provided 



j beginning and end of. th. 
The adjustment for the end of the 




is accomplished by rotating the disk which 
carried on ihe return screw. This 
lies the pin which acts on the lift liver block to 
raise the diaphragm arm and engage the block 
wlih the threads of the return screw. This lift- 
ing action also disengagi-s the feed nut from the 
thread of the main shaft awl ihe return screw of 
ihe attachment lakes ihe reproducer arm back 
to die starting point. The reiurn movement takes 
about one-twenty fifth of !hi- time to play the rec- 
ord. All parts of (he return device subject to 
wear are hardened. This attachment may be at 
Inched to all the leading makes of talking 
machines 



The accompanying t 
and tool In position lo remove the tube plate 
Full directions for taking apart and putting to- 
gether a concert sound box with tho "1'crfeetion" 
repair tool are given in a Special booklet issued 
by the Douglass Phonograph Co.. Inc. New York 



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RAPHE'S IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT. 

In sundry supplies and spi-ialtles Jhere are ap- 
parently numerous minor Innovations of value 
iind wlih which the trade might be made mora 
familiar for the mutual berJefll of all concerned. 
Bor example. Raphe's sound distributer, now In 
Hie Patent Office. I? a case in point. The first 
one was cnmpleii-d only this week, and It Is cer- 
tainly ii departure ihal will attract the attention 
or the entire trade. Mr. Ranks, who is a well- 
known and prosperous New York jobber, states 
that his Invention relates lo Improvements In 
the distribution of sound emanating from the 
horn of a talking machine, and its object is to 
place the horn In such a manner as to reflect 
the sound waves so ihey may he audible in all 
directions from til* machine. The distributer 

can he attached" or applied to talking machines 

In which either cylindrical or rtlsk^records are 
used. 

At the present time all horns irpon the talk- 
ing machine are suspended in practically a Itori- 
ZOntal manner, and th" sound waves are trans- 
mitted horizontally from the machine, so much 
so that a person at the aid" or behind the open- 
ing of. the horn Is unahl" to distinctly hear the 
emitted sound. By suspending ihe horn. Mr. 
Raphe avers, vertically over Ihe machine 
the sound waves am directed against the 
celling of the room or a reflector (also 
a par! of this, gentleman's Invention), planed 
(a> li!6ove the horn, and the sound waves are 
reflected In such a manner as lo be clearly 
audible at any and all positions about the ma- 



CLEVER FOLDING HORN STAND. 
Another specialty of recent Introduction by the 
iime company is the "Wentwortfi Folding Bora 
" herewith illustrated. It Is claimed to If 
111'- simplest and strongest 
stand manufactured, being 
strong enough to hold 
horns of ihe largest sixc. 
and is wo eonstrneieii that 
(he weight of the horn Is 
directly over the eenter 

of the stand, thus tflv- . 
lug a perfect balance, sir-, 
folded. 1 Uv.1 i.„.s2ri inches; 
weight. 33 ounces, and 
is handsomely nickel 
plated. 




THE KAISER HANDY PACK. 



Jiealers and repairers or talking machines will 
be Interested to know that a most convenient kit 
has been devised by !„ Kaiser, the well-known 
talking machine man. It consists of thirty small 
Hals with cork and tsUlles. The«.. vials are made 
up in three different slues and stand up in a flat 
oak board 10x14, in which holes or proper sire 
havu^ been bored about two-thirds the way 
through. This has been very ncoperly termed 
the "Kaiser Handv Pack." 

Professor Garcia, of Madrid University, has in 
vented an Instrument which may' solve the prole 
|i-m of wireless telephony. He stales thai he ha« 
beep very successful in reproducing Ihe sonnda 
or various musical Instruments at a distance of 
over 1,600 yards, but he has not yet been able to 
mahe the sounds of the human voice Intelligible. 



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14 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



INTERESTING TRADE BITS. 



!& 



i Record Co;, Hawthorne, Shell lo 
& inuiiaKt'rH. HI Wast 23d street, 
i- just issued their second cata- 
y call "Catalogue B" Favorable 
ml on all miles of. the number, 
iU-ii<u n[ tlie 'band selections, and 

nianh music i»aih-%hy this eon- 
ilili'linie has been expended by 

securing popular march music 

ectlons an- entirely new to this 
1 be nitieli appreciated by lovers 
Their monthly supplement for 



well known. Is referred to fi* tfin "old man." 
Tills is a term of affection, for the "wizard" en- 
joys the highest esteem of his business associ- 
ates and assistants. 

The Wells -Phonograph Co., of Philadelphia, 
Pa., have recently removed from 19 North Ninth 
street to 45 North Ninth street, where their ac- 
commodations for the trade will be doubled. 



j riffei 



from this lie; 



■i If Bdl 



Itotlf Kdison cylinder records and the American 
Disk records, for which they are jobbers. Louts 
lliiehn, the proprietor of the Wells, Phonograph 
da. Is '.an up-lo-dii!e, hustling representative <>f 
the above companies, and reports 1901 as being; 
ihe best hunlness year he has bad. 

Experts have declared that a thirty-inch horn 
develops all Ihe true sound possibilities' of a rec- 
ord. A larger one looks more imnrcsFive, ihey 
say. bin the net- reBUlflf-fire no wise impaired. 

Hut cutting off the end ol_.it Mega horn and 
attaching It to a Victor tapering arm machine. 



tain offices in Chicago. Philadelphia, St. I*ouls. 
Boston. Baltimore. Cleveland, Buffalo. San Fran- 
cisco, Cincinnati, Pilisburg, New Orleans, Detroit. 
Mllwa- kee, Washington. Toronto. Minneapolis. 
Indianapolis. Kansas City. Si. Paul, Denver, Pet- 
erson, St. Joseph, Omaha, Lofl Angeles. Memphis, 
Portland. Ore.; Oakland. Springfield, Mass.; Tern* 
Haute, Dubuque, Sacramenio, Scran ton. Seattle, 
Atlanta, Bridgeport, Conn.; Peoria and Lincoln 

Thoo. F. Ilentel. president and treasurer of 
the Theo. F. Hentel Co., of Plllst. :rg. Pa., »1S- 
Iteil Philadelphia on January 12th ami New 
York. January 13th. The Irade will he pleased 
to learn that Mr. Ik'ntel'a wife, who was taken 
seriously III a short time ago, Is now happily '"' 
the road lo recovery. Mr. Bentel slates that De- 
cember's business w-_s Ihe "best ever." 
• • • •. 

The application of a little graphite or vaseline 

will cause the loud humming noise caused by the 
governors V> disappear. This Is a very common 
fault found in talking machines, lull just as 
easily remedied. 



brat 
ins 


•h of its 

he lit ten 


s 


of tbec 


a scale that is a' 
ntlre. trade. . 


The I'nive 

tapering nrn 
double their 
|iany also pit 


de 


Talk Inn 
rs uebtni 
acliine, 

in fact ni- 


Machine Mfg. ('< 

for their Zon-0-! 

They are arrangir 

ng capacity. The 

ne their entire lint 


In 

the 


talking 
eminent 


ih 
th 


chine circles Thomas A. & 
entor and scientist, and u 
the National Phonograph I 



! Singing for phonographs seems to be as high 
taiil musical exercise as there Is. A phonograph 
company has offered a prima donna, who slogs at 
ihe Metropolitan Opera . Home- this winter. 
{tl.dOD for-four songs; That is. tfl.Oflfl as soon as 
the soiifes are sung ami (2,'HKi a -year for four 
years as n. reward for noi singing into any other 
machine, flrcnt any many are Ihe means of in- 
eprae of « goddess of gram! opera. She could live 
splendidly on what she ran gel fur using a pill. 
a perfume, a piano or a phonograph. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co.. aside (rtim 
their offices In New York. London. Paris. Berlin. 
Vienna. Si! Petersburg. Glasgow. Hamburg. 
Milan. Oily of Mexico. Sydney and Cardiff. -main 



The 11. M. Holleiunii Co. are new Kdison joli 
bers at Houston. Tex, They an- expecting la 
work up a big business In their territory. 



.lolinsion & Co., who represent the Zon-o-Pbone 
in Toronto. Can., arc among the enterprising 
talking machine men of the Dominion. They 
are great believers in publicity and through lhc-r 
origlual nud progressive methods have won a big 
following for 'their bouse nud done much lo ad- 
vance the interests of the miking machine Indus 



a snowbound Long Island chiiri-b rece 
ulnlster preached by telephone and a t 
lacbine took Ihe place of the choir Ii 



RAPKE'S SOUND DISTRIBUTER 



■ PATENT AF 



JED FOR 



LATEST AND BEST IMPROVEMENT 
IN TALKING MACHINE DEVICES 



Brackets, Stands and Cranes Entirely Superseded 

By the use of RAPKE'S "SOUND DISTRIBUTER the Horn 
is suspended vertically over the machine, so that the sound is 
uniformly reflected, evenly distributed and greatly purified. 
Foreign imperfections and scratcJrings absorbed. 



FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, PRICES, ETC., ADDRESS 



VICTOR H. RAPKE, 



1661 SECOND AVENUE 
NEW YORK CITY 



C1N< 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



15 




machine I molds, both disk and cylinder, will 
be handled on the library plan, which Is now 
uilii/ed by the Talard Inn In connection with 
beottS. am! 1 y a few piano [ilayiT concerns hi 
.connection srlth music mils, in this city there 
is a library devoted to disks organised somewhat 

on thin iiIf.ii at 1 12 Wardonr street which hn- 
won iis way latb no limited degree of popularity. 
The membership i.- divided into four Classen* 
Subscribers who pay $2..".o a' year an' cuilticd to 
six seven-inch nvorus bi once. White the pay- 
ment of |"i cnii tits one in doable thai number. 
Alternately die subscribers may elect to have 
len-inch records in proportion to the sum paid. 
A charge of two cents ]"t record is iiindt ou each 
seven-inch record, and font cents on each of the 
ten-inch size when changing. If records are not 
exchanged within fhe two pokl the extra chargo 
of a penny or two. us the case may I.e. must bo 
remitted for each record retained 1 . All records are' 
forward! d ta subscribers postpaid, hue must he 
returned a( ihelr expense. A sal*: of surplus 
stock Is held every six months so that members 
tire also assured of bavins constantly n fresh, 
selection. 

Sei'fotiiie. which ft> largely used in the prepar- 
ing of diaphragms ;* the subject of some valuable 
■jioiiTters" iijion how to use 11 by John Louis 
Young, a iirominem talking machine expert, of 
this country. Hi- says: "When yon havo ob- 
tained the capsule, drill a fine holt; In the screw 
stopper so thai a pin may he pushed in up to Its 
head- When you wish to use the seccolwe pull 
i>ln out. and just a wee quantity can be squeesed 
out. 

'•In sticking things, always stnoar the two 
pans to be joined, and wall till (he seccolinc be* 
roaies stiff. In summer it may be Ave or six 
minutes, In winter or in damn weather ten min- 
utes.- Put the parts together nml clamp them 
wtlli a tlo clip or a collide of pieces of wood ami 
a rubber band. Leather phono belts can be stuck 
with seecotlue. Silver (lie leather, .so Hi nl when 
mi [trim posed It Is jusi the same thickness 
throughout. Now put seocotine in each part, and 
when nearly dry press together with (inters ami 

Some time ago a doctor in Germany suns a 
requiem into the talking machine with- Instrue- 

lions In his will ihai the music should be repro- 
duced from the instrument at his funeral. From 
Ireland comes news of nn almost similar occur- 
rence. In thin Instance it was a prominent 
orator who passed away, and during the funeral 
service In the church a talking machine was 
placed on the coffin nod much to the surprise and 
eniollon of those present they heard the voice of 
the deceased in an eloquent address which closed 
wilh a mos! effective peroration, The affair was 
so novel that il has been widely i-ommenled on. 
And speaking of the Emerald Isle am) talking 
machines brings to mlnil that thev have bean. 
Utilised throughout that country in large num- 
bers, particularly for concerts jind other forms 
of entertainment, both public ami private. There 
Is evidently a hig field in Dial country for fur- 
ther development of the talking machine bust- 



The Gramophone & Typewriter Co. 1f[ their 
hist annual rotettagranowan' a profit of $1.058, 750* 



They also jialjtl a total of 20 per cent, for the year, 
as against 5n\per cent, for 1903. They reported 
a great expansion In business, even in Russia 
aid Japan, notwithstanding the war. 

Verily is the gramophone becoming u power in 
the land. In addition io giving delight to thou- 
sands by Its marvelous reproductions of Instru- 
mental and vocal sounds, il now Muds a voca- 
tion as a speaking |n>st card. The postal handling 
nf the card will not. it is claimed, injure the disk, 
which, is made of a newly invented tough sub- 
stance. In connection with this a small instru- 
ment will be pul ou the market, at a price not ex- 
ceeding Sk. -ftl., which will enable the receiver 
of the disk postcard to reproduce the voice of the 

lu view of Ihe Tact thai records are now be- 
ing made in Hebrew. Chinese, as well as In prac- 
tically every language 111 Ihe world, wo can soon 
took forward to records lu (iaelic. I understand 
iliiti some or the local companies have engaged a 
number of prominent Irish singers, and It may be 
Ihelr Intention to cater to the increasing trade 
n( miking machines lu Ireland, as well as satisfy 
ten- promoters of the Irish literary and musical 
movement, which has assumed formidable pro 
portions both In [his country a 
isle. 



•■"* 



A most interesting maehino>say.s Ihe Star, Is 
now on view at the Duke of (Jrafton. In Button 
Road, where you can listen to ail the latest tun-s 
on the polyphon. which the- Inventors declare is 
set in motion by wireless telegraphy. On the 
counter is nn Innocent-looking Iwx. containing a 
battery and an Induction coil. Hy placing a 
penny in a slol the Induction roll is set In ail ion. 
ami there is a brilliant pyrotechnic display be- 
tween three brass balls which snrmounl the box. 
and which are described as the "oscllalnr." Al- 
most Immediately the strains of 6ne of Sousa's 
marches ar» given., from a iKilyphotr, which is 
situated on the other side or the sathon. Both 
the polyphon and the slol Ikix are,/ncloscd' iu 
glass, ami ihe inventors, who are two young 
English men i claim that electric waves pass to 
'he polyphon. where (hey are received by a co- 
herer, which acts upon an electric magnetic re* 
lease v To anyone who can prove that the con- 
nection is anything but a wireless one, the 
Minerva Co.. who have patented the Invention, 
offer a reward of /500. 



The 



Tii Ik 



Machine Co., 32-31 
Glcmlurvon slreet. Putney. Ixindon. S. W., ar« 
having an excellent trade In Kdison, Columbia, 
Zonophone machines and records, as well as the 
l.amberi Records. 

The talking machine, together with Ihe eloc. 
trie" tram, has invaded Palestine, as Is shown 
in the following letter from a Jewish boy In that 
ie know the Prise of one 
called C'h. Sldom Hebrew Song K6BIQ, l 
Have it* Be so kind and let me know Ihe 
and 1 will send you Ihe money. Answer 
as Possible. Affectionate Friend. Aran 
"his was addressed to "The Famous 
Records In London. England." and 
destination safely. 



countri 
waltz 

Prise 

Col urn 



Harnett, Samuel & Sons, well and favorably 
known In music trade circles as representatives 
of some of the lending American piano and or- 
gan houses, have one of ihe most artistic talk- 
ing machine departments Jm this city. They 
handle all the lending makes. Including the Edi- 
son. Columbia. Zonophone. Edison, Hell and 
Odeon disk. This department Is under the man- 
agement of A. Italcomhe. who has made it quite 
nn Important feature of Ihls great bouse: 



All the leading concerns are handling some 
strong lists of records Tor February. -There 
seems to he no end to the industry and enter- 
prise of (ho managers of these concerns In pro- 
viding novelties that interest our people. I .cad- 
infringers like Caruso and Melha. anil violin-" 
tsts like ^ taje and Kreisler have been paid enor- 



mous sums, while even the Pope himself has 
shown his appreciation of the Importance of the 
talking, machine by enabjjng the Gramophone 
Co. to secure records of Ihe Gregorian Chant of 
ihe Papal Choir. \ 

The general ouilook In the talking machine 
I tismess ai the opening of the year Is exceed- 
ingly bright Without exception there has lieen 
an Increased development of Ihe business* lasi 
year which Is deuined io continue for many 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machints 
Shipped Abroad From the Port of New York 
for the Four Weeks Just Ended — Afford* 
Sptendid Idea of the Importance 'of This 
Industry. 

(ftpeclal ie ti>.. Talking Mat-bine A'orldj 

Washington, U. C, Jan. 13, 19U5. 

Manufacturers and dealers in lalklng machines 
will doubtless be interesied in ihe figures showing 
ihe exports or talking machines for Ihe Tour 
weeks Just ended from the jiorl of 'New York. 
Shipments have been nlade to practically every; 
country in the world. ' f 

DECEMBER IS, IUU4. 

Antwerp, tlo pkgs., 11,133: Amsterdam. 4 
pkgs.. |130 1 Bradford, 13 pkgs., $202; Bombay, fit 
pkgs.. It. "HO; Berlin, 13t> pkgs.. 14.639; Buenos 
Ayres, JS pkgs.. |!MS; Calcutta, 7 pkg's.l $150; 3". 
tikgi.. $770'- Callao, S pkgs.. $1,033; Cartagena, tl 
Pkgs.. $193; Clenfuegos. 4 pkgs,'$14ii; Calbarien. 
8 pkgs., $-188; Copenhagen. I pkg.. $12u; Colon, 3 
phgH , $113; Glasgow, 7 pkga., $125; Guayaquil. 3 
pkgs. $118; Havana. 13 pkgs., $470: Havre, 18 
pkgs.. $877; Liverpool. 177 pkgs., $l.75ti; 7 pkgs., 
$lSd;i2jikgs., $1,155; I^ndon, 2.033 pkgs.. $3C- 
678; Manchester, It pkgs., $27'!; Melbourne, 4 
pkgs.. $123; Montevideo, T pkgs, $1.78.1; Soera- 
haya. 3 pkgs., $2oo; Sydney, 3 pkgs., $111; G8 
pkgs., $2,UtiS; StCroix. 4 pkgs., $112; St, Johns. 

3 pkga., $1G2: St. Petersburg. 5 pkgs.. $S8fi; 
Trinidad. B pkgs., $iot); Vienna, 2n pkgs.. $5flfi; 
Vera Crux. 8 pkgs., $103; Wellington, fi pkgs.. 
$189. 

DECEMRER 2C, 1304. 

Alexandria. U pkgs.. $15G; Antwerp, 4 pkgs.. 
$145; Dradfonl. Io pkgs.. $224: Horn hay," 5 pkgs.. 
$130; Berlin. »7 pkga., $3,533; Calcutta. 7 pkgs.. 
(173; Colon. 7 pkgs.. $27ii; Clenfnegos. 3 pkgs.. 
$143; llemcrara, 3 pkgs,, $12u; Glasgow. 135 
pkgs.. $3,387; Guayaquil, 7 pkgs., $227; Hamilton. 
12 pkgs.. $1(19; Hamburg. 35 pkgs.. $2.42K; Havre. 
3K pkgs.. $l.30fi: Havana. 17 pkgs., $1,132; Liv- 
erpool. 258 pkgs., $fi,751; London, 17 pkgs.. 
$l.fiii«: Mantrliesier. 17 pkgs.. $303; Para, 5 pkgs.. 
$317; Rio ia Janeiro, 1 pkg.. $593; Sydney. 38 
pkgs.. $725; .mplco, 22 pkgs.. $953: Valparaiso. 
a eases. $1,124; .'era Cruz, 27 pkgs.. $1,130. 
JANTAUY 2. 190S. 

Anjwerp, 4 pkgs., $45*7; Itombay. 50 pkgs.. 
*1.779i Berllu. 57 pkgs. $l.fi99; Bradford, 12 
pkgs,. $480; Bristol. S3 t.kgs.. $878; Calcutta. 10 
pkgs,. $440; Colon, f, pkgs,, $405; Cardiff. 22 
pkgs.. $890; Callao. 3 pkgs.. $37.1; Liverpool, fifi 
pkKs.. $4,341: Llslmn. 5 pktjs., $143; London. 593 
Pkgs.. $12,337; 1.253 pkgs.. $18,511; 11 pkga, 
$2.id; Manchester. 'I pkgs.. $115; Manaos. r. pkgs,. 
$131; Manila. 18 pkgs,. $919; Melbourne, 200 
pkgs.. $3.2Co; Progresso. 23 pkgs.. $1,004; Sydney. 
It pkgs., $130; Sheffield. 3 pkgs.. $158; Singapore, 

4 pkgs.. $275; Tamplcn, 4 pkgs.. $180. 

JANUARY 9. 1905. 
Alexandria. 10 pkgs., $139: Algoa Bay. 6 pkgs., . 
$330; Bristol. T pkgs.. $325; Berlin. 102 pkgs.. 
J3.749: Belfast, 21 pkgs.. $169: Calcutta, fi pkg*.. 
$127; Clenfuegos. 8 pkgs., $108: Havana. 8 pkgB., 
$213; Lagualra, 1 pkg.. $203; Lisbon. 22 pkgs.. 
$LI14:tLon(lon. 903 pkgs,. $.9,897; Milan, Dl pkgs.: 
$3,192; Matanxas. 11 pkgs., $14S; atancbester. 9 
pkgs.. $450: Manaos. 5 pkgs., $131; Tamplco, 1 
pkgs.. $180; Vienna. 11 pkgs.. $544; Warsaw, 6 
pkgs.. $232. 



A new indestructible cylinder record is being 
much discussed among Ihe trade In England. 
This Is the revival of an old topic. 



THK TALKTNC MACHINE WOULD. 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR FEBRUARY. 



NEW VICTOR'RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY. « '-" , ■» 
, 1905. .' inm-Mm 



ni„i, I lit- <1rt-u* ■* - Ammi.l . UinfttiluK 

NEW COLUMBIA DISC RECORDS. 

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NEW EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORDS 
FOR FEBRUARY. 190$. 



AMERICAN RECORD CO. S LATEST 






ft ' " i i.'.m.. 1 ;.n.|'ii.i'i. .|u-r.Y,ii...i, mTii^IVVv" i: i ' •.:•*■*: l'.r.'7.'!.ii"'. 

Oaetta -.|;i T',.r.. Imp. In Tl;'".... i|mr«> * UoWl. .t!..n;l alm^'i'm" "'" '*' 



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. . frank S. Mnnl-.i 
Krouh K Mimlnl 



NEW COLUMBIA "XP" CYLINDRICAL REC- ■■■"■■ ' "■ w M..r,i. .. 

ORDS FOR FEBRUARY. 1905. ■■- h iwi-i-..- ... ...r£',,»M%t.. '' iTxjSSSS 

"WIM I.* m waiww.... \,i.., ,., 

jfcilej i-'.'i'.7.;. I .'„';;!:r'. , .!'i..",'^;;!'„.,..'. '' ' zon-ophone 9-inch records. 






Vhc Victor DiBtrlltiitinK & Bxporl Co.. of Now 
Yof*. nn> steadily on tarsiOR "their Irarte In tin- 
territory which tbpy .-nnirnl Th->* nro ppn 
nlHlont ftilvirllBers. 



Till: T.U.KIM; MACHINE WOULD. 



17 



MUST MAINTAIN SELLING PRICE. 

American Graphophone Co. Secure %lnj unction 
and Accounting Against the Ediaonia Co. 

A romping decision was handed flown Decern- 
lier 16, ISM, liy Judge Unnlnt;, I'nltod Statu Cir- 
cult Court. Trenton, N. J.. in the ewe of (he ' 
American Graphophone Co. against the Edtoonla 
Co., dealers, Newark. N\ J.. sustaining the right 
of a patentee owner m enforce -hla established 
selling price as against undercutting. Tim opin- 
ion says in part : 

"Ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the lei. 
tern-patenl referred 10 In the hill or complaint. 
No, Tn.iiiii. granted November 35, 1902, ami rc- 
jsHtit* letters-patent 12.099. cram oil March 19, 
I9«S. lire good ami valid: that the, complainant 
American Grapnopbone Co., possessed of the hill 
and entire right, title and interest, in ami to said 
patents and thai the dofenaant, Bdhwntt Co . Ins 
Infringed upon -aid patents mm upon the exclu- 
sive right* of the complainant in the following 
way: (Vuuplalumii sold to defendant, through 
its sales agem. Cotuntbla Phonograph Co„ certain 
records manufactured under the patents In suit 
ami known as 'Columbia XI' records' upon the 
condition and restriction made known io mid ac- 
copied by the said defendant, that It, ir it dis 
posed of the same, should mi here strictly io the 
official price list of iwantydlvv cents each for said 
records and such sale was .iiiade. .dependent upon 
the observing by it nf such condition mid restric- 
tion and to such extent only was it licensed to 
sell the said records. That thereafter the said 
defendant In violation of the terms nf such con. 
ilition am) restricted license ami in infringement 
of (lie rights or complainant * • • sold the 
records at a lass price than 2.1 rents each'." 

The conn further ordered that n perpetual In- 
junction Issue against the Killsonln Co., ami tint 
an accounting !»■ rendered the complainant for 
damages sustained by' reason of the infringe- 
ment and Hie sale oi records concerned therein. 
The ilcfendaiil was also required to pay the costs. 
(•barges and ilisliursemems in the unit. Henry 



i). Ollpbant was appointed 
1 1n- damages anil to 1 exnniii 
the defendant. 



DEALERS TO ORGANIZE. 1 



Thin 



. for the pu 



1 Of ( 



was. called to the chair, and 8. Waldlck acted as 
secretary. The main idea or those present was 
that an effort should he made to induce the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co. to change their sgretraent 

so lhat no one Should itf placed on |he dealer's 
list unless tin initiatory purchase of f.'.nu wis 
made. After u three-hour session. the temporary 
chairman appointed a committee of nve to for- 
mulate a plan of organization and draft a r.m- 
stliiithin and liyhtws Some warm remarks were 
hcaiiFfclatlve to 'Current trade conditions ami 
n lot nf j>O0d nniured nbamBS tndiil"cd/in iviih- 
oiiLharm to anyone An adjoiirunieui wow taken 
e««yci i.. the ca'l of the chair. -Charles \V. 
HSmwl, treasurer of the Qonglass Phonograph 
Co., Inc.. and V. ii. Knpke were iheNmly Jobbers 
in attendance. Hie latter, in a brief speech, gara 
his auditors some good advice. Rained [fonj many 
years' experience in the business. ' 



DUTY ON METAL DISKS FOR RECORDS. 



A Decision of Importance to Talking Mai 
Men Handed Down Last We'ek. 



Washington, It. ('.. Jan. 
It ml disk* used in' making t 
mephjm mid similar machines. 

the ole»\*ilype process, are not dutiable 
•troijiM- plate.-, under paragraph. 168. net 
V 2), INSlT. Such merchandise is dnliahte i 

the provisions Of paragraph 193 of said a 



ns manufactures of metal. The articles provided 
for in iianiKraph 196 as electrotype plates are 
those used for printing by ilie use of Ink in a 
printing machine. In Support of this the follow- 
ing decisions were cited: Ci. A. -If.Go, G. A. MQBj 
a»d Forbes UtllOgrapb Mfg. Co. against vVorth- 
Ington (182 V.S., 653), cited and followed. 

The ruling, was made In the mailer of protest 
against the assessment of duty by the New York 
collector;, and the full fcext of Ihe opinion, rem 
dered December 29, IBM, by Fischer, Ci. A., or 
the Hoard of General Appraisers, follows 

■The merchandise in Question consists o( metal 
disks, rroy whii'.-h the 'records' used in cranio- 

phones, phonographs, etc., for the reproduction 



1 then 



i at' I 



4T. 



i under the provision* of 
I of July 21, ISitt. ami the 
he gOOdS are electrolype 

ier cent under paragraph 



which 



paragraph i:i;i 
Importers elai 
plates, diiMahli 
Dhi of said act 

"As described In the testimony, tin 
record is a disk of soft plastic material 
th.- speech or selection is etched with a stylus. 
l\ini tills original l lie metal disk under consid- 
eration Is uiaih hy the electrotype process, ami. 
anally, any number of copied may lie made from 
this metal record bg simply pressing it against 
ilie disks of plastic material lhat are actually 
employed in the machine*. It is iswause" these 
metal disk* ore made by the electrotype process 
that the Importers contend that the provisions 
Of paragraph |H, which reads as follows, apply: 
'Tflfi, Steel plates, engraved, stereotype .plate*, 
electrotype plates ami plates of other materials, 
engraved orHFthograpbed. for printing, twenty- 






ad t 



"The process of making copies for use In the 
gramophone, to wit, pressing the electrotype 
plate against plasiie^mhlerial. Is not printing. 
■ The Standard Dictionary defines printing as: 
■The process n f producing printed matter hy the 
inking of type, plates, etc.. mid impressing them 
upon paper or the like, as In a printing machine' 
A question somewhat similar U> that here In- 



Allen's Paper Lacquered 
PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No metallic or brassy sound 
No brass to clean 

Manufactured in Japan from paper and lacquered to a fine finish. 
R-ed inside. Black outside. Length 38 inches : Bell. 15 inches. 



Price, 



i 



- $10.?? 



PETER BACIGALUPI, Gen'l *Ag'ent 

Also PACIFIC COASp JOBBER for EDISON 
PHONOGRAPHS. RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 

786-788 Mission Street San Francisco, Cal. 



18 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



volvcd arose In (1. A. liijp. where IhlH board Raid; 
■We construe sal.! paragraph 166 to apujj- (o such 
lilaten only as tffc used "for printing,': and none 
others. TJhls view Is plainly Indicated not only 
by the gtamtna'tifai arrangement of tbe para- 
graph, but. from the associated words "stereo- 
type plates" and "electrotype plates.'" 

"The ruling in Hie rase o? Forbes Lithograph 
Mfg. Co. against Worthing on Ib cited and rolled 
upon In that case. The above- ruling by tha 
boaiyl tG. A. IGSiU.waR reversed In the ease of- 
Morris jigalnst lulled states upon another 
ground, namely, that the at eel plate, there in 
question Tell within the provisions, for plates and 
steel In all fo/ms and shapes not specially, pro- 
vided for and was not dutiable as manufactures 
of metal. That 'it was not dutiable- .under para- 
graph '166 was not disputed by .cither parly to 
the eonlroversy. The hoard followed this court 
ruling in G. A. 6409. The provision in paragraph 
193 for articles composed wholly or in part of 
lead specifically covers the goods In question. 
The protest Is overruled and the decision of tho 
collector afllrmeil-j' 



TALKING MACHINE LIT1QATI0N. 

Application for Injunction Against John F. 
Ellis & Cot, of Washington, by the American 
Graphophone Co. and the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co. Continued Until Later Date. 

(Special to Tlir TalMaxj Mn.-Iiln* Woild.i " 
- Washington, D. C Jan. 13, 19U5. 

The suit of the American Graphophone Co. 
and (ho Columbia; Phonograph Co. against John 
F. Kills ft Co. and their manager. Chas. U. Bailey, 
calling upon them to show cause why an Injunc- 
tion should not he granted against ihem, and 
which was made returnable January .1. was by 
consent of both complainants and defendants 
continued lo to-day (Friday). Three affidavits 
supplementary to the complaint have been Hied 
. by Edward I). Kasion, president of the two com- 
plaining corporations; Paul H. Cromelin, vice- 
president or the Columbia Phonograph Co., and 
11. C. Grove, who is manager of the Washington 
branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co. The 
harm done tho complainants by the advertise- 
ment inserted by John F. Kills 4 Co. in tha local 
papers Is set forth In detail. 

Tho basis of the suit la the advertising by. 
John F. Ellis ft Co. of words to the effect that 
"Tho Victor talking machine and records were 
awarded the first grand prize over all competit- 
ors at (he St. Ixmls World'B Fair." 

It is understood that this advertising will ceiy^e 
until such lime as the court determines what 
action shall be taken. , 

Since writing the foregoing I understand that 
a further postponement of the case from January 
1 3th has been granted to Ellis ft Co. 



IN TEACHING LANGUAGES 



t Aid I 



vc Proven an 
i Unlverilty. 



Berkeley, Cal., Jan. 12. 1905. 
Teaching the Chinese language by machinery 
Is the latest wrinkle in university circles, Pro- 
fessor John Fryer having demonstrated ihat 
lalklng machine records can be used in tha class 
list ruction in Oriental lancimgps 



Is given. 
I Experiments 



i begun liy Professor Fryer 
and they have now reached 
the stage where no doubt of the efficacy of Ihe 
method Is fell. The plan when developed Is ex- 
ported to In- or Immense benefit to all students 
of Ofjental language*. 

Professor Fryer prepared his first disks with ' 
lessons In the Kuan Una language, m the talk- 
ing machine they enunciated thewords with ac- 
curacy and clearness, and (he professor was de- 
lighted with tho results-. Any number of plates 
can be manufactured, and students will Ihen be 
able to provide themselves with what will In 
some respects take tho place of the living teacher. 



The advantage of the plan lies In (he case 
With which a. student may obtain a reiterated pro- 
niinciatlon of words with which he desires to 
become/ familiar. Difllmli sounds and (ones can 
lio pronounced for the student's benefit until he 
is acquainted with them. 



_ THE TALKING MACHINE IN 1758. 

Interesting Light Thrown Upon the Early His- 
tory of Talking Machines In an Excerpt From 
John Wesley's Magazine — Heard a Talking 
Machine in Ireland on Hi* Visit There. 

In the early history of mimical instruments we 
lihd the Irish figuring in many wnv«. it will be 
remembered that Southwell, of Dublin, was prac- 
tically the Inventor of the first upright piano, 
while his action meydianlsm as applied! to pianos 
and harps has been deservedly lauded by hlstor- 

Vl'e were not aware, however, that the honors 
which we claim for Edison were anticipated to 
some extent many long years before him. but 
something In the form of a talking .machine was 
known In Irejand In 171)8. according to no less 
authority Ifian John Wesley, who like our Wash- 
ington, "couldn't tell a lie." Writing In his 
Journal under date of Monday. April 21;, 1762. 
be said: "In the evening I preached to a large 
FOagrent Ion In (he market house at Lurgaii. 
Ireland. I now embraced (he opportunity, which 
I had long desired, of talking with Mr. Miller. 
the contriver of that Btn'ue, which was in Lur- 
gan when I was there before (May Hi, 17581.. It 
was ihe figure or an old man. stnildlhg In a case, 
with a curtain drawn ^before him,' over agnin-t 
a clock which stood In the other side of the rooln. 
Every lime the clock struck he opened the door 
with one hand, drew back (he curtain with the 
other. turned his head, as if looking round on 
ihe company and then said, with a clear, loud^ 
articulate voice. 'Pas! one. two, three,' and so 
on. Hut so many came lo see ibis like like of 
which all allowed was not io lie seen in Europe!, 
that Mr. Miller was in danger of being ruined, 
not having time to attend to his own- business. 
So. as none offered to purchase II, or in award 
him for his pains, he took 1Kb whole machine to 
pieces." ■' - — -i^^ 

Under date of Monday, Jnn.- li, 1773.,a further 
entry occurs: "After presetting »i l.urgan. I In- 
quired of Mr. Miller whether he bad any 
thoughts of perfecting his speaking statue, which 
had so long lain by. He said he had altered his 
deafen; (hat he Intended, if he bad life and 
health, to make two. which would noi only sp-ai; 
hut sing hymns alternately with an articulate 
voice: Ihaljie had made a trial and tl answered 
well.' But he could not tell when he should fin- 
ish II. as he had much business of other kinds 
to attend 10. and could only give his llesnre 
hours lo- this. How amazing It Is that no man 
of fortune enables him to give all his time to the 



work." 

The above data will be Interesting 
Hirers and Inventors of lalklng maih 
as dealers handling 'hem. It only e 






Ihe old ! 






nothing 1 



nnsl also lie ■tjxfieiiih'prcil that It Is 
not the Invention of «rfy Idea thai counts as 
much aa lis development: for Instance, light by 
electricity Is not new, but Us development nnd 
perfection Is new. and in this respect as In talk- 
ing mnehines. Edison takes a leading place. 



NEW VICTOR AGENCY. 



A new agency for the Victor talking machines 
and records has been established at 2SS Fifth 
avenue.' New York, by Landay Bros. They have 
furnished a very beautiful studio which is orna- 
mented with riortmlls of the celebrated artists 
whose voices are reproduced in (he Victor rec- 
ords, and here in (ho heart of the most select 
shopping trade are displayed a very fine line of 
Victor machines and records which are very clev- 
erly described as "voice engravings" It Is evi- 



dently (he Intention of Landay Bros, to appeal 
to a very high class of trade, and which they 
are destined lo gel, working along the lines they 
have planned, 

A GREAT SUPPLY HOUSE. 

The Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg. Co. of Phila- 
delphia Supply Practically Everything 
Needed In the Talking Machine Field. 

It Is interesting to note the remarkable growth 
that has attended ihe Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg. 
Co.. Philadelphia. Pa., In their business of manu- 
facturing supplies of all description for talking 
machines. Taey started about twelve years ago 
manufacturing horns only, and confined their at- 
tention (o eight styles. 

Op (o Ihls time the only horns' made for talk- 
ing machines were small lin ones, which were 
constructed in a crude manner, without any at- 
tention being 1 >il Id lo the arousMc. properties, or 
appearance. 

Like many oilier good (hings in their early 
stages, (he public generally did not like them, 
I hi- maehlne manufacturers condemned them, 
and everyone argifed that nothing could equal the 
antiquated ear tubes. At that lime, talking ma- 
chines were noi (he household necessity they are 
to-day, being principally used in saloons and slot 
parlors, with an occasional one for business pur- 

Believing, however. Mint ihcy were working on 
the proper lines, and ihat as talking machines 
were gradually Introduced for borne amusement 
(he value of properly constructed horns would be 
appreciated, this company. Or rather firm as ii 
was in three days, kept everlastingly ai It. im- 
proving 1 heir-product, ami incn-aslng Iheir line 

with the ntOltO always before them to make the 

Itesi regnr.,tess of cost, nnd sell it at the lowest 
price consistent with 11 fair manufacturing profit, 
until to-day they have a factory containing about 

-". I square feel of surface, have all the Intest 

and best machinery,' and are manufacturing 
everything for lalklng uinehlnes. 

From a small beginning with only eight dif- 
ferent style burns, they now make over one hun- 
dred dlfTeivni styles, among which are their 
now well known patented line of -silk Finish" 
horns. They also 'manufacture about fifty differ 
enl styles of cases fur carrying machines and 
records, about twenty different slvle horn sup- 
ports, and hundreds of smalt parts and useful 
accessories. They now occupy a prominent port- 
lion in the. trade, and are the recognized source 
of supply for talking machine accessories of all 
descriptions. 

Their latesl producls In the horn line, named 
the "Flower Horn," Is shown herewith. These' 




"Flower Horns" are made by thum in many 
sly-lea. and not only do they present a handsome 
and attractive appearance, hut they are brilliant 
and clear In reproducing. Thoy have applied for 
letters patent on the construction, as well as tin- 
particular designs Uiey have originated. Their 
new .catalogue. No.' BOO, will Iwj Interesting read- 
ing (o anyone handling or using talking 
machines. 

Dealers should not fall to cut out, subscription 
blank on another page and mall to this office 
with fifty cents In stamps. 



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THE EXPLANATION! 

125,731 assorted TALK O PHONES 

distributed since we opened our 
factory jn March, 1904 :: :: 



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'I here must he something about the'nv that is pleasing. The 'con- 
sumer insists that it is the quality, the dealer thinks' also there is 
something attractive about the price. If you do not know our 
discounts, better get them. We guarantee" to save you money. 
We guarantee to please you. 

X $75.00 machine selling at $40.00 
with a $75.00 profit for the dealer 

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at work on it, and who has 
brought it to its present mar- 
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It is worth while tipfiandlc a' product 
that Mr. Edison is eveYTfn proving. 
Edison Phonograph's and Edison Gold 

Moulded Records are sold under con- 
ditions that .guarantee a uniform selling 
price to all Dealers. 
They are essential to the success of any Dealer now handling talking machine 
goods, and they are a desirable side line for almost any other business. 

A Dealer in talking machines without the Edison line is only half equipped 
for business. Write for trade discounts and conditions to 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 





na Music Boxes — other 
I'here is a lively demand 



HOLSAN'l^S of 'dealers have sold R< 

thousands have sold Talking Machines. 

for both of these entertainers. 

We have built an instrument which combines the 

two in one. h is a Regina Music Box with a talking', machine 

attachment. It is chitted the REQINAPHONE, arid is' a distinct 
3. \\ ith the Rcginaphone you can make two sales. in one, consequent- 
ouble profit, and at the same time sell an instrument which, creates a 
nt demand for both music discs and records. Is any further argument 
ary to show that this is a good thing for you to handle? 



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A Reglnaphone Ta 
. be almost In.stantl, 
changed from 
box to a talking ma- 
chine or rfce versa. 
It wilt play any stand- 
ard disc record made. 



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Etch Rcglnaphnne Is 
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Every instrument is fully guaranteed. 

We make Reginaphones in several styles at several prices. 

We want to introduce these goods in every town where vre are not already represented, and have 
an interesting proposition to offer to all wideawake dealers who will write us promptly. 

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THE MUSICAL FILIPINOS. 

Great Opportunities for Talking Machine Trade 
In Our New Possessions In the Fir East — 
People Are Musically Appreciative — Some 
Impression* of Interest 

(Speciu! to The Talking Mmlilno Worlil.l 

Manila, F. I., Jan. i, 1305. 

Some time ago yon asked mo 10 give you some 
opinions as to the pOsaibilrUea of the talking ma- 
■ chine output In the Philippine Islands. 

I should say, from a superficial investigation, 
that Ihe iiossibilitles for a large business hern 
with talking machines Is most encouraging. To 
begin Willi, the Filipinos take to novelties. They 
are like children in many respects, unit to see 
them gather around some machine which is send- 
ing forth a reproduction of a famous American 
song, and note the childlike look on ilicir faces. 
Is interesting. 

Of course, all ot the records must ho In Span- 
ish, hut I understand that talking machine rec- 
ords now aft made In every language on earth, 
so there v«U ho no trouble In string these people 
what thpy desire. 

I believe that the smaller machines would have 
an enormous sale here. Of course, the mailer of 
distributing through the native sources must ho 
Dflted carefully, and I have no data at hand to 
glvo you which might form :i basis for accurately 
working Up this matter. I will endeavor to In- 
form myself, and post you in u later communica- 
tion. 

The Filipinos love musk- of every kind. They 
have their own crude Instruments, and while 
there has never been a Filipino musician of 
world repute, yet I believe that if the talking 
machine manufacturers could get some noted 
Filipino to slug for recording purposes, or somo 
native orator, the records and the machines 
would have an enormous sale. All people who 
can, would buy one simply to hear tho local 
singer or speaker. Then, again, some of the fa- 
mous songs of the Filipinos could be used splen- 
didly In this connection. 

Von have asked for wme particular 'notes re- 
garding tho musical con lit ions In these Island*. 
The Filipinos possess nil Inherent passion and 
talent for music. This manifests itself at every 
Opportunity. Every village has Its orchestra and 
bud, and Bonn) of tho organizations have 
reached a high degree of perfection, as people 
who have attended the St. Louis Fair will testify. 
The military band and orchestra which was sent 
over there is a pact of the constabulary— the po- 
lice organization under tho control of the civil 
government, ami has been drilled by an Amer- 
ican mulatto, who has decided musical genius. 
and la a graduate of the Boston Conservatory. 
This ciiusiabiilary band Is probably tho most ad- 
vanced and accomplished muslciil organization 
ever known in the Philippines, ft Is composed 
of picked men from other bands and orchestras. 
has been favored by the officials with plenty of 
lime for training, and provided with modern In- 
st rumcnls of tho highest class. Professional 
critics will notice defects In Its performances 
which are dun to the superficial character of the 
native. He is never thorough and never Seams 
for the love of learning, but rather In order to 
accomplish something or gratify his pleasure. 
The same characteristic Is manifested In every- 
thing he undertakes. 

Hut the constabulary band gives most pleas- 
ing performances. II Is extremely popular, and 
its concerts, given at twilight twice a week 
on Hie l.unetii. the park along Ihe shore of 
Ihe hay, are -attended by thousands of delighted 
hearers. There aro several native composers of 
local fame, who have produced operas, masses 
and orchestral compositions of International pop- 
ularity, while the number of light, dashing piano 
compositions published here every year Is very 
large. 

Every child, particularly the girls. In the Phil- 
ippine Islands has a piano when six or sejnm 
years old, If the parents can afford to buy or hire 
one, and the Ma nlhv-d [rectory contains a long 
list of teachers of Instrumental music, who seem 
to be busy. If you take a morning walk on any 



THE TALKING /MACHINE WORLD. 



of the streets In the well-to-do part of town you 
will recognise that the coming generation of Fili- 
pinos are diligent in practicing their music les- 
sons, and go al them with great zeal and persist- 
ence. Nearly everybody can play somo kind of 
an Instrument, and hundreds of families In 
-Manila can furnish very respectable orchestras 
without going beyond their own thresholds. And 
they play 'lb a good deal of sentiment and 
taste, although few of them are able to Interpret 
the higher classes of classical music. 

School teachers report that tho little Filipinos 
pick up mimic instinctively; that thoy have 
ipilck and receptive memories and can learn the 
melody and the words of a song In two or three 
lessons. On the evening of July 4 last, there 
was a celebration at the United Stales Club, with 
a programme of music and recitation. Thp-most 
at tractive numbers were "Tho Star'Spangled 
Banner and Other patriotic American songs 
given by a chorus of youngsters from one of the 
primary schools. They sang as it their souls 
were In It; they sang as It their lives depended 
upon It; not with tho listless, perfunctory man-"" 
ncr of ^Tln ordinary school child, bill with genu- 
ine enthusiasm and enjoyment. 

I shall look forward with Interest to receiving 
The Talking Machine World. 



SUCCESS SUMMED UP 



For the Talking Machi 
Spondent Onci 



i While. 



"What Is the secret of success?" asked the 
Sphinx. 

"Push," said ihe button. 

"Never be led." said the Pencil. 

"Take" pains." said tho Window. 

"Always keep cool,"' said the Ice. 

"Be up to date," said the Calendar. 

"Never lose your heart " said the Barrel. 

"Make light of everything," said the FirA 

"Do a driving business,' - said the Haminert. 

"Aspire to greater things," said the Nut&cg. 

"He sharp in all your dealings," said the Knife. 

"Find a good thing and stick to if," said the 
01 ue. 

"Do (ho work you are suited for," said the 
Chimney. 

"Talk talking machines and win fame and 
money," said the Talking Machine. 



PREDICT AN EMPHATIC SUCCESS. 
We have received Ihe first number of The Talk- 
ing Machine World, published in this city by 
■F.dward Lyman liill. proprietor of The Music 
Trade Review, an admirable Journal which, for 
several years, has given more space to matters 
pertaining to the talking machine than any 
other American publication with the exception 
of the Columbia ttecord. The Talking Machine 
World, of which J. 11. Spillano. long and most 
creditably Identified with The Music Trade He- 
view. Is the managing editor. Is to be conducted 
on tinea similar to ibose thai are followed by tho 
English talking machine Journals— the Talking 
Machine News and Ihe Phono Trader and Re- 
corder and we predict for it an emphatic suc- 

t'nder the energetic management of Mr. Bill 
and guided, editorially, by Mr. Splllane The 
Talking Machine World Is certain to be a first- 
class publication from every point of view and 
American dealers In and the users of talking ma- 
chines will nol be slow to avail themselves of the 
opportunity afforded to receive, monthly, at the 
trilling cost of fifty cents per annum, a publica- 
tion that is sure to contain news and general In- 
formation of special interest to both dealers and 
users, all interestingly presented and commented 
upon. Intelligently, and in n llhera! and an Im- 
partial spirit.— The Columbia Record for Febru- 
ary. + 

The Jacot Music Box Co., of Union Square. 
New York, in one day recently sold a talking 
machine to Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, another to 
Refiin&W'VanderblH and a third that was sent 
as a wedding present to Miss Katherlno Neilson, 
who was married to Mr. Vanderbllt. Each ma- 
chine wan a Triumph. 



. DUNTON'S MULTI-PHONOGRAPH. 

The Invention of a Grand Rapids Man — Ar- 
ranging for it;, Manufacture. 

■ (Special (d Tlie TnlkliiB Machine World.) * 

Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 10. 1905. 

The Multi-Phonograph is the tillo of an inven- 
tion which John C. Dunlon, a real estate dealer, 
of this city, is arranging to place on the market 
and on which he has secured patents, after work- 
ing on tho machine several months". 

This ts the second multi-phonograph on which 
patents have been serurcd, hut Mr. Dunton's ma- 
chine differs materially from the other. Tho 
machine ha&'a capacity for 2-t records and thoy 
are placed in four rows In a carriage. Before 
each record is n plate gIMng the name of tho 
selection and a point eradicates the record 
which Is In position to play. A feature of Ihe 
machine which is original with Mr. Dnnton and 
which he has Invented a machine lo manufac- 
ture. Is Ihe ball feed screw. 

Mr. Iiiinton will arrange for the manufacture 
of the cases in this city and Ihe machines will bo 
-ent here from Chicago and put Into the cases. 
outfit will be the height and about 
the length o' an upright piano, and will re- 
semble a piano with a plate glass front. 

A modiflrallon of the machine will be made to 
take records 23 Inches in length and will repro- 
dnco an en'ire lecture or opera. These will be 
made for entertaining In churches or halls. 



Tlfe t- 
hall tl 



EXPANSION WITH C0NR0Y CO. 

Third Floor of Their Building Will Be Devoted 
Exclusively to Talking Machines. 

[Special to The TiilklriE IlacahM World.) 

St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 13, 1905. 

President P. E. Conroy, of the Conroy Piano 
Co., stales that the thifH" floor of their new loca- 
tion on the southwest corner of 11th and Olive 
streets, will be utilized exclusively for talking 
machines, and Ihat he pro]>oses to have ibis de- 
portment of their business continue to !«■ one 
of their leading branches, and that he is very 
much pleased with the volume of Increase the 
talking machine husiness has Bhown In. the Inst 
year. 

Mr. Conroy Is an enthusiast, on this branch of 
tho musical trade, and considers It one of the 
healthiest of all Ihe different lines, tie has heen 
in the talking maehlno business for ten years, 
and early predicted a great future for this class 
of entertainment, claiming, that as fast as Ihe" 
mechanism of the machines Improved the mora 
liopiilar they would become. He prides himself 
on ,lhe fact thai his predictions havo been fully 
realized. 

Mr. Conroy highly rominends. The Talking Ma- 
.nine Worfu and cliims It (Ills a long fell want, r 

The O. K. Houck Piano Co. slate Hint their 
new talking machine deportment, which they es- 
tablished when ihey moved Into their present lo- 
cation last December, Is doing an excellent busi- 
ness. E. B. Walthall, formerly with (he National 
1'bonoRraph Co.. New ■> ork, is manager Of this 
department, which cotislsta of an F.dlson room 
and a Victor room on the third floor of the build- 
ing. Both rooms are titled up In a very hand- 



WINS CASE BV TALK1NQ MACHINE. 



A despatch from Berlin says the talking ma- 
chine has api*ared as a witness in a case tried 
in ihe Herlln Second Civil Court. Herr Jakob- 
son claimed a debt from Herr Hereon on the 
strength of a verbal agreement which the de- 
fendant denied on oath." 

Thereupon Herr Jakobsen produced a phono- 
graph and set it in motion. It repeated the con- 
versation between the two men, their voices be- 
ing clearly recognized. Judgment was Immedi- 
ately given for Jakobsen. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORXD. 



TALKING MACHINE TELLS STORY 

' Of Plunder of $50,000 Worth of Goods from 
Pennsylvania Railroad Cars — New Cylinder 
Record* the Word! of the -Accused Men 
About Past' Robb<jpies. 

X 

A'phouogrfph wh'lch Is. said to have' made a 
record jof the. talk nt n liamt or Pennsylvania 
Hallronll inTerns <lnrin K a conference over their 
il proposed ruture robberies Ib lo.bo 
Important Witness agal 



I'l 



ist seven men 
who were taelil In ll.flOO bail each In ihu First 
Criminal Court, in Jersey city, lam week, hav-" 
fan heeii nrresft-d on Ml.' .'liar;- of stealing (60,. 
pun worth of merchandise from the railroad 
wlthja-the. nasi year and a hair. 






of nli 



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foi 



nil his 



i he 



lleyos the mystery of a long swies or (Belts will 
now lie solved. 

Among Hip lobi found were several . phono- 
graphs, and one of them, according to the Penn- 
sylvania officers, tohl a strange story when sei. 
In operation after the capture. 

AH the othoi} Instruments had been tested to 
SL-eir they were in good working condition and 
'all had responded with the usual musical n um- 
bers. Instrumental nr vocal, with which phono- 
graph records arc ordinarily Inscribed. ' 

The tell-tale insirumcnt came last, and at Hie 
result the officers supervising the test were 
Struck dumb with surprise. Instead of tile 
. strains of music, a Jumble of words, evidently be- 
ing the disjointed utterances -if several perxons. 
was heard issuing from ill" phonograph, 

At the firm trial the officers caught enough to 
excite their suspicion. The same record was 
then used again, and finally n stenographer wad 
called in ami made notes of every phrase ibnt 
issued from the Instrument.' 

The result, il is sni.l. will be enough to eon. 



via some of the men suspected literally out of 
their own mouths. 

One of the men arrested Is said to have con- 
fessed when oiiesilotied"«l)Oitt the phonograph 
that he ami his companions had been In the 
haldi of mecilng at Hie house Where the phono- 
graph waS found to talk over the value -and di- 
vision of their loot and to plan 'or future depre- 
dnih/ris. When told that the phonograph had 
recorded "tie of these conversations the prisoner 
said he remembered that one meeting night the 
hand had Been running the phonographs for its 
own amusemeni. ami ihat in placing a' new rec- 
ord on one or the instruments, a blank. cyilitdT 
had been inserted by mistake and the- recorder 
turned on. This record, the police say, took 

will be used In court to substantiate the stories 
of two of the prison ej^who arc said lo liave 
confessed. Score one again for Ale talking ma- 
chine. 

' HOW TO MAKE RECORDS. 

Dealers Should Stimulate Purchases of Blanks. 

The owner of a phonograph can have much 
pleasure and amus-ment in making his own rec- 
ords, .Many" experimenters slat.- that somehow 
they can't make a record that will reproduce to 
anf satisfaction. The fault lies (n their lack of 
knowlcdgivar making them. If a piano Is used 
to accuiijpany a singer, the singer should slim', 
or Preferably sit wtih his bnck to i he back of 
the piano with his tnee even with the mouth of 
the ham.. Hie month of the bom being on a level 
wiilrShe middle of the sounding-board of piano. 
More volume „t tone is to be bad by the sounding 
being laken up by the horn as near lo the 
soiuidlnglioard as ]wsslhle. This Is the way the 
manufacturers make Iheir records, and there Is 
no. reason why the amateur with/a little experl- 
dice cannot make some very ci(p.llia!de records. 
Talking records are In nine cases nut of len'snc 
ccssful. Itlanks cost bat very little and can.be 
sliaveil anil used over again, - 



TALKING MACHINE A CURATIVE 

Factor for Physical as Well as. Mental Diseases, 
According to the Musical Therapeutic So- 
ciety. 

Col out drugs and doctors! _ If disease has put 
yon in dry dock, or a broken limb has brought 
you a cropper, turn on the talking machine, a 




piano aiiachmeiit. nr. ir you can work B pedal, 
put "the broken teg on It and It will be well again 
before yon km.?- It. 

Music will do il. "My Onngo Ilelle" and -Hack. 
Mack -to Baltimore" are Jusi as good as Chopin 
in' II. F, I). G of E. V. 7.. They will cure so long 
as there Is rhythm. 

Rhythm Is all to the merry, says The World, 
and It must be, for Prof. C. H. A. Iljerragaurd 
lias laid il down us a rule. He laid the National 
Society of Musical Therapeutics thai las* week. 
and then In* hit drugs, Itociors, hospitals and 
sanitaria a' Swat for keeps. 



COMPLIMENT FB0M 'THE JOURNALIST." 

*t in I be Held is The Tulkl 




SILK. FINISH HORNS 

For Talking Machines 




"SILK 
are now 
standard 

Talking 



Our patented 
FINISH" horns 
recognized as 
throughout x the 
Machine Trade. 

Handsome appearance. 

Easy to keep clean. 

Absorb counter vibration. 

Clear brilliant tone. 
"Silk Finish" horns are made in a jtumber of styles 
and sizes. Our catalogue No. 800 will explain all about them 
as well as everything else in Talking Machine Supplies. 




HAWTHORNE & SHEBLE MFG. CO. 

Mascher and Oxford Sts., Philadelphia, Pa, U. S. A. 



' 



THE TAT.KlNd/MACIlINK WORLD. 



ROYALTY DEMANDED FOR MUSIC USED ON TALKING MACHINES. 



Ruling of French Court Causes Consternation li 
Cylinder Sola Situation Discussed by Pror 
Laws of This Country and France Differ oi 

Advices from Purls, France, under date .>f 
February II. slaty Uiai a crisis has been created 
in Die in I Kins machine record trade In franco ny 
Ehs unexpected Judgment of a Paris court, which, 
in Hi.- Interests of the 8oclely of MumY Publish- 
ers, has (faced the talking machine in (bo same 
.UK-Kory as nil Orefteslra, prohibiting it from re- 
producing copyrighted song* or ranshU The soci- 
ety has long complained of tBe Injury, done to 

iis uustaen by the talking nwual hut had um 

Instigated any action. The- ode in qaWtloa was 
brought iiy a speculator, who offeree the sod 

iliry would give iiim power of attorney and shard 
the royalties which it was anticipated could i- 
recovered from ihe talking machine companies 
in [ho event of the action being successful. 

The decision has caused die stoppage of the 
sal.- of records pending a settlement or the affair. 

•/Bit*, It is believed, will result In Mi,- re 
pea! of uu old inw on whlch'tho rutins I" based. 
Mean wliiic. several thousand talking machine 
shops in France, which employ thousands nt 
hands, are affected, while foreign firms are liable 
10 have their slocks seined. 

M. Pnihc, of 1'aihe Preres. the largest firm -if 
record makers in Prance, says iim society de- 
mands a royally of seven cents on every . -rlimi-r 
sotd containing a copyrighted songs or anisic. 
TJie payment «r each a sum. he says, would !>e 
ruinous. He offers lo pay id per cent, on iiis 
gross sales, but the society refused io accent the 
terms. M. rathe, a large pari of whose custom 
.omes from. Great Britain and America, ttircat- 
i-ns 10 remove his works lo Ixiniton. 

The alwve suit is evidently that Instituted. 
ahuii iwo years back, against the French agent 
of * concern then known ns the International 
Zonophone Co..Jof Berlin, since absorbed by the 
Gramophone a Typewriters, Ltd., of London, 
Bag. It was Stated nt the time iiy P. M. Proa. 
■ "ii. the manager *o( Hie company, thai the action 



i Paris — Royalty of Seven Cents Asked on Every 
linent Lawyer for Talking Machine World — How 
i This Subject. 

was living rigorously fought by tin? complaln- 
nuts, and that ilio talking machine peopvs were 
afraid of losing, hence were anxious to secure 
A"merlca}i precadehia. The foregoing advices in- 
dicate' lliesa fears were well founded. 

An attorney conrersalM with the litigation in- 
volving the me of copyright music on talking 
iiiiiciiim- records, aftar reading the above ac- 
count, expressed himself as follows lo The Talk 
log Machlno World: "When I was in France 
Inst 1 had occasion to examine Hie French copy- 
right law. and 1 found it quite different from 
our federal staiute. It is broader, more com- 
'■ I'l-lieusive. more speeiac, and gives the owner of 
a copyright a greater reach anil a freer scope 
titan here; in fact, the difference Is marked. The 
French law Is very definite in its provisions, anil 
American precedents-*-!! such existed— would be 
of no avail In Hie court* of France. 

"AHftn*. elghi yearn ago," continued the lawyer. 
"the John Church Co. instituted a suit /against 
the Cniumiiia Phonograph Co.. for Infringement 

nf their copyrights under the 1'nlted States law 
. in connection with Us sound or disk records. 
The defense pui m such a sirong-answcr that. 
I he complaint was dropped ami has never bean 
-li'.ird From since, in my opinion* which «u 
also sel forlh In (be case just cited, a phono J 
graphic .-omul OP disk record is a piece of SpO- 
■ ii'i mechanism, is absolutely unintelligible to 
night, and Is a functional port of the machine; 
whereas on a peiforated uinsii: roll the perfora- 
tions are in reality a species of musical notation, 
•xhicli can Le read at. sight by those familiar 
Willi the scale employed. - As a matter of fact. 
copyright prlvllegea aty the ereaiures of statute, 
and the United Stales law, according , to my. in- 
lerpretnlion and that of .'many prominent [lleni 
attorneys, ts not broad enough to Interfere/ With 
Hie manufacture, sate or use of either perfor- 
nieii music rolls or phonographic cylinder or 



of a series of monthly concerts designed lo give 
ilio Arm a euslomers a chance ifl hear the new 
records on the supplementary list Issued each 
month. The crowds were so great that Aeolian 
Hall and the Aeolian wnrernoms were filled. Ail 
overflow com en was given in Victor Hall, and 

Next month Sieinway Hall will in all probabil- 
ity be secured. 

REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS. 

Excellent Showing All Along the Line — Enter- 
prising Jobbers and Dealers Lead the Proces- 
sion — Hard Pushed to Supply Records. 



Willi i.d >,■,■, 



i strikingly 



slues* 



dnrl 






ary ha* 

ep up at 

months to comes Iteai- 

'thods, displaying their 
actively, and keeping up 
lo date Willi their stock, also report business 
wry much lo ihelr liking. .Manufacturers are 
pushed to keep up with (heir orders, both f'nr ma- 
chines and records. Relative to r"*ords especi- 
ally the Indulgence of customer* are occasionally 
craved regarding deliveries, as the pressure on 
i liali* laboratories is beyond their banality, not 
withstanding additions and enlargements. 

(lenerally the entire Industry Is In splendid 
shape, which la Voiced by the head of a pro- 
gressive house In the appended remarks mnde 
'io The Talking Machine World ihls week: "As 
a matter of fact the concensus of opinion Is that 
any concern in the talking machine business can . 
discount their bills. No other business handling 
a restricted article Is making so much profli. (die 
with only a little gumption and sense Is bound 
to make money." 



WILMOT'S EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY. 



w. n 



iVIlm 



ill River. Mass.. Is a great 
leiiocr in publicity, and as a result be bus been 
ncreasiug IiIk talking machine business month 
,fter month, , Notwithstanding" the protracted 
irike in ihai city he has been aide to double his 
uriners. which speaks eloquently of his methods 
if (menu n ; the public ami attracting Iheiu lo 
lis establishment. 

It m ? y be lim-i-e.-iin ■: to ham Mr. Wllraof-t 
.■a.-. jiis fnr his present prosperity, and they am 
el forth ns follows, taken from \<n- of his rr- 
■>ut nnimiituenicTiis under the Caption Of "Wil- 
ioi's I 'ho nog ram": , 



i.rl.v <. 



lull 



l.-.| n 






Tiie .'-n.i"yiii-iii .in.i ,1-iu., i, in eriuiier" 

«■■ IlilVc r-|>-til :i 1:11 ,11 d.nl l.j.n,- 1 u-.il -.T.-il 

I ■villi; '■• "'II llflii 

".■ have ileviil.'.l I, null ill ,.iir ink .1 1 l-r-ij: lip 111 
11..11I1H1 r.'Hi.i.liiu r 1.-- ..I...-",.-. i:<:i.i,,.- .1, . . -„. 

IMIr llln-rnl cur. !i!i-tni; 11I1.I i-m.r mil |.|.<t>- -' 

• -I ihc I-- 1 .,f ••vitiiIiIii-.' in-ii-- - 11 .-.!■. 1 1.1 «.-li-,-i li.n 

iiiip ,.\|pi.rl.iiiip inn! ..Iiiiuim; -,:.l— .men fiiln in 1 



and a good showing of advertising. .Mr. Hill is 
publisher « the .Music Trado Unvicw. which has 
licen very sueeessfnl. . Ho feels lhat the talking 
machine trade has now grown to such propor- 
tions that It will Support a technical Journal run 
on n business linsis. Mr. III11 Is Just the man lo 
make such a publication a success.— Editor nnd 
Publisher, Jan. 28, 1905. 

CONCERTS AT LYON & HEALYS. 

|S[ tut If. The Tulklnc SterhtlW Wi.rl.l i 

Chicago Office, Talking Machine -World, 
36 La Salle St.. Chicago. |li.. Feb. 11. 1805. 

t'. E. pood win. mnimger of the talking ma- 
chine department of l.yon & Healy, returned on 
Monday from a trip to the Bast. He found the 
Victor people very busy and promising some 
marked surprises in Ihe near future. Ijist Tues- 
day evening l.yon & Healy inaugurated Ihe first 



HOW WE HEAR OUR OWN VOICES. 

If a t person records on a phonograph a few sen- 
tences pronounced hv^blmself together with 
pthers by .Us friends, and causes (he machine lo 
Reproduce these at the end of a brief period. It 
generally happens that he easily recognizes his 
friend's voices, hut nnl his own. On the other 
hand, the friends rcrognlae. his voice perfectly. 
This singular fact proves that "everyone hears 
his. own voice differently from others. As is re- 
marked by Professor Bauer, recently! 1 the differ- 
ence must lie m ihe qaallty of tone. ' 



PEOPLE THE WORLD BADLY NEEDS. 
Men whn put character above wealth. 

Men who will not lose their individuality in a 
crowd. 

Men 'who will be as honest In small things ns 
in great things. 

Mi-n whose ambitions are nm confined lo their 
own selfish desires. 

Men who 'are true to" iln.tr friends through 
good rc]K>rf» and evil report, in adversity as well 
as in prosperity. 

Men ] who do not believe lhat stirewoneas, 
sharpness, cunning and [ong-headedaeas are iho 
heal uuallilcK for winning sucrens. 



i rnwpsss it i»ilnis iln> right 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 

The first number of The Talking Machine 
World, which will be published In New York 
each month by Kdwnrd Lyman BUI, has Jlisl l*a*n 
Issued. It is of pViodleal si/.c and constats of 

twenty pages of liiiePemritig matter on Its subject 



AI j P jVJ'C PAPER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 



Manulacturrd In Japan Irom paper and laequAcd lo ■ line llnlab 

Red Inside. Black outolde. Length. 3B Inches; Bell. 19 Inchea W 

' F»rlce, SIO^OO 

PETER BACIGALUPI, S«ffl A<«ni. 786-784 Mission St., StuTFrnncisco, Cal. 

. >i- IMIIili COAST JOBBER lor F.DISON PKONOCNAPRS, RECOHDS aad ACCESSORIES 



V 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD*. 




THK TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



BUSY TIMES IN " THE HUB." 

Talking Machines Growing in Favor — So Say 
Many of the Leading Stores. 

(Special IiiTIk Talking Ma.ldi.e WurliU 

Boston. Mass.. Feb. 11, liiiir.. 

Tho dog Is hero. The Victor talking machine 
pet. of solid 21-knrft gold mill valued nl (16,000, 
Is a .guest of Mnnuger Hob/ In at Die Oliver Hit 
son Co. this week. In company with the gold 
horn and illslt record and ilic beautiful petrified 
wood box. Til.- entire outfit, after being sub- 
Jn-ied to a fusllade of "nil's" and "all's" from 
Die llilsnn employes, was placed In the hiu dis- 
play window and. surrounded by samples of the 
different style Instruments, 'made tin Instantane* 
ons hit wlili the Boston public. 

"Our talking machine luisinos in |!H>3 was 
multiplied !»' three mjlSM, and we will show a 
bigger sain this year," said Charles Babsta at 
Oliver nitron's this wet k. "In tho five first busi- 
ness days, this mouth, we did as much business 
In talking machines as 'we Old In 15 days In 
February last year and Ihe lone nf Ihe trade was 
lietter." 

Tlie new distribution scheme adopted by the 
Columbia Phonograph Co, has made a hit. An 
arrangement has been made Willi the Boston 
Dally Traveler." whereby, for n very small ad- 

vnni'o over ihe regular subscription price of ihe 
panels o sulisrrllier may. n-celvo a talking ma- 
chine mil fit anil thereafter; through the Special 
iliseoiinis on records may save enough to more 

than pay the original coal of the machine, 
■They are keeping us hustling i« keep up with 
ihe orders," says Manager O'Connor. At the lime 
The Talk Ittg Machine World's representative was 
conversing wiili Mr. O'Connor there were seven 
customers nl Ihe counter, each engaged in com- 
pleting tluj pnrehase*of an Instrument on this 
plan. "It's like that all day long." he said. sig- 
nificantly. 

lly the elever use nf dlfferenl colored electric 
llghl shades. Manager Tafl at Ihe big store of 
ihe Eastern Talking Machine Co.. has added ma- 
terially lo Us attnieliveness. The row of flow 
er-horns— IXke Ihe delicate Colored blossoms of 
morning-glories — also mills in llie general effect. 
"Business wllh us Is lwioming." said Mr. Taft. 
■and February and March promise to be banner 
months, Tim only difficulty is thai we cannot 
gel machines — high-priced, good machines -- 
enough. Our trade among the wealthier people. 
those of culture and refinement, has developed 
wonderfully during ihe Inst year and now il is 
the thing" to have a flrst-i-lass talking maebiiie 
, in your house In in.' Hack liny. We think Hits 
win be a great year for our business." 



monilis, they reportJpnenbmenal sales. Their 
facilities for man n/aci lire have; been laxeil to 
ihe limit, and ihey are now arranging for a 
larger daily ouiput\ They received last week a 
larlond of presses from the makers, and aro in- . 
siaillng'lhem for service as rapidly as possible. 
During Ihe months of December and January 
their plant was operating with a day and night 



SPEECHES BY TALK I Mi MACHINES. 



Prove Their Value. 

Making MpoechM.ty means of talking machine 
I'K'iirds is hiTOntlng untie popular Some months 
ftgil Ihe .-et-ivtnry nf .Hie Nalloti:i| Association of 

Credit Men wni a speech lo a western associ- 
ation. t,atir the Pallas iT.-x.i branch of the 
Coinmerelal Telegraphers' .Association held n 

mieilng and smoker, and in ig Us features 

wire addresses by record from Ihe president and 
secretary or the national association, both of 
whom live in Chicago. Another Instance, n well- 

at a dramalle club on a New Jersey lour, but 
found nl Ihe last hour that be had a prior en- 
Ragemenl of urgent Importance in Hoston. He 
went to a friend who possessed ,i phonograph, de- 
livered his address Into the machine, and was 
slaty miles away when the machine reproduced 
his characteristic effort to a delighted audience 
at Ihe elnl. that night ■ 



A CARLOAD OF PRESSES. 



We 



1 learn Dial the AmcrliF 
lidding in Ihe Capacity Of llleii 

Springfield, Maw. Although 

Ixien In Ihe market only a 



three 



W 



lutj-ly, 



111. 



iek h.l> 



llgh 


that by 


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i contact 


tiled 


mill the 


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that o 



SOME PRACTICAL POINTERS*. 

Slipping of Records — Regulating Speed — In- 
ereasing"Volurne of Sound — Mending Cracked 
Records — Other Items of Interest. 



appear In the following communication regard- 
ing talking machines: 

"Slipping of records— To ihose who complain 
of this inconvenience, unknown to me, I would 
say: Don't polish your mandrel. With a new 
talker 11 iSi of course, necessary to push on the 
record rather firmly. hm gradually Hi" mandrel 
beoomee eoated at Ihe thick end with some of 
the composition with which records are made. 
and this, if allowed lo remain, grips the record- 
Bad^pagfentS slipping. Perhaps Ihe same resiill 
could be obtained quicker by gently rubbing the 
thick end of mandrel with beeswax. A treated 
or grooved mandrel, as suggested by some corre- 
spondent, would. I ihlnk, ruin Ihe record. 

"Regulating speed— On end of mandrel 1 hove 
stuck on a strip of while paper las a spoke In n 
Wheel), and watch in hand, I count SO revolu- 
tions to Hidia/' minute, in ten gromm of eight 
iu oath. A mandrel revolves faster empty, how- 
ever, than' when a record is being played, which 
should be borne In mind. I can now. by merely 
walnhing this strip of paper very closely, adjust 
Ihe speed. All gold moulded records, however. 
nrcj*videjiMy not made for reproduction al full 
Rpeed, and some simply cannot be played al Kill 
revolutions. 

"Trumpels— To increase i|i<> 



appeared, though It may tie vei 
Die button of the reproducer coi 
with lis edge, ihe ciaek is oggi 

•s quite unplayal 

iek has appeared, Hie record van be 
played no more un'il ihe matter han been at- 
tended to. and says In writing Hie Talking Ma 
chine Newa of London: "Close up the two lips 
carefully, and bind securely With soft ctitlnn 
thread— the flat thread used for mending slock- » 
Ings Is tho best. Now make Iwo pins of brass. 
half an Inch long, and make n hook 1 HI Inch 
in length al each end. Heat ihem In nn alcohol 
llanie and rivet with Ihem across cracJeou tbe 
Inside of the record, embedding ifie hooks In the 
raised spiral. They will sink into the wax and 
bind Ihe edges (Irmly together. Il is best not 
to put Ihem In straightway, but to prepare a 
'lied' and tbep bury firmly and finally. The in- 
side surface of the record may then be smoothed 
by a hot nail or by scraping with a knife if the) 
wax had hardened., The cotton may now lie re- 
moved, and the lips will remain closed.. If (he 
crack spills up Into more than one groove, Hk 
similar liars n( different; places." 



TALKING MACHINES, IN BUSINESS. 

The Leading Concerns of the Country Now Use 
\ Them With Profit and Satisfaction. 

The use or the talking machine for commercial 
purposes^ pnrtl.-ularly for augmenting ihe work 
of the stenographer, is steadily growing, and to- 
day all ihe large concerns from the Atlantic lo 
the Pacini- are using Ibis modern time saver In 



their 



usim 



For 



pa 



fin 



the 



bell 



"Trumpets— To Increase Hie volume of so 
I have added to a 21-Inch brass Crumpet at 
of pasteboard, n inches broad, which by nj« 
of paper fasteners, .an be (heed on and detac 
at will. This experiment is well worth trying. 
a pasteboard trumpet built on this principle. I 
find very useful for some records. 1 have also 
from lb", same material made a straight, 
trumpet. SAxlS indie*, which is very good, but 
1 urn afraid il Is loo wide, as a fafnl echo Is 
ilntcs heard, particularly of the human 



Wesiinghoiise Electrical Site- Co., Pittsburg, l'a.. 
have been steadily adding commercial talking 
machines hi their equipment, mid now nearly 

ill the. <<.rvc*pon.|-iu . of' all the vast allied 
Wesiluglioiifce httemtfl passes through the sev- 
eral hundred talking machines used :■ the dif- 
ferent departments. 

In Ihe larg>. mull order, house of Montgomery. 
Ward & Co.. of Chicago, more (ban fifty commer- 
cial grnphophoncs are In use— about an po.hi I 
number of nictation machines and transcribing 



Lcnlni 
:■ fire 



In 









I the 



tu-lilt; 



xelli 



voice. 



spondent glvi 



icellenl 



tain hours and reeling certain thai the machine 
wrll he there when they go after It. Instead ->f, 
as wlili the old sfiiographlc system, lielng fr«- 
qucatly delayed In waiting for a stenographer 
lo come to the desk, or when going aHer ihe 
stenographer to find her busy with oilier work. 



Mr. Jobber 



IT, 



We can pu 

■ro|osiiicn u 



1.1; 



section wuh TalkuK Maehlnot. 
rtin.e October 1st. we have put i.in over 800 out- 
(lis in Wisconsin and Northern Michigan, ai nn 
average of H<> each, and liei profit i after paying 
agentsi or over T"i per cent. We cannot wprll 
more than two or three States in the North went 
within the next two years, and offer aiiy Jobber' 
or Healer ihe benefit of our experience-' and labor 
in gelling up this scheme i for snhcnie It |»|, 
i will supply uuiflih. one al a time, cheaper 
d^an any one not/lMVjng the facilities can put 
- them up by the IJioiisand. Our plan Is a'sne- 
e»ss. Il won't rjsjuire a dollar 'extra capital, as 
it is praiileally a cash proposition and returns 
are forllu-omlng ivlihln ten or nftoeri dayn. 



Write 



n and ( 



will r 



nlafn ■ 



rltiinc 



icGREAL BROTHERS 

THE. TALKING MACHINE. MEN 

Milwaukee, avis. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOK LI). 



BXECU T IVE'OF !•' I,C E S 



COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY 

, 'sole sales agent for the 

: -AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONK COMPANY 



Come 
Prize 



'HE PUBLIC: 

One of our competitors lias- endeavored through advertisements 
[lie impression that it had received an award at tlic St. •ftoliis Ex^osiiio 
my. In addition it lias recently rh'stribitfcd to (lie trade, generally, a I' 
m" -Musical Inst 




3'aint Lout*. Ho,, Jir.uarj B8, 10OE. 






NEW Vohk, February tsl. 1905, 

newspapers, magazines arid otherwise to 
her than that given to Lite exhibit of this 
ting thai mir claim to having received a Grand 
Group fs "incorrect." and in support thereof attached an alleged lac-simile letter purporting to 
have been signed by twelve members of the jury which 
made the award at the Exposition. This last letter, a 
most extraordinary document. Tilled with untruths and 
to which many of the signatures were obtained through 
misrepresentations, makes' it appear that "(he Grand 
Prize" in Group J I bad been awarded to our compet- 
itor; that the signers composed the jury which "gave" 
(he awards (whereas they mere members of ihe interior 
jury having power only ifi make recommendations, and 
Ihere were two juries above tin ■in) : and that the t iraud 
Prize bad been awarded to said competitor's machine. 
"because of marked superioritj as a musical instrument 
over air sound-producing machine shown." 

Naturally the reader of the "group-jury" lett'T 
would suppose that die signatures of jhe so-called "lwst 
Judges of musical instruments in the world" was a 
certification that theyfiad. examined, listened to and 
critie.Tlly compared file various instruments in compe- 
tition before signing it. 

It is unnecessary for Hs to -rilicisc the inferior 
group jury in question. N< r do we now discuss the 
means \v hereby the Signatures were procured. At llii- 
point it is only necessary to say that at least five of the 
twelve group jurors who certify to having given Our 
competitor's machine the highest award, "because of 
uinrftcd superiority as a musical instrument over a!! 
other sound-producing machines shown." 

did not take part in the examination ot 
Talking Machines, were not present when we 
made our demonstration, nor did they ever 
hear our machines and records in competi- 
tion; and that the chairman of this inferior 
group jury, which would attempt to bestow n 
grand prize upon our competitor's machine 
•' as a musical instrument over nil others." 
excused himself "as he had to attend a con- 
cert," just as our best machine and records 
were about to be played. 
We have written evidence in our possession which 
l.roves that some of the signatures were procured 
through misrepresentations and have conclusive evi- 



Respoetln* Iho a*arda to enhibUora at the Leulelsna 
Purehaae RwpoalUon. I hare to tdfUt yoo that under tha ruW 
and PfgalaMsM nil awanU to 00 giTen hire, to bo ftillj and 
finallj doteralnod taj the Boporlcr Jurj mi it la the onlj 
authority MQOWKl to make MMMa. The- uraup Juri^i hnd.no 
peiror to male aasrda and -err- «»1; chsrdod with 'the dntj of 
■ailing reetirr.endatlena. 

Under thei-ule« tho deliberatlona of al'ljuriea irere 
■triotlj private and no publioatjon of thtlr proceed trea'cr 
ooDolMlonrwaa authorised. Tho mlea do not pan.it the Juriai, 
nor anj aeab~ra of .Jurlea ooting aa Indlvtitiiala. to giro out 
tha romlto nf their -findlnaa for publication. Tho notifies- ■ 
tiona to exhtblton and the foraal public ftljIiliHIamiil of tha 
taarda ara Bade aolely bj the Prealdent of t!,« Superior Jjxj 



Paul H, Cronolln, 
Vloo-ITaBident ■ ColDbis PhoooKraph Toupw. 
00 lest Broad-aj. "*■> York City, 



deuce also, ibal die alleged fac-simile IS NOT A l-AC-SI M II. h. AT ALL. 

Trior ,to any examination by this jury, we had occasion to make formal protest against their passing upon our Exhibits, and 
requested thai (as was done at the Paris Exposition), a dhmterotletk'iwy, properly qualified to pass upon sound retarding and 
soiaid-pprojitang machines, be designated lo make the ccjapfifimc examination. It is obvious that fitness for deciding on the 
merits of such machines, requires something more than a knowledge of organs, banjos, violins and pianos. I, may have had 
something to .do with the subsequent course of this inferior group jury that our protest WAS KEEEUREl) TO THEM. That our 
stand was well taken is evidenced by the action of the SlI'ERK )R JURY, the only authority empowered to make awards, in giving 
us the HIGHEST HONORS FOR TALKING MACHINES AT THE EXPOSITION. 

Promptly on learning of the award of a Grand Prize to a competitor we protested against the *ahie to the National Comnils- 
. lion on the ground of irregularities in connection with the original reconmieudalion to them. This protest awaits determination. 

' The subsequent action of some members of the inferior group jurv. in lending the use of their names on a document winch 
violates the rules of the Exposition (see letter of President Itfaneis.l. and in disregard of the responsibility which they assumed 
when entering upon their official duties, is quite" in line with their original recommendation. By thus being willing to pose before 
the public as the jury hv whom the awards Werfcaetuallv made, pretending lo the responsibilities which w.crc lodged with the 
St'l'EKIl >R H'KV alone, they have furnished the complelest vindication ol our protest and demand Jor a PROPERTY QUALI- 
FIED DISINTERESTED JURY. . " . ' * 

For further particulars we refer to the files of the Court wherein our case has been fully presented. 

PAUC II. CROMEUN, Vice-l'residcnt. 



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Wash...*.- --- - 

iron util dealers In talking machin-s 
hb be Interested In the flguros show* 
arts-of talking machines for the five 
.,«.i,..i f,o„] Uu' port of New York. 

■en, made i" jfraeUeaHy every 

rid.' 



JANVAUY lji. ' 

Benin 89. pfcgC. $1,399') -Cardiff. ta>>V*i * syu - 

Cam TownJ 6 pkgs ' *l»": Olnsgow, 20 pkg*-,- 

,,C QrtubHft 32 pkgs, $010: - Havana, 

nttu $1W' W I'kKf.. •+'«; : t + k SM- * 45ft; D phgB " 

|1»> Havre. f>8 pkgs,. J3.85G; U Guayra, 10 

" hUks' $103; Undon, 1 ,016 phga.. tM«J Mai >' 

labia's » 'pkgs.. $324: Kto Janeiro. Z9 pkgs.. 

' jiCBO-'sanUw IT pkga-. *■"">; Santiago. 6 pkgs.. 

Lll- Si Johns, 3 pkna.. $2«8: Bt. prtetA.ii*. 25 

pkgs., }i.r,9S;*Tami.U:o. B iMp. W6"H Sydney. 54 

pkg*., $MMl Vienna. 12 pkgs., $532. 

JANUARY 23. 

Auckland, II ptapi. $«2; Antwerp; 9 P}«*: 

»3ti7; Berlin/**- pkga., »?.6«3i Bombay, pkgs.. 

HIS- Bnenoa Ayreri, "• Ptqp-. $35G; :i1 "kg*.. 

$2,020; Cnllao, 3 pan*.. $200; Calcutta, 55 pkgs.. 

ii omr* Card iff 4 pfcgs-. H35: East Undon. 8 

nkgH '♦«•• Hamburg. 5 pkgs., $153: Hobnrt. 3 

»kra $112: Hmna»*ll pkga.. $ks2: s-pUks.. 

»us : -Havre,'* Ptof*.. * ,; -" ; I « eei1 «- 4 •***- ,121: 

I (v,T|w< 1 ir25» pkgs.. |1JM: Undon. l,l« l*P- 

J16MB; Mailchcater. 107 pkgs., $1,194; Manila. 

*o pkaji $1<>7C- Wanaos, 8 pkgs.. $370; Man- 

' iatucaa 9 P»W*. *- sl; Melbourne, ss pkgs.. 

' 11448* Santos, 23. t\M"2; Si. Petersburg. 18 

nkgs.. $T40: Vera Cms, S plcgfc; 8253; Vienna. 10 

pkga, $312-. 

JANUARY 30. 
Iterlln. 39 pkgs.. $1,212: Bombay. 89 pkgs.. 
tfflB- Callao. 3 pkus.. $345; Glasgow. 2 pkgs.. 
'jlOO; Guayaquil, T.pkgs., 8171; Havre. SO pks* . 
(1.0A7; Hamilton. 6 pIcRf, WUl Karachi. 70 
pkas.. »1',355: t.a Huayrn. IS pksa.. »B5pi Liver- 
pool. -12 pkgs.. $231: Undon. 11 pkgft, IlHi 
1.137 pkga., $32,380; Manchester, 5ii pkgs., $330: 
'Melbourne. B0 pkga., $3,280; Sheffield, ft pkgs., 
(343; Valparaiso, 8 pkgs., $'«''• Vera Crite, 14 
pkgs.. (477. . . . 

FEBRUARY 0. • 
Berlin. Ro'pkgS.; $t,S7fi; Bombay, pkus., (225; 
71 pkgs.. ti.r.tir. ; Glasgow, 19 pkB-t, $950; Bnaya- 
quit, 4 pkgs.. $13!!'. HamhlirK. 6 pkKS.. $lC7i 
Havana. II |ik s s.. 8302; 10 pkfta.. $318j Havre. 
in ■ pkftB.. $J.27.- : London, ohi pkgB./ *9.4»j 
Milan, 75 pKga., f 1.1*72; Para. 3 pkgs,, $147: St: 



MUSIC AT THE NORTH POLE. 

Proof of the Civilizing Influence of the Talk- 
ing Machine Submitted by Mr. Hutchinson. 

, (KptCUtl l» Tba TnlklDg.Mai'liliir World.) 

1 Washington. Feh. ID, 1905. 

JoMt'iihH. Hutebtnaon onrd was a power In 
Idaho pollllis. Now he la a eltUon of Alaska. 
S#nator Dubois i« his Intimate Mend anil Mr. 
Hutehlnson Is visiting him. While he'rp he may 
he offered as a wltne&s by the prosecution; In the 
Smoot ease/ 

Mr. Hutchinson Hold a story this evening of a 
reeenl trip lo Porl Barrow, to James S. Evana. 
From Its summit one can look over Into Siberia 
ami almost see the 6i*«h Pole., Port Barrow Is 
the most extreme northerly point that ordinary 
man ever has reached. Esquimaux Indiana live 



peteraUni 



: Vienna, 
FEBRUARY 



■pkl 



.. $918 



hummed and rendered prettily away up there. 
amid the snows and the ley crags of the Arc- 

tles." 




COMPLAIN OF UNFAIR COMPETITION. 

i l ec or nl zed Jobbers have long complained ol 
the unfair competition they are mihjoeted to by 
small dealers being placed on comparatively Hie 
same buying basis a» ihemselveti. Measures lo 
remedy the evil have now been laken up by ihe 
leading Victor Jobhera wesl, and who are about 
lo make a united effort to remove the always dis- 
organizing catalogue or .mail order houses and 
so-called sub-jobbers from the Held as distrain- 
ers. Aa the matter now siands it Is almost ini- 
liosslble for Johhers lo jirotec! Ihcfr dealers. A 
regular list of trade discounts to ffSBUine deal-rs 
Is maintained by the Victor Talking Machine Co.. 
and the Johhers Interested in the above n»TO- 
ment propose to have their lerms enforced ;i« 
agninsi the guerillas anil baattwaeken who are 
.doing so much to dlslurij anil demoralize ihc 
business. 



TO EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. 



i thi- vTclnliy, suhsi'stlnj 



i roots. Bab i* 



and his American companions were startled one 
day to hear an Indian coming slowly among the 
fin* trees softly and musically bumming "The 
Holy City" song. He had Its air. its keys. Its 
intonations and Its harmony chords well trained 
in his throat. Ms rendition away up there made 
the white, men stand on their feet. The Indian 
was asked where he hail heafd/the sour and his 
explanation was as simple as.lt was interesting. 
Some months previously a dude nrospocjor had 
gone to Port Barrow's ley hills. Among his pos- 
sessions was a phonograph. With It he had seven 
rolls or disks of mimic, ami among them was 
'The Holy City." When the prosueitor got ready 
to leave he roI three grizzly bear skins lite In- 
dian possessed, trading the phonograph, which 
probably cost (40 originally, for the pells, worth 

(i.omi. 

-it goes to show." said Mr. Hutchinson, 'that 
music hath charniB to soothe the ravage breast' 
even so far north as Port Harrow, where It would 
seem, the weather would freeze and hold and chill 
every poetic thought or sentiment that had song 
in It. Of all the music the Indian had got from 
the prosjiector, 'The Holy City' struck him most 
forcefully. And It seemed strange and out of all 
reason that we should hear that sacred anthem 



I S|,.i.-lnl Hi The Tnlklnj; UartttM WufM.i 

Hartford, Conn.. Feb. 13. 1905. 
Relief for the devotees of the phonograph was 
today demanded In the presentation or a hill by 
Major Tilseu at the request of Attorney Andrew 
Ti Blerkan. of New York, by which it is pro- 
posed to classify such instruments and ■UppHef 
as "musical instruments" under the meaning of 
the statutes. Such action will exempt them from 
taxation, aa coming under the head of household 
furniture. According- to Mr. Bierkan. the sales ^~ 

or phonograph in Connecticut run up lo $10,000 
a month. 



BUILT UP A GREAT BUSINESS. 

A. D. Matthews' Sons, of 391 P'ufton street. 

Brooklyn. N. Y., have largely Increased their 

talklnfi machine department under the able man- 
agement of John C. Kelsey. They are making 
a prominent feature Of American records, and 
report that the trade seems to he highly satisfied 
with the characteristics and excellence of this 
make or goods. They have recently been ntakin; 
a thorough canvass or the trad- throughout 'h" 
city or Brooklyn anil the adjacent territory in 
Long Island, and they, report trade very good. 
From a small beginning in the talking nuiehlue 
line this concern has Improved and Increased this 
department until It Is to-day probably the largest 
talking machine headquarters In Greater New- 
York. 



FEBRUARY |>: 

Brussels. 27 pkgs.. (221: CaTc Town. 15 pkgs.. 
(31U: Calcittln. 13 pkgs.. (270: Callao. I pkgs.. 
$480; Corlnto, 11 pkgs., $860; <!lbara.-17 pkgs., 
(200; Havana. 10 pkgs.. $309: 11 pkus.. $491: 
Havre, in pkus.. (3C3: Hull, 12 pkgs.. $68ff; Lis- 
bon. 10 pkgs., (305: Liverpool. SO pUga, $320: 
Undon. 1 pkg.. 1215; C92 pkgs. $8.80}; Man- 
chester. 11 pKgs,. $2i::: Para, 4,3 pktrs.. $KS9: 
I'orto Cabello. 4 pkgs,. (12"; Rio de Janeiro. 16 
pkgs.. (1.905; Suvnnllln. 9 pkg*., (379; Sydney, 
30 pkgs.. $839. 



TOOK TALKING MACHINE OUT OF TOWN. 

Detroit. Mich.. Feb. U.-1905. 
Wlllhini Braymer. a farmer. Iioiigh^a talking 
machine of H. M. Ztegler, on a contract, paying 
(5 down. Tile contract staled that the Instru- 
ment was not to be moved from the city. Bray- 
nier moved from the city soon afterward and 
went t» several idtces. being finally located at 
Cassopolls. where he was arrested. He was found 
guilty today before Just lee Batdorff, but as he 
pleaded Ignorance, not having read the contract, 
his sentence in jalt Tor ten days was suspended 
for ninety days. 



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testimonials, prices. Send a postal. 

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PAUL H. CROMELIN HONORED 

By the Officers and Staff of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co. — Presented With Gold Watch and 
Chain — Interesting Event. 

tn appreciation aJMhe services of Haul H. 
t'romelin. y ice- president of the company, an di- 
rector of their exhibit at Hie St. Louis World's 
Fair, the Columbia Phonograph. Co, tendered bin 
a luncheon In the banquet hall of ihe Waldorr- 
AHioria. New York, on the last day of 1804, 
which was attended by the olhcera and liranrh 
managers. Afler paying a deserved tribute to 
Mr. Cromelin for his achievements at Iho Fair. 
President Easton presented -«lie surprised vice- 
president with an e|egant,*o!d watch and chain 
ns a mark of the esteem in which he Is held by 
lils associates. 

Mr. Cromelin. In reply, said In ]iari : ''l find 
myself utterly at, a loss for unliable words with 
which to adequately express to you my great ap- 
preclailoti of l his unexpected testimonial anil for 
your splendid gift, I can only say that I. thank 
yon, one and all. After all the' kind things which 
our president has so graciously WW, and ax you 

gentlemen are Gathered here from distant pans 
of the country to participate In this pleasant sur- 
prise. .1 suppose it Is *np lo me' to address you: 
lull yon hav me ai a great disad van lace, am] I 
am uncertain as lo what should he the subject of 
my story; but what better can I do than lo tell 
you soniethlug of the impressions which the liig 
Fair made upon mi', and a few of the lessons 
learned lliere." Then the speaker described nl 
lenglh his exi>eriences and detailed a few peril- 
11 t-iil observation;--, concluding as follows: 

'It is very kind of our president lo speak SO 
graciously concerning my Individual work, but I 
- f.el certain lhat given the same or more diHcult 
lasks. any- one uf you. would have been equally 
successful. There have been references mode In 
regard lo some of the obstacles which I had lo 
overcame. I want you (o know ilint when things 
looked darkest, am) when we were apparently in 
be made victims al the altar of prejudice. 1 re- 
ceived an envelope from our president, and on 
opening it found it contained the following:" 

.NIIYKIt lilVK IT- Till: Htttrj 




o. N. Y.: 



THOS. A. EDISON'S UTEST. 



The aceoniianying fantastic sketch Is what a 
comic artist auKgests aa the latest photograph of 
Thomas A. Edison. The cut speaks for Itself 
crude fashion, depleting his supposed 
the development it the phono- 




Wfffii$~;- 



- UMJ i«ni t.i glorli 
... .irepi in nn iMUk-^r 
.-vi-l'l fn.m wlllita. ii" 
M»v>oHf own Inherent wrakwrwi "t purpMe, 

"That was alt: hut It was an Inspiration. I 
have for years, cherished those strong sentences. 
and fur many years ilu-y have hung by my desk. 
lie had Instructed his typewriter operator i<> 
copy and semi them to me, and like 'be soldier 
who. receiving a lli'sh wound, scents the smell of 
luiuder and rushes into the UltekDBl of ill*- fray. 
so' we determined to convert temporary defeat 
into a riiost giorltraa victory; and refusing to lie- 

lii've thai there was any really insurmountable 
barrier, kept on trying, until we finally achieved 

Clever short lalks In praise of Hie giiesi of 
honor were also made by Victor II. Emerson, 

manager of the company's record department: 
Thomas H. Mncibinald. manager of the Hridgc- 
l">n plane Kinjoro Exawa. a Japanese repre- 
sentative, ami E. O. Hockwooii. secretary of Ike 
company. _ » 

Among . those present were Vlce-Presidenls 
IW-orce \V. l.yle and Edward N. Hums. Kllshn K. 
<'ani[i. of the company's counsel, and Ihe follow. 
Ing branch managers: Waller I.. Eekhardt. New- 
York slore; John 11. Dorian, Chicago; Hayward 
Cleveland, branch A, New York: (JeorRe Ansley 
Ousliii. Dalllmore: \V. C. Fuhrl, Si. I-ouls: F. E. 
Wlnehell, Boslon; Hepry E. Mnrschaik. Philadel- 
phia: W. K. Henry. Plllsbnri 
Washington; S-O. A. Murphy. Jr., liuffalo. 
Arlhnr F. Two, ^Coxsn'to, Can.: H. A. Yerkes. De- 
iroii; Earl fiodwln, Paterson. N. .1., also Clement 
March. S. S. n. Campbell. H, O Willson and Wal- 
ler P. Phillips. 



SOCIETY WOMAN'S JOKE. 



•aph Pictured Used 



A joke perpetrated by a well-known soclely 
wouian upon her friends is too good lo keep, ex- 
cept that the name must In; withheld. He 11 un- 
derstood In, the first place that she was well 
able lo haup treated her RUcslHiio Me|ha: Caruso 
and Senrlirlch In propria personal- had she so 
desired. However, ui>on this occasion her Invi- 
tations were issued announcing these ariisis hi 
a remarkable programme. When Ihe guests ar- 
rived thej' were ushered Into the illmiy lighted 
music room, the object of which was to set 
forth with more force (he display of electric 
lights which shifted in design and In colors. 
When the programme opened lite guests were 
astounded by Ihe presence of a talking machine 
presenting ihe elaborate programme by ihe afore- 
named artists. This, was further carried out nl 
the supper table when each guest was presented 
with a place card upon wl'ibh was painted In 
waler colors Ihe Irade-mark of the makers. 

DEMONSTRATOR PETIT 



Saturday evening last A. H. 
itonglas Phonograph Co.. super 
graph concert at one ot N< 

loiiable homes, the owner 



ft 1th the 

-intended a phono 
York's most fash- 
which had pur- 



graph, telephone and other eieel rical appliances 
with which his name, atid Tame are linked. The 
upright horn, however, owes lis origin to an- 
olher. and It is likely the artist must have had 
Victor H. Rapke in mind. Al any rate Ihe figure 
Is a mechanh-a! melange, even to Ihe wheels In, 
the head. 



AN. ENTERPRISING BROOKLYN HOUSE. 

When the American Talking Machine Co. re- 
mnved from 19-18 Hoyi street lo 586 Fulioii 
street, Brooklyn. N. Y.. they displayed -sound 
judgment and had an eye to the future. The 
new location Is Imntid (n develop Into one of the 
most desirable business i-enters In Ihe City of 
Churches, as ihey are now close to two of the 
newest theatres and the proposed entrance to the 
Maiihailan Bridge, and within a block of the 
nillllon-dollar Academy of Music soon lo be 
creeled. The company occupy the eutirs build- 
ing, a Ihreestory brick, with a handsome plate- 
glass tronl, and running IhroiiRh to 7'i Rockwell 
Place. In addition lo a roomy store Hoor. ex- 
hibition rooms are also fitted up in Ihe stories 
alsive. where a heavy stock of everything In the 
miking machine line bearing the Victor mark 
will tie carried. They have several specialties of 
their own. Including a permanent needle, lhat 
has finally arrived, ii Is claimed, and Is destine.] 
to cut something of a figure In the trade. In 
fad. the company are making a special announce- 
men! alioiil Ihelr needles on another page that 
Is wcrth looking up. 




chased a J3S.1 emiipmei 

over 100 seleelions from which the gii'-ds 
make their rerjuesls. In addition In Ihis parll 
iar sale. Mr. Pelit waB.posillve several mlicr o 
His of ^Jje same kind would follow his denn 



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Sherman. Clay & Co. look ndvantn 
visit of Helta to San Francisco. Oil . on Fel.ru 
afy 7 and t", lo exhibit Victor talking machine 
records of the diva's voice In their windows, as 
well as exhibitions in their talking machine de- 
partment. They are having a splendid sale. The 
lulklng machine is adding lo lis popularity! 





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NEW VOK.K. ,'r.HRUAK t IS, 1905. 

/"■» COD morning. h«jJI*y*ou read The Talking 
\_J Machine World? If not, you arc not quite 

mi to dute 111 all things worlli knowing. Til" 
initial Issue of The Talking Machine World. da* 
met with much favor, ami it would ne-duJJcull 
in inline any irudo publication Che flrsi issue of 
which bu 'received n greater shewing or good 
will, tlii'ti ban (been manifested toward thin pub- 
lication, Inn simply good feeling ami a desire 
id we Ihe puhlictttlon succeed, will not make its 
success sure or permanent. Ii needs something 
more than Kami will, or kindly' wishes: it needs 
i Inn kind of Hujiporr which cornea from contact 
Willi coin or Hie realm, and IT tills publication 
is lo succeed, it must he 'through a constantly 
enlarging miLscrlin foil list 



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THIS like the las) Issue furnishes 
wliai kind of a paper w# propose to phi 
forth. Tin- Intent of tlie publisher Is io furnish a 
medium io disseminate useful trade news ami 
to draw ihe manufacturers. Jobber* ami dealers 
Cloeer* together) Now, we cannot expect to be- 
come a large or permanent success without tlie 
sti|ii:ort ami co-operation of all branchea of the 
industry. We emphasise this, because no'news- 
paper Institution can win wllliout satisfactory 
reports from the business department The flrii 
issne ha* reeelveil whal to OUT minds, as trained 
.newspaper men, amounted to an unusual cordial- 
ity seldom experienced In ihe Riipport of a new 
publication. 

FROM the orders which have been steadily 
pouring In to this office; there is every In- 
dication thai Ihe pajH'r will receive a subscrip- 
tion Hat inside of three moiiilts which will lie 
unprecedented In the tjlatory of trade publico- 
lions. We need every subscription and all ihe 
support 'hat we ean gel io make thla Institution 



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thai ever 
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subscriber and every a 
[arse- and satisfying equivalent for the i money 
Invested.' We Invited criticism of our first Issue. 
ami we oak It attain, whether favorable or ad- 
verse, we shall lie very Kind lo hear from our 
friends In every section of tlie country, because 
ILls upon our friends ami critics that we shall 
rely. In a large decree, lo make The Talking Ma- 



ehinc World a useful and inlelllKeni adjunet lo 
Ihe Industry which it represents. It wears no 
man's collar, it Is. Independent of any affiliations, 
and iis slogan shall be ii square deal to all. 

IT would seem from Indications that the talk- 
ing machine Industry is not wholly without 
lis discords. In this respect it seems lo be some- 
what In line with the music' Irade wars, for 
(here have been some lively com bats In Ihe mu- 
sic line; and II would seem as if In the talking 
machine Industry, there is to lie many a lance 
broken, all dT -which will not be In a- friendly 

THE talking machine has marvelous powers 
which are not entirely appreciated to-day, 
and Its future Is indeed' a broad one. Recently 
In C.ermany Ii figured in a court trial. Ihe talk- 
ing machine supplying evidence which was ad- 
mitieil by the court. But in this country, accord- 
ing to a recent report. It has been performing 
Ihe role of detective. A number of thieves who 
had been accused of looting some <5(U>mi worth 
of goods within the past year and a half, are 
now captured, and the telling evidence agalnsi 
ihem wa*4urnished by a phonograph. One of 
these hid recorded on a new cylinder, which had 
been inserted by mistake, the words of the ec- 
i-nscd man during a conference aboul past and 
fill arc robberies. It seems the men wars In the 
habit of meeting at the house where the phono, 
graph was found and thai one of Ihe members 
of the band was running ihe phonograph for his 
own amusement, and in placing q- new record on 
one of the instrumenls, a- blank cylinder had 
been Inserted by mistake and tlie recorder turned 
on; This took down the conversation of ihe 
prisoners and will be used as evidence against 
Ihem in court. 

TIlERi; are now differed! department stores 
which are placing, these Instruments In 
certain rooms to announce special sales. They 
are used, too, for Imparting language lessons. 
and one preacher who was unable to deliver a 
funeral oration over one of his congregation had 
his last tribute to his friend recorded the night 
before*, and the ma-hltie was taken 'o the resi- 
dence of ihe deceased, where It told In ringing 
tones, the premiers eulogies of Ihe depnried. 

THERE- seems to he realty no limit lo Ihe 
possibilities' of The talking machine. 
-Then, its Strictly commercial possibilities are 
large OS well. And it In lime may drive Ihe 
slenographer out of business, for there are many 
prominent Institutions to-day wherein all dicta- 
tion 'la done direct to the machines Instead of 
through Ihe media man ip of a shorthand writer. 

ASUBSCItlUKR asks ir (he prices of talking 
machines are liable to be ted need? Now, 
we should say not. Of eourse. there may be some 
cuts bere and Ibere, ImjXhe tendency will be to 
keep nip- prices. lfffael, there is every reason 
why they should be maintained, il costs more 
for laiior and materials, and why should Ihe 
manufacturers, with the rising tide Of coats 
agalnsi (hem. reduce their prices? We do nol 
predicl any such con d It Ions. It will lie. on the 
other hand, hard to raise them, excepting on 
special lines, and there will be specialties pro- 
duced from time to lime In this Industry. 

IT is rather Interesting to peruse ihe variety 
of letters which have reached The Talking 
Machine World from all sections of the country. 



People desire our opinion as to comparative 

value of the various machines and records. This 
paper from the siart refuses to pose as Judge 
and Jury In the case of talking machine values. 
We are nol advocating any particular machine, 
but we shall endeavor to do Justice lo all. there- 
fore we cannot give advice as to which machines 
should be purchased. The purchasers at retail 
must have confidence in (heir local dealers, and 
the local dealers In turn must rejmse faith in 
ihe Jobbers and manufacturers from whom they 
make llielr purchases. These numerous inquir- 
ies only show that this publication has reached 
channels far nulslde of trade circles, and of 
course, all this sort of publicity helps ihe talk- 
ing machine business. 

AWRl^jBR asks regarding the life of a 
record. How long ought a record to last? 
Weill "hat depends largely upon the owner and ■ 
Ihe care Ihat he takes of il. It Is said, however, 
upon excellent authority, that a record has been 
played for over seven thousand times, and It Is 
In a remarkable condition at the present day, 
Perhaps this case may ba*e been equaled or ex- 
celled. Possibly some of 'our renders may have 
a 'greater sinry of record age to relate 

D BALERS should not by any means be satis- 
fled by simply purchasing talking ma- 
chines without placing exir.i emphasis upon ex- 
hibiting ihem In an attractive manner. We do 
not know of a single instance, nnd we have 
sonwwbal of a large acquaintance among Ihe 
miking machine people, where a room has been 
lilted iin>q]ei-lal ly for the sale of talking ma 
• bines .which baa not been successful In o large 
way. Talking machine entertainments are 
naturally a powerful factor in attracting people 
I. yon 41 Hialy. of Chicago, have an Interest- 
ing pari of their great establishment lilted 
up simply for Hie exhibition of talking machines 
in -ihis room are given entertainments of such 
a character that the hall is filled during busi- 
ness hours when an entertainment Is going on 
The records, however, are lested In another pari 
of the building, so Mini there Is no interfere vice 
from people who nre simply Inlying records, niul 
who desire lo hear Ihem lestiil before purchas- 
ing. 



WIS would urge that every dealer place BSpe 
cial emphasis upon the entertainment 
features of Hie lalklng machines, A small pro- 
portion of ihe public really understand ihe 'won- 
derful powers of tone and voice reproduction 
possessed hv these remarkable Inventions, If 
iheir attention were called to this by the local 

merchants in some form of. neatly printed bro- 
chures, asking them to come around and s|ienil 
a hair an hour with some great artist, they 
would be astounded at the development of the 
talking machine which many bad regarded in 
ihe light of a toy. We should say to the deal- 
ers, feature, by all means, tier up spii-lal forms 
of attraction; Ret the people to remarking about 
the wonders of the talking machine. Then ihe 

THIS music stores will be large mediums for 
the distribution of talking machines, but 
ibere are many thousands of dealers all over Ihe 
land, who are selling a great many talking ma- 
chines who are In no wise identified with Ihe 
music trade, Now. these men need a median i" 
keep them informed as lo whnl Is going on In 
the business In which Itrey are directly Inter- 



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esied. They would not pay fur an expensive 
trade publication which devotes til Ihe most a 
pase or two to the talking machine business. 
They Should subscribe to this publication, for 
It is the only DM In America Ihai \s devoted ex- 
clusively to the interests of the talking machine 

IT may he that in days to coma, occupant* of 
(lata will protest against the talking machine 
In the same way that they have against "ihe 
piano nuisance" In Ihe Sal and apartment build- 
ings. Charles Lamb tells how many times lie 
wildly Reaped from n rontii where "music" was 
going on and rushed into Ihe noisiest places of 
the crowded street "to solace myself wlili 
sounds . . . honest, common-life sounds: and 
the purgatory of the enraged musician becomes 
niv paradise." The complaint against llie strret 
piano ia clironic: yet to many the "upright 
piano" within doors is more tormenting by far. 
In some cities the slreel-organ music Is rigidly 
censored; yet the person at the upright piano is 
everywhere permitted full license. One thing Is 
certain In the talking machine Just now, anil 
■liai is li has mu become offensive, and with Us 
wonder Till |« wore of development, it would 
seem ihai it would l>e a long while before it is 
condemned by the public. 

TIM-: public ilemnml Tor talking machines Is 
constantly growing in volume ami this 

Impulse Is fell In increased orders from dealers 
io their Jobhers and in the manufacturers. The 
changing popularity of certain selections 'Is mil 
Occasioned by any rule, as li Is imintssjhle 10 
know in advance what titles are going to he in 
great demand, and to order accordingly. The 



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public taste and provide to meet 11 as welt as can 
be. Conditions in this respect have undoubtedly 
improved., The manufacturers are get tine, 0111 
many Inie selections and novelties which will be 
appreciated. 

TDK foreign i rude In talking machines lias 
been extremely large, and what is more, 
li is espanding'ln a manner lhat Is surprising 
even ii> these wh., have carefully looked Into its 

possibilities. . 



Good Advertising;. 

I write E°°d Talking Machine 
advertising— the kind that pays. 
Want to increase your sales? 
Then write me to-day. 



R. E. ORANDFIBLD, Fall River. Mass. 



The Music Trade Review* 



the oldest publication of its kind in America, 
from fifty to sixty pages weekly, covering all 
departments of trade information. 

It won the Grand Prix at the Paris Ex- 
position, 1900; Diploma at Pan-American 
Exposition. 1 90 1 ; Silver Medal at Charleston 
Exposition. 1902: Gold Medal at St. Louis 
Exposition. 1904. 
Subscription. S2.00 : single copies. 10c. 



EDWARD LYRAN BILL. Editor and Publisher. 
(Hikes. I MidisWjLvtDDc, :::'-. New York. 



yon are Induced li'lmy tin 
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REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION. 

Gratifying Evidence in the Improvement V 
Talking Machines — Some of the Blessings in 
Store Through Its Mediumahip. 

Only those who have chanced lo bear them can 
commence, to realize the rcvoluiloti^ihat has 
taken place In talking machines within the last 
two years. Most persons have heard Ihe old 
phonograph with its voice talking, or singing. 
down a chimney, li was wonderful, startll.ig, 
hut on the whole more curious than practical. 
Wry few were anxious lo have njore than a 
small 1 11 si a! men 1 of Its performances! But unite 
lately nearly all the old defects have lieen swept 
away. _, li Is an' actual fact Ihai on a good ran 
chine ynn can now hear the human voice In song 
or speech so exactly reproduced that tin- absence 
of the living month can be detected by the eye 
alone. Together with this Increase In ipiallly 
the price or machines and records has so fallen 
as lo lie within Ihe reach or every purse. The 
great tilllp *n the trade was Ihe inveiillou or the 
moulded record. Thai is, once you get a good 
nUMfLer record and make a mould, ii is possible 
to reproduce duplicates at a nominal pOBl of ma' 
lerlal by the hundred thousand. Already it Is 
m distinct ami lucrative branch of the musical 
profession in perform exclusively for the record- 
maker. 

It Is now only a i;ueslloti of time, anil a Short 
lime. ton. when a talking machine will be ,in- 
iljapensable W every household; and that not 

numberless other directions, as an Australian 
papt r recently remarked, li Is on the cheap and 
perfect record now In sight ihe imliilclau will 
speak his condensed speech; and posi a copy to 
every constituent; the parson will post his ser- 
mon arier preaching: Jl] In his siinly. The shop- 
teeper will ]iosi ihai enticing speech by which 
lite latesi tiling in boot- 
<"the ease may be, 
rite letters in anybody; II will be 
so much easier "to graph.- The school teacher 
can so model his -y-t.-m that nearly all can he 
dope by record in-trin lion. Newspapers will 
give ns supplements records ii/ibe voice or the 
famous persons of the day And it takes tm 
grenl stretch of fancy lo imagine the newspaper 
llself MlliK-rseiied by lb" dally, record. 

Certainly as a menus of correspondence even 
ihe typewriter will be obsolete when record mnk 
iug is further simplified and cheapened, What 
lover would not rnihcr lalk 10 ihe loved one ami 
hear her voice lhan SOC her pen marks? What 
friend will not rather hear the friend's voice 
than read .1 lifeless note on paper? The pros- 

t of development is boundless. For leaching 

purposes universities may be abolished; a 
Iratnyd body of professors can send their lee. 
lures in students at lh" end of ihe world, and 
liy the same means Ihe sindeni may semi replies 
and questions. Tit- wholesale house of ihe fu- 
ture will find In ihe morning's mall nol ;i glade 
of letters, hut records. It will be the duty or clerks 
10 hear ihese records anil dictule an answer on 
another record. It will thus arise that Ihe fu- 
ture gold modal elects will not he be who writes 
a goml hand or is swift with tin- typewriter, hut 

Ihe one, with a deSC illstlllcl voice, competent 'o 

make a good reaped. The customer going Into 
a large slore will not need to find a Shopman at 
each counter to describe the merits of a line of 
goods. He wilt touch a button near at band, ami 
a mechanical talker will 'ell him all hf> Wants 
to know. 

The governor of a Stale, already largely a fig- 
urehead, will be ipilli- unnecessary: his speeches 
of rnngrai ulnt ion on Opening a piihlte building 
or laying a foundation sione are of necessity of 
such a sameness lhat one of a baker's dozen 
of original speeches from King Edward himself, 
properly recorded, would he a grateful substitute. 
Itetter the voice thin The shadow of royalty. In 
law cotirla the evidence of witnesses and parties 
In the case will lie taken on records wilh a great 
saving of lime. In the railway carrlace every 
.siojjjKfge will announce the name of the station 
ami duration of stop. The business man will not 
personally Interview ordinary callers, who now 



fritter away his time In an anteroom a small 
boy with a slock of appropriate records, made 
Ity Ihe principal, will have a reply f°r every liody. 
One great blessing Of th| BOW era lhat many 
of us may shortly see is Ihe tendency It will 
have to compress speech: the windy person will 
be a waste lo so mm h valnahle record space. 
Our politicians. paCSOaS. and public men wjll 
have lo learn to blue pencil their remarks Al- 
ready the talking machine in the greatest bless 
lug ihnt ever came to the dweller In lonely 
places, liy (he mere winding of a key lie Is put 
- in touch with the world's besfKjn the -way or mu- 
sh- or song. And no one now should team ti> 
play, or sins unless »pomestn!d or great natural 
aptitude, for ut their heal Iheywltl always Is- M 
inferior ui the machine. 

THE GOLD DOG IN NEW YORK. 
The well-known I rude-mark of the Victor Co.. 
the gold meJdel made by Tiffany for Ibt Si. Louis 
BxpoarUon, hVon exhibition ibis weak In the talk- 
ing machine department al Slegst-Cooper's, At 
the Worlds 1'air It attracted thousands of ad- 
mirers and ir anything Wmld further the popu- 
larlly or the Utile dog II c/ Mainly did. 'The fig- 
ure Is made of"22-kara1 gold unit represents a' 
\ fortune in Itself. There an- many who have 
wondered how this trade-mark originated ami an 
interesting story is connected willt II. When . 
ftrsl ihe possibilities of in* iiOrunieni were be- 
ing talked Wer In London one or Ihe men al the 
head of ttie scheme made a record for the pnr- 
[mse or experimenting nnd one morning while 
ibey were talking It over and the testing the rec- 
ord Ills fox lerrier was discovered by U F. (lels- 
ler. of Sherman. Clay £ <1> . one of Ihe grealesl 
talking machine enthusiasts of litis country, in 
the position which has become a matter of hls- 
toryi MrXi'lsler snld In his mnsi characteristic 
manner: "Well, ir Ihai Hull proor enough ihai 
tin- Instrument is bound to win out I would like 
to know what ynn need. Thai would make the 
greatest Irade-loark-on earth." And it did not 
lake Ihem long to discover that there was a wsi.l 
deal 10 think about. In the suggestion anil In this 
manner the Victor inlking machine secured ihe 

most striking advert Iscmenl ever known in III-- 

commercial world. 



NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO.'S NEW 
OFFICES. 



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graph Co., removed rrnm M Chamhers St., occupy 
ihe entire fourth floor of the Metropolis- Hank 
hniidinu-. :'.J Union Square, a modern structure 
with llm-sl equipment. The linings, furnishings 
and decorations are of an attractive, yet substan- 
tial character, ihe woodwork and furniture, In 
antique oak finish, barmonl/.lng with Hie warm, 
rich color scheme, and luxurious rugs. The rooms 
of the executive offices are light and pleasantly 
located, while the staff have ample accommotm- 
lions, *The city and foreign departments have 
also facilities denied them from lack or s[«ice m 
the "id place When completed, the company 1 
will he in n better position lhan ever to look 
nfier the trade, of which they have the itnqttes 
Honed reputation of caring for in a manner denl 
ers never cense to praise. 



SOUND MODIFIER 



TALKING MACHINES. 






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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



. CUT ON FREIQHT RATBS 

On Talking Machine to the Facffic Coast From 
$4.50 to %2.2b on Carload Lota. 
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.SiM.lul in Jriic ruijsl na. Mai-ntne W..rV, 

San Francisco, CM., Feb. It. 1905. 

Thaiilss [ io*ttn> tireless labors of Chan. E. 
Brown, who has charge of the, Talk-n-Phpne Co.'s 
interests on the Pacific coast-, the railroads have' 
made a mi on transcontinental freight jalcs on 
talking maihlnes of from S4.B0 To (2.25 per ,100 
pounds, on carload. lols of 20,000 pounds, nml 
13.^1 on carload lols open freight. 

Mr Brown Is receiving the, congratulation., of 
UilklnifmaWiinc men In loin section on his suc- 
cess.' Considering the fact (tint he has 'only been 
In'ihls section.a little over a month:,. one can net 
■R* Ides of hisTi-istllng propensities.' "He Is stead- 
Jiy expanding ths business of bis cprnjiany. in this 
illy; ami it promises to be one .of ilie most Im- 
portant irade arteries for the oulpui nf.ialk-o- 
phones. 



TALK-0-PH0NE CO. TO EXPAND. 

Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year — Plant 
to Be Enlarged and New Equipment to Be 
Installed— Active Campaign Started. 



of New York covering the tributary territory, 
which practically If everything east or Pittsburg, 
and including the Canadian provinces to the Quit 
For the present B. W. Baswey will have charge 



of the (ill. 






At Toledo, 0.. 

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LYON'S WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT. 
tS|.i-.'l.x to The Talking: Mii-lilne IVorlri.l * - 
it Chicago. III.. Feb. 11, 1805. 
Jan. I. Lyons, of this city, has leased the pre™- 
esai 192*194 Van Boren street, which will lie 
:ed by blin as an exclusive wholesale depart- 
ent. Mr. Lyons is one of the best known talk- 
g machine Jobbers in the Middle Wetl, and his 
forts have always beet) centered on the Jobbing 
islness. fie will maintain a retail department 

Ills present location, 73 Firth aretiue. 
Mr. Lyons' "enviable reputation as a jobber lias 

■ii made through his carrying every line of 
Iking machines and records made. The A titer- 
an Record Co. have completed arrangements 
ith .Mr. Lyons 1 to jet as lb el r western ills. 
iliuier for bine records. 



my, the following officers of 
Hie TnlkOI'hone Co, were elected" tor Hie ensu- 
HlK term: I'resldent and treasurer. A. J.. Irish: 
vice -president, (J. (J. UeUger, a prominent bank- 
er;* secretary, W. P. Tyler, of Swayne, Hayes & 
Tyler, a leading mercantile firm of that c»y. 
The new hoard~of_ directors includes the for* 
gotng gentlemen and italhhun A. Fuller and O. 
C. Reed. 
.The plant is to be enlarged, and with an en- 
tirely new equipment fOE^wemufBi-tiiiiug cerium 
talking machine specialties, and developing other 
patented articles which they own. the outlay will 
be upward of 1 90,0(1 tJ. In fad. when thwsc addi- 
tions anil Improvements are completed, the Talk- 
Ol'boiie Co. will possess one of the few model 
lactorloH of its kind in the country. K. P. Bub- 
.!>i 11. general 'manager of the i-ompuny, is now In 
New York reorganizing the staff, and hereafter 
(he eastern branch will be under the experienced 
office management of O. C. Heed. The city trade 
and large premium houses will lie looked after 
by S^ H. Stearns, one of Ilie best equipped men 
in the business, and who recently relinquished 
the management of the Chicago office. Pan! 
Hayes Is to tie Mr. Stearns' side partner, looking 
aficr the smaller accounts. 

ThetKcw'York branch, at 1144 West •-':ld street, 
occupies the entire store floor, <;0 x l_r> feel, ami 
the basement, which Is now Ming remodeled, 
decorated and furnished, so thai hen-after a com- 

stock will be carried, where 
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COLUMBIA AND VICTOR LITIGATION. 

Friday last, in the Supreme Court of the l>is- 
Iriet of Columbia, argument was beard in the 
mutter of » preliminary Injnueilon In regard to 
the* award of the grand prize ai ihe St. I-onls 
World's Fair. Tlte'socalled Jury letter was elab- 
orated upon at length* The application for 

counter restraining order* was made by the 
American Orapbophone Co, and ihe Columbia 
l'hi„tograph Co. ana In si the Victor Talking Ma- 
chine Co. and John F. BIIU & Co.. their Wash- 
ington, at-enlsj and Ihe laller concerns against 
ihe former. A cross sail was also brought by 
l tee- American Craphophone Co. and the Columbia 
Co. at the same time. The order to show cause 
Why tile motions should not be granted was 
signed Monday. Decision wns reserved. 

The cases before Judge 1-acnmle. in the Colled 
Stales-Circuit Court, southern district of New 
York. Involving Ihe same issue, and the same 
parties, with the exception. of Kills, will be al- 
lowed to lake Ihe usual course, since the court 
denied the applies!) bin of l>oih sides. It Is likely 
(lie Washington decision will be handed down 
llrsl ami inay have an important bearing on the 



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Ively smalt line could be aiviniimodaled | 
iheir former restricted quarters. With lite rooi 
so long needed at thi-if dhmosal, Mr Reed state 
that at least three carloads of' nacblncs an 
100 or more records of each selection e/ftl alwny 
be kept on hand. The offlce force lias also bee 
greatly augmented, and six men wll 



HOW THE TALKING MACHINE WORKED. 

The ('upturn of a rei'ruiling vessel recently 
.adopted a novel method of Betting unlives to 
enter lain cuntrncis wiih him on Hie island' of 
Mnlayta. l\v secured a (hiking machine, and be- 
ted fore lea v Big Queensland hail a native already 
mil engaged on NcpTnniaiion 'to talk itiln II. telling 
»vs of Ihe good lime he was having. This was taken 
•en to Ihe nalive Villages, and exhibited. The natives 
ajit flocked to lite recruiting ship. - 



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Distributers of "Victor Machines - Records - Supplies." 
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TALK1NH MACHINE WORLD. 



THE MANUFACTURE OF HORNS. 

iome Interesting Facta Regarding the Deve 
opment of Thl« Branch of the Talkie 
Machine Bull nets — Successful* Efforts 
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reused. In lite rarly history nf 1 1io bmitneSfl Ilia 
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would magnify the volume nrodoeed lis Che din- 
pbragtn, recarilleKH of this fuel ihul. ilu- huiiii>1 
niitthl be distorted liy the lioof iCOHSOc Hiiph of 
the horji, or the further fari that sound I* the 
result of vibration, anil hi Itself wilt produce ei- 
hralioii In HurruiiiidliiK OBjectE 

Where the BUirouftding object hnppens to iw 
u horn on a inlklne machine, if ihc horn vi- 
brairw. It In Itself nroduCM a sound which, un- 
fortunately, is noi the cunn- as nrodtient liy the 
dtaphragto, on account of different ilcnxlty. He,, 
attct the result i* a discord, which i* not muskal. 
and in harsh and tfrmtths, mi tin- car. Tin- ou- 
tlining nf proper "acoustic lint* was not, a very 
difficult nmitiT to overcome, as endl"sn exueii- 
mentt on the. part of the manufacturers resulted 
In arrlvltiK ni iho prouer proportions, hut the 
loniilcr-vlhruiloii in tin- born hnx cai.ln-il aii Mt- 



tensive am 


Mint of 


experiment 


its. an.) 


eomro 


vorsy. 










Thp Arm efforts 


> overcome 


Ills ol.Jeilloiial.le 


feature In a 


burn \ 


a* lo obtain 


II Ntltsta 


ee of a 


lllirotis tiud 


re ibai 


would not * 


i readily 


vibrate 


BS is Ihe ruse with 


metal, and a 


i endless 


vnrlety 



of hunts have been produced in renew years 
constructed of wood, paper, hard fiber, pairier- 
mncbe. nnii similar substances, but in such eases 
li lias been fomul, an authority contends, thai 
such fibrous materials lend to absorb n certain 
amount of vibration produced by the diaphragm, 
and In place pf tmurovltK: Ihe ntproduetion, 
they deaden It. and gtve a hollow woody effort, 
far iliffeTcin from the natural tone. While some 
r-'« manufacturers Mill continue to make bucIi 
horns, ami have, a certain following who nellevo 
they are ail improvement, .Hie larger ninnnfae- 
inrcrs. the same expert holds, have discontinued 
liroilnclni; litem, ami believe thai nothing can ap- 
proach a metal born. 

Several years Mfna one of the IbcRcmi horn 
numutRcturera in Ibis country conceived the 
Idea of apply lap a fibrous covering lo the out- 
side of a metal horn with Ihe Object in view of 
uhsorblttg the counter vibration produced by the 
metal horn, ami not interfere with the musical 

•pialltles. Experiment* demons! n I that no: 

only was a large amount of (lie counter vibra- 
tion nliKorlictl, but Ihe Due was uol In the *Ugh*- 
Mrt de K ree ,I|slorle ( | anil Ihe nlwenre ..f iimnter 
vlbraiion made ihe tone. clear and musical. On 

account of the silky apiiearau if the covering 

used, these horns were called "silk- tlnUh" horns. 

On making application for letters imteiti -»n 
"silk finish" born?, the Washington imtlmrii.-s 
Ural demanded m tee a sample. On prod iter io:i 
of this sample they staled ibai whereas Ii w.is 
a beautiful nrtlelein look at, ami as such might 
lie subject to a design patent, tin- claims desired 
by the Inventor as an improvement In-talhing 
machine horns could not he allowed unless he 
chose lo appear before a iHMird of examiners 111 
Wash hi fit on and demonstrate lo ihelr satisfac- 
tion that the tone produced by n "silk finish- 
horn was superior to that produced by any other 
meinl horn without the covering. The inventor 
of "silk finish" horns appeared before ihe ex- 
amining board In WashinKlnn with two metal 
horns of exactly lh- same size, one -silk finish" 
ami one Japanned. After hearing both horns on 
ihe same record, the Washington authorities de- 
clared ihe "silk finish" Improved the tone, and 
broad claims for letters patent were allowed. 
Since Mtartitij; in 10 manufacture "silk finish" 
horns Ihe manufacturers claim their business 
has Krnwn In leaps and bounds until to-day "silk 
finish" horns are a rccoflalxed facior in 111 sWiliiii 
and ninny [iro^Wsive, dealers who wish lo give 
their trade Ihe trrh-rfiitace of the hest i*issih|e 
results win handle no olher style. 



FORTUNES PAID OPERATIC STARS.. 

Make More Money for Singing for Talking Ma- 
chines Than From Opera — An Interesting 
Chat With Manager, Goidfinger. 



Tin- talking machine departments In the great 
trade, emporiums of New Vork..are verllable mys 
lie palaces and to watch the expressions on the 
faces of 1 hois*' who recogttlie the voice of Mellin 
ami olher great anlsls from an IntllRtlnct some- 
where is very amusing. Such perfection is be- 
ing achieved in the making of The records that 
It is small wonder the unwary 11ml themselves 
bewiiilereil as ihe familiar sounds waft out. In- 
terested hi one of the Melon records the writer 
heard wlih pleasure some of the Inner work 
itigs nf the milliner In which these records are 
secured. "Money will buy anything," said Mr. 
tioidtlitger. manager of this department at Siege* 
Cooper's, "even M el tin's voice, Caruso's best arias 
and TamaKno's activity. The growth of Interest 
in tin- talking machine has been perfectly won- 
ik'r£u| since ihe ureal operatic artists have been 
Induced lo sing for Hie records.". 

.Mr. Goidfinger is responsible Tor tlie'statement 
ihal Caruso is making twice'as much nut of ihe 
royalties of the record! soli! as be makes otti of 
Ills season at Ihe Metropolitan Opera House. 
Meii.a is even more fortunate than iliis beeahae 
she got 114,000 bonus and au enormous royalty 
for her songs, while Tnniagno. who has long 
since retired and is living In bis own castle, <fas 
routed oul of his quiet and induced lo give the 
World a chance to heat him again ami In every 
comer of the gtohc by means of the wonderful 
talking machine. That he was paid extrnva- 



well known, having crossed^the continent in 
concert tour several times. 

It is certain ihal a great number of musicians 
derive fine Incomes from these sources and it has 
come to BUCh a point where none of lliem need 
be afraid of the loss of prestige through vonnee- 
lion wlih the talking machine, since the prOCOj 
dent Is set by the greatest operatic arilsis of (lie 
world, but It must not he believed thai every- 
lody ran slag successfully Into these moulds, for 
it lakes very (dear enitnclaltoti and sharp, dis- 
1lnct emission of tone, and at'Ihe present lime 
when even the expression is so realistically pro- 
duced II takes slng.'.K of truly nitisb-ianly tnsies. 
quite as mueb'so In fact as if they wire facing 
Ihe puhliprillrcc.lly. 

OPEN TALKING MACHINE DEPARTMENT. 






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wis. pal 



13. 



Tile 



m of i 



he Qleesqn-lxiftus Co.*s mtnfe 

igton street" Is itndergidng 
mportafice. Shelving ( for the 
etoring of in. mm talking machine records is he- 

Ing installed and the Office will he extended seven 
kir night feet westward. In Ihe s|iace Just south 
\ the office a talklnR machine booth is being 
filled tip. Chairs for Ihe accommodation of vis. 
llors will be placed and concerts will be given at 
all hours. 



THE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM. 



Wat 



talkii 



icllill. 



ml Hn 



>yaitl 



well be imagined. 

When asked whether people do noijirefer the 
less expensive rc.drds, "Mr. Ooldfinger staled 
ihat they willingly paY$S for a Melha record or 
J2S0 or *:{ for Caruso oftlmes In preference io 
paying So cents for the records of resident Atner- 
icans -In fact, it is again ilemonst rated lllat ihe 
[irijlile are willing lo pay fancy prices for ihe for. 
eigners. especially when these foreigners include 
such names as Caruso, ciraldoni. Plancon, Calve. 
Utvinnei •Ktthrtlh, Gadskl, CampanarL Seoul 

One of the latest triumphs in ihe lalking ni.t 
chine world Is the seenring of some selecthtn^ 
1 y Sembrich and also some violin records by 
Maud Powell. That the Semhrtch records will 
be iii demand through the length ami breadth 
of this country may well be Understood, for >he 
has au unparalleled reputation and she is very 



are making a great 

nf t hja jn ethod of a 

• " that lilts 






■atiire of Ihe language 
realize Ihe possihllb 
Hiring languages, is lo 
11 revolutionize ihai 
i. Nor is this all. for 
are, being sent nut to 
log quite as Interes.- 
e ihe phonograph has 
become a fat tor In every civilized country iri 
Ihe globe The Wanumakcr establishment is 
wonderfully equipped lo show the Bdlson phono- 
graph io lie 1 best advantage, and ihe number of 
language phonographs id use. through this de- 
partment Is positively amazing and is ample 
proof that ihe people regard the Instrument not 



ihe Knglish record* 
foreign counlrlcs^an 
lug io the foreigners 






. but 



educating power of exceptional hnportai 



in connection with ! 
Heitlnl Phonosraph Co 

It should be slated tin 

adapted io all styles an 



advertisement of ih -, 

ip|s-nrlng on page 2'.'., 
Ihe "Ilymtiophone" Is 
nukes of disks. ' 



S. B. DAVEGA 



Jobber in Ellison Phonographs and Records 



Distributors of Victor Talking Machines 



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Record Cabinets, Mega 


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Cutlery, Electric Pocket Lamps and many low-priced novelties that 
find a ready sale. We can give you many valuable hints to iriCrcase 
your business by the many side lines we carry. 



I _,. KAISER 

Director of Talking Machine Department 

(FonntrlT with Tht National faonofraph Co.) 



S. B. DAVEGA 

32 Fjsi Mlh Sired 

T,l. 1357 Gummy NEW YORK CITY 



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TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Wo have seen recently a novelty \n Ihe disk 
•record line It Is called the Ni-ophonc record, 
iind aims lo do a.vay with the wearing of the 
needle point. It consists of a paste-hoafd disk 
with an Upper coating of celluloid, The Indenta- 
tions In the spiral groove an.' vorlliiil, commonly' 
spoken of as the "hill and hollow" cut, as differ- 
ing from (lie lateral indiilailnus, or "/.iK-zai;'' car. 
I'or (his now record a round sapphire point Ik 
men In the reproducer, and the Inventor claims 
thai Neither the record nor the imiImi shows ap- 
preciable wear hi the, reproduction. Several 
methods mny''he used to manufacture these rec- 
ords, and Ihe system is known as the Dr. 
Mlchaciis system. Patents have been obtained 
In England, Austria, Italy. Russia and Germany, 

The train announcer, that picturesque, figure 
so familiar in American travelers, may soon be 
relegated to ihe past, Otis of the leading rail- 
roads Is said to he now considering the feaulUII- 
II* nf using the talking machine io warn passer* 
kits whan Lhotrj train is about to start. This Is 
one of those (ardtly accomplished farts or which 
the Inventor has dreamed for years and for which 
It- well nidi ceased to hone, after a decade or so, 
that it would ever become a realization. Nearly 
thlriy yearn aso, when Edison was exhibiting 
bin old tin foil cyilndnred phonograph and the 
crowd not weary of hi* predictions ha would r»- 
rive their waning latere*! by teiiinu them the 
time would eoaie when Hie phonograph would re- 
■dace the train MMiouncer and would shout In 
.-i. mi. iri;., i runes: "This way for Newark. Rah 
way, Treulon and Philadelphia." 



one salesman astonMicd his employers when he 
cams In from two calls and with orders for 
1.500.006 needles. On a month's trip (through 
toe country, callliip only on Hie principal jo!i- 
bera, ho sold go.ooo.qqo, whtdftopened the eyes 
of his house sllll wider. The current year a 
rontld 100,000,000 are expected lo DO disposed of. 
One of the "Mr four" last year mad- a sales rec- 



1 or ; 



■1. 



Ikln 



Record bulletins d 

owners of high prate 
the latest developments i: 
lections cover the most e 
arrangement, printing ai 
menl of llu-se luxurious 1 
Inn throughout 



for use by private 

marhiaes is one of 

the business. The tw- 
ttl'y records, and llm 
1 general ernheUIsh- 

laloKin's art 1 In keep. 



In 11 loml-HiiiiidiDu lalUItu 

' has 1 11 shown In private a 

iiik i'n certain minor points on 
unnce hu#*1wn marvelous! y I 
perfections ei the record arc 
• projHW 



NllIlK 



which 
lerfert- 



inidc for [irodncbtg 



while the rcso 
Willed, the till- 
reproduced in 
1 i-.< said lo be 



Hi.- magnified results, a 
rpoaes Is mnli lf:,i ions. 



N'cedlcs arc an important item in the talking 
machine business. * Their sales arc astounding 



■ Another, departure from "Phonograph Row" 
on Chambers street, New York, Is dependent now 

iipori~Vhe selection of a suitable location milch 
further uptown. The aim Is to pet in ih'v- nefeh- 
borhood of ihc swell Shopping district, ami rnrry 
011 both a retail and wholesale trade. 

Discussing the volume and value* of ihc 1,11*1 
11 ms transacted by' the music trade «f (.'hicaao 
during Ihc |iasl twelve months the Chicago Rec- 
ord says: "The trade has shown several devel- 
opments, chief of which have been the advance 

of the phonograph machines to the dignity of 
genuine musical in si rumen is. Fully $1,000,000 
worth of them instruments have been sold In 
Chicago in the last year, ft IB said." 

Dated on experiments conducted by J'rof. Syl- 
vester ii. Judd. a project is mooted among sclen- 

tllle men to Secure talklns machine records of 
the sonns of birds, t ho roars and erics of mam- 
mals and all available animal miles for the pur- 
pose, primarily, of assisting nature study in 
American public schools, iir. Judd'tnaugurated 
the work by securing the Bongs' or Several species 
or birds. Meeting with some difficulty In ob- 
Lafuing IhV recording cylinder necessary for his 
purposes, he succeeded in ■ mftBufacturlng one 
himself, and then patiently taught a captive 
brawn ilirasher t Harpmlivnchns ruftis) to sin« 
Into Hie horn. 



The "VICTOR "Always in the Lead! 




THE VICTOR TRUMPET 

A SYNCHRONIZING HORN 

The Tli urtr lu< .n Vote* The «<ir Uota 
for* Voc*L Riropii ever maoe-PniCE. SS. 
CONCERT TRUMPET. »». tltual diKDOntl, 

l>r*ctiClive pam|.1ilrf n pn applic^pgn, 



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Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co. 



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AND EXPORT CO. 



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At flrnt, the sound of the revolving apparatus 
disconcerted the thrasher. Kemoi-lite Ihe ni-ord- 
inu Stylus, the scientist let Ihe cylinder revolve • 
Indefinitely, until the bird befcme aceiistomed lo 
the whirr. After a lit 1 lo the thrasher, known 
also as the brown thrush, resumed lis ringing, 
and then the grapaophona was adjusted to secure 
a record. From a nearby hldinc-place the orrtl' 
ihologist controlled the revolutions of the cylin- 
der by means of a wire, shutting on" (he curreni 
ihe moment the thrasher's song became weak or 
faltering. In this way whs secured « perfect 
record of this bird'K exqnhiHe melody Its vol 
time and timbro were pronounced, fauliless by 
the American Ornithologies' fuion. before Whose 
session ihe talking mftehlne record was pro. 



A correspondent wrili*' l< 
chine World asking whether 
do away entirely with the 

t He on the disk? We hov 

people on the subject and II 
cdy is to lie found more it) 
the, record surface than in a 
sound i«>*. It is almost Ira 

a. disk record without sera 



...hlUiUMM ,,[ II.. 



but 






has I 



ado 



lu'llmi- perfection is certain lo l»' ml! 
order lo avoid la pari the evil iiitiipla 
would be well to use a pt.iperly bnliini 
box. tlie hc»t quality of needles and 
I'Hi-li needle only once. This question < 
InK is lielmj given much attention by 



it is 



Ot I 



I by Ihe 



ichli 



one must be sover 

ati'l care 'alien in' the playing anil tl 

1 lie record. 

A dead man sans at his own funeral 
Ireland, the oilier day. A talking mac 
placed on the lid of (he coffin. When t 

ous ceremonies were-imr the lalklim 
• was turned on. and the mourners In ih 
listened to tha dead man's voice mid' 
final Requiem of the Absolution. 



While n talkinir machine' hired bv the school 

mistress of a village in southern Russia, was 

playing popular airs for the aniiiscmcul or Ihc 
children, the local policeman seised ft a» an "an- 1 
dean and unlawful thlni:" and placed It'ln the 
lmk-i|p. One cannot URdeXStand why. of eours-'. 
bill then, on" often Bads il difficult to mulcrslnml 
the workings of the official mind, especially In 
Russian. 

Speaking or horns jt is largdj a mntrer of ln- 
diviilual preference. Some regard paper or llh.-r 
burns with lar^c bells as better than metal, 
white others regard the latter as superior. The 
r-ize of horns depends on Ihe *|*c or ihe room in 
which lhe*phonograph is being played, hut ii is 
held flint ::u Inih or Sfi-lnch being enough for' 
general uw. 



Kincara H/awa. who Is an important, fa. 1. 
talking -machine uJTalrs in Japan, eecently 
of two. sign! Hen tit sales his house had made 
prior to his departure from Tokfo. One t*n 
1 la ron V. Iwasakl, who Is known as the Vat 
lillt of Japan, and which consisted of flfly 
graphopsfnes and three dozen records, r 
which he s"ve to the government for the us 
the soldiers In Manchuria. Another sale wn 
Bang K. Iwa**kl anil Wat of the same size. 
goods to be use., for a similar pUfu o a a, 



''■rltnan & Ilosansky, who ate Ihe financial 
kins; or**ho iTebrew Disk fr Cylinder Record 
. New York, are also among the laftest re- 
lers In talking machines on Ihe lower en«t 
e. In thalr new record enterprise a Hal or 
r size has already been Issued, to-be followed 
additions monthly. aThey find it difficult to 
ain the proper talent, as they are working In 
her a restricted field. Mr. Rosanrity. prest- 
it of Ihe company. In chattlnir with The Talk- 
Maihine World, last -week aaid: "To 1h» 



n 



18 



THE TALKING MAC1IINK WOIil.O. 



irrw records. Imi w a mailer nf ti.ei .1 
ItUe conception *lmi the Hebrew j>o<> 
,Ve, being one of iliein, know .their ti 
i'l-sires. mill arc supplying Ihls ileman 
illy as posfl'lbie. Our records of user 
Ire really wonderful. Machines nre-\e! 
ml when we are uhlerfo Turnlah recoi 
poiidlogly Ihej^wfll Increase, still nmfl 

The r<ior«Up-»«nU will- mail" l.y a i 
ohber to We oY Hi- weallhli*i aen In 



cnlilnr-i. zoh 
ni foreign- ' 
record* %S 



of Messrs: I 



III' 



Inquirj 



i pi, 



leuis i 



t ofl 



authority sayn: "The liaan innlruniei 
ihe IiiI'hh and alios, art placed ni n 
three 10 five feet from ihe horn, Tiii 
a bo in elfilu 'feel mt't raised nlntui iw 



Iha floor so il 
horn properly, 



limy 



fot 



disl 



The pIcoOlOB have i\ position 
three, fed from the horn a 
ralpcil Iwo or tliree'fpci fror 
up in i 



The 



r thn 





II In lecta Heats.- "An 01.1 Vnlel Carries a Letter"." "A 


inc oi 


im - \\'in.> Man in Ihe SnoWfiHPTlie Do*th of Chunk 




Wiim, " "Ti» Celebrate Lottn I- If" and Prwwnl a 












'. an Th" flr-M 'liifml ilioiiourii)ili nut miule liy (vil- 


u, in 


li ;i- ~<m I« mid In li:iV"*l""M P .;lil to. .Mr. I'reece, BOW 


dfitttt 


ceV Sir tVHIIIam IT....,,., of London, [t vm aecora- 


ir.-.n 


to'nea - panted o> Instruction* Haw id work it. tod- when 


• feel 


from .ihti handle n-na turned Sir William teprotluecd 


■ r. i'i 


Mini: Ihe following mess:.ye from Edison: "Prejec 


'"*"• 


. Mi" how il» vim hi,.' my phonograph*" 


gtt 1 » 


i and ThVainiK;4j.i""ii:ii; of,, the" mai-ktiolder* of the 


arlni- 


s ar. Ainerl(-aiiyirii|ilio[>li"n" Co.. tit which ill" Colnm- 
Hii<"1 liin Phonograph ''■> ore the sole wiles twent, was 


r ami 


T the 


horn, 1" !i| recently )n Bridgeport, Conn. Thn report 


1 !.. , 


1 Wo nf ilii- direct nr* was presented ami it allowed that 


Wl*ll If 


play Hi" toral earnuigtt ror thcyear cndcd'Septentfeer 




rmiis ::n, i:»i|. were |»2fl*SS-19, The business of ihe 


- ill, i 


mtive Columbia Phonograph ''» baa Ihercnaed ao- rap- 




idly during ib" year Thai the American branlto- 




phonc 1'". have found it neeekiary tb add largely 


'Ilium 


jrgnh la ib"ir nhim in order to provjitnAe gooda the 


Btnei 


fully OiluniLIn !"<>. sells. Tb" Vnlar»meni "f the 



great factory Mill continues. Nevertheless Dlghl 
work 1b the rule in order to keen np with orders. 
The lime will come, doubtless, when the full city 
block which the company owns will be covered 
with building devoted te manufacturing exclu- 
sively. 

a new cylinder talking machine is being eom- 
nb led In • which ill" mandrel moves, while iiie 
horn nuil sly Iuh. or ueeilte, remain stationary 
It bus other Improvement^ tue originator claims, 
in recommend b ns a superior operation, mechan- 
ism lo ihe trade. 

When- Ihe rejiorl came from no one seems to 
fellow definitely, but II in mid a New York llrm. 
wail known an makers of blub price records, is 
offering Hs laboratory for sale. The equipment 
is up iiniiiie. and the reputation of the honae 
.me .,r ihe beat, 

hi remodeling their store (he Htekofc Music 
Co.. I'iniKbkeepsle. N. Y.. will entirely relll IhOIr 
lathing inaihnV depart men i, lb which double the 
space it fpnueriy occupied will be allotted.. The 
entire Interior will lie Hnlsticd In white ami gold. 
and tne must Improved system tor handling path 
cylinder and disk records Is to lie installed. 

II, £. Short has i»fi opened a new slore at TUT 
Kulion sire,.!. Iiroofelyn. K. Y., and will handle 
Edison and Victor (roods exclusively. He lias an 
excellent location, and lielus-aii experienced Inlfe- 
Ink machine mnii'lias every prospect of doing a 
profitable business. 

Meflera. .Meiireal Bros,, of Milwaukee, Wis., ore 
remodeHng their store, and when finished. II will 
lie oil" of Ihe hesl equipped talking mathlli.' 
shone lii the Northwest, a balcony around three 
rides of the room win mniain a novel arrange- 

ment ofjilocfe record cases, especially constructed 
. m carry their blEge'and domptete stock of the 



lie (flak rec 
the Bdjpon 



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MANUFACTURERS ; PERFECTION" SUPPLIES, ETC. 
RETAIL. WHOLESALE -EXPORT 

Salesroom, S9 Chambers Street M*ti» V r\r 

Jobbers in the World. 




VICTOR 

■ALKINC MACHINES 
RECORDS, ETC. 



"PERFECTION" FIBRE 

For Victor Taper Ai 



Nit, 3. Sinitll si/e for Victor 2nd, 
So, I. Largo Bteo for Victor Srd, 
III] in ul :,(Ii. (\.l»r-Bliiek 
itsiil.-. Gold R«l taaido. 
■•Ferlcclion" Ste«l Horn lor Victor Taper Arm. 
.,. 21), Lin-.- si/., only. Color— Blncfc nriaMf, Hold 

strip Hi"! iiisj.li>. 
IV-rrc-etiiin'" Iteimir Topi for Concert Sound Bos. 
FolfKUH Slan.l for Plionograpa 



THE PERFIlt'TlON 



THE TAKKIN<; MA< MINK WORLD. 



19 



LATEST AND NEWEST SPECIALTIES. 



MACKINTOSH HORN COVERS. 



THE NEW LYRIC REPRODUCER. 



Foi 



t ha* 



machine experts, thai in 
music than any one has e 
Of [[ snd. as Improvenrel 
tain mcde, from time i 
menttlfata in the employ 
graph Co.. tills has I ecu ii 
The latent i:i thin line i 
Jim; placed on ihe markt 



lime by the expe 




IIND & WOLFS SOUND MODIFIER. 

A'spoctaUy that Is srcadlly growtMB«lii favor 
wltfi talking machine tlen>ro an.l Jobbttw ■■ the 
in h i.imi & \v..;r m.ikk! niodifler. an appllnin* 
for ii-mii-tin- sonutl anil Improving lone quality, 

ndveitteeil elsewl in ihU tawe Brer since 

Hie birth «r tin- tnlfclne machine ho Midi a"c> 

Vlcc us ibbt'hne been demanded. Unit & Wolf 
have i-.ii^ been experimenting and art* vonfldem 

they liiive snivel Hi- dlllimlty by Hi.. proflnci 

of a device Hun must merit Hi- approval nf all 
Interested. 

Tills modifier can I •■ rc&ulaied while the rei« 
oid de^j-evotylnB nml without the ftftftbtesl "ln- 
■ imveriiciue i,, id,, it.* ii, r or operator^ When 
nun.. I .in in full, ii tun enty eliminates All shrill 

m.ies. l.iji Improve* t ne wonderfully, a) the 

fain.- nine maintain lug -I. ■ «we i natural m-l- 

m.|_, II> ^railiLilli i-hlltting It mT. !hj- KUUntl "ill 

ml mm fee lu mi xanlf :> (tosr+v »t m apparently 

bring the s-l.iti.m ! laying In. tar ilUninl 




TALKING MACHINE RECORD CABINETS. 



vim 






II- |.l; t ..-.l \l. 

|» ma.!" r«r 
in I* r.-adily 



■ is eqoipi 



<lis| 



t In 






rslsii-nily repeafetl by 
i i-an.bH greatly in.rci 

-ic-.ii.ii.li >(Uy ilei'rca-iltlu thi 

miiiy ..r Hi- rone. A.- .-. u.i.ti.r .if ract record! 
■produced wlili Mi.- I.yrl- reproducer are no 
ily lowler l.nt they iir-mor.- brilliant an.l m..r. 
siinet. kin.a.i of loving any <>f their twreei 
-ss iliey gain .in thai renpect anil they are m 
liable for their Ltntefulnwn and ahaem ■■• ol Mart 
i they are for ilielr smooth :uiil remnant tbniM 



A NEW INVENTION IN PHONOGRAPH 

APPLIANCES. 

Koferrlnu to Ihe brier uWrtpltoH in the hW 
issue of The Talk hit; .Macliine World of his sound 

■lisirili r. Victor H. Rnpke spoke :<•- follows: 

"Ii is now about live years sin-c Hi ■ phonograph 
tin* heroine an Imoomni O'Hcle -i nunufncl lire 
ami commerce, and .liirlim thai time ni'iiiy "i n 
rrovement* have hen made in the appllaarr* 
incident to lis use. 

"The lirilc e.irt.iles have given pluv Ii the 



The sniier Manufacturing Co., 101 
Oakley 'avenue, Chicago, are preperlt 
nut a line or talking machine recor 
mil will have sample* nml pbatogn 
I bolt I March I. The company have 
manufacturers of music eahlneta lor i 

ulit the iiitueajum r their new II: 

nviilt.'i hIHi Interest hj the irn.le 



North 
i bring 



HE RECOVERED THE NEEDLES. 



MADE BY NICOLE FRERES. 



-\TV 



. .la ii. 



.baler 
graphoplmi 



.if 1." 



lii 



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.■en ill.l 
■d Bl I 
mm l„ 



,.. I^Wrt.MMA 

.i lutlaeftK ontl offered 
. lie- -ni.i he had gotJ 
Mr. Il.-pr Intushl the 

. . itii:i iii..y orhslunlly 






ml i 



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Himinntly c\| erini-inim; In ai-r'mi> li-h ih- I .-i 
pomfble reKiKlncihii. ttf smtnil While m-nty 
valnal.l.- Imurovemenjo have been applbil «Mli 
stiness In some |i.irlicii!ur ratpl-cl, ihe Ki-.-iif-i 
ilifflciiliy was the sevnifng iniiiossillny it .li^ 
tr Hint tog (he mnnil so ihai in an extensive sjm ■ 
all or our audience. cmiI.I h.-jii with eiual suits 
faction. 

The iirluclnl.s or iiliysS.s-liave been xtt|ilic.l. 
and Instrumeiiis have been devised in reiliii - 
viiiratldiis thai might interfere with the sound- 
waves, bill the .llfflnilly still proscutftl l(selr. 
The dlw-nvprj- rerenily or my douuil-dii'trihnter 
solves the problem, after l. as well n> niatij 
niVrn. exierlnii'tite.i r.ir yenrs.. My Invention In 
as simple ns ii is remarkable. The appllauee in 
miesilnn. whili I lust iialemed. bohls I lie m.-i"i 

phone of a phonograph or other talking machine 
in nn nnrighl position so as in nisi Ike sound 
directly io the eelHnp. by wbieh It In relleei <d 
evenly to every imrt or n room, with the remit 
that everyone within hearing distance ran hear " 
wiih the name effect. The mosi eurkiua result 
is that Ihe barabnem tbai utrthefl the ear of oil! 1 

stMn.litiK chise to Hie megap] is entirely re 

moved. The new Inst rumen I i-* a ntodel nt ■■+ 
pllelly and In so orrance.l that nil rrletlon Is 



WIRE RECORD RACKS 

I.lill-c Wil- Work!" Co.. 
S. V Tbe'riik is ptti 
iln-iKoetl i .■■ ih- lom 
n i-trrl -.i i oniiilty . 



K.litor The Talking Machine W.irl.l. 

We wont.] l>. very then li fill to you it you con Id 
Inform us who make* the Kicotf phonograph 
plaint This iiirormntion ih wanted in answer 
an iiiiiuiry r'-celvd al I'lth iiTlcv Thiinkliii: ymi 
In anileluatlon of your coitl'tesy. we are. vl-ry 
iruly W urs. 

Tin N.ufov.u A-.-..H iuio\ ot ,M.iMi'.inri»M 
A.-J. W. 

[The Nicole (pnieri ithouoKraph plaice afo 
manufactured by Nkol* I'r-res. 31 Kil Place, 
London Kiib-I -Kdltof The Talking Machine 



Illll>- 1 


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rack iiln- 


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THE WALDECK RECORD BOX 



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lie, New V.irk. 

peg which Ills l(v..|f i n mn f, 
wiih the bore of n reronWnflUi 
aWlnat any ,,hi>. hobflnft-tho 
'ord flrm, 'bretikii^e often, or.-itrr 

In Ho- ordinary box ilppeil ,» 

TeK" |ie«; all risk .llmlmii.'l 
itakeg tkrwahleek peg-bra 






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20 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TALKINQ MACHINE MEN ORGANIZE. 



Paul Heller- Ejected President, With a Stro 
Board of Officers — A Witty Reporter of T 
World Tells the Stogy of the Meeting. 

— X 

As etaliil cxabslvely In ihie January Tulki 


1R 


Machine Wot 

principally •' 
liuil met to o 

flOIlM Of 111111 

slow, ami on 


d, a niuiiH>- 
r .thii upper 

BElUjM a In 

ni irado (ni 

Jan. 2S tin 


of Ni'v 


Fork tleaie 

le of the ci 
lalion for ii 

. Several k 

if officers wi 


( l 


eotfipletfil,' wl 
H » prestdout: 

record lnjt,^«r 
secretary, J. 


li Hun! Hoi 

clary. Solo 
:.iiichllii: ir 


ion L»: 


Tliird liven 
una Waldei 
inih; flaano 
Alfred Weft 
V tipciUa! me 


I 


log was held 

till iWlraMH 


y of liavlii 

warmly .1 


t'll"' 1 


l-*i-liriiiirj :. 


* 


fourth Betalo 


was En or 


ler, I'm 




i.- 


lack of a quo 


nm an a.ljo 


ini iik-iiI 


WilS llli.1'11 [ 


ir 


I wo weeks, n 


unely. F.hr 


ary IS, 






Tin- Evenly 


b world, r 


otn- wh 


ill Die ac.cn 


i- 


l>»nyinp cnrti 
of the asm* 


on is (alien, 


harl thl 


< droll act-oii 
vhen-at "I»a 




Heifer Receh 
"Tho iihnnt 


ra.a,Mai-lih 


' No mil 


aiion." to wit: 
anelared ilirm- 



Integument than lilct. Hilt ho in mod* 
eet, retiring and itlfftdeni, i»m others of 
our vocal Bciipea aiiout 11s are. I nom- 
inate' this kindly man for the post r>r 



ords of ( 



Jt.'i 



lislnrliinj; much in t> w 



disturber In 



ijiimilk.ii of I'uiil Itclfor a» jiresi- 
n'l of the or K ani/atlon. All In favor 
IlKay'oye."' IninntHaiely there was 
tiK-i-hnuhal con v 11 1 slim, and nil but 
■ ton- union record squeaked 'ay«*' 
'I'mll lli-Tffr jtot up and iwiwcd 
the aJaemulM machines. - Thch 




■ rakjSoft>lblQ for his 
I liis 0j£|flBt, .oaxlnn 



Dealers' Talking Machine Association, ami the 
mechanical Voices will hold their llrst remilar 
hieetitiK o» life evening of February 5 tit As- 
w'liibly Cafe, ir.tlli Third avenue. In the history 
of combinations and trusts no such " orgaatxtpa 
met hods were over used. A nhnnasraitlt with a 
iirass horn nipl a mvzzn soprano sqneab called 
lite meeting to order, it heRnn: 

'■'Fellow records, we nro her<- assembled sn*- 
roumied by a few of (he original 3,30] oldest se- 
llers of Yorkvillc, who desire that wo combine. 
You will note the august presenca of Paul Heifer, 
one of Ihe S.201, though he don't look it. Ho 
Is the original phonocrnph man. and no voiei- 



he erfurtaeyed gracefully to his brother deal- 


hinailon were nomltutici and rt cried. The de- 


ers, who' sat ■^ileni ami sad-fared about tlu-ir 


tails of the organisation wore then comnletod 


i-arlwttj, taihim: machines. While lite Kenla'l 


which ;i his, sober-voided phonograph annoimwd. 


Mr. Heifer was Itowlng, a Hiaclnne bearing 






M'ven Yorkvilh- coats of arms, insignia of Uto 


I-:. A. & A. H. Schoeitel, makers of aeousth 


first thoiisand <>f the It381 eldest settlers 


Hher sp"<<la1iie>. HaBpeilL N. V, have engaged 


go) Into play and woifml nut : '1 nominal- 


the services r.f I.. -'Kaiser, who will net ill the CO 


Paul Heifer for -(Merman. Ha & the hand- 


parity "f local representative and will call on 


somewl man. in the thirtieth •assataDly district. 


ihe iiiemt.er.-lof the trade. , 


ami hns kissed more 'babies than Congressman 






RoldfOEln.' All Hn- uraiilKijihoncs' elimkled with 


Joseph T\_A4Hii*"ti. father of Albert \V. At 


soft t-llcks, but Hie non-union record screamflfl 


klnson, general manager of the Victor Talking 


that the nomination was 0111 of order. Getting 


Machine Co., Philadelphia, 'lied while visiting 




RAPKE SOUND DISTRIBUTER 



^PATENT APPLIED FOR 



RAPKE SOUND DISTRIBUTER. 



LATEST AND BEST IMPROVEMENT 
IN TALKING MACHINE DEVICES 

Drachets. Stands and Cranes Entirely Superseded 

BY the use of the RAPKE SOUND DISTRIBUTER the Horn 
is suspended vo-tiial-y over the machine, so that the sound is 
uniformly reflected, evenly distributed and greatly purified. For- 
eign imperfections -and scratching? absorbed. 

Samples of the Sound Distributers for cylinder machines ready 
March 1. Jobbers will be notified when the Ranke Sound Distrib- 
uter fof disc machines* will he ready for delivery. Apply to your 
jobber for further information and prices. 

No PTOgEeSSlve dealer can afford to he without Kapke's New- 
Numbers (with or without titles) for Edison's Gold Moulded Records. 
Ask for free samples and try them. , 

I also supply jobbers with the "Dealer's Order Blank* 1 for 
Edison Records, as issued monthly, in any quantity at cost. Orders 
for blanks should be placed a month in advance. 

l-'or further particulars, prices, etc!, address ' 

VICTOR H. RAPKE 

1661 Second Avenue, New York City 

Jobber in Edison Phonographs, Records and Talking Machine Specialties of every description. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



21 



AKOAD 



(Special to Tin- Tiilktne Mnrlibn- Worl.l i 

London, Eng./ Feb. 3, 1905. 
A cane of unusual interest not only 10 talking 
machine iwople In Oils country, but In the United 
Stales, was beard In one or our local conns re- 
cently. It. was a prosecution under the Men-nan- 
disc Murks Ad by the Gramophone & Typewriter 
Co., Ltd., and lime, Media, the famous operatic 
artist, against Chan. \V. Howell, 175 John Street 
Road, Clarkcnwcll. for unlawfully applying a 
false trade description, viz.. the word 'Melba." to 
a BDmid predating dhft machine and sound pro- 
during pound-boxes, and also for offering the 
same for sale. 

A. J. Waller, attorney for the plaintiffs, said 
that some months ago the company made ar- 
rangements with Mnte. Metba under which she 
sang a large number of songs Into the Instru- 
ment. She was directly interested in the mai- 
ler, having a profit on the sale of the records— 
a royalty under agreement. The defendant had 
placed on the market a talking machine sound- 
box bearing the name or "Melba," and this was 
what the prosecution complained of. 

Sydney Dixon, manager to the Gramophone 
Co.. said Ihey had :. large sale or Melba records, 
and had spent H.onu in advertising them In 
three months. 

Cross-examined: The word "Melon'! was ap- 
plied to the record only. The defendant's sound- 
Itox would reproduce a ■'Melba'* record, hut In. 
order to do so the "Melba" record would have 
to lie purchased of the Gramophone Co. 

Magistrate d'Eyncourt: l see by the agri ■ 
nient thai Mmo. Melba undertakes DO) lo sing in- 
to any other talking machine. 

Mr. Cola m. attorney for the defendant, sub- 
mitted that the prosecution bad.no case under 
the act It coitlil not be said that Mine. Melba 
was -carrying on a business, and that her name 
was a trade* desi ri tit fun. No one would think 
thai a ■'Melba" soundbox was the production of 
■"■Mmc. Melba. The,name was used as o 
use the name of '•Shakespeare'* or " 



Mr.iColam: No, sir. We have done nothing* 
unlawful. 

The court said he would consider the question, 
and give Judgment on a future occasion. 

The court found against the defendant, being 
of opinion that the sound-box and lb* record 
were 'so. connected in the mind of the purchaser 
that the defendants might obtain advantage at 
the expen/i of the prosecutors. He Imposed a 
line of ,C2« tJKi'ij with ten guineas (|S2,S0j 
costs, and directed that the defendant's sound- 
boxes should be deposited with the court pend- 
ing apnea), and that no further "Melba" sound- 
bOxes should he produced meanwhile, 

Mr. Colam said he would appeal. 

Phonogram Duval, Limited ts2,>;s;i, was. regis- 
tered, November 26th, with a capital or £15.000 
In fcl shares, to acquire from M. and Madame 
Duval, the goodwill of the business carried on by 
them at tt Faubourg- Montmartre, Paris, for the 
manufacture ami sale of phonographs and gramo- 
phones and of cylinders, discs and other acces- 
soriefvTnr the same: to acquire from A. <:. Curphy 
the American aid Canadian patents in respect of 
a new sound-box: W adopt agreements with 1* A. 
O. Duval and Diamine C. Duval, and with said 
A. (!, Curphy, and to carry on the above-men- 
tioned business, and thai of iiankec capitalists, 
tlnaneiers, promoters, etc. Minimum cash sub- 
scription. £l,2iin. The first directors are H. W. 
Daniel, M. E. de Neveu, and Madame U. Duval. 
Remuneration. 10 per cent, of the net divisible. 
London office, is Arundel street, \v. c. 

A great many of the dealers and jobbers ller'j 
state that customers are most desirous of secur- 
ing longer records, that Js about two or three 
limes as long as the present standard size. In 
litis way hand pieces ^abd songs might -be heard 
in their entirety, affording a greater degree of 
pleasure. Hut when the dealers bring up the 
matter of cost, there Is, or course, the usual oli- , 
Jectlon. And here's the rub: What Is wanted 
apparently is a good machine at a popular price 
and grand concert records, donbb? the present 
length, and sold practically at the same price. 
This, of course, Is a matter riir the manufactur- 
ers, lint when the recent reduction cost of rec- 
ords is taken into consideration. It would seem 
that It is not easy to satisfy the public appcllTn. 



EXERCISES A MORAL INFLUENCE. 



m irin 



They might 
•'Nightingale: 

The Court: 



The value of a uttme was recently Illustrated 
Here when a letter mailed In a provincial town 
•caring the words "Columbia Firm. 1-ondon." 
*as delivered without the slightest detail by fir-t 
iosl next morning, to the Columbia Phonograph 
""».. and li was Intended for them. too. 



THE SOFTERTONF ATTA CHMENTS 
= \J ™— L, AND NEEDLES 



FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES 

The SOFTKRTONE ATTACHMENT Is an Invention lo hold a spe- 
cial needle known as the SOFTERTONE. The purine of this needle 
Is to reduce the over-tone, in the reproductlonV Records. 

SUFTEKTONE NEEDLES are particularly well adapted for use In 
the full volume or lone is not 




mall apart meats whei 



homes and 
desi raid i 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES reduce Hi 
detail and shade of tone 



lohmi 



but brim 



SOFTERTONE NEEDLES may be played _.. 
times without injury to the Record— in fact, a Recon 
Sotterlonc Needle la used. ' 

IMPORTANT: Wen ordering mentio n Nai 

The 



PLAYS SIX' RECORDS 

Records at least six 



will last thn 



i long when i 



hment for the Victor Exhibition fits the Columbia and Zonophonc 
Softertone Needles. In packages of 200. 25 cents. Price. Softertone Attn 
ts. Dealers' discount same as on machines 



FOR BALE, HV"': 



LYOhJ & HEALY 



CHICAGO 



A Big Call fo. Tal 
ton from Sailors 



ng Machines in Washing- 
nd- Boatmen — Entertainers 



ISfHVlnl to Toe Tnlkli 

Wash i net on, 
The talking machine hi 
among sailors and boatnie 
are classed as their liesi 
nwer of one of these estal 
"I don't know why H ii 
ers are those who earn 
waters, lyfcavc only recel 
Kraphophoncs for 



: Mii.-hlri. 



I). C. Feb. 13, 1905. 
w round a big market 
ii who by some dealers 
custfftiers. The man- 
lishinents today said: 
i, but our liest custoin- 
thelr liilni; upon the 
Kiy filled an order, for 
the Dolphin, prior to 
which limn I supplied the Navy Yard and five 
or six vessels or/the navy* In some cases the 
sailors have clubbed together and bought them, 
while in other cases the officer* have Invested In 
them. 

"To-day the crew of every sailing vessel, from 
a big four master to a Chesapeake Hay tn«. Is al- 
most certain to have a talking machine, and r 
venture to say that six or seven out of every ten 
Uonls of Ihc Chesapeake oyster fleet are as well 
l^ii-idcd for. The vessels that come to Washing- 
ton loaded with ice from the Kennebec Hive r are 
also supplied. 

"The hesi|»art of it all is that such Instru- 
ments are A decided moral benefit to those on 
shipboard. The lives of sailors are Uvea of , 
dreary solitude and bard .work, and this Is the 
reason why, as soon as they reach land, they 
make for some low dance hall, where there la a 
barrel or K an, a cracked piano or accordeon grind- 
lii« out music of a character more villainous even 
than the sm-rolindinKS In which it is played. 

"With a talking machine on Iward all this la 
changed. The ship may he in mid-Atlantic or in 
the solitudes of the South Pacific, thousands of 
miles distant from ttu>-homc port, yet II makes 
no difference; as soon as the sailor's watch is fin- 
ished and he has in a measure solaced himself 
with a hearty meal and a plperul of pliiK or Trl- 
chmopoty a few turns of the crank will transport 



DETROIT'S TALKINQ MACHINE TRADE. 

Total for the Year Among Mualc Dealers Will 
Amount to 15 Per Cent, of Actual Bui I new. 

iS|..<rbil li- Tli- TiilkhiK MiiHibi.- World. ! 

Detroit. Mtch.. Feb. 6, 1905. 
During the past two years the talking machine 
business has assumed a very Important phase In 
th'is city. Grltiiiell tiros, are aninnir the small 
army of dealers who have devoted considerable 
attention to the development of this branch of 
their business, and the volume of their trade In 
InlkhiK machines Is unusually [ante Jurying 
from the plans now being perfected, the talking 
machine business of this city. anioiiR the music 
trade men. will total up about II per rent, of 
the total business done. This statement may 
seem --xtravaKant. but It is only necessary to 
go inlo the matter deeply to realize the growth 
of this. business and Its position to-day. 



McGREAL BROS. BUY STOCK. 

Pure base ( Stock of Milwaukee Talking Machine 
Co. 

(RjieclHl tn The Tslklnc Mil. Mn» World i 

Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 10, 1905. 
McGreal UrDs., dealers in talking machines 
and phonoRraphs, recently purchased the entire 
stock of the Milwaukee Talkln K Machine Co.. 411 
Orand avenuY The machines have been removed 
lo the quarters f the McOreal Bros, company, 
173 Third street. For the greater part ttfe stock 
consists of Victor talking machines and Edison * 
■ phonoRraphs and records. The exchange was a 
result of tho retlrcment%>f A. F. Sandler, man- 
ager of the Milwaukee Talking Machine Co. 



Patience — Did you e 
talking machine? 
Patrice — Oh, yee! I 



r get a kiss through the 
I like having a dollar In 



V 



22 



CONTINUES ON ITS ONWARD SWEEP 

Doc* the TaSklrTS'.Klachine Business In the Twin 
Cities — Interesting Talk With the Leading 
Dealers and Jobbers in This Line. 

(Special in Tli* Talking Machine World.) , 
- Minneapolis ajid St. Paul. Feb. 10. 1905. 
Tho remarkable development in Uio talking 
machine business has been^a surprise to every 
one engaged" In tho music- trades. Up to two 
years ago the trade in the Twin Cities was com- 
paratively insignificant. But in the* past twelve 
months it lias gone forward by leaps and bounds, 
and still continue* in its onward sweep. . 

Tho reason for this, as stated by a close obr 
server of events. Is the fact that the public has 
learned Uhu tbe talking machine can no longer 
bo classed as a toy; that there arc possibilities in 
It— for amusement as well as culture, and that 
even how it has reached a point where it lias 
received cognizance in the music world. 

"We cannot get' 'stock fast enough," said tho 
manager of iho talking machine department tor 
W. J. Dyer & Bro., of St. Paul. This present de- 
mand, it was added, was largely for records, and 
though a large shipment had been received the 
latter part of January, on Saturday they were 
all sold, 

W. J. Dyer & Uro. do both a retail and Jobbing, 
business in talking machines, handling tho .Vic- 
tor and Edison. Their business during mot 
showed an [BcreAM of ISO per cent, over the pre- 
vious year. If was. in anticipation of this de- 
velopment in the (business that -they provided 
last summer additional space for this department 
on the fourth floor of their building, one feature 
being a concert room seating over :!.">0 people. 
Off of this main room there are smaller sales- 
rooms. Here; during the past winter, several 
concerts have been given to audiences packing 
the concert hall. 

The biggest development of the business, hpw- 
ever, has been In Minneapolis, as, of course, would 
be expected, being tho largest *ty. Up to last 
March, however, those handling talking ma- 
chines were (lip Columbia Phonograph Co. and 
T. C. Hough, an exclusive dealer in the instru- 
ments. Since then two of the largest depart- 
ment stores have- engaged in tho business, and 
two or three small musical merchandize dealers. 
Tho New England Furniture & Carpet Co. was 
the first to .take hold In March, 1901. That corar 
pany handles the Victor exclusively, has been 
giving conccrU dally, and spent thousands ot 
dollars In ladvertising. Tho department has 
proven a success from the beginning and is the 
most profitable of any In the store. The presi- 
dent of the company, W. L. Harris, is at (he head 
of the leading business organizations In the city, 
and associated with every effort lending toward 
the musical as well as civil development In 
Minneapolis. He has given two or three private 
Victor concerts, which have been very formal, 
affairs, his gnosis being tbe elite of the city, and 
the appointments for which were of a kind that 
go only with very formal receptions. Naturally, 
these gave a great Impetus to the trade, of which 
his firm has reaped the benefit. Mr. Harris 
anticipates a greater development even during 
the present year Ulan was, shown during 1901. 
Their January business was reported three times 
larger' than had been anticipated. 

W. S. Donaldson & Co."s department store, the 
largest In Minneapolis, opened a talking ma- 
rhino department In November, with Roy A. En- 
sign us manager. A very liberal amount! of 
spare was devoted to this line on the fourth floor 
of heir building, and here Is carried a very 
lorp- sto.k of records and machines, including 
the \ ■■ , Edison and Columbia. Tho results 
achieved so far have been highly satisfactory, 1 
and *aid to more than Justify the Initial ex- 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. maintain a 
large store In Minneapolis, employing quite a 
number of rlerks. and operate a' department In 
(he Golden FliHe, of St. Paul, ono of the largest 
department stores in (hat fclty, Tho latter was 
greatly increased in size last summer, with 
splendid results. Jay IT. Wheeler, the local 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



manager, reports a big development In the busi- 
ness; a1s/> that purchasers of smaller Instru- 
ments are changing them for larger ones. 

On Monday evening, January t6lh, Mr. Loucke, 
of the Minnesota Phonograph Co.; Mr. Malrs, of 
W, J. Dyer -ft Ilro., and' Mr. Wheeler, of the Co- 
lumbia Phonograph Co.> nil of St. Paul, Minn., 
entertained Mr. C. \V. Noyes, tho genial sales- 
man or the American Record Co. Mr. Noyes is a 
great favorite with (he western trade, and is 
familiarly known as "The Indian Record Man." 
They talked shop and drank hot lemonade, and 
defied a temperature out of""uoors of. 30 degrees 



DUTY ON SAPPHIRE JEWELS 

For Talking Machines Fixed at Ten and Not 
Thirty-five Per Cent. Ad Valorem. 

" (Special |Q The TnllilllK Mntlilnc World.) 

Washington, D. C, Feb. 10, 1905. 

Smnll sapphire Jewels intended for use In the 
eons(rhctlon of talking m&cbjUfes n*re duilablc 
either dlrectlyTrr by similitude as precious stones 
at the rate o\ ID per cent, nd valorem under para- 
graph 135, act of July 21, 1S97, and not at 33 
per cent, ad valorem under paragraph 97 of said, 
act. Tl£ full text of Ihe decision bearing on '.his 
protest made against iho assessment of du'y by 
lite New York collector, rendered on January 31, 
by United States Qeneral Appraisers, follows 

•The merchandise covered by those protests 
consists of small sapphire jewels, intended for 
use as, pivots in the construction of/phonograph 
instruments by the Edison phonograph works. 
Duty was assessed ii]ioii (he merchandise by the 
collector at tho rate or 35 per cent, ad valorem 
under the provision of paragraph 97, net pi July 
24, 1897, for manufactures ot mineral substances. 
The importers seek relief under paragraph rfSj- 
and claim 111 per cent, ad valorem as the rate ap- 
plicable to the sapphire blanks In question. In 
(J. A. 53S2, the board held (hat similar mcrchan-" 
dlse was dutiable at 10 per cent, ad valorem un- 
der paragraph 435 as precious stones cut but not 
set. A subsequent decision to the same effect. 
In re American Express Co., upon review by the 
Circuit Court for the southern district of New- 
York, affirmed the board, which nflirmhnee was 
acquiesced In by tho Treasury Department. Upon 
the authority of this decision, we sustain the 
protests and reverse the collector's decision in 
each case." 



FIRE CAUSES NO BELAY. 

The Victor Talking Machine Co. at Work Again 
In AM Departments. 

(Sl.pcl.il to The TjilklOK Mart KM World. I 

Philadelphia. Pa., Fob. 11, 1905. 

The 114,000 Are at the Victor Talking Mm bine 
.Works In Camden, last week, did not handicap 
that firm In the least. The fire wag fully cov- 
ered by insurance; and the business was trans- 
ferred to another part of the factory so that 
there was no delay In gejl+fng out work. Th^ 
firm are Just about conTptcling their new factory 
in Camden, which has been built at a cost of 
1200.000. As sonii as It- is finished they will 
move their offices from the Commonwealth build 
Ing In this city, to ihe new Camden factory. 
They expect to gel over there about the first of 
May. 

The firm are having particular success with 
their Sembrlch records.' They have met with an 
enthusiastic rcreptlon, and the sales have been 
very large.- Mme. Semhrlch has sent the firm the 
following: "I wish to express my entiro satls- 
fact'nn with the records you have made of m/ 
voice, ami also to tell you that the machine sent 
me has been a source of great pleasure. Tho re- 
production of the selections I sent you lira won- 
derfully lifelike. The high tones are rendered 
by your 'Vlclor' In an astonishingly clear and 
firm 



MUCH KINDLY APPRECIATION 

Of the Efforts of the Publishers ot The Talking 
Machine World to Give the Trade a Repre- 
sentative Organ. 

More than live hundred communications en- 
closing subscriptions for The Talking Machine 
World wero received since its appearanco last 
month. Almost .all of these letters have had 
something complimentary to say regarding this 
publication. Space prevents us from publishing 
these communlcotions, but we give some extracts 
from a few which show the good will of our sub- 
scribers and tkeir good wishes for the success 
of this enterprise: 

James K. O'Den, Paterson, N. .1.— "Enclosed 
find fifty cents in stamps for one year's subscrip- 
tion to your paper. I think it Is very bright and 
Interesting, and something this particular lino 
required. Wishing you every success for your 
new publication." 

The American Record Co:-, New York, N. T. — 
"We wish to extend our most hearty congratula- 
tions upon the appearanco of your first issue of 
The Talking Machine World. We are hearing 
favorable comments on all sides and believe that 
the future looks very promising for you. We 
hand yon enclosed fifty cents tor our subscrip- 
tion." / 

Lyon & ilealy, Chicago. 111.— "Kudosed pteaso 
find the amount of subscription to The Talking 
Machine World for one year. I congratulate you 
upon ihe timely appearance of this newsy pub- 
lication. The talking machine (rode bus long 
needed a pamjr of such a high order" 

Indiana Talking Machine Co.. Indianapolis. 
Ind— "EnrioSedTdense firm" our clierk for fifty 
cents in payment for one year's subscription to 
Tlli' Talking Machine World. We believe the 
paper will be a big hel|i to ihe jobbers and deal- 
en handling talking machines throughout iho 
country." 

A. P. Demurest, llackensnck, N. J.- "Enclosed 
find Ktty cents stamps, for which please send mo 
The Talking Machine World for one year. Your 
first Issue is all right; keep the good work go- 
ing." 

Hawthorne & Sheble, Philadelphia. Pa.— "We 
desire to extend j-nu our hearty congratulations 
mi Ihe first issue of your new publication. Tho 
general make up Is good, and the reading matter 
Interesting and Instructive, There Is unques- 
tionably a growing demand for n publication of 
Ihis nature, and if you preservo Ihe same high 
standard you have started out with, wo predict 
8 Wonderful success for your paper. Unbiased 
Information regarding the trade situation in tho 
talking machine business is something every, 
dealer has a crying need for. and we wish you 
every success In your enterprise." 

.1. W. Jenkins Suns Music Co., Kansas City. 
Mo. — "I enclose herewith fifty cents in stamps 
for which please enter my subscription for Tho 
Talking Machine World. I am indeed pleased to 
learn that n paper in the Interest of talking ma- 
chine business is to be published. Wishing you 
the best of success, I am." 

G, V.. Dennett. .Lamar, Ark.— "Enclosed please 
find order for subscription to 'World.' .lust what 
I have been waiting for. 1 predict a brilliant 
success for your journal." 

The Nashville Talking Machine Co.. Nashville. 
Tenn.-— "I enclose fifty cents in stamps for year's 
subscription. Have long felt the need of some- 
thing on tills order and trust your future pub- 
lications, will be ns good as one Just received." 

Rudolph Wiirlltzor Co., Cincinnati, O.— "Wo 
wish to congratulate you on the new paper, The 
Talking Machine World. The first number Is a 
surprisingly good one and we feel sure the talk- 
ing machine companies of the country will take 
a great Interest in It."— R. H. Wurlltier. 



If yon h 



PHONOGRAPH PLAYS WEDDING MARCH. 

The first pair to employ a phonograph to dis- 
course the nuptial music were married at Jer- 
sey Shore, Pa., tho other day. The bride was 
Miss Clara llobst and Ihe bridegroom T. R. Moon, 
of Bradford. A large phonograph played l^ihen- 
grln's wedding march. 



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Till: TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




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me HYMNOPHONE 



The Latest Phonographic 
Improvement in Machines 

The superiority of tlie Hyumoplione oyer any . 
talking machine on the market is at onceSapparent. 

The Ilyniuophone has* reached the highest 
efficiency, Surpassing . all other machines in tone 
qualities, cornpactness\grace and beauty. 

The greatest fault with all machines now on the 
market lies in the horn, which destroys the contour 
of the machine and consumes 1 an amount of space 
disproportionate to its utility. 

THE HYMNOPHONE CONTAINS 
THE HORN WITHIN ITSELF 



BETTINI PHONOGRAPH CO. 



80 CHAMBERS STREET. 



NEW YORK 



m MIRAPHONE 

TWO INSTRUMENTS IN ONE. Combines the m 

MIRA MUSIC BOX and VICTOR TALKING MACHINE 




• This is something that 
should appeal to 'all dealers 
in Talhing' Machines, and 
opens a new field for them. 

WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 



JACOT MVSIC BOX CO , fSBf^ 

The Oldest Music Box House in the United States. 



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Till: TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



The Public Wants 
Edison Phonographs 
and Edison Gold 
Moulded Records 

^JEYER before have Edison Phono- 
'graphs and , Records been iii so 
great demand as at present, and their 
popularity is daily increasing. 



Every taUting machine dealer should have 
the Edison line : in factj! he cannot meet 
the demand of. his patrbfiS without It. 
Dealers wanted in every live city 
and town.- Write to-day for trade discounts and Selling conditions to 

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. 

Sales Dept, ORANGE, N. J. 

31 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK 304 WABASH AVENUE. CHICAGO 

or, any of the following Jobbers: 




MABAKA. 



CALIFORNIA 



I'iiIItYVm'"' NV. II. Hi.-i * Son. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 



NEW YORK. 

l : J\V.ll ! H,.UI ; ,l l , 



PENN5YLVANJA. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



INDIANA. 



KENTUCKY. 

LOWSVILI.B— The liny Co. 
LOUISIANA. 

M;w (ihi.|.;ans wiimiifh I'.nii.-; 



Mark? Hn.h. 
MINNESOTA. 



i- Raj Co. 

NEBRASKA. 



r n ;.j.,'.r «■..: J,,!*,,, \V«iiiiniitk<-r. RHODE ISLAND. 

'i i;iiKi:i:rs[i; l-ri.v intoooKraph I'AWTI iki:t rawmckei Pumltum 

wii'lisTLU A. .1. lh-tilni:i>r: Mm-kt* ri;<ivT|i|;\ci; j. m |i,. n „ ,•„ ■ . , 

Jy\:m..^' \ M, .... r;ij.. H I.. Mill. l;-lvr I'... : ll..„„.|,..i,! |-„n,i,„V.- 

i.i\i' : l , v"i*| , ,'"„.i. .,.„ TF.NNES3EI. 

i'Vv n,i',., J, "iiahJl! tm\, a ,., K N"X v 'i.i_.i: r;i,.,«ii2r Tnwwriiw 

■|."\'" I/tart "frfr...*. ■■.,.': Ar.liur ' "'^VS"^-;^^"''"'*- "«"> C * '• 



1 1 viol s ii r siiii.- I'li-i.. Ci. . . ' H'Ti'iiiiiiii i ii. 



NEW JERSEY. 

i>\'- B|oU Blink lliMik and Si a 



VIRGINIA. 



I Jtntwrt*. Jr. lj It 

^i.",-. 1 .'^" ' '"' WISCONSIN. 

-£m»S * PnllUp* mii.h-ai-ki:i:— M.-.ir™i Broi 

CANADA. 



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Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Avenue, New York, March 15, 1905. 



SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS 



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money In singing tor talking machines Hum rrotli 
oners would have heen ridiculed us an absurd 
prediction, anil yel the whirliaiu cif time develops 
marvelous changes, for li is said ui*m excellent 
authority thai Caruso Ik receiving twice us nunli 
from his twain] royalties us he nukes mil of his 
season at ilii' MellYinOlltda Opera Mouse. Thin 
Is Hilly mil' Instance. Millwi gol tll.uuu bonus 
iwshtes ;hi enormous royally (or Iter souks, white 
T:i mil mil i «'iis induced to come out of lils.rctlro- 

i I and give tln> world a chance to bear him 

r.y means of Hi- talking machine. What be was 
paid is inn given mi, inn li may w understood 
thai H reqnlred a fairly large cash tadncenjenl 
m pcrpeinaie liis voice ihrmmh means of records. 



THESE are only h Few <ir many notable In 
stances of sums paid K. well-known musi- 
cians wiii-n such acknowledged trailers lmve 
been won over, none <»r iln- lesser lights need fear 
loss of prestige through iminci-ilou with the 
talking machine, li lias been iletuoiuttrated, wo. ,,,.,-r 
thai rile public will cheerfully -pay C for a re. - mi ,y 
• t.i ..f some great, »iai In preference la puylm: j\ u . 

."■ uts l.ii' the records ■>( ordinary musicians. ,. : , lMI 

The l'sn lint talking machine manufacturers In ,j lis 

securing tire talent ..f the leading musician 

the world show ibeir progress] veness. Then 

cent remarknUle moves dlw-oiini gome of the 

lirr plays ..r piano manufacture™ la in* ewt 

meal of groai European artists 



Hi.- talking ma-hine. Tile m 

get i hi' pace. They hate pa 

have opened up wine possibilities. They are mfrf 

of drtgTnallty "and action. II in for lit" dealer 'o 

take advantage of tb<- situation. This I"s*oo1 the 

time to Indulge la ftghlsr El is the lime tq 

hustle. 

1 

1 unimportant pan as an insirovio.. The 
possibilities in this method of a quired languages 
through Us iastrnmi'tiiHliiy bids fair to revolu- 
tion I»e language study hi America. The talking 
machine must he taken seriously, for it lias many 
phases, not only as a musician 
miner, but ii |h>ssi 
ureal ttnnor 

lias now developed into on brureatJns possiMl- 
Ity. There Is In existence n correspondence 
school which I- 'nut Retaining a thoroughly ont- 
I'li'in corps of native language tehefiew ror • li- ■ 

writ ien recti attaiis through the mail. 



anil broad lines (if impartial I ty atul Justice 'lha 
nii':i' tinliliratlnn la tills Industry can succeed. 



t li is no boastful statement 
there Is no irnde Journal ttt 
ct'lvs a closer reading than 
The Talking Machine World. Il jtr iRKucd hut 
once a mootttj Is Hi.- only Journal of lis kind In 
this cointiry.' and each copy Is r.^ad thoroinrhly 
before it is tlliil away, ,And what Is more, every 
i-upy goes either 'o a ih-alfr— and every dealer 1b 
-,\ passible eaalotuer of the ailvertlscr— or to one 
interested la the dcvlnpmi'tii of the talking ma- 
chine trade". 



Meetnes ;u. eAneallna ntfwer of ip A ,, K | Nl; mm .{ U m- rcconhi are now lieing 
. UiaatiaeH Mudy wiih lis aid | „,„,,,. in a „ i,,,,^,,,^. These ,,-lve a raltlt- 

into on inn 

existence n 



in this 



linn of the music In alt lands, and 
cllnn It 1b surprising to note the 
Hilarity of the lalkinu machine In 
Other cimnirles Ihoii where English ia chiefly 
sjiokeii. Our e\|mrt reports indicate Ihe ktow- 
Ihb populttrilj Of He- talkliiu mathJae in many 



Tut: n.iistani broadenlnfi ol the business r- 

la.lons of .his country wi,„ Latin Araer- T\ ****** """"" 1 »»""""»"' ' 

t« ,„»l^ a t™™.-.,'^ ,.r o„ al ,u,. „, ., . i-' ma.h.oe IlKlll ShOttld t."1 lie 



wledao nf Spanteh aim 
tush Hie laHOns imn-hlto- this 
ired at a eesl which is trilling. 



■ 1»- said of li. 



nch., 



simlei 



DEALERS i-iu sec iremmdoax atlvertmlas 
for "he lalkina ma.hln.- locaHy, II they 
«iH use Hi.- mm..-* of these mBedelana in rotiaw 
lion Hlih some afternoon or evening entertain- 
incut which they may B iw nl their wareroonis. 
An evenfm; whh Melba. Cantso. Sen.l.iich, iia.1- 
|skl. I'lan.on. de Itesske und others wonld have » 

•end y i.> attract the public and demons! rat.' 

bow marvelous has been I ho d?* lopmeni of the 
lalkhiK macliliie to iini-ni years. To ihe neoide 
whose only knowledBo ..f ibis Breai Invention is 
Included In Ihe earlier results ohialtied by the 
Inventors ihe present sihkc «f development would 
. not only prow a revelation, bat a ntoal interest* 
Inn surprise. 

WE would SUKKeSl thai the dealers use in a 
tarfeer way than before ihe entertainment 



rs of national standing have endorsed 

lent Which Is Rtm»le< vet effective *Tlle 

[ist-us to ihe voic- i iirouali the talkine- 
maMiitie while lie fads the fi.reimi words and 
English trntislaliniis in The printed icvr. book. 
Ai his ease be ih .-a talks wiih ihe machine mi'il 
lie understands a convenratlon and speaks ill" 
le-son lineally and with confidence. The ta]kin« 
machine never vets ami, or ear or temper, and 
after learning the prounnidatfon. the ktudeni 
uses the same machine lO record his oral exer 
rises which he may reproduce at once for his 
own or others* crUtchW 



Ihe linshel of linllfTeri 

sii thai their wares ar 
Hie peo-tle in ihelr vie 

lises ilself pi rsislenll; 
verllsliiK when well n 
is the Lest iuveslm.-ll 

live taikiuK machine i 



larly emphasized thai Hie new 
will lie Ihe* old (bines of l.ilii.l 



hal the talklnu 
hidden under 
re. They must advertise 
Intelligently presented to 
lily. A house I hat adver- 
ts bound to win, and ad- 
sirniti'it and well placed 
thai can be made by a 
uit. li should he parlicn- 



IlitlKS of t 






the c 



want march of progress neve, tialt-'- Then-' la 
no huslness 111 Which 'ill that can he done lias 
hnen dime/. When we study the deva|o}fttwn1 'if 
this Industry, it furnishes evident e of a prngreaa* 
iv. ■ spirit behind the manufacturing department. 
The makers of talking machlni-s are rnarenbtg to 
the uuick-siep of ]iro«ress. They KO on from 
otn- victory 10 another; they never step liaek- 



w 



E desire lo express In Hie many fri 

- Tslktna Machine World ihn 
.ihe country, i.ur appreclailon or their 
w.slies for Hie success of ihls journa 
World I* the one and only direct persii 



D" 

J-/ ta 



al i 



infioturer. Johher and r.-tail-r a sum 

in this industry, and When ihe value of (his ion- swept : 

nectins link Is understood more fully, ihere will ihis is 

he a* larger [uinr- both for the members of the taiklut 



■KKUENCKS of opinion n-gardln R lm|»or. 
tain mailers exist In this industry aa In 
thers. and probably better results are aecom- 
dished (ban if there were a unity nf Ideas and 
SfiraenemMtn action, hut nil dllTew-nees are 
wept away by demons) rai Ions of the Irilfh Hut 
the lime for llmldity In business. The 
ihinr- man who wishes to rise must 



n-y ami I his trade puUtcatloi 



It Is well 
-ha 1 



liave ihe i 



- of I 



f hlsyonvlciluns and let the 
known and universally conceded that Tin- Talk- people know In his viclnlly'what he |s doing. It 
feature of .he talkine. machine. There bt , «fo nig .Macljine World Is a thoroughly, independent dm-sn't pay to stand Mill i„ Ho™, times If you 
tnnnnfai-lured proi^y^wlUch h HB ihe possibill- publication will, lenult.Ks ioward no pnr,lc„l ar do all is lost. IWn'l ls> a Kurrumtkln. whose 
lies of enlertalnmeni ai such a small cost as has firm, or enrporntion. hut with a 



nlfest desire chief ability lies In t 



THE tai.ki.xc; MACHINE would. 




WE do not imagine for one moment tKat this picture 
we use to attract your ' attention will induce you 
to blindly place your orders' with us. What we 
do want, is for you to become familiar with our name so 
that we can go further into the matter and show you 
what excellent records we maKe. 



WE RNOW HOW 



Let us send you our catalogues and tell you 
about INDIAN RECORDS. 




SINGLE RECORDS. 10?S in., 
DUPLEX RECORDS, 10?« in., 



- $1.00 Each 
1.50 Each 



Profitable Discount tp Dealers 

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AMERICAN RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHORNE, SHEBLE ® PRESCOTT 

SALES M Jl N JICEHS 

SPRINGFIELD " » MASS. 



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THE TALKINGV MACHINE WORLD. 



THAT DRASTIC FRENCH DECISION 

Still the Subject of Heated OiscuAion — The 
Publishers' Side of the Story — How It In- 
jures the Talking Machine Business In 
France. 

A I'arls correspondent says ihat. quite a crisis 
in Um talking machine trade has been created by 
the Judgment of a Parisian court, reported in 

the last Issue nf Tin 1 Talking Machine World, 
and which, in the interest* of Ihe Society of Mu- 
sk: Publishers, has placed the talking machine 
In (be same category as thu orchestra, with the 
result ihat all the Instruments contrived for the 
reproduction of jMipular souks and airs, and for 
which CO|>y right Is unimld. are to he mute In 

future, oddly enough, as is explained, (his veto 
has not been Initiated by 'he music publishers. 
aa the lawsuit which led up to it Is said to have 
been started by a person Who if in no way con- 
nected witli their society, It appears, however, 
i hut "for some time just there have been com- 
plaints among (he publishers of music of the In- 
jury dona to their commerce by certain manu- 
facturers of talking machines so ihat ihe case 
which has lately been decided may fairly Is? re- 
garded as a lest one. 

"The argument, which was Submitted by no lees 
an authority than M. PetncarC, senator ami bar- 
rister, was lhai Lhfl composer* 1 rights were in- 
fringed !>y (his encroachment on iheii- preserves, 
and as the court saw (he matter in (he same. 
light the ukase has none forlli. The Immediate 
consequence of this jiidrttneni 1ms been disastrous 
10 the talking machine business. The music pub- 
lishers have already applied to the authorities 
for the compulsory close of nearly fitly establish- 
ments, situated in different parts of thio city, 
with [he result that quite three thousand em- 
ployes find their occupation gone, One hie firm 
paid lis workpeople, and it Is estimated that fully 
twelve thousand houses connected with the talk- 
inn machine Industry "will be more or less of- 
fpctml. 

■■By the way. thai it is only the French trade 
which suffers, as ihe foreign firms represented In 
lhis country only offer the simple machine for 
sale, ami are. moreover, practically exempt from 
retaliation, as any damages which may lie fixed 
to their detriment can only be obtained abroad, 
and this by menus' of a special and troublesome 
procedure. It is argued thai n is the existing 
legislation which is at fault in comparing a talk- 
Eng machine cylinder to a piece of music, when 
all the charm of the voice (tint the verve of a 
hand are conspicuously lacking in It, At any 
rate. a very queer situation would sei-tu to have 
been brought about by this particular Judgment, 
which m* dealing a heavy blow ai the French 
talking mi 



ad- 



SINGULAR OR PLURAL, WHICH? 



Interesting Ois 
jhoncs — What 
nd Other Autho 



i Regards Grapho- 



An extremely Interesting intention drew -some 
weeks ami in the executive offices of the Ameri- 
can Graphophoue Co. It is a question of Ian- 

mince, anil, while seemingly Simple, it Is difficult 
to Obtain an authoritative pronouncement that 
will be accepted by ail concerned. Interest in the 
subject ts not confined to the officials of this com- 
IMiny, but has extended to our public School or- 
ganizations lo Yale ftilversity. and finally even 
to Chicago,' 

The, question anise in a business way and it 
became necessary to know which !■ the correct 
form for the following, vi/.r "Oraphophones Is 
the burden of nur song." or "tJraphophniies are 
Ihe burden of our songs." 

Business was suspended in the Offices for the 
remainder nf Ihe day. and Ihe entire force dis- 
cussed this momentous question. w 

The experts divided Juto i wo camps of about 
equal numerical size, and at nightfall there bad 
been no desertions from their respective stand- 
ards. Argument and Illustration had failed in 
win a single convert. 



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A truce was declared and the following day 
the outside world was invited to join the discus- 
sion and attempt to crack this Grammatical nut. 
Superintendent Dean of Ihe Public Schools, and 
several local professional men were consulted. 
resulting t again in a coiilllet or opinion as lo the 
cornel form of the sentence. Secretary Halten. 
of the Board of Education, in his recent leciure. 
on "Corrwi ntngllsb* 1 at ihe I raining schools 
gave Ihe sentence to Ihe assembled teachers and 
rti|ueste,i their opinions. The greater number 
preferred the singular verb. 
The query was next addressed to President 

Ifadley. -if Yale, but his reply Was not decisive. 
He stated thai "(Iraphnphones are the burden 
or my song." is grammatically correct, and also 
that tin- meaning would he better conveyed by 
"Cra pi in phones is the burden of my sting." 

The latest decision Is by Josephine Jurch 
Halter, of Chicago, editor, of a magazine devoted 
to correct Kngllsh and a leading authority. She 
pronounces unqualifiedly in favor of "In" and 
wri'cj^ln |iart as follows: *'li is as If one were 
lo say. 'the subject, grapho phones. Is (he, burden 
of my song,' or 'grapho phones is the snbjiri of 
my song ' Of course, we should say. 'grapho- 
phoncs vary in shift? but when the subject of a 
Bentence. although plural in form, is used to de- 
Dote a unit of some sort, the verb is singular, 
['residents have many duties.' 'I'resldenis is, (h* 
subject that we shall discuss this evening.' fa- 
der this rule, the subject. though plnrnl in form. 
Is singular In meaning. Haiti I High English 
lir.immart gives the following ns correct: "By 
my valor. Sir Lucius, forty yards is a cood dis- 



The i 



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sting 






TRADE NEWS , FROM ST. LOUIS. 



Jusiness Good — Victor, Co. 
Columbia Co. Will Occu 
Fejy Days— Conroy Co.'s 






(Kperial M Tli- .TiUUm: Un.i.iu.- "World,! 

St. Umis. Mo.. Ma*CB If, 1S»5. 

Tile talking machine business is reported In be 
good tterej mid sieadily Improving, The trade 
Par the past month has iiei-n better than expected. 
arid dealers are. without exception, meal optimis- 
tic 

The Victor Talking Machine Cn. will move inlo 
their handsome new store al BIS Olive street, 
some lime this week. They will carry double 
their present stock. both In machines and rec- 
ords In their new location. 

The Val A. Hels Music Co. report ihat their 
trade In Talko- phones Is Increasing at a good 
rate. They have recently established several 
branches throughout the State for Ibis line. 

.Manager Ptthri, of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co., slates thai Ihey expect to move Into their 
ue.w quarters at 111." Olive st reel, about Ihe 2«th 
of this month. He reports business good. 

I*. E. Conroy. president of the Uonroy Piano 
Co.. reports trade In talking machines as good. 
The third floor of their new location will be de- 
voted to talking machines exclusively, and is be- 
ing handsomely equipped for ihat purpose. 



KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT 



I Hour. 

'8. O. A. Murphy. .Ir„ of Buffalo. X. y . is one 
of those' keen, progreaive men who do so much 
to Individualize the talking machine business. 
In a recent contribution lo the Columbia Record 
he says: ■ 

"That keeping evi-ilasllngly at it ultimately 
brings success is so 'generally conceded that It 
Is hardly necessary to spftnil any time proclaim- 
ing this doctrine. 

'How to get or keep retail business Is, with- 
out doubt, the nmst important question in the 
talklngniachine business. Of whai value Is a 
hfrgo-"wholesale order if the dealer cannot sell 
the goods? A rather amusing Incident hap 
pened here a couple of years ago, It was a cold 
stormy day at a January and there was ■nothing 
doing,' when In slammed a rather portly gentle- 



man who greeted us with. Well, here I am." Of 
course that was quite evident, and while we 
waited for a further explanation, be blurted 
out, I want to gft one of those ■ ■ ■ ■ talking 
machines. I dou'l know anything about, them, 
price or anything else, hut I do know I have' 
been receiving circulars every little while for 
two years, and 1 suppose the only. way to slop 
lliem Is by buying an outfit.' 

,"The on tilt he took came to (jfii. whloh amply 
repaid us for Ihe storm of circulars with which 
we had supplied him. In common with many 
others, during the preceding months. Seat, at- 
tractive circulars persistently distributed are 
bound to lrfing returns." • 



MARCH A BUSY MONTH. 

The Demand for All Kinds of Machines, Rec- 
ords and Supplies Greater Than Ever Before 
— Jobbers Disappointed in Not Being Able 
to Supply Sufficient Stock — What the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co. Say on the Subject. 

Evidence is multiplying that March wilt exceed 
all previous months as to the volume of liiml- 
n*s. The demand lor machines, records, sup- 
plies and material of every description Is un- 

precedenied. The manufacturing companies' 

frankly confess their capacity has been ex- 
hauslcd. and their inability to fill every order 
complete, notwithstanding the recent additions 
lo and enlargements of Ihelr plant*. Jobbers 
aver ihey arc greatly disappointed In not baths 
supplied with all the stock expected, and In turn 
Ihe dealers nre tn the same predicament. Reflect- 
ing current conditions, the National Phonograph 
Co.. through-h* official monthly circular to the 
trade, and which in reality appln^-proportlonate- 
ly lo every olher concern, makes, in part, tho 
following statement; 

"The advance orderjLJpr March records again 
exceeded ihe orders for any similar monih in the 
history of the company, So heavy -were these 
orders that, in spite or our Splendid facilities for 
making records, am] the fact that the plan' was 
running day ami night, we. were not able to ship 
the March records uniil a week later than the 
lime set down in our regular schedule, ami oven 
then we wore compelled to make short ship- 
ments on a number of titles for which the de- 
mand was heavier than for the average of the se. 
lections. * * • The orders for phonographs, 
loo. have kept pace with the demand for records 
All of this is shown In the orders now on lib' 

"Then reports from Jobbers am] dealers In all 
parts of the country letl the same story. Stocks 
that a year or raer- ago were large enough to 
last for a period or lime, are now hardly re- 
ceived before ihey are disposed of. This ]s cam- 
lug a readjustment of the plans nf Jobbers and 
dealers. Jt has been founii In Ihe past few 
months that larger and more complete slocks 
must ]>e carried io hold patronage and supply the 
demand. Everyone is recognising that the larger 
business has conn- io stay, and all are planning 
to lake care of it. All litis is trim of .ihose now 
in the business. At the same lime our corre- 
spondence Is very heavy with firms writing for 
Jobbers' and dealers' discounts, terms and eondi- 

THE JAXKING MACHINeIn ALASKA. 



Um 



He 



(he 



says that the 
Alaskan Indians regard while men and canned 
goods as so- closely associated thai Ihey are 
nearly synonymous. Wherever the white man 
appears, calmed meats, fruits and vegetables 
quickly follow. When Mr. Holmes visited 
Alaska. roeVitly. one of his feHow travelers car- 
ried a talking machine with him and ifwas ex- 
hibited for the particular benefit or Ihe head man 
Of one of lb- loral Indian tribes. The old chief, 
who had never seen a talking machine before. 
showed marked InterosSjin the performance and 
when the sound of a hitman voice issued, from the 
horn be listened, with great gravity, for a time. 
and then approached and peered Into the horn. 
When the record was finished and the voice 



stopped, the old chief. 
knowing way, pointed 

"Huh' Him canned whf 



sagging his bead In a 
o Ihe horn and said: 



V 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




HOUSANDS of dealers have sold Regina Music Boxes — other 
thousands have sold Talking Machines, There is a lively demand 
for both of these entertainers. 

We have built an instrument which combines the 
two in one. It is a Regina Music Box with a talking machine 
attachment. It is called the REGINAPHONE, and is a distinct 
success. With the Reginaphcuje you. can make two sales in one, consequent- 
ly, a double profit, and at the 1 same time sell an instrument which creates a 
constant demand for both music discs and records. Is any furtticr argument 
necessary to show that this'is a good thing for you to handle ? 



G0 



A Re gl nap hone' can 
be almost Instantly 
changed from a music 
box to a talking ma- 
chine or vice versa, 
tt will play any stand- 
ard disc record made. 



eb 





.Bach Reginaphone is 
equipped with swing- 
ing horn and latest 
Improved needle hold- 
ing device, also with 
our famous Regina long 
running spring motor. 



eA* 



REQINAPrlONe No. ISO. 



Regina Music Hoxes have long been known as the bpst music boxes on the market. 

We have spared no labor or expense ih perfecting the Reginaphone, and it will fully sustain the 
Regina reputation for a high standard of excellence., ■ 

Every instrument is fully guaranteed. ^^ 

We make Reginaphones in several styles at several prices. t 

We want to introduce these goods in every town where we are not already represented, and have 
an interesting proposition to offer to all wideawake dealers who will write us promptly. 

the: regina company,. 

Main Office and Factory; RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY. 

BRANCHES: R.eginn Building, II East 2 2d Street, New York: 259 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. 



THE TALKING MACHINE; WORLD. 

= 1 



5 



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(SpertsJ to Tlii- Tnlklnj: Uacfclue World.) 

[yindon. Bag.. March 4. 1905. 
You will Ik> Interested in know itmt ft very 
successful nnniial dinner, ihr flrst of the talking 
- machine trades was enjoyed in l»ndon on Wash- 
ington's birthday i rebnmry 22). Tin- lUebl 
Hon. the Karl of Denbigh, occupied the chair, 
who responded to the tumor toast, "The Kins. 
Hip Royal Family and the President of the 
United States." Jelllnga Blow replied tor "the 
talking machine trade." Other responses ware 
made liy Marlon Dorian. Alfred Hays. Sidney W. 
Denon. Janes H. White, Russell Hunting ami 
Alfred BalcOrebe, the honorary secretary, or 
Harnett Samuels & Sons, Ltd. An elaliora'e 
menu was discussed preceding ihc above alluded 
io addresses, which were given close attention 
and frequently applauded. Tin? musical pro- 
gramme Included the heal known nriisisof Lon- 
don, and was quite lengthy, hut of the highest 
order, son»:s |ircdomin;ii inn. ihc rendition of 
which evoked great enthusiasm by the critical 

and ii|i[ir>vinlJvr audience. The oiilcomc of Ihe 
ilinner Is likely to I"' ihe formation of a strum: 
rrades protective association. The commlnee in 
charge of ihe banquet, given at Venetian Hall, 
Holborn Restaurant. Included the following wen- 
known gentlemen, reiiresi-lllatives of al! the lead- 

Ing eontpaniea: Jetlfngs Blow. Esq. (manager. 
Path* FnVes, London. Ltd.): Sidney \V. Uixon 
Esq. (manager, Gramophone and Typewrfler, 
Lid): Frank Dorian. Esq. (European manager. 
Columbia Phono Cn., Ocn'L i ; J. Hough, Esq. 
I ihiiiiukIuk direclor, Edison Hell Consolidated 
Phono Co.. l.id.i: C. H. Krtager, Esq. i managing 
director. Nicole Prerea. Ltd.); L. W. l.llllngs- 
ton. Esq.. editor. Talking Machine News; P. Mel- 
lerio. Esq. (manager, Uriiish Zonopbone Co.): 
George Murdoch. Esq. (director. .1 (!. Murdoch 
ft Co., Ltd.): .lohn Nottingham. Esq. (American 
Talki.HK Machine Co.): Brail kink; E«q. (direc- 
tor. Odetra Disk Talking Machine Co.. Ltd,); 
Nelson Samuel. Esq. i managing director. Bar- 
neti Samuel & Sons. ■ MM. I : Louis S. Starting, 
Esq. i managing director, Sterling Record Co.. 
Ltd. I ; J. I /-wis- Young. Bsq. I l-amherl Co.. Ltd. J : 
James II. While, Bsq, (managing director. Na- 
tional Phono Co.. Md.). The special entertain- 
ment committee, to whom a beany vote -of 
thanks wax given, constated or Russell Hunt- 
ing and Frederick (ialshcrg. 

-i Trade In Creai llrimln is remarkably good. 
Record sales are enormous, chiefly owing, how- 
aver, to the different companies taking bach old 
or unsalable records on Ihe basis of Ordering 



; for ( 



* rein 



Ml. 



trader the decision or the French Court or Ap 

peal, which lias created such n disturbance in 
record- ma kins circles In Franco and is of really 
International Importance, three classes of records 
were taken Inio consideration; 1 1 ) Words with- 
out music, i. e.. recitations, monologues and m 
forth; |2| words with mush — songs: tat workk 
or a purely musical character. Thai Ihe law 
properly applies to methods of publication, and 
there Is no distinction as to the method or pub- 
lication, therefore the distribution or the prop 
erty of ihe author or the publisher, or both, by 
means or (nlking' machine records, constitutes 
publication. Further, thai the law of May 18, 
1866, which expressly exempted from Ihe Opera- 
tion or ihe copyright ad Insiniincnis'which re- 
produce "airs or music" mechanically, cannot he 
held to cover the reproduction of words, and that, 
consequently, talking machine records or parts, 
or ihe whole, of any literary works protected by 
copyright may tie held io constitute an Infringe 



ihe court considers /hem similarly to he an in- 
fringement, when siit-b songs, or words wlih mu- 
sh- ure reproduced as\in ihi- published copyright. 
Even where the copyright In the music has ex- 
pired, toil ihe words remain prelected, Ihe holder 



.Is Is entitled I 



■ntoi 






wliol 



music of hi- 
wore of hit 
isicnl pro.luc 



peisomil creation. As (o purely musical pro 
lions withom words i instrumental) on the other 
band, the conn is of opinion tltaLtbelr reproduc- 
tion on the record dots not oonatltute an infringe- 
tiieut uuriciVtbe law. and therefore defendants 
are not Infringers ami cahnol bo held liable un- 
der article 1&2 or ihe civil code: The decree 
likewise prohibits. Ih' d.-femlanls from continu- 
ing to publish the proscribed records under a 
penalty of tun francs 1*201 Tor each iiifracllon; 
and condemns defendants to the payment ot BOO 
francs tltOO) damages, and orders the conflsca- 
lion of all cylinders and disks or the class con- 
demned by the Judgment 

since ihe above decision has boon banded 
down, according io a correspondent or The Talk- 
ing Machine News of London, ihe French 
record juanufaciurers have now arranged With 
Ihe Socfe'iWlrs Drolls d'Aiiienrs el dEdllenrs. 
io pay a lax of ."■ pi r cent, on" ihe retail price for 
each record. Every record miisi hear ihe label 
of ibis society. Although instrumental records 
are exempted, most ol the. Manufacturer* have 
wisely decided to I it I ■*- 1 every record, M as to avoid 
discussion as in which records are Halite or uoi. 
Neither In England nor Germany need 'there be 
any fear that the trade will he menaced In 
same manner. In Belgium, however, a similar 
Judgment was promulgated eighteen 1 months ago, 
llritlsb -.iid American firms sending records to 
France or Belgium or copyright matter should 
therefore be very careful, as sneh records, with. 
nut Ihe label, will 1.,. liable io confiscation: The 
Society or French PnbJIshari now propose? bring, 
fug similar action in Italy, as ihe legislative code 
closely resemhles t ||;„ or>"ranci> the price of 
records tn Paris ban- hpen advanced '. per cent, 
owing to Hi- foregoing division. 

Frank Dorian. European manager, of the Co- 
Intnbla Co.. saile.i ror New Vork on ihe :;:>th of 
las. month. .He will probably !te away al-oni a 



v<iii Ions, has jusl relumed from a three years' 
sojourn in Europe. Mr. Petit In perhaps best 
known as ihe originator and patentee or Ihe eel- 
qfttlold, i-ylimb r record, and he controls the funda- 
mental patents for ii .both here and abroad. 

In England he has I n engaVed In establish- 
ing a plan! ror ibe manufacture or theft celluloid 
cylinders in Liverpool, lie returned on the 
French Line steamer Iji l.orrniue. which came 
Inlo IKirt yesterday a day late. Thev bad a eery 
rough passage. 

Mr. Petti says the trade In France has been 
much upset by the new ruling or the i-nuris rela- 
tive to the application or copyrlghi^aw 



AMERICAN RECORD CO. 

A/ill Remove General Offices (o Springfield- 
Laboratory and Foreign Department to Re 
main in New York. 



s have I 



office: 



of the 



Sprflgfleld. Mass.. 

lory, tor which a'ldilional room was secured. 
Alter this week all that will remain at 241-243 
Weal 23d street will bo the laboratory arid for- 
eign department, under the charge of j. o. 

' I'rescnii. one of the firm's sales manager*. The 
removal was occasioned by the pheuomenal In- 
crease in business, requiring better facilities for 
lis proper care. A much larger clerical eorps 
will be engaged when ihe Springfield qunrleri 
are fully ei|ujujn,'d. Mr. Hawthorne will mako 
his pcrmati-iH home wilh bis family In lhat 
hustling eiiy of western MassachuselM. 



LIKES THE LIST OF, NEW BECOBDS. 



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A. N. PETIT ARRIVES. 



Hill. New York. 
Dear Sir; -I herewith enclose you a money or- 
der Tor r.n cents; which is ror one year to The 
Talking Machine World, commencing with issue 
No. :t. I am mtbacrlblng for this puhlleallnn 
solely on account or the monthly list or new rec- 
ords, as they are all on one imgo and easily 
studied, so l hope you will continue this feature 
or your publication. 

lteH JM .i-iriillj- yol 

A. N. RoaK, Itosevl 




As Io sours., or 



i to 



lords wilh music, 



This article consists ol a 
thin transparent record, 
through which (he picture 
on the postal card Is clearly 
visible. 




New Development of the Postal 
Card Craze 

Wonderful Advancement in Talk- 
ing Machine Discs 

Songs, Band and Orchestra Husk 
to Perfection 

Can be pUycJ over 100 times and an 

INDESTRUCTIBLE 

NOVEL ADVEKTISINU nEDILTl- ASSORT/IENT CON- 
SISTS OP 80 NUHBERS 

A sample set of ii assorted cards Si. 50 postpaid; 
.ash with order— Ouantity prices on application— 
, N'i free samples, 

Import Novelty Co. S£2%gsfe 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



The new Victor Records are being advertised each month in an 
& ' extensive list of magazines. Here is what we are doing for April : 




Highest Award at St. Louis 

Every Victor Record is a good Record 

The Victor meaning of good records is : the very best 
| possible reproduction of a good selection, by an artist of the 
highest class— without regard to_j:ost. 

You can safely order anv desired selection from the Victor, 




It isn't our fault if you don't get as much benefit from this 
advertising as any other dealer. 

We're spending our money liberally to tell folks about the latest 
records. , . -^^ 

No reason why you shouldn't sell as many records and make as 
much money as anyone else. 

Get the newest Victor Records — get a full line of them each 
month. Show people that you are right up-to-date and ready to 
supply them with the latest and best selections whenever they' 
want them. Depend upon the. people to do the rest. 



FOREIGN TRADE CATALOGUES. 



THE TALKING^ M ACHINE WORLD. 
BIO CALsTfOR NEEDLES. 



INVENTS NEW REPRODUCER 



'The 



laiest catalogue of Harnett Samuel & 
Sons, Ltd.. 32-3« Worship street, London, ror the 
season 190M5, in imini of size ami variety of 
lints offered exceeds anything published in the 
Pnlted States. The slock carried Ik certainly 
representative of the up-to-dateness or" ihe firm. 
In brief, the products of all the manufacturing 
firms of repute the world over have lieen In- 
cludes] In its pages,- In addition to their own spe- 
cialties, which are numerous and valuable. 

Another publication of Interest is the "Trade 
Catalogue of Talking Machines, Parts and Acces- 
sories," Tor the current year, emanating from 
the American Talking Machine Cb„ 32-34 GI.cn- 
■iarvon slreet. Putney. Ixmdon. S W.. Eng.. who 
describe themselves as the "world's headquar- 
ters for everything pertaining to sound record- 
ing and reproduction/' Its Illustrations of ma- 
chine* supplies and essential! cover a wide Held. 
anil in reference lo (his they say: "We wish lo 
point out that Ihe sale of phonographs, etc.. is 
not merely a par! of our business (a department 
or side line) but the whole of it. Our energies 
are devoirs! lo the talking machine trade alone. 
and with the additional advantage of an experi- 
ence dating from the day when ilte phonograph 
llrsl became a commercial possibility, we cjaim 
to be In an unrivaled position for supplying ihe 

Ith anything required." 



it is significant how quickly a really meritori- 
ous article finds its way to the front; and this is 
especially rrW regarding the needles offered the ' 
trade by thoVmerican Talking Machine Co., 580 
Pulton Btreet. t Brooklyn) New York City. Since 
ihelr announcement In tact month's issue or The 
Talking Machine World Ihe sale of their needles 
(three styles), has been greatly stlnSSlated. 
After a trial, repeat orders have followed in 
every instance, as Ihe goods prove their super! 
orlly. Thcjf are made of the best English steel 
wire, and tho styles cover the "Perrect." said to 
be excelled by none; •'. Medium," which reduces 
scratch a half, giving a pleasant reproduction 
between the two extremes— soft and loud; 
"Quiet," claimed lo be a seratchless needle of 
superior sweetness or lone. Samples of any 
style supplied promptly at .1(1 cents per thousand. 
The company is one of the most progressive In 
the line, and ihelr reputation as distributors of 
Victor machines records and supplies is or the 
highest. 



That Will Take Vibration From Both Side* of 

the Diaphragm. 

Chas. E. Hill, of Sterling.* Kan.. Is the in- 
ventor and patentee or a new and Improved talk- 
Ing machine, the special feature of which is that 
the reproducer Is so constructed lhat it take* 
the vibrations from Itoili sides or the diaphragm ' 
and amplifies them through two horns at Ihe 
same time, thus doubling ihe volume of tone 
which It Is possible to obtain on In-* ordinary 
machine. It is said that these reproducers can 
be retailed at a cost of about |5. and Mr. Hill Is 
contemplating starting their manufacture, pro- 
vlded suITIcienf capita! is secured. 



trade 



The following changes among Edison Jobbers 
have recently occurred. The Omaha Bicycle Co. 
succeeds H. E. Frederlckson, Omaha, Neb.; Troy 
AutomfijtUfl Exchange is successor lo James 
Lucey. Troy. N. Y. 



E. F. TAFT A VISITOR. 
Ei B^Taft. manager or the Easteru Talking 
Machine Co., Boston. Mass.. was a recent visitor 
to New York. He reports a steady Increase in 
trade not only in Boston, but throughout the 
suburbs. He reports a great demand ror Ihe 1. 
C. S. language system. Including Edjson records 
and machines. The. Victor is nlso handled. 



A FEW VIBRATIONS. 

One or the most effective and original calling 
postal cards we halve seen in the trade Is that 
Utilised by Louis, J. Gerson. or Columbia. Pa., 
who represents the Columbia line. 

On the first the Columbia Phonograph Co.. 
gen'l, removed their Brooklyn (N. Y.) store from 
tffi to 124 Fluthush avenue, where larger qunr- 
i and facilities more In keeping with their lo- 
sing business In ihe City or Churches Is ob- 



erVslni 

lalrVd. 



James K. O'Den, Jobber, Pater son, N. .1.. lias 
opened a branch store In Passaic. He displavs 
the Eiil.ion banner In both places. 

NOTICE TO THE TRADE. 

W. ». Wllmot, ol Fall River, (lass., want* to 
buy or borrow original single column news- 
paper cuts of talking mschlne attractiveness. 



RECORD OF INAUGURATION SPEECH. 

Efforts arc being made lo have President 
Iloosevelt repeat his inaugural address in a talk- 
ing machine for Hie purpose or preserving it in 
the Department of State or some other public 
institution, m that (he people in future ages may 
listen to the voice of the President. 



The (tinker Music C«., who handle the Victor. 
Edison and Columbia talking machines in Lafa- 
yette, Ind.. have removed 'to flf>7 Main street. 



J. K. Poorman, Jr., has very attractive talking 
machine warcrnoms at 31-33 West Gth street, 
Cincinnati. O.' His machine and record slock Is 
admirably displayed and worthy or Ihe highest 

S. B. Davega. one or the best-known men In 
Ihe trade, was operated upon a fortnighl ago for 
appendicitis in Dr. Bulls 'sanitarium. He is con- 
valescing rapWfy. Mr. Davega Is said lo Is? Ihe 
oldest Edison jobber In New York. 

Wife who bought a phonograph with sixly- 
iiine records to keep her husband at home did all 
she could and deserveirTier decree. 




FLOWER HORNS 



We manufacture the only complete line 
of Flower Horns on the market. Our 
Horns are 

Strongest in Construction 
Best in Acoustic Properties 
Handsomest in Design 
Made with deep Scolloped Edges 

We have applied for Letters Patent, both on our method of construction and our exclusive designs 
in decoration. All our Flower Horns sold since Feb, 1st, 1905, have our trade mark on them. 




For Cylinder flachlnt*. 


P 3(121 3(1 
F 212(1 21 


."' 


long 


24-in. bel 

20 - 


V 02420 21 






» ■' - 


F 3024 P30 






21 " 


P 2120 P 21 






20 " 


F 3021 E 3d 
















F 3122 E 31 









Oncriptton. 

Brass polished outside, inside handsomely hand decorated. 
Brass polished outside. Inside handsomely hand decorate!. 
Silk finish outside, inside handsomely hand decoraled. 
Silk tlnisb outside, inside handsomely hand decorated. 



Par Vklsr Taperlet Arm 
F 2821 2S in. long. 
F 2220 22 " 

F 02821 28 " '■ 
F 02220 22 



Enameled and gold striped outside, inside handsomely hand decorated. P 2N21 P 28 ■■ •■ 21 

Enameled ami gold striped outside,. Inside handsomely hand decorated. «F 222(> P 22 " " 20 " 

KiitimeW throughout black, handsomely gold striped, F 2821 E 28 " 21 " 

Enameled 'broughoul black, handsomely gold striped. F 2220E22 " " 20 ■' " 

Enameled rrf or blue, gold stripe.] outside, Inside touched up io accentn- P 2322 E 29 " " 22 " 
ate flower effect. 

Any Victor Tapering Arm Horn can be used on a Tapering Arm Zonophone if used with our No. (110 
Elbow. Our catalogue matter will give full information regarding all Talking MaAine Supplies which we 
manufacture. Write for Prices. 

HAWTHORNE & M1IKI I HTO. CO. XfiZZ&X'k 



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THE TALKING -MACHINE WOKLD. 



100,000 


RECORDS ALWAYS IN 


STOCK 


JOBBERS 

EDISON 

PHONOGRAPHS 
RECORDS, ETC. 

CENEHUL SUPPLIED 
dLIND(£ MACHINES 


Ijougla* Jiljoitotjiiapl) Campamj 


DISTRIBUTORS 

VICTOR 

TALKING MACHINES 
RECORDS, ETC, 

GENERAL SUPPLIES 


MANUFACTURER^ '" PERFECTION" SUPPLIES, ETC. 
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SYRACUSE 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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WILL REPLACE CHEAP PIANO. 

This s the Mission of the Talking Mtttltni 
Its Wonderful Progress and Possibilities 



BUSY TIMES IN PHILADELPHIA. 



Is tho talking machine a nine days' wonder, 
or is it to take a permanent place as atmoans of 
providing music In houses whore music of any 
other klnil Is Impossible? The question Is one 
which Is frequently asked, not only by members 
of the public, but even— perhaps it would be 
. Iruo to say especially — by those encase-.! In the 
talking machine trade. The. answers Riven by 
different people vary considerably, and although 
/ - probably the general opinion is that the talking 
machine has come to stay, there are not wanting 
those who believe that, in a few years' time. Its 
popularity will, practically speaking, be a thing 
of the past. 

There can be little douht that, rapid as lias 
been the progress of the graphophone during the 
past few years, we are on the eve of still greater 
developments in the near future, h is not to be 
expected that we are yet anywhere near finality 
in the recording and reproduction of sounds; In 
all probability the next few years will see as 
great an advance as has been achieved during 
the past decade. The grapliophone of to-day. far 
ahead as It is of earlier crude efforts. Is prob- 
ably Just as far behind the machines which will 
be selling leu or fifteen years hence. One of the 
main obstacles to the Introdui'Hon of the grapli- 
ophone into many homes Is. no doiibi. 111* 1 popu- 
lar Impression that the talking machine Is still 
only a scientific toy. and thai anyihlng to whicl. 
the generic name of "phonograph" can be ap- 
plied Is something capable of em ii ling only 
weird screeches and scratch lugs wiiho;i( the 
slightest pretensions to musical Quality of lone. 
People who hold this idea are familiar to every- 
one engaged In the talking machine trade, and 
If there Is one thing more amusing than th"lr 
ignorance 1! is their wonder and astonishment 
when they hear for the first lime a really up-to- 
date grapliophone. The work of convening Ibis 
large section of the community is progressing, 
hut much yol remains to be done. 

I believe that In the near future the graplio- 
phone Is destined to replace, to a very great ex- 
tent, the cheap piano which Is to-day so com- 
mon a feature In the homes of the lower middle 
and upper working classes. Anyone engaged in 
. selling talking machines on instalment terms is 
nwaro that one of the commonest {mid best) 
guarantees of the bona fides of a would-be pur- 
chaser is the production of a llle of receipts from 
some other house dealing on instalment terms. 
A frequent purchase In this manner Is a piano 
running to £15 or so. which, probably, is Inca- 
pable of affording anything approaching music 
and will never M played on by any single mem- 
ber of the family to which it belongs. 

In view of the possibilities latent In the grapli- 
ophone. I do not believe this kind of thing is 
likely to go on. The music to be obtained from 
the graphophone is better than could in- obtained 
from a piano of the type I have Just mentioned. 
even ir there were anyone In the house who 
could piny It, and the selection of available nr.i- 
sic is, of course, infinitely greater. Even tho 
addition to the fifteen guinea piano of one of the 
numerous lypes of automatic player will not give 
the variety of results to lie obtained -from a high 
class graphophone. In the absence of the auto- 
matic player, to attain even very moderate pro- 
ficiency demands an amount of lime and hard 
work which can only be rarely devoted to lite 
study of music by those who have to work hnr.l - 
for their daily bread. 

In the vast hulk of middle class homes, more- 
over, the gift of. musical executive ability is 
either absent or circumstances render it certain 
ihat It can never be developed. The graphophone, 
on tho other hand, affords to such homes as these 
an Inexhaustible supply of musk of any kind 
without tho necessity of constant study or prac- 
tice. It Is not to be supposed Hint this point will 
bo overlooked, and It is beyond question ono 
which will have a potent Influence on tho future. 
of the talking machine. — Columbia Record. 



Sig, Antonio Scottl, baritone: M. Marcel Journct, 
lass, and M. Francisco Nulbo. tenor. 



Victor CO. to Remove Their Offices to Cai 
Many, New Records Now Under Way- 
Distinguished Owners of Victor Machin 



. Sonic ,IHE TALKING MACHINE ALARM CLOCK. 



Philadelphia, Pa.; March 12. lBi.5. 

Tho Victor Talking .Machine Co. havo^ their 
plant In Camden running as good as before 'be 
fire. They are able to do more .work now than 
ever before, as they have Installed ten additional 
presses. Tlfey are a little lack In their orders, 
but expect, by the end of ibis month, to he In 
excellent shape. Ky the first of April, and there- 
after, they will turn out more records than they 
have ever done before. The business of the Arm 
has been growing with great rapidity, ami It will 
facliitalc matters very much when they will bo 
ready to Insial their offices in connection with 
the factory in Camden, removing from the Com- 
monwealth Trust building, this city. This move 
will bo mad? the last Saturday iu April, and the 
firm will be ready to do business in Camden on 
Hie 1st day of May. 

Kldddge II. Johnson, president of the Victor 
Co., Ja at_ present In St. Augustine. Fla„ as well 
as A. *C7 Mlddloton, secretary of the company. 
Mr. Johnson has been down for some wceftF. but 
Mr. Middleton only Joined him last week. Thry 
will both remain for five or six weeks. 

The firm are branching out considerably. They 
an- establishing neiV agencies all the time. One 
of their most recent is the firm or \v". H. & I.. C. 
Wolf, of Altoonn, Pa., who have been ordering 
heavily. 

When the firm move their offices to Camden 
they will also remove their laboratory at present 
located at H2t South 10th street. This Is where 
their record laboratory la located. 

They have been getting out new records rapid- 
ly. Among these new ones: are a number repre- 
senting Arthur Pryor's Orchestra in ctai.sk so. 
lections. It may Interest owuets of Victors lo 
know that tho following , rulers pmmi nil Victor 
inlking machines and a collection or records: 
Queen Alexandria of England. King Carlos of 
Portugal, King Alfonso of Spain. King Oeorge of 
Oreece, Pope Pius X.. the Sultan of Turkey and 
President Diaz of Mexico. For the 7 last named 
ruler the firm have just completed the finest ma- 
chine ever unlit, and President Diaz's apprecia- 
tion of it Is shown by an autograph letter which 
the firm have received. 

Among the recent great singers who have sung 
to the Victor machine are the following: M. Pol 
Plancon. ban: Mme. I/iulse Homer, contralto; 



Judging by the alacrliy will* which the aver- 
ago possessor of a talking machine Is willing to 
exhibit, and to tho persistency with which hi 
will operate the machine from early mornlitg to 
into at night. It seems Quite probable that the In- 
ventor of the graphophone alarm clock will hnve 
no difficulty iu finding a ready mnrket for hW 
device among devotees of the talking machine. 
it Is a comparatively easy matter in control a 
talking machine record by mean? or an alarm 
clock register, and to amplify the functions of 
ihe alarm to Indicate the. hours, thus obviating 
the striking clock or tho use of a night lamp 
to indicate ibf lime. There is something modei.ii 
about heing called by a voice In Ihe morning In 
stead of lielng aroused by the mechanical bell. 
Moreover llle phonographic record Ihat is set In 
action can be arranged so that any number of 
alarms can he given at intervals. 



COMBINATION TALKING MACHINE AND 
MUSIC BOX. 

The Mlraphone, which Is a combination talk- 
injAmachine and music box Is one of the novel- 
ties\whl'h Is rapidly becoming ]>opu!ar. It com- 
bines the variety obtained from the talking ma- 
chines with Hie musical tones of the music box. 
and appeals to the most varied tastes for music 




and entertainment. Its nne mechanism is noise 
less and runs with perfect regularity. 

To use the Mlraphone as a talking machine 
only requires the removal of (he steel tune sheet. 
adjusting 'urn-table, on revolving cone, and set- 
ting up the metal arm supporting Hie horn and 
soiindlKix. The cabinets are of oak. or mahogany 
and highly polished. Talking machine dealers 
will find it is a valuable acquisition to their 
stock. The Mlraphone is manufactured hy Ihe 
.lacot Music Hox Co.. 39 Union Square. New York. 



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DECISION ON RE- DUPLICATION. 






important Ruling Ftclati 
Trade Interest — Parti 
Good* Liable Under tt 
petition. 



ig to Disk Records of 
s Producing Spurious 
: Law of Unfair Com- 

■ Making "dubs." Mini is. reduplicating the disk 
records manufactured by concerns who origin- 
ated the "roasters,'' seems 10 lie quits a business 
/— In Itself, though nni considered, altogether reput- 
able, ami certainly 'not legitimate. Care is taken 
in turning out these bogus records- to eliminate 
ail murks of identification, hut It is a question 
whether the parties guilty <>r producing the 
spurious goads an- not legally liable under the 
law n( unfair eontneUtiofi, a decision bearing 
on this Question wna rendered October l. 1904, by 
Judge taeombe, circuit Oourt of the United 
StateS/ southern district of New York, in the, 
case of the Victor Talking Machine Co. against 
Allien T. Armstrong, trailing under the firm 
name and style if American Vliaphone Co. The 
eomptaioanhV motion for a preliminary Injunc- 
tion »ns granieil, ami while the court, eotifornt- 
lug in the usual practice, pained only on the mai- 
ler directly before it, the judge suggestively re- 
marked, however, tlmt. the ''novel and latere** 
lug question as to whether the defendants haw 
no right to lake the disks produced by fhe plain 
tiff as records or a piece of mush' specially ftec- 
i tiled am] reproduce fnim llmm diiptlcaies there- 
.if * • • need not now he discussed." The 
fad I lint Justice l.aioiuhc afforded the Victor 
Talking Machine Co. injunctive reHef against the 
■manufacture ami sale or disk records •■ • • 
when the sound wording grooves thereon are 
copies of the grooves on pomplalmuu'a disk rec- 
ords" is held to he siilucient to enjoin anyone 
tiiniiufiK luring 'dtihs' even if tile identifying fac- 
tory marks are erased, as the music lines remain 
ihe same. The mil text nf this interesting de- 
rision follows: 

■'The contpluinnni manufactures and sells rec- 
ords of "vocal and" instrumental music for use 
wiili talking mai-hitus I ponographs). These 
records are of the variety known as disk records, 
and are thus produced. The orchestra or the 
singer executes the particular piece tn front of a 
machine which receives the waves of sound and 
records them in a groove cut or traced out on 
ihe surface, of a Ba» disk of material appropri- 
ate for receiving and retaining impressions. It 
Is manifest thai this record varies as ihe execu- 

lloll of Ihe Iriece varies. If the piece be eNCeuI-d 

by a full orchestra of talented and highly trained 
performers playing in perfect accord the record 
is noi the same as that which would be produced 
by an Insufficient number of Instruments, badly 
lunel, and played by persons of small skill ami 
not In perfect lime. From ihls original record r 
matrix is east, rrom which again oilier disks are 
produced— duplicate originals ihey may be eft! led 
-which are sold lo the public ami when placed 
in n phonograph reproduce, so far as ihe defect* 
nf such an insirumetil will permit, the sounds 
which were received by ihe recording Instrument. 
"The complainant, besides producing disks re- 
cording music produced by performers of ordi- 
nary ability, lias undertaken lo provide a supe- 
rior grade of record, where tile music has been 
produced by well-known artists. To illustrate H 
has, at very large expense, secured Ihe services 
of Mme, Calve, of Slg, ('ampanari. of Slg. Caruso 
and of others to sing certain selected pieces be- 
fore Its recording instruments, thus obtaining 
records of a higher grade which ii offers lo ihe 
public at a price in excess of that charged for 
ordinary records. Complainant's ordinary rcc 
ords are plain black disks, with some, gill letter- 
ing In the center: its higher grade disks are also 
black, with a red corner, upon which center ap- 
pear, in gilt, its well-known trade-mark or a dog 
listening at a phonograph and some lettering 
deslgnallng Ihe piece of music with Ihe maker's 
name and address. The defendants have tnlafh 
- duplicates 



execution or Hie musical piece by singer or 
chestra. Defendants' disks are brown,_ so d 
in shade as to bo nearly black, and have a 
(renter, ugsin which apear. in gilt, an eagle v 
the description of ihe piece of music anjj 



me of enmplainXni^ro 
Id lo th» ■nthllc-uiT'r-rW 



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Blends thai defendants 
i disks which It produced 
music specially executed. 
Mm duplicate* thereof. 

sentftd need not tiow.be discussed. Defendants 
contend that no one can have a trade-mark In a 
color alone, end that, therefore, lompbtlnatii has 
no right to exclusive use of the Ted-seal' in cen- 
ter of a disk as designating lis superior and cost- 
ly grade of records. In Ibis case, however, we 
have much more than the use of a color, and 
the taw or imfnir comMliLon may fairly be in- 
voke! I. 

"On every record of any particular piece or 
music which complainant sells there is a private 
numhcjva shop number; there is also a number 
whkh ngrc|-s wilh (be number on printed eata- 
logu-s which are distributed to ihe public, thus 
facilitating Ihe selection and ordering ol goods, 
Itutli these numbers have been reproduced on 
copies or complainant's records subl^by defend- 
ants. Tn illustrate: from the exhibits before the 



pie and, according to Mr. Whiiheck, this is done 
simply through advertising. "There Is nothing 
In the world like advertising." said this gentle- 
man, "all you have to do is to look at the com- 
mercial enlerprlses which arc of tremendous Im 
portance. 1 believe if one could only advertise 
sufficiently there .Is nothing in the world which 
could not I* sold in Hint way. Of course when 
ihere are as many attractive points as there are 
in ihe talking machine it simply pakes our end 
or It that much easier that's all, but the thing 
thai coiinlH every time is Ihe printer^ Ink " 



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court II appears Mint the met 
sic ,-alled 'Navajo,' offhrcd f 
ant. has ihe shop number \ 
logoe number ■i'lilf; ami a 
jo' offered Tor sale by defer* 
face both Ihese numbers. Moreover the records 
themselves, I. c, the grooved lines through 
which the records of original sound waves are 
presented for reproduction] lo the -talking ma- 
chine' are absolutely Identical on both disks. 
whereas in every original execution of a piece of 
lUUSic there are slight variances, "which would 
lie preserved In an original record thereof. 

"Complniiiaui is entitled lo a preliminary In- 
junction against ihe 'manufacture ami sale of 
disk records, black or marly black in color, with 
a red seal center Inscribed with ib-i oration and 
leters in gilt, when such record* Contain ihe 
shop numbers or catalogue numbers of complain- 
ant's disk records or when the sound recording 
grooves thereon are copies of the grooves on 
complainant's disk records." 

Shortly after Ihe foregoing order was issued, 
the defendant. Armstrongs died, and further pro- 
ceedings in Ihe case were abandoned, though Eh* 
tatter's attorneys, Jones & McCormick. claimed 






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BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING. 



i Strap- 



.-ou-Crawford s great emporium looks more, like 
:i flower unrden abloom than anything else with 
the glowing colors inside |hr* talking itiachlie- 
horns. Mr. WhlHs-ck, the manager, says that h- 
has done oulle a btl of business in Ibis line sine 
ihe opening of the place. He has a remarkable 
assorimettt on hand ami people who have hun- 
dred dollar machines think nothing of spending 
another IIS for one Of these lilypelalled horn;. 
The recitals daily annul a great number of peo- 



ENTHUSIASTIC MONGOLIAN 



Jtilizes Talking Machine to Keep His Em- 
ployes Satisfied ■ and Happy — Pointer for 



N'nh Lee, who runs a laundry on Souih West 
Temple street, Is displaying 'a stroke of enter- 
prise which marks him as a iH.candidate for ad-. 
mission to full citizenship. II not tn the Society 
of Benevolent ami Progressive American ttusi- 
neslMen, says ihe Salt Lake City, Times. In 
bis place of business, where he employs some 
eight or ten hoys from Ihe Orient, he has placed 
ft high-priced graphnphnn". which Is supplied 
wiili an attractive repertoire of Chinese records. 
When the men at the Ironing board or washtuh 
show signs of weariness Wall places a ping- 
pong sung in- a heathenish ditty In the talking 
machine and turns it loose. The effect Is magi- 
cal. Broad smiles mantle the sombre races of 
Hie workers and their movements are quickened 
lo keep Hmi'*Wfli me weird and peculiar music 
which reminds them all so pleasantly of their 
happy homes In the l"lowi-ry Kingdom. 

Hut Wall is an ingenious fellow and he claims 
that his motive In providing music for his cm- 
liioyes is wholly benevolent. 

'Theater he cost heap money." said the China- 
man in talking nf his innovation lo a reporter. 
' Workee boy lie make not very muchee. (Jrapho 
phone cost lot. too. hut he niakt-e hoys have 
good time." 

Wah says ilial some of bis graphophone rec- 
ords are made in Hongkong, although he pur- 
chases them all from a San rranciscn tlrm. He 
has comparatively little respect for the Ameri- 
canized Chinese artists who make music for the 
records, as compared to that which he enter- 
tains for the musicians who have remained at 
lumie and kepi pace with ihcir art's progress. 
When ii is made and cultivated. 

Many good American citizens are attracted 
to the door of Wah l.ee's laundry on these picas- 
am evenings when his machine Is set to grind- 
ing ihe faithful reproduction nf the weird music 
of a Chinnac band of unspeakable si ringed la 
sirumcnis or splits the astonished Rtmospherc 
wilh a song which sounds like — 



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And Wah doubtless has ids business eye on 
■ he Increased trade which is likely to follow In 
Ihe wake of this interest In his efforts to please 
a discriminating public. 



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NEW YORK. MARCH 15. I90S. 

THERE Is every reason why Tin? World fur- 
nishes (lie largest value lo both subscriber 
anil advertiser. Bvexy maniirailiirer who haj 
something ,1a sell to the trade should strike 
straight from the shoulder In Mb advertising 
space. He should tell all. the whys ami whore- 
tores of his particular Hue of goods, show up 
all the good' points (hat would convince the re- 
tailor that he could use the same points to ad- 
vantage In his own line. Of course, trade journal 
advertising should lie built from solid f act ^ facts 
that tho goods themselves .'Will back up. with 
credit. To override the proposition brings ready 
censure from the Interested prospect, and a quick 
decision not to buy as he examines the goods. 
It pays In all advertising to stick close to the 
truth, say everything that can he said In favor 
of the wares advertised.. Slate facts in tho 
strongest possible language, but at the same tlmo 
be conservative, because there*' Is a danger In 
saying too much. 

Trade Journal advertising should be taken 
up seriously. It will he found to bo well 
worth the money expended, Any wholesale Jol>- 
ber or manufacturer will (Ind that an investment 
In a Journal of this character will pay. This Is 
the i'ne medium between the different depart, 
ments of thlr. Industry, and we desire lo empha- 
size the fa'ct that this publication Is not given 
away. Anyone who receives a copy of this issue, 
who has not already subscribed, should distinctly 
understand thai a second copy win not lie sent 
unless the order for subscription is received. We 
do believe in a free system of distribution, and . 
the present subscription for The World Is hut a 
trilling sum. The suggestions and points con- 
tained In a single Issue arc worth many times' 
Its- annual cost, so If you have not already sent 
In your money as a subscriber lose no time in do- 
ing so, for if you desire The World you must 
pay for It. There are no Tree lists— no special 
favors with us. ir you believe that ihe efforts 
that we arc pulling forth are worthy of support, 
then show us tangible proof of your belief. 

In recognition of his labors as a student and 
an authority on the sound or tone of the human 
voice, and his development of a comparatively 
new science, Yale College proposes creeling a 
chair of phonography for Prof. Scripture on 'his 
return from abroad. As is well known the pro- 
fessor writes a yearly report, the printing ex- 
pense of which, Including many Interesting en- 
graving!', is borne entirely by the college, con- ( 
talnlng his discoveries and deductions. The 
story'is told of the professor's acumen la connec- 



tion with his hobby, that merely by the sound of 
the voice he can tell the owners birth place and 
what educational advantages ho enjoyed. Natur- 
ally" he is an undisputed authority on talking 
machine records and is frequently consulted 
when the scientific aspects of sound reproduc- 
tions are made discussions. 

By their slipshod methods of sending in or- 
ders many dealers occasion annoyance alid much 
trouble to Ihe Jobbers. The latter are also sub< 
Jcci (o tup same criticism by manufacturers, ono 
of whom - registered his kick in tho following 
Jf enchant fashion: "The sales department com- 
plains that it has recently received seveYahor- 
ilers for records from Jobbers that were not 
signed and the only identifying mark has been 
ihe enveloiw containing the order. When the 
envelope has been lost before the omission was 
discovered It lias been mleossary te call In the 
Sherlock Holmes of Ihe department. Even bfl 
i found ono order too much for him last month. 
This order called for 2.»25 records and for the 
waul or a clue Ihe sales department was unable 
to "acknowledge or execute it. The jobber send- 
ing It is asked lo 'prove his property.' Others 
are asked to see that their signatures are affixed 
■to all orders before mailing them." Some atten- 
tion lo method and the exercise of ordinary care 
-—not to say common sense— would rectify what 
Is i-o,mnioiily termed an evil that lends to end- 
less con fits rocwi nd Ihe use of strong language. 

'At one of tho eslalilishmeiits where the rec- 
ords arc made a visitor broke the customary 
routing of business and she slated her errand In 
a tone which would have cut tho wax into bash, 
had It been within hearing dislance. "What I 
wanl lo know," site staled to the urbane gentle- 
man behind the desk, "is whether this is tho 
place that you make the plates tfiat/.go lino the 
talking machine?" 

"It is, mailamo," was the respectful rejoin. Ut. 

"Then." she said, "I want lo know what you 
would charge lo-get a photograph of my^ voice on 
something that would be of benefit lo mankind 
in general, and 1 should think that It ought to 
double your business in six months." , 

"I don't know that wo care much about the 
pliilaalbropic aspect of the case, but if you have 
anything which will double the business in that 
length of time. It ought' certainly lo b.j worth 
while." 

"Well." continued the beldame, "you sec 1 bavo 
it hoarding house, and It Is simply Impossible to 
gel those people up in time for breakfast. I 
can'i Stand in the halls all morning yelling, and 
If 1 do then tho breakfast burns. Now, I have 
a talking machine, and I want to know why I 
couldn't get a record ilia! would reel off for sev- 
eral minutes nothing but 'Oet up! Breakfast is 
on the tabic! Get Up! This Is the Inst call! 
Breakfast Will no spoiled! ^I)o you hear me, 
breakfast is all ready! Aren't you up yet! Oh, 
what- a laziness! Oet- up t say!'— and I don't 
know why thai, would not ben good Idea/' 

"li would,' said the aforementioned urbane 
gentleman, "but. why wouldn't II do Just ns well 
10 put in the record of Sousa's band, one in Which 
the .trombones and" drum play, slar parts, and 
lilt-re would be something doing mighty soon. 
particularly If yon run it off on litem ni about 

"Good idea," said the lady. "I'll try li to-mor- 
row morning and conic back/lo »t you know. ' 
Op lo Hie present she hajr*fiot matorl.iliz,.l. and 
foul ploy' nil the part of nor boarders is sue 



The educnlional value of the talking machine 
has become one of the principal "talking points" 
of ihe Intelligent dealer who knows (lint certain 
people cannot be approached In ihe same man- 
ner; as others. The attempt or Ihe exploiters of 
these machines Is, to get the Interest of the In- 
telligent classes, such people In fact who could 
not he Interested from ihe standpoint of a brass 

band selection or of a popular song, even those, 
Indeed, who are still Inclined not lo take a 



course, there are many such. It Is stated that 
one or tho larg« record-making concerns Is ex- 
perimenting on vocal lessons which they believe 
can bo accomplished successfully. Part of the 
record Is given to tone work and following this 
upon the same record explanation by the teacher 
is made so that In no way there could be a mis- 
taken Idea on the part of tho pupil. This Is cer- 
tainty a great scheme and the possibilities are 
beyond estimate particularly for those who live 
far from the cities where instruction is avail- 
able, but It musl .never be forgotten that. It la rife 
wilb many dangers, and poor lone production 
eliher or Ihe machine or of the leacher would 
bring sad results. Hut with the proper care and 
wlih correct treatment (bis would be a gold mine 
Tor those interested since It' would consist of a 
course of remrds and not an individual one, and 
there Is no doubt that li- would rival the records 
or the grand opera singers as to financial results. 
Tho name ol one of ihe most prominent vocal 
teachers In (tils country is named In connec- 
tion with the experiment. 

I'aul H. Cromelln, vice-president of the Amer- 
ican (iraphophone Co., and one of the most en- 
thuslastlc talking machine mer. In the country, 
In chatting of the present status or the trail", 
s:\id to Tho World: "The Improvements, in rec- 
ord making even In the last year, are marked 
and show a distinct advance in tone Quality. 
The. aim uf the Manufacturer now is to repro- 
duce the fine shadings, expression and cxipiisiH 
coloring, If you please, ror homo entertainment, 
rather than the loud, brilliant effects heretofore 
aimed to be accomplished. Especially is this 
Iruo with violin records, difficult or attainment, 
lo bo sure, but meeting with success at last, and 
ihe results are not only gratifying, but really 
marvelous considering ihe natural obstacles to be 
overcome, not to mvntion the variety of true rec- 
ord-making Ulent In this particular branch <-,( 
musical endeavor." 

A well-known soprano, noted for the purity «( 
her voice, was invited to sing Tor the American 
Record Co. Anyone who has .ever sung down 
Hie throat of one of these horns knows that the 
reeling is rather uncanny, to say the least. As 
encouragement . the ge.iilloinrui who directed the 
operation said: "Now, I know that you will be 
nervous at first, everybody wiio sings heroic that 
born gets considerably bothered tint to say rat- 
tled." 

"Oh. I guess I can stand It." she said, with a 
showing ol confidence In her powers, "I have 
Just lert Wolrsohn. and everything else is mild 
In comparison." 

Everyone who knows anything at all in con- 
nection wilb the trade will be pleased to hear 
that Thos. A. Edison, the distinguished Inventor 
and sclentlsl, who underwent a delicate opera- 
tion or the ear. in close proximity to the brain,, 
lo Improve his hearing. Is so for recovered that 
he Is about the laboraiory of his vast plant at 
Orange. N. J., absorbed as ever in his numerous 
experiments and general work. The "Wizard" 
was confined to his bed for a .month, and tho 
bandages have not been removed yet. It was 
considered extra hazardous Tor a man or his age. 
Iiriy-seveu years, lo undergo Such an ordeal, but 
he submitted to the surgeon's knife with philo- 
sophical calmness and resignation, confident the 
muclisoiightror relief would follow. Happily 
his courage has hecn rewarded and the distin- 
guished patient, it Is hoped, has many years or 
usefulness before him. 

Suid an admirer of The Talking Machine 
World Ihe other day: "I believe Ihe paper has 
a RTest future, and (lie developments I see In my 
mind's eye are tremenflous — tremendous Is the 
word. For Instance, there are talking machine 
cranks as well as kodak (lends, and the number 
Is constantly Increasing. On their favorite topic 
the .Mseusslon can never be too long or abstruse 
or JecliTib-al— Ibey almorb every word, and these 
people arc simply crazy ror Inrormatlon of any 
klniP-tliey cannot gel euQUga, Perhaps The 



r. 



THE 



World Ik intended for trade consumption only 
but that makes no difference, the cranka nre In- 
satiable. Then next to the regular or entertain- 
ment line, yon will surely have depart meats 
treating of the commercial machine, the lan- 
guage course, and perhaps other subjects perti- 
nent to the business as a whole will recplve the 
treatment which we alt know will be given them 
by the talented gentlemen connect ed with Its 
conduct and manaKemcnt. You have already rhe 
best journal of Its kind— head and shoulders 
above any other— in the world. It ts all right 
and we are all directly Interested in lis lasting 
success and the beneficial influenc- it is bound ; 
to wield in trade mailer?, whether considered 
from the manufacturing or dlstritniiingor sell- 
ing point. 



TALKING ;it ACHATE WORLD. ->i/>l? l-f, I r l t> <. 13 



A new needle of foreign manufacture will 
shortly be Introduced lo the American trade by 
a well-known specialty firm, and its sponsors de- 
clare it will "create a sensation." Another an- 
nouncement is lo the effect, "on the quiel" aa 
yet, that a needleless disk record Is nearly ripe. 
This will obviously abolish the trade's bete nolr. 
Ihe "scralcho phone." 

If a vibrating luning-fork is placed in a flame, 
the sound is markedly reinforced. Starting with 
this fact. Rev. T. C. Porter of England, has dtj- 
vised a new form of talking machine, In which a 
flame takes Ihe place of the horn ordinarily unci. 
The sounds thus reinforced are easily heard 
throughout a (urge room. The explanation of 
ihe action of ihe flame is that the sound-waves 
falling upon it change Its combustion from a 
continuous to nn intermittent form, and the 
burning gas being (bus thrown into a series of 
waves which are more powerful than the orig- 
inal sound-waves, reinforce them and magnify 
the sound. 

J. S. Spilznogle, dealer in talking machines at 
Morganfown. \V. Va.. Bends us the following sug- 
gestion lo Increase the sale of records: "Have 
ihe words of ca.h song printed In small lyp nn 
a small slip of pai*-r to accompany each record. 
1 have been selling records and machines for (he 
last seven years and speak from e\perience. 
when I say the wonts accompanying cac-h record 
will sell many that It Is impossible to sell to a 
certain class of buyers without them, They say- 
to me, 'I would buy that record if I could only 
understand what it says." 1 know the records 
-- -, ', tt "!!' -""' ""' H ' 1 ,"'" Pr lhan wl "»l ">ey were 



a few years back. Jim there Is a word or two 
now and then that I cannot tell what they aro 
myself, consequently I fall to sell the record. 
Then, those songs which contain more words 
than can be put on a record could thus be given 
in full. I believe it would increase the Bale of 
sheet music. So I think the publlshers-o: sheet 
music should co-operate with the makers V rec- 
ords to thus advertise themselves." 

It. L. Thoroie, former president of the Victor 
Distributing' & Export Co. and iatterly of the 
Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co., and who 
subsequently went to South America in, ihe in- 
terests of the Victor Talking Machine Co. reached 
New York on his return last week. Ho lias been 
away about live months, and his relations with 
the trade while traveling in the 1-atln-Amcrlcau 
countries has been of a combined social and 
business nature. Nevertheless, he came home 
with a bunco of fine orders In his inside pocket 
and in prime physical condition, Us health, 
which had been precarious, fully restored and 
weighing ISO pounds. Mr. Thoma- expects 10 
travel elsewhere Tor the same company and on 
a llkre knaia before long. 

A change of ownership In one of the fading 
New York jobbing houses was approaching suc- 
cessful negotiation this week. In which six 
prominent dealers are figuring, with Guy li. 
Warner, who owns two stores in Brooklyn, N. 
Y., aa the leading spirit. Under the new manage- 
ment the concern will be removed to a more suit- 
able site further uptown, not far from the Madi- 
son Square vicinage, when a. wholesale and re- 
tail business will be carried ou under greatly Im- 
proved conditions. They will manufacture a 
record of their own, claimed to equal the famous 
Victor "red seals," and will exploit the "1'Iano- 
phou" as their machine. The move is eonsbl 



Ihe late spring. Their location is now being ar- 
ranged for and the premises putjp shape for Ihe 
'transaction of what those directly interested 
declare, without reservation, wjll be a business 
that cannot help hut "astonish the natives." 

When It conies to sizing up the slliuilon 
very few are better qualified to speak than C. 
H. Wilson, manager sales department of the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co., 1 who had this to say to 
The Talking Machine World recently: "This 
will be the biggest year in the history of the 
trade, Business is steady, not RiasmoiHe. and 
the talking machine has long ceased lo lie a nov- 
elty and la now as staple a line of goods as 
strictly musical fnstrumenrs or even more sub- 
stantial commercial lines. Perhaps our particu- 
lar trade may deem us a trifle arbitrary at limes 
but we nevertheless take good care of our job- 
bers and dealers, and this is probably recognized 
and doubtless appreciated." 



ered 



in . 



.cry way, 



the 



swing in the talking machine outlook Is closely 
akin lo a -'bull" market. .The reorganized com- 
pany will continue the old name, one of tho 
strongest In the irade, and expect to be ready- 
about April 1. 

Another announcement of e<|uai moment, 
though not quite ripe for an official statement, 
relates to the advent of an entirely new concern, 
but of foreign origination. Plans 1 
American Distributing Company ai 
way. and will be in a position 10 
and offer their line— famous the n 



launch the 
now under 
ilk turkey" 



The "VICTOR "Always in the Lead! 




i« incrrawd fully SO per cem. The 
ariginjlor vowi il ii 'one or the' bttt 
Ihmjn ever.'"— Tl:t T«lki*t Mackint 
World for Jawr,. 

THE VICTOR TRUMPET 

« SVHCHROHIZMQ HORN 

The Tiukki h» 1 Void. The Ben- ReM 
for Vocal Rico.m . ever made-MICS, «•. 
COBCEBT TRUMPET, »fj. Uiu.1 discount!, 

DeKriplive pamphlet on inplicalion. 



THE GRAND PRIZE FOR TALKING MACHINES 

at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis, Mo., has been 

Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co. 



THE VICTOR DISTRIBUTING 
AND EXPORT CO. 



77 CHAMBERS STREET, 



*NEW, 




OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talkln U Machines 

Shipped Abroad From the Port of New York. 

1 Splint 10 The Tolktns UtwMo* World.) 

. Washington. I). (".. March 13, 1305. 

Mjanufaclurcrsand dealers In talking machine 
will'doubtless be Interested in Ihe figures show- 
ing Ihe exports of talking machines Tor the thr*e 
weeks just ended from, the port of New York. 
■ FEBRUARY 20. 
Berlin, BO pkgs., (2.139: 17 vkgs., $1,200; Be- 
lla'-, 6 pkgs., (ITS; Bombay. 30 pkgs.. $5G4: 28 
pkgs.. $008; Bristol. 13 pkgs., HIT: Brussells, 12 
pkus., (114; Buenos Ayres, 14 pkgs., (485; Cal- 
cutta. 7 pkgs.. |275; Callao. 2 pkgs.. $275; I)eme- 
rara, 4 pkgs, (1GG; Dublin, 11 pkgs., (21!*; Glas- 
gow. 43 pkgs.T4ttf4t;: Hong Kong, IG pkgs., $881 ; 
Havana, 22 pkgs., $1,255; Havre, 12 pkgs,, 1571; 
Ixmdon. 4 pkgs., (615: 273 pkgs.. (3.80G; Liver- 
pool, 7G pkgs,, (484; Mancheeler, 78 pkgs.. (G52; 
Milan. 15 pkgs.. (22n; Shanghai, 22 pkgs.. (2.288; 
Singapore. 8 pkgs.. ISIS; St. Johns, 3 pkg"., 
(212; St. Petersburg, ill pkgs., (1,138; Valpa- 
raiso, 4 nkge*, (IOC; Vienna, 6 pkgs.. (MS; Yoko- 
hama, .14 pkgs., $45o. 

FEBRUARY -27. 
Acajntla. 1 pkgs., $4<i0; Belfast, 5 pkgs., (239; 
Berlin. 87 pkgs.. $4,199; Bombay, 7G pkgs., 
(1,578; Callao, 4 pkgs., (3:19; Genoa, 2 pkgs.. 
(ISO; Havana, if, pkgs., fur,; 4 pkgs.. (254; 
Havre, G pkgs.. $297: Hull. 8 pkgs.. $425; Manila. 
21 pkgs., J1.116; Manchester. 2 pkgs.. $114; 
Naples. 1 pkg. (r.43: I'ara, 4 pkgs.. $1711; Rio da ■ 
Janeiro. It pkgs., $7:1.1; Shanghai, 4 pkgs.. $213; 
St. Petersburg. 12 |>kgs., $402; Tamplro. 3 pkgs.. 
$114; Trinidad. 5 pkgs.. (140; Vera Cruz. 4 pkgs. 
$115: Vienna. .12 pkgs., (K94; Warsaw, K pkgs.. 
(383. 

MARCH 5. 
Berlin. 80 pkgs., $2,504; Bombay, Gl pkgs.. 
$850; Brldsntown. 7 pkjrs.. %m : Brussella. 2 
pkgs., $S7; Buenos Ayres, 6 pkgs., $648; Dcme- 
rara. 5 pkgs., (298: Giasgnw. 70 pkgs.. (4,000: 
Hamburg. 5 pkgs.. (184; Havre. 11 pkgs., $399; 
Havana. 18 pkgs.. $95.1: 13 pkgs., $520; 4 pkgs., 
$101; Liverpool. It pkgs., $113; London, 831 
pkgs.. $11,331; 1.33] pkgs:, $11,510; S pkgs., $202; 
Manila, & pkgs.. $426; Maraeaibo. 3 pkgH.. $144; 
Melbourne, SO pkgs., $2,073: Panama. 3 pkgs.. 
$200; Para. 8 pkgs.. $316; Peru, 13 pkgs.. $333; 
Sourabaya. pkgB., (S82; St. Pelerabnrg. ' 10 
pkgs., $662f Valiraraiso, 12 pkgs.. $287; Vera 
Cruz. 36 pkgs , $951 ; Vienna. 8 pkgs.. $43(1; Yoko 
haina. 53 pkgs.. $2,450. 

SITUATION WANTED. 

By a you ng man as representative manager or 
assistant manager; Is at present employed aa 
book-keeper hut desires a change ; can come 
well recommended, bonds, If required; TaHflag 
machine line desired. Addreaa No, 105, Talking 
machine World, No. I Hadlaon Ave., New York. 

AN INTERESTING PROPOSITION. 

To worthy men of experience in the talking 
machine business who are now clerks, but would 
like to become proprietors, we have a most In- 
teresting proposition to oiler. Addreaa with 
references, The Ray Co., 648 Fourth Avenue, 
Louisville, Ky. 



14 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



.TALKIISQ OF 0RUAN1ZATI0N 



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business days In February, than we did In any 
oiip previous month excepting December last." 

Then. P. "Hentel, of. ihp Edison and Victor com- 
panies. kM: "Although wp have lieen more or 
less lorn ini flartng February, pntarlng to re- 



■ Fischer writing 'lie 



buelm 



i has 



iylm 



a number of big dealers ' 
'in was discovered i« 'he dire 
' organisation of a prolec^h 



On« of tlu-i; 






I'd of 111.' 



time. Such an organisation covering the entire 
country, if possible, should aim to* prevent Irre- 
sftdnsiblo dealers from Retting mio the business; 
should lift concessions from the manufacturers, 
and should* aim lo roster greater intelligence "Iij 
Hip display and sale of latklng machines Gen- 
erally. H will comp, I firmly believe, 1 * 

Other dealers, interviewed, spoke in much the 
samp vein" . A.I1 agreed that the columns of The 
Talking Machine World will he the proper place 
for dlsrnssliiK the subject ai length. Let im hear 
from cultured Itoston, phlegmatic Philadelphia, 
hustling Chicago and New York. 

Manager w. E. Henry, of the Columbia Inter- 
ests, stated thai he was very much gratified 



t hides* shown n very gratifying (and sail 
Increase*:'' Mr. Hem el has recently returned. from 
a trip lo the realms of Kaiser Wllhelm. and Is 
lirlntftil of energy for extending Hip business In 
his handsome. new store. 

Manager William Stall h, of the talking ma- 
•4iine depart men I of "he s. Hamilton Co.. ims in- 
troduced many now ideas into his department. 
His display of dlBlrrrwonia is especially unique 

and attractive, "It pays." he suld; "our business 
was never lietter." 

' The Commercial (iraplioiihone Is extending It* 
lield rapidly. J, W. [linrpfT who Ima charge of 
this branch or the-'Colnmbia Co,*a imsluess in Hip 

i I'ltishurg division, stales ihat^ his February 
sales tfpre larger than 'ihose of any preylons 

. iiionili-siiup the department was organized. 

TIip TIipo. Ilcnfcf Co. have just taken posses- 
sion of their new quarte'ra al ii:i Liberty streci 

Their lirsi Hi will he 16x30 feel devoted eti- 

-Mrely to ih-- reiall department, showlnu every- 
ilifiiK in talking machines and supplies. Mure 

Until SO, I io SO.ffiw Edison iwonh ami be 

i weep 85,1 and 35, Victor rewords emhrnr- 

ing every fcta.1 tip to grand opera are parried. 
In their 4fholesafe department. ikcy wilt have a 
space covering abniit sec en ty -five thousand 
square feel, 1 1 wilt lie conducted separately 
from Hip retail. This gives an excellent idea nf 
Hip Immensity of the -business conducted by this 
Institution, 



decided February 27. 
. following opinion: 

"Thp c|upstion herein raised has been iias^ed 
upon adversely lo the contention of the Import- 
er* In several decisions of the hoard, and the 
testimony In Hie present eases lends us to no 
different conclusion. At the list hearing on the 
eases thirty days were allowed' to complete lite 
testimony- nnd as Hip protests nre alioill lo lie 
decided .In default of Hits additional testimony, 
import era' counsel nol having since appeared, we 
append hereto the history or the protests since 
ihey were filed, viz.: Docketed' for bearing 
October 2F". 1803,'and continued at the request of 
the Importers: docketed for bearing at Chicago, 
November 12. l!»i.1. some testimony taken, ami 
continued ai rerrtwst of Importers: called ai Chi- 
cago, .lunp IS, liiol. get for lieuriiiK October r.. 
urn I; continued on last-named date at request of 
Importers; November 18, tUM, again continued 
at rapHRU or Importers: iEleeeinber SO, 1904, 
thirty days itiinwed to 'complete testimony in 
Now York.' As lias been slated, Hie hmporters 
did not appear on the date fixed lu accordance 
wllh the sil[iiiliiilon mentioned, and there Is 
nothing in the evidence pruviously offered to 
warrant any disturbance or the decisions of llie 
collector, which "are bereby afflrmert, Hie protests 

M'liu; overi-iiled." 



FAILURE TO APPEAR NULLIFIES PROTEST 

iKpeMsl toTIie Tatknig Mii-Mn.- Ai'nrM. i 

WiisliliiiMon. D, C Mii/cli i:'.. 1905, 

Evidently tbe Boanfof aenerallAppralserBnro 

not io 1h> trlllinl with too long, as'a case in which 

iIip T;i'klnt! Machine Co.. of Chicago, was pra- 

tislant was decidoil UKainst them for dihi- 



TALKING MACHINE EXPERT WITNESS. 

•■lil.l I ev-r say all that?"' he asked noaponden 
y. as she replaced the lalRlng machine on th 
oi-ucr of ih<- mantelpiece. 



"Certainly." 
"And your nulrt-r 



"Mabel, wjfen pan I pbup.ihe r 
rand intf'you my wife?" 



-■ ' "> 


me MIRAPHONE 

TWO INSTRUMENTS IN ONE. Combines the 

MIRA MUSIC BOX and VICTOR TALKING MACHINE 


^ 




11 This is something that 
should appeal to all dealers 
in TalKing Machines, and 
opens a new field for them. 
^^ 

WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 




JACOT MVSK 

The Oldest Music 1 

L_ 


"* nAV C*f\ 39 Union Square 
^ DUA tUi, NEW YORti 

lox House in the United States. 



THE TALKING ^lACHJJME WORLD, 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



IK-ieei-il M Tin- Tiilktiij- Mi-.liti.c '.»'%1iI i 

Washington, -I). C March 13. l&Of. 
I'ikiiiittiiiv of Ql'AM-OftiaiXAl. Sot'Nit-R«f-onuK, 
■•'rank I;. Capps. Bridgeport. Conn., and Victor 

II. KmiTsDn. Newark, x. .1., assignors to-Anieri- 
inn Graphophone Co., n corporation or West Vir- 
ginia, latent No. 7Bi.«0. 

This Invention relate* to disk Bnifnd-records, 
pailiciilarly those Of tile type wherein Mir rec- 
onl -groove is at uniform depth and with lateral 
undulations corresponding to sqhtd-waven, com- 
monly Known as "nlg-wit;" diss soimd-Hrords. 

though It may be applied W other rttafc word*; 

The invent Inn consists hi procuring Ironi a 
matrix already obtained from a genuine "ortgh 
nal" sound-record "ouast-original." front which 




method of producing disk records is as follows: 
,\n original sound-record is made in n tablet 6f 
wax-like, material liy the direct Action of the 
recording stylus. This original record is th-n 
given a graphite coaling to render its surface 
elect rorondoctlvo. Il Is next placed In an eiec- 
(rordatlng-bath and a copper plate la deposited 




I hereon by electrolysis, 
then separated from the wax-like original record, 
when it is found to contain a counterpart »r re- 
verse in Hie original record, having an elevated 
ridge Instead »f the depressed groove »r the orbr- 
inal. Finally, tills matrix is employed as a 
stamp «r dl<' to Impress tin- record ujwn toe 
hard disks. 

Tin- object of the present invention I hen is the 
production •■( additional matrices by first pro- 
ducing a nuasi-ori'uiiial record fn'in a matrix ab' 
ready on hand. 

Figure 1 is a plan showing Ihe matrix In a pan 
nun which i in- miilii'ti material is to in- poured. 
Fig. 2 represents in perspective the hardened 
■■ake emptied therefrom. Fig. :s is a bottom view 
of the cuke with lis baching removed to exiawe 
the back of the matrix, ami Fig. I Knows the was- 
like counterpart of the matrix constituting our 
mufti-original soimd-rei 



I'n 



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• K. 



Cheney. New York, N. Y. 
This invention relates 
ords for talking marhtnet 
to a new and lm- 
proved process for ^_ 
duplicating the ma- 
i rhes employed in ^^ 
stamping "p" sueft 



for reproduction d 
Brat make a ma- 
ter record In ih 
form fif n soft wa: 
tablei and produce 
a metallic negative 
therefrom' by a pro. 
ctea of aleclrodepo- 
sltion. the aegativ j 
tieing subsequently — * 



rs:i.i;i 




fact 



die i 



rlx for tine In stamping up commercial rec- 

irds, such as may be purchased In tile ope/i mor- 
sel. As ihe sale of these records is continually 
ffl^tte of a mains 
Militarily limited io the production of a tlion- 
ana, it la found 



irlly lint it m] to | hi 
tola clean altaru It 



lillni 



thin: 



I llftb diipli.f 



Hy. nith merit of 
s to prove wholly 



llOU of Ihe matrix Is attended will) more or less 
difficulty' and Involves considerable time, laimr, 
aim expense, as the soft-wax master deteriorates 
rapidly and becomes hopelessly worn ami until 
for further lite alter a second or possibly a ihlrd 
electrotype has been made iherefrocn. It also iv- 
ijiilii'.- great i are It; handling ami storage to pro- 
tect it frum mutilation and atmospheric changes, 
.li-. The life of the master record helm; thus 
limited, as above staled, h must sooner or later 
In isppiiilin n| If additional duplicates of the ma- 
irix are required, and il therefore ltcconj<-s ucc- 
fasary Io recall vocalists, musicians, or other 
artists to repeat the song. etc. Ordinarily con- 
siderable delay is experienced fii securing the 
attendance ot these artists, as tbej^are usually 
traveling from place to place, and in addition In 
the expense Tor such services the second tua» 
may lack 'he spirit, tone uiiallty. unit 
Hie Original to such 
unattractive to 'lie buying politic. 

In view of the foregoing the present invention 
is designed to dispense »Hh further use of the 
siifi wax master after the ili-st electrotype Is 
made therefrom ami to employ such electrotype 
or negative in making ajposltlve electrotype or 
permanent record, from which any number of 
negative matrices may In; subsequently produced. 
The advantages of this method will be apparent, 
a« in making a duplicate matrix from an elec- 
trotype, which shall he termed Ihe "positive." 
such electrotype is not subjected to, appreciable 
or. In fact, any wear, as it serves merely for wis 
as a forai on which metal Is deposited electro- 
lyrically — Him is to say. for'thn production of 
negative electrotypes in any desired number, 
which after lining separated from the positive 
and properly backed and faced, are employed as 
dies or matrices fur Stamping up romim-nlal 

Figure l Is a sectional view of a matrix, or 
duplicate original record with Its backing: Fin. 
3, a similar sectional view showing the conduc- 
tive tllm or coating applied thereto. Fin. II is a 
similar sectional view to'Ftg. 8. but showing the 
electrodeposll thereon. Fin. 4 Is a similar sec- 
tional v4ew of Hie same parts as In FIk. 3. bur 
showfrtfi the electrotype or the last deposit separ- 
ated from the duplicate original or matrix; Flu 
"i, a similar sectional view showing the last elec- 
trotype hacked In the usual manner: and Fie ■:. 
a plan view nf the duplicate original or matrix. 
said plan view also serving in Indicate the lower 
surface of the electrotype taken from the dupli- 
cate original or matrix. 

Srr.Kn am. Time liw.ruuix.i Dm ten nut Hsu 
l"ii.\ StuMeRKPBonnix.j M.u tuxes. Edward It 
Finch. Washington. 1). C. Patent No. 7£:t,:.12. 

This present Invention relates to improve- 
ittents in speed and time regulating devices tor 
tree itpott soiind-repr.idiieiiiE macliliies: and the 
mala oi.je,-. or the invention is the provision or 
a tuechatiism whereby sounds can he reproduced 
from a record in the same rate of speed as the 
s recorded thereon, this being accom- 
plished by means of a novel mechanism opcrably 
connected with the governing mechanism of the" 
t-ound-reprodoeing machine. 

It has therefore been tile object to produce a 
simple mechanism whicb/js readily controllable 
front the outside of the machine anil which is 
provided with an Indicator for -indicating the 

rat.- or speed at which the. record shoal 

operated, the said 1ime-srtiin K mechanism being 
nflenrrrtl before the mechanism j s sl .| In ojiera- 
iton. so that there is none nf the disagreeable 




log revolvj^i or* rotat 
mechanism, so as to 


•1 adjust I 


ic governlni 


naily eecar 


• the proper 


raie of speed al whl 


it the reco 


d should h« 


played, am thai :« ah 


olutefy met 


'•s.iry in con 


in« the music should 


lie played 


n the propn 


tempo in which it is « 


rliieii. the s, 


lid tempo be 


Ing stamped mam ihe r< 


cord, so that when" placet 


Upon a macniiic upon 


v libit mv < 


■vkr is us." 


all thai is necessary Is 


io operate 


the Iniflenior 


so as to point to ihe [> 


oper IIkuiis 


representln; 


ike tempo Indicated on 


the record, 


thus causing 


ify mechanism of the 


nachlne to 


eprodiue th- 


music or sounds in tin 


exact lemi 


. in which l 


is recorded. 






In nutting this luvi 


it inn Into 


iractlce 11 U 


found io be -readily ftp 


li cable to a 


tv or Ihe ma 


chines now lu use. but 




Ote It In con 


nccj [on with the dash 


itiarhlaas. t 


te iu-lii-atlm. 


device In tills COM >l 


uhtiv nrejs 


ting throngl 


the upper surface nf t 




so as lo 'jt 


observable near the pi 


ripbery of 


he disk sup 


port and be always In 


a posttlon 


o be readih 


peen and iTftiefclr mani 


llllaleil Ml 1 


is :o itnllca'. 



ilm 



Willi 



M-rabl- 



set, tin- sabi regulating mad 
opcralily connected with in< 
Figure 1 Is a sld.-jdttvai 
.and govern tog mechanism ai 
rag means with my device 
tlon therewith, the starting ami stopping pin be- 
ing in the position It assumes when tin- machine 
Is in motion. Fig. 2 is an ead view of a portion 
thereof. Fin. :l is a longitudinal sectional vl.-iv 
taken ih rough the starting and slopping mech- 
anism ami my spued regulating mechanism. 
showing how the Indicating mechanism is con- 
nected therewith, the starting and stopping pin 
being In the position it assumes when holding 
the mechanisms In an immovable posfiton. 



Mai 



lire 



I'll 



i.mfil Hmoiihs. David A. Dodd, Fast Dranue. 
X. J., assi-jnor by mesne assignments to New 

Jersey Patent rn.,«f West Orange, n. ,i. Patent 

No. 7K3,»:t4. 

In the product Ion ot duplicate phonograph 
records from tttobls hy suitable easting or allied 

pi-oc.-sses j^i" removal of a linis'hed ditpllcai- from 
. rrn ln " moid is - 



hli-lt reqntrf 




faces. It is therefore desirabl 



16 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



duplicate record has contracted sufficiently t u 
clear (lie mold the ncpaYatlon of the two should 
• bo effected so ns to not scratch the record In its 
withdrawal. It lx also desirable. In this art to 
effect a relatively rapid but uniform cooling of 
the duplicate Record l£ order "that It 'may not be 
warped or cracked. X 

The- prcaenrinvention presents a machine for 
extracting duplicate records from molds in i 
simple hnd^xpadillous manner; and the object 
fs to provide a machine forthe purpose by which 
duplicate records-may be removed from die molds 
in which they are produced wlthourscrutehlng 
or Injuring tborceord Btirface In any way and" 
by which in addition a relatively rapid but uni- 
form cooling of the record can bo effected. 

To this end the invention 1-onnistn. broadly. 
In providing an artificially cooled .mandrel or . 
extractor over which the record, w It iiLu lha ni"ld 
Is introduces), by which if-iw held, ami in com- 
bining therewith suitable appliances for effect-. 
Ing a relative 'ionglludiual separation of the tcc 1 - 
ord and mold after the recoed has contracted 
sufficiently 10 enable It to be extracted from the 
mold. 

Figure l Is a plan view of my improved, appar- 
atus;. Fig. 2. a longitudinal sectional view on the 
line 2 2 of Fig. 1 : Fig. 3. a vertical sectional view 
on the line 3 r/ or Fig. 2. and Pig. i a MCttoraVl 
view of the mandrel or extractor on an enlarged 



tlonal force exerted at a practically uniform 
amount- 
The Invention can best be described in con- 







i Talk 



Phonic ai-jmhati :s qr Loud Solmii: 
Mai n ink. Daniel Higham. Ilrldgenorl. Conn 
slgnor to lllghamophone Co., Jersey Cliy. I 

. Patent No. 7ff3.7!in; Issued, February 2S, l! 
This Invention relates to a phonic 

■ machine apparatus employing friction 
reproducing sound vibrations with 
, energy, .fn such employment it tins 1 
difficult to construe! and adjust the sui 
manner bk In .exert nnd 'maintain the desired 
amount of frtctionnl force. It is the object of the 
present Invention therefore to provide means 
whereby Hie friction means will automatically 
adjiiHt ihe amount of pressure determining the 
frlctional contact, mid thereby maintain the frh-- 



r talking 
neon* Tor 

i ili Tensed 



itedion wlih the accompanying drawings, in 
which Fig. 1 diagrammatical))* represent* the in- 
vention atvgpplied to grapbophonlc or talking ma- 
chine reproducing means. Fig. 2 is a plan view 
of part of Ihe apparatus shown In Fig 1, Fig. 3 
is a view In cross-section of the friction roller 
and shoe. Fig. A Is a diagram Illustrating an- 
othr> mode of carrying out ihe Invention, and 
Ffg, S represents the Invention ns applied to tele- 
phonic reproducing means. 

The Invention, which is spoken of as u radi- 
cal departure In talking macblnp dovlw 
been ncnulred by 
Co., mid H&b been exhlbtl 



talking machine devices, has 

the America ti- Srkpbopltone 

exhibited In White wlih grnil- 



(VurosiTuo. ran SlAKixti l)ti-M(ATi: Pimvi- 
t.iiAt-ii Rmiic'ns. Jonas W. Aylsworth. Knst 
Orange. N. J., assignor lo New Jersey Paietii Co,. 



Orange, N. J. No. 782,375; filed, November 3. 
19<13; issued. February 14, 1905. 

The Invention relates to a new composition 
adapted particularly for making duplicate* phono- 
graph and cylinder records obtained by any suit- 
able process from a matrix, or mold. This com> 
position Is of excessively fine tcxturo or grain, 
having a very smooth and polished surface, so as 
not to produce extraneous sounds when the re- 
producer rubs over It: and Is very hard when 
set. so as In reduce wear as much as possible, 
due to the trucking of the reproducer. This ma- 
terial Is therefore capable of shrinking away 
from the mold when quite hard by a reduction 
In its temperature, and is free from air and gas 
bubbles, which. If present' at lite surface would 
destroy the commercial character or any dupli- 
cates containing them. It will shrink uniformly 
without warping, so us to he capable of effective 
use wlih standard talking machines, is not 
affected hy\ moisture, so as to be preserved In 
damp climates, and li has a high melting point. 
s : o aw lo not to soften In hot localities. When 




bol. it is cnpnlile of being cleanly < 

lug, without dragging or chipping, so as to pre- 

miiI a smooth, clean surface on die bare of the 

duplicate. Preferably it should tie of a very 

dark color to permit imperfections to be better 

observed. 

Twenty-four claims have been allowed In tl'U 
patent, covering, the cn:n|>oslilon. the Ingredients 
and process of manufacture. The invention is 
under I he>unt rnl of and IV employed by the Edl- 
urn I 'boh "graph Works. 



The 



rigg.t Music House. Davenport, 
i n talking machine department. 



NowReady For Cylinder Machines 

R&pke Sound Distributer 

fTpHIS Tone Improving Device, by which ihe sound is uniformly reflected, evenly distributed 

and greatly purified, is supp. led in two (onus In Model No. I the hotn is suspended or held '.i 

In a freely swinging position by means of a clamp attached lo the ouicr edge of the bell. In 
Model No. 2 the born is suspended within [wo circular rings, forming a universal joint, which enables 
the horn to travel whh no perceptible friction. By Ihe use ol cither of lhc;c appliances ihe horn can- 
not bend or »way from its vertical position on. the machine, 

Owing lo Ihe large number <>! orders already on file, 1 would sugg"' that dealers place orders 
with their jobbers nt once. All orders. Irom dealers will be invariably referred to the jobber. If 
your jobber does no) handle my specialties; write me direct anjl same will receive prompt attention. 

No progressive dealer can afford lo 'be without Riipke's New Numbers (with or without lilies) 



afford 

for Edison's Gold Mounted Record! 



Ford 



ular, pri 



ords. Ask for free 
ricc;s, etc.. addj*?s7 



free seftrtples and t 



y ther 



VICTOR H. RAPKE 

1661 Second Ave, New York City 

Jobber in Edison Phonographs, Records and Talking Machine Specialties of Every Description 

Ask lop particulars about Rapke's Horn Connection. 



c. 



THE TALKING^ MACHINE WORLD. 



17 



THE BETRAYAL OF CUSSIN' JIM 



Hilt' 



«/ Th, 



BY C. MARION MOORE. 

It Cw„.>,ali»». C-miriuhl. HUM. * 






i old fool." re- 
i lie closed the 
turned It to Its 



"There ain't on fool like 
marked James Campbell. Jr., 
Saunders' family album and 
place under the center table, a feat which he had 
performed regularly for Hip last fifty-two con- 
secutive Sunday evenings, "but I s'poae we'll 
have to lei 'em bo on." 

Pretty Maud Saunders -shifted' her gaze from 
Hie rarpel to the oil painting In the corner, then 




let li wander slowly down the wall 10 Ihe ear- 
pel again. 

"Yes, [ suppose so," she answered. 

"li wouldn't hev been so bad if they'd "a mar- 
ried when we wits all kliis." i-ontplalnrd Jim, 
"hut since we've all growert up and both places 
a-runuin' as smooth as urease, it seems a pity." 

"I think Ma has a right to (jit married If she 
wants to." responded Maud loyally. 

"You're the only one that does." retorted Jim; 
"l.u! I guess they'll go on in spite of all we kin 
do." 

"I think that s the trouble," replied Maud, 
wisely: "you're all a-tryin'io do too much. If 
Net! and Pete w-ould quit hectnrin' Ma. and your 
folks would leave I'a nlnnc, they wouldn't be 
half so keen to marry," 

"Hut she wouldn't marry Pa If she knew he 
swore." said Jim. holding on 10 Ibis comforting 
hope In much the same manner that the prover- 
bial drowning man Is supposed lo clutch the- 

"That's what she said, bin when Pete told her. 
she said she'd have lo hear his own voice Tore 
she'd believe It." 

"Antl you may make certain and sure that I'a 
Is mighty particular of his DapfflHtfffl when In 
Runshoi of her." responded Jim as he arose to 

"Good-n Ish I. Maud." - 

"Good-night, Jim," she replied as she held the 
lamp In the open door while Jim untied his 
horse. 

"Shouldn't wonder if It snowed 'fore inornln'. 
Wind's In the east and awful hitter. Good- 
night." 

"Oood-night, Jim." 

Standing in the doorway, she listened to the 
hnof-heats resounding from the frozen groundsill- 
ill they hailed aJ a farm house a half mile far- 
ther down the riWL_«ml then she lurned and 
went Into the house. 



James Campbell, Sr., or "Cussln' Jim." as his 
friends and neighbors called him, stoofr at the 
window and looked out at the fastly falling snow. 
Although a man far along In the sixties, time 
had dealt* gently with him, the only visible 
marks of age being a few gray hairs which had 
invaded his red beard and hair; and he stood as 
erect, as he bud In Ihe years of his early man- 
hood, part of which time he had spent as a mule- 
leer In the service of the Federal army, where 
he had acquired the vocabulary which had 
gained him his pseudonym. Passing over to ihe 
opposite side of the room, he stood before Hie 
llllle square mirror, ostensibly for the purpose 
of combing bis hair, but in reality he was tak- 
ing an Inventory of those annoying "silver 
threads among the Bold," anil considering the 
advisability of purchasing a hair restorer (lie 
ue.xt time he was in lown. 

Frtfrh the violent way In which the tinware 
rattled in the pantry, and the occasional tear 
which fell upon Hie table as Clarissa, the 
youngest, arranged the plates. It was evident 
that all was not well among the feminine |tor- 
Hon of the household; and one glarh-e at the sul- 
len, overcast countenances of ihe boys as they 
lounged around the room in different positions, 
showed but a little better condition of affairs 
among Hie males. 

After "old Jim" had settled 
question to his own satisfaction, £1 
of surprise which tiuickly changed tiT 
noyance as he noted the time. 

"What's the matter, Em? " he interrogated 
sharply- "Hain't the stove lit working order this 

"All take yer places." replied the recreant Km. 
who forcbore to show her displeasure In words. 
Rut the scorched bisciilts, brittle bacon and over- 
done eggs told the story better than any vocal 
diatribe. 

"Gittln' about lime to try somtVof the Widtter 
Saunders' tonkin." aifl't it, Dojl?" Inquired Frank 
as lie winked at Jim on the opposite side of the 
1 able. 

"Humph:" snorted Silas. 

The old man glared around the table angrily. 

"I don't think anybody ran say that i hev done 
anything but right by you children, and I hope I 
may never see the day I 
want to do anything but 
right; Iml If Ihere Is them 
here that can'i put up 
with the Widder Saun- 
der's cookin' they hail bet- 
ter leave." 

"Don't worry. Itad " 
drawled Silas Frank anil 
I hev made up our mind* 
to go lo Dnkoly in the 
spring. We kind 'o 
thought Ihe hOiise would 



In'," explained Frank as h:- held one of the 
scorched biscuits up for inspection. Pete sur- 
mised there was another reason, but held his- 
peace. % 

"Say, Jim, want to go huntin'? The rabblts'll 
he rutiuin' thick this mornln'." 

Jim. who was only too eager for some excuse 
to take him away from the house, hastily fin-' 
ished his breakfast, secured Ills gun anil was 
ready to be oft". 

"Do yon want me lo hitch up ihe gray colts 
to bring the game home?" the obi man called 
after them with an attempt at Jocularity as they 
crossed the barn lot. 

"You'd beirer hitch" up somethln' steady." 
bantered Pete. "I wouldn't be surprised If wo 
killed mow'than them gray colls could pilll.'l 

The two Butter* continued on Ihelr way In 
silence through the cornfield; scrutinising each 
shock of fodder nlosely. and were rewarded for 
their vigilance by securing three rabbits. 

"Ever bear a fnnnygraph'.'" Pete asked casii' 
ally as they climbed through the feme into the 
woods pasture. 

"A funny graph 7" queried Jim. 

"lies. A lalkin" machine," explained Peter; 



"Heard 'em lots 
bought one tli 
"What a 
chine! 



V'Hf 
•I 1 




the othA iluy.'.' remarked Pete, 
again' to do wlili n lalkin' ma- 
asked Jim. scornfully. 
"I'm u-gojri" to break up this marryln' bust- 
ness." Pete replied, coolly. 

.lint laughed uproariously. "I guess you'll find 
it'll take a solider proposition tluul a cigar-box 
wilh a tin horn attached lo it lo do that, young 
feller." 

"Jest you watt. I'm a-goln' to take 11 record 
'g>j»»c4irin' when he gets In nn« of 
' i'n. And I guess when Ma 
hears thai, they won't lie any weddln'." he 
chuckled. 

"Rill you cant lake no record." replied Jim. 
Incredulously. — '* 

"I rant, hey? All you got to do is put on the 
recorder and Jet her whiw." 

Afler nn argument which lasted during the en- 
lire hunt, Jim was at last converted, and he hur- 
ried home in inform his brothers and sisters of 



Pe 



ichen 






Wolf Mfg, To, of New York. 
Ith a capital slnck of RS, 1 



be 1 



wiled" 



What would have un- 
doubtedly terminated in a 
very sombre meal was In- 
terrupted by the appear- 
ance of Pete Saunders. 
who set his gun doivh In 
one corner, and shook the 
snow off his back like a 
big Newfoundland dog. 

"Good mornln'. Pete." 
called out his prospective 
siep-faiher, 

"Howdy, Jlr. Campbell," 
replied Pele, as he swept, 
a comprehensive glance 
around ihe lable. "B^-n 
havln' a Quaker meetin"? 
You ail look kind a solemn 
like." 

."YgyM look worse than 
that if you'd had lo eat 
Em's tookin' this mora- 




V 



18 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



THE PARROT AND TALKING MACHINE. 



Can be Corrupted. 

A fanny-cxse came up in one of the downtown 
spurts the o.fier day, and 11 furnished enough 
amusement for one morning's session. The prin- 
cipals In .the performance- were a talking machine 
and a parrot. It was pretty hard to get at what. 
•the trouble really was as both seemed to have 
the hetter-of the argument. These were repre- 
sented by two irate women and either one could 
double "discount elther'purrol or talking machine. 
It seems that Mrs. Mengen had a parrot when' 
first she moved Into the neighborhood that was 
noted for "the elegance of Its language, to say. 
nothing of lis manners, and all went well until 
Mrs. Frye moved Into the flat next door with a 
few children and a talking machine. The chil- 
dren, were all right, oh. yep, indeed. Mrs. Men* 
gen' would be the last one to complain 'over .the 
.'innocent babble of children (she herself had a 
parrot, ami she remembered the application of 
people who live In glass houses), but these chll- 
dren ever and nnon kepi that talking machine 
going and they kept reeling off what Mrs. Men- 
gen was pleased to call "cheap nigger minstrel 
Jokes and songs" that completely demoralized 
her parrot who soon began to develop tendencies 
that way. One bright morning when the win- 
dows »;ere opened souhds emanated from Mrs, 
Mengeu's flat that led Mrs. Frye Into a state of 
fine frenzy since she did not reckon on Ihe pos- 
sibility of the parrot learning everything he 
heard but took the imitation of her pet talking 
machine to ho "mud slinging from next door." 
Tho mOlee grew more Interesting since every - 
tlme tho talking machine tiegan the parrot 
started up and the nclghliors began heaping im- 
precations all around accusing Mrs, Mengen of 
owning a talking machine, while Mrs. Frye was 
denounced as possessing a parrot. "Would I 
own such a thing as a parrot!" said Mrs. Frye, 
with righteous Indignation. "Would I turn my 
. house Into a cheap nigger minstrel show!" Bald 
Mrs. Mengen. "and my' bird Is perfectly reined. 
He used to bo a real liitl*gentleman. he used, 
and now he just squawks all day like that box 
next door and what I want, please your honor. 
is damages for corruption of my bird's good 
tastes." Here Mrs, Frye broke In wllh h'er side" 
of the question, saying, "Damages, Is It she 
wants; she .ought to pay me for teaching her 
bird new tricks. He's worth double tho money 
that he was If she wanted to sell him." Here 



Mrs. Mengen Issued n hysterical shriek. "Sell my 
parrot, would I sell my parrot? Why not any 
more than that woman would sell one of her 
children." This proved ton much for his honor, 
who said. "Now, see here, I'll tell you what we'll 
do for tho present. We'll Just throw this ca-fe 
out of court and If ever you bring it hack, why 
you bring your talking machine and yon bring 
yo.ir parrot and then we can judgc-of the merits 
at the-case better,'' and both women went away 
vowing vengeance but marveling at the wisdom 
of the Judge. * i 



DOUQLAS PHONOGRAPH CO. 

The Establishment -"eSmptetely Renovated — 
Handsomely Equipped and Arranged. 

When completed Ihe Interior of tho Douglas 
Phonograph Co.'s salesroom at Nil Chaml>ers 
street. New YorV, will ho so completely changed 
by the Improvements now under way as to lie 
scarcely recognizable. The executive offices will 
■remain in the renras before, but pretty nearly 
everything elso has undergone remodeling.' 
Racks for disk records, displacing entirely the 
old way of handling and climbing a ladder, an 
arrangelMs aisles, and every one Is within reach 
from lie floor. Two additional- demonstrating 
booths or parlors of commodious size are also 
provided further fnrwurd, with a fine lino it 
record -cabinets displayed In front, at the en- 
trance* An eight-foot gallery for stork Is erected 
along the entire west side of the store. The base- 
ment— high, dry and light— is also rearranged. 
with one of the he>t lystoma devised fur handling 
the Edison cyllndtr records. i E^.'h number Ins 
its compartment pinperly nurtiliered, nnd the 
boxes are easily antes* 1 id •-. life surplus or extra 
stock Is placed above, Kadv long nlsle Is brlt 
linntly illuminated with electric lights. .The 
record cabinets, In all styles and finishes, are also- 
well placed for satisfactory inspection. BesW*8 
these material changes, the ideas of ChnrTe* V. 
Henkei. treasurer and manager of the company. 
special facilities and conveniences wilt be pro- 
vided for visiting dealers, so that they can at- 
tend to their business with comfort and despatch, 
and a room has been set apart for (he purpose. 
The "Perfection" "fiber" flower horn', manu- 
factured by the Douglas Phonograph Co.. here- 
with 'illustrated, is offered" to meet the demand 
for a satlsfaclnry horn of this type, which has 
become so popular. It has numerous advantages, 
among which may be mentioned: Strong aud 
durable — will stand hard tisane; artistic — decor- 



Beware ol a 

Imitations. J\ 


LFRjED WEISS, ~ 




EDISON MILITARY SAND 




Coax Me Medley 


Originator ol 




Combination 




8977 


y ' 


title and number foi 
by the National Phc 

A large stocK. of 
by using my UUe ar 
Sample title and 
Manufacturers' e 
Liberal discount 

Alfred 


Kxact Si" ..( label 

both domestic and foreign self 
nograph, Qa. 

F1RSTT IINJ THE FIELD. 
records can only remain tn pe 
d combination label in connec 
numbers furnished on apptica 
gent for peg boxes, small sun 

to large p/urchasers. 

1 Weiss, *"X 


ctions as catalogued 

feet numerical order 
:on with shelf boxes. 

lion. 

dries, etc. 

1st Avenue, 
ew York. 




.itnl handsomely — tasteful hut m 
acoustic qualities — ft marked improvement over 
any metal hojn; construction-special fiber ma- 
terial, segments Joined by steel bands; impervi- 
ous lo weather or climatic conditions. 



A HANDSOME BULLETIN. 

The American Record Co. are just issuing a 
new supplemental list of their "bine" records, 
wh|ch they call Bulletin N'o. 3. The cover Is 
handsomely lithographed, decidedly original and 
one of the most artistic which has appeared In a 
long ll«rt\ The body color Is light buff. On the 
front pftge_U.a deer skin spread out surrounded 
by eagtefealinrs. spears, arrows, Indian pipe, 
bull skin shield, ami other Indian trappings. In 
the center of the deer skin sits the "charmed" 
Indian listening to the talking machine and 
smoking the pipe of peace, a picture which has 
become so well known as Ihe trademark of the 
American Record Co. 



alth. due to overwork. A. It. 

I long! as Phonograph Co.'s 
Is contemplating a trip 



Owing lo pa 
Petit, head of 

sales depart in 
abroad. t 

Tho Victor line has been the latest addition to 
the complete talking machine stock of Henry 
Standc. Brooklyn. N. V. 



WILHOT KNOWS! 

Wilmol. of Fall River, knows how '", 
Rood my Talking Machine adver- 
tising is. 
Ask html Then write me! 

R. E. GRANDRELD. Fall River, Mass, 



Sound Modifiers 



CVLINDEB AND 
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LIND 6. WOLF MFG. CO. 

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A SPECIALTY MUCH IN FAVOR. 

Tho wire record rack, made by trie Syracuse 
Wire Works Co., Syracuse, N, Y-, Is one of the 
specialties which has won its way into ureal 
favor anions antarprtalog talking machine deal- 
ers. This rack, illustrated herewith, in particu- 
larly designed for the larger dealer who raries 



IMPROVED No. 5 HORN CRANE. 

In no trade is a good article more thoroughly 
appreciated than in Lhe lalkinK machine line. 
As an evidence or this fact, the Hawthorne A 
Sheble Mfg. Co., report that since they brought 
out their improved No. 6 Horn Crane, their bus- 
iness on It ban grown by leaps and bounds, and 
their facilities to 
lanufacture ha vt 



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een taxej to their 
I most rapacity. 

Iven with a largely 
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out elilcient serv- 
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their plant to 

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id attractive article 

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ii quantity of boa number wtsordBi It possesses 
many ailmiralile features. It is light, 'strong. 
durable ami compact. It will be found to In? a 
most useful odjuiiet lo any dealer's store. It will 
not collect dust, mid there are st\ o|ienln«* to a 
suuarc tool. In the ruck Illustrated herewith 
eaeli Opening will hold three reeords. Larger 
"lies hold four and live records. Tills concern 

manufactures uIm> racks for disk reconla. in fart 

ihey can sii)ijdy anyihing wauled In Hint line. 



There 



D he no doubt thai Klmier llorm 
have come to slay, and are not a fad. Their at- 
tractive appearance and fine acoustiOftTopertfati 
wili certainly Insure their [lernianeney. 

The Hawihorne & Sbeble Mfg.' Co. have placed 
a most complete line- of these horns on the mar- 
ket, and rejiori sales as taxing their resources. 



UNIQUE NOVELTY IN RECORDS 

is the "Phono-Record Post Card" Ju«t Intro- 
duced In Thi* Country by the Import Nov 
elty Co. — Can be Used in Atl Kind* of Disk 
Machlnei. 

Opening up an entirely new Held as a novelty 
of unquestionable merit 1b the "Phono-Record 
J'ost Card.'' an illustration si pi other particu- 
lars appearing elsewhere. The article constats 
of an ordinary pictorial postal card, to which' Is 
affixed a very thin transparent disk, ITixin this 
disk Is impressed a perfect musical record with a 
hole pierced throur.h the center, and the s*ame 
can he placed on any ordinary disk or talking 
machine, and played In die usual way over 100 

The practical, application or acne disks is un- 
li mi I cd— songs, liand and orchestra music (each 
cf which end artistically i. ore made a special fea- 
ture, viz.: Photographs hf great sinners and 
arllsts will l.e aci'Ompanierl by extracts of their 
works: pfctures of national flngs by the anthems 
uf their respective countries: candidates for pn- 
■III ul honors, Instead of sending merely -their 
photographs to coiislltueutr, will he able lo ac- 
company them with the phonographic records ol 
an election address, and BO on In endless variety. 

The disk. 1 being perfectly transparent, does nm 
in anv way Interfere with the picture beneath 
and the additional cost as compared with lhe 
other cards is very slight. Special attention Is 
then to selection of the most gmpular pieces, and 
all orders will lie delivered in nice assortment:, 
of which a sample dozen will he sent tn any 
dealer on Ttwelpl of (I.51J. by the Import Novel'y 
Co,, I2firi-]2'is llroadway, New York. In adrtl 
tlon to the post-card, (he disk separate can he 
furnished which can be af!U"d to any style card 
or advertisement desired. 



Vork 



has just 



CnmmlnRS. Shepherd & Co. have become Kll- 
Ron jobbers at Fort Worth. Ten., during Febru- 
ary. They earry a fine stock, and already rcjwirt 
good business. 



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SAMPLB8 OF ANY STYLE rOKXVARDED AT 30o. M. 

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\ / Distributers* or "Victor Machines— Records Supplies." 

586 FULTON STREET, 'BROOKLYN) N. Y. CITY 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR APRIL, 1905. 



NEW VICTOR RECORDS. 

J! 1383 IItI.1i.-. or «■■• w„,i, , 

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NEW EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORDS. 

IWonls Haled l--l..» till be readr for utilpfnrni a- 
■leaf Marrh vr.ili oi> |.>»lbli-. m uhl.h lime J..1.h»r- 
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A POPULAR SPECIALTY 



NEW COLUMBIA •'XP -1 CYLINDER RECORD? 

40*11 Wan. of lb. H«.llo. ..It- «V la- 



Kun illallan 



Standard Metal Mfg. Co. 



\A/E make a specialty of horns and stands, 
made of sheet metal of various kinds — 
brass — black and gold, crystal and gold, 
aluminum, and new patterns in Mower design. 
Will be pleased to bear' from you when in the 
market. Our specialty, best goods at lowest 
prices. ^/ 



Factory, Jefferson and Chestnut Streets, Newark, N. J. 
New York Office, 10 Warren Street. 



wIim woulil *<vm lo aiiiioal to every wlili-. 
ii wake progreefllV* denier In taiklnc miic-ltlne 
tooili* In ih" Reslnaidinne. a nui.si. liox and lnlk- 
Ing marhlnn romMned. This arllrle is one of 
Bttperter worth, a* i« everyihlm: from the Re 
Khifi Co.. the mannfailurera. Itahway. N. J.. 
whon music linxes have a worlil-wlde eelelirliy. 
A Ri-ftinaiiliuiie inn bo almost instantly rhnnii.'il 
from a swc'i-loiifil music Iiim to a lalklni; tuii- 
i-lilnc or vie- veritn, ami will ]ilay any Klntn1;inl 
illsk record. 

The crcntcst amoiint of fun and amiisemi'iK 
can be hail mil (if this com til nation Instrument. 
17 one wlrhen niusU- for an evenings entertain. 
ment. It may he had in Ihe Resiim. ami this mu- 
sic can he easily lnlers]jerseil wlih whiks. 
s|ieecheH. anil oiher ihtnits from llie talkiiiE ma- 
chine. 

The chief cost of Itoih instruments is covered 
by one payment. By adding n utile more to 
what would pay for either a taiklnc machine 01- 
a music box, the dealer gels both. Barn Re^ina- 
idione is equipped with awlnxian horn and lat- 
est Improved needle holding device, also with the 
ramoits Retina limn running sprint; minor. 11 is 
a wood thins '" handle — sales are quickly made 
ami there is a double profit ' 

Am an example of haw i lie Re^thuipnone is ap- 
preciated, llie fo'lou'lim from an expert Is ample 
lestltnony: ■'The munto In simply charmlnit. 1 
have Inel .)iiiicluis.'d iwn dozen lu-inch records, 
am) have tested the [Jexlnapbone with the re- 
suit ihai n Is very satisfactory. In faei. one 
would hardly cinllt the dllTereiite in ;one and 
expretnlon of a record heard first in an ordinary 
latldftu machine ami ihra in (he Re^liiniihom.." 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



21 



PROSPERITY IN CHICAGO. 

Advance Over Laat Year — Columbia Exhibit 
at Builness System Show — Victor Recital* — 
Mr. Babson Gens South — Wurlitzer Enlarge. 

iSjiiflal lo The Tiilklng .Machine World.) 

Chicago, III.. March 13. 1905. 

All of the largo talking machine Jobbers and 
dealers are more than pleased with the manner 
In which business Is moving this year. Without 
exception, they report January and February as 
showing an Increase over the correspond I ok 
months of last year. 

"Usually sales drop off somewhat during. Feb- 
ruary and (he first ]>art of March." remarked 
f Manager A. H. I>orlan. of the Chicago branch of 
tho Columbia I'bonograph Co., "but .this year 
they have ki-pi up remarkably, and we have real 
difficulty in getting goods fast enough, which In- 
dicates, of course, that the same conditions exist 
In other sections as welt. So far as I know, the 
■other companies are having the same experience, 
and II simply reflects the wide and ever-increas- 
Ing Interest in Hie miking machine proposition 
by llie general public. 

"Locally we have had a remarkable experi- 
ence. We have started three, branch stores in 
Chicago this year: one at StJ4 Milwaukee avenue 
In January, and the stores at 2fi0 Blue Island 
avenue and at 81!t W. G3d street,' in February. 
and all of them are already on a paying basis." 

Touching the wholesale trade, Mr. Dorian said 
Ihoy were well pleased with the recently Inaugu- 
rated proposition on quantity purchases of rec- 
ords, under whleh a liberal discount from list is 
given. This discount is extended only tD Job- 
bers who sign a price maintenance agreement on 
their own behalf, and who also agree to enforce 
contracts from the dealers to whom they sell. 

An exceptionally interesting exhibit will be 
made by the Columbia people at Chicago's First 
Annual Office Appliance and Business Syslem 
Show to be held In the Coliseum. March 15-22. 
II will lip iti charg.' of \V. \V. Parsons, manager 
of the commercial department of the Chicago 
branch, Booth K promises to lie one the most 
beard of al the show. Arrangements have been 
made wlifi"the Stromlierg Cals.in Telephone Co., 
■who will have a complete system in operation 
with 'phones in every tiooth In the building, fay 
which a complete switchltonrd will be erected in 
Columbia"; booth, connecting with The company's 
commercial machines. As soon as a ring conies 
an atti-ndatn tiy pushing a button will make tho 
connection with the mouth piece of a phonograph 
and a message exploiting the Columbia commer- 
cial machine will be sent over 1 he wire. Cards 



■nor ito» »ij) MtojWM ■»»"»■; A "WIRELESS" TALKING MACHINE 

• the Latest Specialty Talked of — P. S. Jonet 
Chats With The World on the Subject — An- 
other Invention for Reproducing Exact Tones 
of the Wee. 



Booth 16 and have a talk with the mechanical 
operator. At the Columbia's exhibit, the booth 
devoted to the commercial exhibit at the World's 
Fair has been removed bodily, and at consider- 
able expense, to the Coliseum. A number of" 
young women will, of course, be in attendance bo 
demonstrate the machines wherever requested. 

Lyon A Healy gave their second Victor invita- 
tion concert on March 2. Readers of the world 
will remember that the firm started the^dea of 
a monthly concert in February, in order lo Rive 
Victor machine buyers an opportunity to hear 
the now records as the supplementary bulletin 
is issued each month. The attendance at the 
first concert was so great that hundreds were 
turned away, even after an "overflow", was pro- 
vided. As a result Stelnway Hall was secured 
this month, and fully BOO people listened to the 
new records, and Manager C. E. Goodwin, of ibe 
talking machine department, says that the suc- 
cess of the concerts has been so great, both In a 
"social" and trade sense, that they will unques- 
tionably be continued at Stelnway Hall, If. In- 
deed, a larger hall does not become necessary. 

I.yon & Healy are sending out the new monthly 
records lo dealers on approval for 48 hours. 
giving the latter an opportunity to have buyers 
co me "in and hear them. 

F, K. Babson, manager or Die Talking Atnchlue 
Co., Chicago, extensive jobbers of the Victor and 
Edison machines, has not been well for some 
time, and Is taking a needed rest at his former 
home, Seward, Neb. He will return in about 
three weeks. His brother, U. Babson, is looking 
after things in his absence. The company was 
last week forced to greatly Increase the quarters 
occupied by them at IPS Madison street, secur- 
ing additional space on the second door for their 
shipping room, and in Misting the spate formerly 
occupied on the third door for records. 

Tho Chicago house of Rudolph Wurlitzer It 
Co. has greatly enlarged the talking machine 
branch of their business the past year. They an 
doing a larger retail business on the Victor than 
ever, and have the past year taken up the Edison 
machines and developed the business wonder- 
fully, both in a wholesale ami retail way. John 
Otto, who has the talking machine department in 
charge, lias the record of putting the. first talking 
machines In a department store in "Chicaso. 
When in the musical merchandise department at 
Siegel Cooper's some years ago. he bought two 
small machines and a half dozen records; ten 
days later he bought another machine and six 
dozen records. When he left them a year ago. to 
go with Wurlitzer. they bad a stock of &QQ0 rec- 
ords and SO machines. 




Ji Very Stylish Line 

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THE UDELL WORKS 

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 



A "wireless" talking machirfe. is now being pro- 
moted; rather, is in an experimental stage of 
development. P. S. Jones, a New York attorney, 
who Is lauding the prospective merits of the new 
invention, said to The Talking Machine World' 
recently: "This Is the next step in the talking 
machine art, and, In my opinion, will eventually 
knock them all out. The device has been demon. 
slrated as commercially r^actlcable', and. will re- 
produce the sound of the human mi as in be 
recognisable between such widely separated 
places as New York or San Francisco, or Pans. 
We commence where Marconi leaves off and 
every step^o far taken is one of vast progsesi 
and advancement. Our sending stations, how- 
ever, will not la' equipped with masts or an- 
tenna-, but properly attended Instruments at 
the termini answer for j the transmission and 
receiving of messages, vocal or otherwise. The 
commercial end will be first looked after, with 
the entertainment possibilities to follow." 

Another invention, known as the Poulson pat- 
ent, of Danish origin, also relates to the repro- . 
duction of the exact tones of the voice. As yet 4 

ll is reported as being barely beyond the selen- 
itic stage, though the apparatus is said to be on 
exhibition. So far It Is not of any particular 
commercial value, being quite expensive, but 
while the results are feeble, the sounds are per- 
fect and tho device represents a distinct advance 
in talking machine development that may be. 
momentous some day. Its purpose alms to re- 
cord and preserve the true voice sounds via the 
telephone in the absence of the party called. 
Stilson Hutchlngs," a well-known journalist, of 
Washington^). C, controls the patent, which 
means if there is a dollar to be made by promot- 
ing the invention it will be beard from In no un- 
certain way. Owing (o the issuance of the for- 
eign patents before lielng covered here, a special 
act of Congress was fPqulrert to make the Amer- 
ican patent valid. 



THE BOSTON TALKING MACHINE 
EXCHANGE. 

(Special 1" The TUlklnR Miiclilm- World.) 

Boston, Mass.. March 12, 1905. 
One of the latest and most talked -of enterprises 
here is the Boston Talking Machine Exchange nt 
BS Summer street. It Is under the management 
of J. H. Ormsby, a recognized talking machine 
expert, who, for a number of years, was man- 
ager of the Boston store of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co.. and who has a host of friends In this 
section. Mr. Ormsby, In his new store, has an 
opportunity to put Into operation tho original 
Ideas he has been uuriing for some time. Chief 
among these Is the scheme of having a number of 
small rooms with glass walls. By this means he 
is enabled^ to shut out all sounds from Ihe out- 
side and the Instruments are heard to greater 
advantage. Mr. Ormsby has seven of these rooms 
and they are all in use during the day. for his 
trade has been enormous and ho carries a full 
line of machines and records by all the leading 
makers. Over 8, ODD square feet of floor space 
are given to his retail department, and he has 
ample room In which to expand. In addition to 
talking machines and pianos he carries a tre- 
mendous line of sheet music at cut rates, and 
this Is a^real trade brlnger. 



The American Uraphophone Co., of which the 
Columbia Phonograph Co. is the sole sales agent, 
has paid its stockholders. In dividends, more 
than a million of dollars, and its surplus and 
reserve accounts now exceed one million of dol- 
lars of undivided profits. 

Mrs. Wisely— John, I ww Just readlfrg about 
a man who traded his wire for a talking ma- 
chine. Now isn't that horrible? 

Mr. Wisely— Not at all, Mary; a talking ma- 
chine will not talk without winding. He knew 
his buslnrss. 



22 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



.TALKING MACHINES AS ACTORS 

Employed at the Imperial Dramatic Xhcatrj to 
Produce All Necenary Stage E«ect»— Doing 
Away wlthj the "SupeV" — Herr Grolje'i En- 



Referene>{ *JW tliade in" Tin 
World for January to the till 



Tin.' Talking Machine 

utilization or talking 

ichlnes liy bom« theatre managers In Germany 
—notably at the Imperial Theatre, Horllu— lo 
produce all .those necessary stage noises ajid 
"effects" for which .jjiany stage hands are usually 
employed. Wo note that Herr Max Orube, Chief 
stage manager, now conlrib Men an Interesting 
article to'lhfc Herman Phonographic Journal, In 
which *he explains the difficulties, rpucyaled from 
the eyes of ahe, ordinary nr.eel_»lor" which have 
to be overtime In order lo create' the desired 
noises produced iWhlnd tli- scenes, u|H>n .which, 
the author ijases the effect and stage coloring ot 
his production. And he emphatically affirms 
that in ttilfi respect the Talking machine can 
be made of Kreat help lo the slage. manager. '_ 

It- Is safe/ to say that If these difficulties are 
hard to ' manage on a stage as well equipped, 
as that of jilie Imperial Tluatre of Berlin, how 
much greater must they be on smaller stages 
lacking tlifj necessary space ami working staff. 
Sounds of' illsiaiiL battles, hunts, approaching 
mobs, or ron vernations behind the; scenes are 
easier heard than effectively produced. Their 
difficult production, so necessary to create the 
desired effect,' ought to In- undertaken by com- 
petent actors, but they an' generally managed 
by chorus people, who are not always competent, 
or by stage hands, likewise inefficient In pro- 
ducing artistic effects. The natural effect of sev- 
eral voices is sometimes spoiled for want ot 
space, as it may cause certain single voices to 
he ton loud. The talking machine does away 
with all these difficulties, and the chief stage 
manager writes enthusiastically as follows: 

"I can only liless the hour, and later genera. 
tlons of stage managers will do the same, when 
my esteemed colleague, Herr Frz. Sc.honfeld, 
honored me with his visit and asked me to try 
a talking machine on which he' bad recorded dif- 
ferent stage noises. These* trials were quickly 
and carefully made and mosteiirilllant results 
were obtained. I had. feared the slight side 
noises of the machine might be disturbing, hut 
fortunately these were not noticed in any part ot 
the theater outside of the stage, where the voice 
and action of the - actors drowned them entirely. 
I therefore ventured to use the' talking machine 
at the repeated, production of Henry the Fifth 
and in Goetz. In both dramas the batlle noise 
plays an Important part. My experiment met 
with marvelous success. Nobody could detect 
that an Insensate machine acted the pari of liv- 
ing people. 

"In rehearsals this mew colleague' proved a 
most agreeable companion. Where In former 
times about thirty people were sandwiched in 
between the wings, obstructing the passage. 
there now stood a small table with an apparatus, 
which could easily bo transported. How con- 



scientiously such a 'dumb actor' works! It Is 
always reliable, never Indisposed or Inattentive. 
What a relief tor the chorus, whose hard work 
In rehearsing can never be appreciated by the 
genera! public What a great convenience for 
future dance music, signals, etc. behind the 
scenes. JSmall theaters, having no orchestra or 
funds to pay for one would be enabled through 
the use of the talking machine to give opera*. 
tor the expense of the mude forms one of the 
greatest factors of the 'theaters. All dealers in 
talking machines ought to interest the different 
directors of larger and smaller theaters.- and 
prepare special disks -and cylinders to lie used 
behind the scenes." 

For the benefit of our. readers we will try and 
Illustrate In the following how records giving 
the muffled sound of largerTtSsemblies are manu- 
factured. "In the nr^t. place an ordinary record 
Js made. One or two persons talk some suitable 
words in' their proper tone of voice Into tho re- 
ceiving, horn. This manipulation does not com- 
plete tho record. The same process la repeated 
live or six times, always using the same record. 
The result shows the desired effect— a confused 
and -muffled sound of voices. The first records 
must he made In a rather loud voice, and the 
repetitions In a gradually lowering tone. 



decided to permit the Victor Talking Machine 
Co. to make and sell these records -to those who 
appreciated music It was agreed that she should 
nceive as a royalty a largo percentage of tho 

total selling price of the records." 



TALKING, MACHINE ENTERTAINMENT 

In Nashville, Tenn.. Scores Big Hit — Extended 
Press Comments. 

(Special f.> The TOMbi Hschloe World.) 

Nashville. Tenn.. March 11, 1905. 

Nearly four thousand people were present at 
the Opening of Ote Davles Piano Co., £36 Fifth 
avenue, which occurred Monday., W« talking 
machine played an Important pari jfi this open- 
ing. In a room splendidly fitted up. recitals 
were given on ihe talking machlti" for hours, 
and Nashville 10-day has a greater respect and, 
admiration for this wonderful creation than ever 
before. One of the papers came out with tho 
headline. ".Mellia Heard Here. Bang In NashvllltV- 
Monday, Delighted Audiences," The Journal 
said: 

"Melha was singing at trie opening of the 
Ilavles Piano Co. ihf-ough* the Victor talking ma- 
chine. Melha had at one lime a prejudice against 
all phonographs, talking machines or any other 
contrivance for the. reproduction of music She 
was, however, asked to listen to the reproduc- 
tion of the famous* voice ot the great Italian 
tenor, Tamagno. She was charmed and asked 
how much It would cost to make some records 
of her own voice privately so lhat she could seoil 
them lo her people in Australia lhat Ihey might 
hear her sing, even though she were herself" half 
way around the world. "N 

"They were ordered and Melha sang to please 
her own folks as she had never sung lo please 
any nudlcnce, no matter how enthusiastic. 

"It Is needless to say that these records actu- 
ally preserve ajelba's voice nl Its most agpreme 
moments. Finally, in deference lo the persistent 
demands that she have her voice recorded, she 



TO COUNTERACT BAD INFLUENCE 

Of "Mushroom" Dealers, the Retail Talking 
Machine Dealer*' Associations Take Action — 
Officers Elected — Other business Transacted. 

At the last meeting Of the Retail Talking Ma- 
chine Dealers' Association,, held at Maen- 
nen-hor Hall, room 2, 2"7 East iitith street. 
New York City, on Sunday. February Jti, tho 
consillutlon and by-laws were adopted and the 
following permanent officers elected: President, 
Ariolph Weiss; vice-president. Sig. Waldeck; re- 
cording secretary, J. T. Coughlln. Jr.; financial 
secretary. Sol. Lazarus; treasurer. Alfred Weiss. 
The principal subject of discussion was concern- 
ing ways and means for eliminating from tho 
recognized trade all dealers of a fake character, 
especially those advertising in the exchange col- 
umns of the dally papers. 

II was proi»ose>l that In order to counteract 
the mnlign Influence of those so-called "mush- 
rooni" dealers the minimum cost of an outfit should 
lie raised from. Slid to |5tR but that- this could 
be arranged only through co-operation with tho 
jobtfcrs. and not with the distributing company. 
It was finally decided lo raise a special fund and 
appoint a committee to secure evidence against, 
dealers charged with either violating their agre-- 

ments or practices detrimental to the best Inter- 

ants of the trade, and present the evidence to 
the National Phonograph Co. for the purpose of 
having their names stricken from the tegular 
list. 

Six new Members were admitted at this meet- 
ing, making, a -total of -fifteen. Jobbers are 
barred. The meetings are held on the last Sun- 
day of the month, the next falling on March 20. 

at 8 p. m. Application blanks. for membership 

-mi he secured from llie secretary. J. T. Coughlin. 
Jr.. T.44 Eighth avenue. 



Al F'Fl\I*^l F>AF>IER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No Metallic or brassy sound 
No brass to clean 

Manufactured In Japan Iron) paper and lacquered to a tine Mi.l-.i- 
Red Inaldc. Black oulaldc. I.rnglh. 'is inctn-i: Bell, IS Inc he* 

F»riee, $10^00 

PETER BACIGALUPI, Mi «*"»■ 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 



Alan PACIFIC COAST 



tor EDISON r-ROIWOGRAPIlS, RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 



TALKING MACHINE PROSPECTS. 

Chances for Trade 
Why Business J 

(Special to TBe Talking Mn.hlnc World.) 

San Juan. Potto Kleo. March 1. lflflS. 

The general llnaneiat and business conditions 
of i'orto lllio have materially improved during 
the past twelve monlhs. 1 find here, as well as 
in Cuba, a steady advance in every line. There 
are few concerns on ihis island which, by tho 
way, baa a imputation of about a million, who 
have handled talking machines, and In fact, mil- 
Side of San .J ann and Ponce, there art no store* 
which deal in these Instruments. 

The forio Itlcans are having more money to 
spend than ever before, am! there Is no reason 
why they should not buy talking machines. I 
believe that a traveling man contd lake some 
good orders here for the Instruments of moderate 
cost; tho higher priced ones might sell readily 
lo the planters anil men or wealth ivhn have had 
an exceptionally good season. 

There Is an excellent native hand which plays 
at regular intervals m>on the pla/.a In this city, 
and If records were made of sojne of the popular 
music of I'orto Hlco it would materially assist 
the sales of talking machines on this island. 
Take the Horinriuenn March, for instance. It 
holds a strong place in the affections of Porto 
Itlrans. 



"HANDY PACK'' FOR DEALERS. 

Dealers are oxpresibus themselves in the most 
complimentary terms regarding the "handy 
pack,'' Invented by l„ Kaiser. :!2 Baal 11th street. 
For repair work It cannot he excelled, and It 
has" proven a" money maker and time saver for 
dealers who come across the usual "troubles" In 
their business, tie sure and write. him. 



/ "l 

THE TALKING LMAlHINi: WOHU). 



23 



TRADE ACTIVE IN THE NORTHWEST. 



heport Regarding Business is Satisfactory 
Notwithstanding An Unusually Dull Spell 



ifly 



■ lil- 



""■nwfc of flic woods." Inn if ill<l r 
Miking machine buaineaa materially. There may 
noi lutvn been as large a demand for the record* 
11 aside from (Tint "there waa something do- 
tns" nil along r li. ■ i in.-. 

A new competitor enter* ihe local Held this 
week in Minneapolis. Tim [a ihe' Hartnnm '•''"■■ 
iiiuir.' & Carpet Co., woo have tak.-n hold or ihe 



VISITOR FROM NEW ORLEANS. 

Vrn. Bailey Speaks Glowingly of Conditions in 
South — Demand for French Songs — Enlarg- 
ing Department — Compliments lor the 
World. 



I III' 



STIMULATES FOREIQN TRADE. 

It-.r to Mr. Bacigalupi Shows How Talking 
Machines Acquaint Fore.gners With Amer- 
ica's Greatness — Department of CommeVce 
Should Take Note. 



,i,,./n 



:ihii 



I Tall 






u-iilii 



The Glrnw Block has also tact-eased its lim- of 
Columbia, Victor ami Mi" Edison niachlnea by 
sddlnit ih.' Zono-pimm-. |i i» understood, also. 
Mini liny cc.iueniiiUiic adding a line or niii.de 
lawtw. 

The NVw England Vw 
porlfl an Al irade lor I- 
for Victor* was fully nil 
days, wiiu the rai e|itlw 
rids we MW. M 

w. J. hy.-r * Bra ren- 



in, t Can*) Co. re- 
lary. "Tlie llemand 
1 us .inrin..- Hi" boll., 
Ihe Blunder of riv- 



in 



their 



.lni 



Talking Machine World lust wei-h was William niarhltu' il-alcrsand jnl 
Bailey, a prominenl Jobber In Edison Rondo In Ihlitg of llte«ffind for i 
New oilcans, l& He spoke euihusinsii.aiiy ni.vs.-ir am ami have lie 
about present ami piwjieetiv* conditions in the 
talking niu.lL|nr Held In thn Crescent City. Mr. 

Bailey litis 1 ii visiting Mm- Edison fa.iory al 

Orange for the uitrnoae «r Increasing his reper- 
toire or Preach nongo which an- » popular in 
the South.. ,\s the E.iisou people have recently 
added, nuiiiy notable Preach singers in ihe Iwt of 
nrllsis "sTniting for th.-tn. |t is rhmr Hull, Ml'. 
Ball.-y's wants will In- amply supplied. ' 

Mr. Itailey expressed hiinseir In Ibp most 
.-..mpllim-iuary n-rius regarding Tin- Talking I'"""! 
Machine World, ami said; "It has liecu a (Sod- lb*"* li<">ks 
s. mi to Hi" n;ni.-. ii has brought The entire "'''"l them lii m.' 
Iiiihisiiy . Iumt toxether, ami we now have some records ami phone 
i.i. a nr lis Importance and dignity, 1 h*ve been ■*> 'I'" cata rogue* 
.ullhm on all the notable gentlemen uu-miimed / tow«*l expor 



linn bellev 


■r in 


ihe 


Edison 


show yon 


that 


h" 


i-hotro^r 


"> other produc 


s 1 


r our A 


wish to >i 


otc \ 


on 


from a 


from one < 


r our 


I'h 


nograpl 


as follow* 








"Kindly 


send 


tin- 


■aialogt 


Qtanufaotu 


.■ or 




ami .a 


III," io b«i 


books il 


ii ireal 



■».i|. ami can. 1 It's ami aim Map thai Is made 
mYsali water, It win make no difference If 



in Xm 



York 



RATES BY WATER LOWER 



Will ll 



Brow 






(Kperbtl to Tli.' Ti.II.Iiik llu.hii.i- Wi.rl.1.1 

Sail Kram is. ,.. Cat.. .March P. |.1u3. 

Th" sltip t ..Ts of talking machines in the eoaal 
will l».- ihtrrcMcd tn liiirn that the American- 
Hawaiian Sn-apishiM Co. have r.'.liice.l ihe 
rr.'i^ht runs i.y water from si io (1.M per one 
hii.i.liv.i The freldii rates on shipments rrom 
wiwmi iK.iii i. to Cliijia) via Sail PranebK-0 has 

l a nuiile th.- same ns rMtflu rrotn th" Enst to 

San I'ran.isio. This la allw a volucilim. 

This imponaiit i-nm-ssioii mtisi l»- aitrilnite.l 
to the enetwllr work of fhas. K. Brown, who 
r.-|.i*"s.'itis ih.< Tnlkn.l'h.in" Co. in this i-tty. In 
his efforta li- ha> ha.i the w"i«]ny mipjmri of 
1'r.sl.lettl Irish nml.Ceiirral Maiiau.r Ilitl.l.iU 

llii'ltn-ss will! the Talk " Phone Co. in this eiiy 



l;i yniir niliiiiitiH during 

:.!..! locality, and have i -, receive 

wiih pjteeedhvg Ijin.iitess. L^have 
gleaned many IiIobk which wljl : li 
ilofts value to tm>. ami all this l 
l-i.sstht" were It mil for j.nrr pajtc 
Lot rail to be a great uoutifdV anceemi, 

'Th" talkitii; mm him* luisiin-ss in New tir 
leans Is ateadlly smwiim y'aml 1 believe that 
ih.-r._- is a tremendous fntiti" for ll. or eoiinw 
wi- hive lo .ater In rtrffaln local lastes in our 
rncorila. and in Ibis way we s|i<" lali/.<>. So con- 

vlnei-d am I as u. ihe t .- ol tin-' hnsim^s 

ihat I am yivlilt preiiMy Inetcnscd 1 ' space io 
ihls ileiiarttneiit in m> eslHlilishnietil for Hi" 
I'ltrpow or cfcrrytnR the fnlleal line of hMlson 
maehltn-s.- 



Vo 



iihlm 



think i 



PPjthI. Io show the |iroliahllily of Ihe plir 

eiii-n I'"-' I" ih" litiroiltieifon of other t 
r i,„ t'lir-iuti eontiir^ies, It is up to yi 
llBh this so that your frlemls who 
ami candle manufaeturinji buafne 
hcueHl of the nilssionaiy Hoik ih 
son PfaonoRraph in ron-lmi count 

Yours lI'lfTy'l'lTll: 



"ONE ON ONE SIDE. AND ONE ON THE 
OTHER." 



BOSTON TALKING MACHINE EXCHANGE. 
The Ronton Talking Machine Bxebanie of Bel- 
rant, wns InrornoraM with the Secretary of the 
Slate of Maine this week ror the |iiir|nise of ileal- 
lufi iii sound reronllng inslrumoifta. Capital. 

tr.-. rresiilei.t. I-'. ll : Poor: treasurer. K. B. 

lilh'ltrisi: .li-ik. M. W. Lord, all of Belfast. Mr, 



J 


r. t*. 


W. .N 


1V"S 


wt 


stern salestiinii lor 


Hi. 


III 


-Neat 


Reeor 


1 Ct 


. IB 


n-sjMiiisilile for the 


fnl 


A 


illK: 
II All 


.riiait 


wh 


wa 


s addicted in pract 


en 


ik 


*x wat 


In IjO 


dot 


last 


summer, ami one m 


irn 


NR 


If- W 


lit llll 


a i 


est a 


rant with bis most 


H« 


ill 


->1 air 


ami 


ror. 


e.1.1 


to iiHer l.reikfirsi 






1 IWO 


eiiijK.' 


he 


mid 


i.i ih" waller. "1 « 


nut 


IK 


fried 


on inn 


Bid 


. an 


1 Die other fried on 


llll 



the ^oftektonF 



ATTACHMENTS 
AND NEEDLES 



FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES 



1 lull l.rlni; out every 



Tin- SOFTERTOfJE ATTACHMENT is an invenllon to bold a spe- 
cial needle known as the SOI-'THHTOXK. The nurjiose or ihis nceille 
is to reiluce the over-tone In Ihe reproduction of Heronis. 

sorTKUTONK needlks nre partlcnlarly welt adapted for wn In 
homes and small apartments where tin. full volume of tone is not 
desirable. 

SOFTERTONl-: NEEDLES reduce the volu 
detail ami shade of tone In the llecortl. 

PLAYS SIX RECORDS 
StlrTKItTOM': NEEDLES may be played on the same or different Record* al least six 
lutes without Injury to the Record— in fact, a Heron! will last three tlmrs as lone when a 
ofierione Nce.lle is used. 

IMPORTANT : When ordering mention Name and Style ol yotfV Sound Box 

The aUBchmcnt for the Victor Exhibition Ills the Colitmhia and Zonopl.one Sound Boxes, 
Tlce. Sofu-rlone Needles, in packages or 'MQ. 25 cents. Price. Sorterlone Attachments, each 




FOR SALE BY- 1 . 



LYOIM & HEALY Chicago 



"Thank yon, sir. thank y«t\" sai.i the v 
I' I hough I thai was what you said. Inn I-i 



[urned io ihe Amerlcan'ti elliow, 

"Ben pardon, sir. Iiui ih« rjook ami me ns "nil 
«W»e words. Would yon miml 'avlng thone !&» 
■cramld.il. sdi-'- 

Mr. Noyes «iys this is one of bis most i-fieetlve 

-t.irii-s for ImrodiieinR the Americnri duphn r-. 

•r.l. -One on mie sl.l.f and one on ihe other.- 

It always imik.-s a llll. 



TALKING MACHINE FOR VETERAN'S HOME 

' Harry II, Blair, one of th. pnhlle-HpM-lie.r. ill 
xena of Atlanta, (ia.. writee to the Journal of 
that city off"-ln K to siari a fund with J2.5u. loe 
ohjett in vl.-w Ib-Iok to raise |50 with which to 
I i.r.lins,' u itilkltiK maihi%c ontHt" io- In- pre- 
sented Io the Vi-1erans' Home. ||<- juijh: -|( 
would he a soitiec of happinoBB I.i Mm to know 
that the Inmat.H as H whole were treated every 
eveiilnc to a lom-erl mnii ns wouhl Im> whhiti 
their reach :r they possessed a talking ma.hine 
ami a good supply of rei-ords." 



V 



•'} 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




Do You Handle Edison 

Phonographs and Edison 
Gold Moulded Records ? 



IF yoii are one of the thousands of enterprising 
firms who sell the Edison line,' then you do not 

r need any further argument from us. Vod know 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"^ full well how desirable and profitable Edison Phon- 
ographs and Edison Gold Moulded Records are. 
and. we need only wish you continued success with them. 

■ If you are a dealer in other talking machines, and do not handle those of 
Edison manufacture, you are dnly' partially equipped for a successful business. Other 
makes have their merits, but an up-to-date business cannot be done with them alone. 
.Edison Phonographs and Records not only bear a great name, .but they arc great In 
themselves, and you need them. t . f 

■If you deal in musical instruments and musical merchandise, and' have not. yet added 
Edison Phonographs and Records, then you want to'jjive the subject your careful 
attention. The Phonograph has come to stay. It has made rapid strides in popularity 
in the past few years, is growing better daily, and under Mr. Edison's personal 
guidance it will ever continue to improve. Many heading firms successfully sell 

Phonographs, along with pianos and other musical instruments, and you can do 
equally well. 



The following are the Jobbers in Ediaon goods in trie United Stales and C(ine.da. 
wn.nl terms, discounts, conditions, etc.. write to the one nearest you. Or write 10 us. 
supply you with the information, and put you in 'ouch with a Jobber who can give you good 






ALABAMA. 

!:li:\HM,IIA\l TnlklliK.Mn- 

MM!'] i: IV. II. J:..,iijiIi1h. 

CALIFORNIA. 

SAN ritANCIHCO -I'eler ItncliwH 

COLORADO. 
DBKYKR Denver Dry OiwtLi Co- 
CONNECTICUT. 

MIDDUITIUVN t-n«iklnH« Itixt <".. 

IIAIi ITMtl. Hiiity JiK'kmm. 

NRW IIAVBN 'rur.lw- KllcrilMTBcr Co. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
WASHINGTON -II. I\ HriHip A Sons 

GEORGIA, 

ATLANTA' Atlanta I'lionqsrut* Co. 
ILLINOIS. 



MAINE. 



NEW TfOrVn. 
AI.IIANY-- Fliii-li A llnlm 

— - -Chapou * C 



TI.AND W. II. Uosh A San. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 

HUSTON -IWl/iii C>;lc Asurtrtrj Co. : \}.\ s *\:\ '.'' 

;'i.Vivi:itsvi'i,i.t: — Amort. 



IUiuoki.Y 

lph Co' 



AI.I.KNTOWN -i 



I 111 Mil 



II. '« 



' I'ht 



MICHIGAN. 



MINNESOTA. 



CITY 

.. .. B> 

-_._», Jr.: 

IkiukIhii 1'lionn. C< 
Harry ftdtsMJ 



II. ' "■— 
... Htltl! 

E'!TTSI',l'!t<; 



. .. L. IVi'Tnuirm A Bon, 
i I A r: i; 1.-M-. l ■ l;i ; s K. Ilmiibiirerr 

" -111-... T U.-nt.-l 



n k I'm- 1*. 

" llll I'hnn.. 

' - mnii llr..».: II. Kli-lwr* 

. Mvllor Ci>. : I'itisbfitf: 
11. Dnvpsn I I'hiinn. Cn. 

. ; If. S. (J.if.Inn. IIF.AHIN'. ]:.■:. .Ill, ^ l'li..ti..L'ranh Co, 
[:ic..l Music- 11.. i st'HANTi.v A.k.iiiiiii. A i'i>.: Tech 
Idil'i,.' : SI.'R.-L nil a I Supply Co. 

RHODE. ISLAND. 



,- I'li"iii>j;ra|.h 

itecrr; Mii.kl- 
(illen M. Mlll- 



I'AWTI'C 

I'lsiiv'ii 



Pw 



NCI.— J M.Jiean Cn : J. A. 

r Cn. : HiuKrlinl.l Furniture 
,1. BaOMMti A It™.: A. T. 

trcood & cn. 

TENNESSEE. 

v' vi i ' iV i, -i'v v i,„ „, KSOSVII.1.B — KnoiTHIc Typewrller 
\ - I ■#,.-! A lliilin. lrnj AtHonin .,„,, ,■,,„„„,.,.,,,,, ,.„_ 

MKMl'lllS ii K ll.iiick Hano Cn. 
NASHVII.I.i: -Nn.liilll- Talking Mn- 



av it 
Tim. 

I F.ielinnp. 

t'TK'A— Clark -linn 



Cycle 



1V|IU:i 



list 



TEXAS. 



HKS Mii|\i:s- Hopkins Hr. .-.•'...: 
FORT DODl'it: -Hnrly Uusle Houw 

nENTUCItT. 
I.OllSVII.I.i:— The llay Co. 
LOUISIANA. 
KBW 0IU.KAK8 — Wllllain Itiilley: 
' tlnnnl Ani.-miitl.- I'll" Alnrni I 



. uMAIIA- nmnlia 

NEW JERSEY. 
IIOIIOKi:X— Ei-ll|i«e 1'honn. I 
NKWAHK— A. 0. I'ellt. 
I'ATKItS' IS —'"■"'. *-" ft'Ilei 
Tll'l-INTUN 



.uflTK 



toolings, Slieplier.l A 



Ilouli and Sta 



TOI.KDO— linje 



HOUSTON— II. M. OoJIfDUfl (' 

WISCONSIN. 
MILWAUKEE— UcONal Ilron. 
CANADA. 

TtiliiiNTO II. S Wllllnni. A S 



NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, ORANGE, N. J. 



Sales Department, 31 Union Square, New York. 



Chicago Office, 304 Wa.ba.sh Avenue 



C 



VOL. I. No. 4. 



>&X^» 




TALKING ^> 




c/6V^> 



Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Avenue, New York, April 15, 1905. 




GRAND PRIZE, PARIS, 1900 « DOUBLE CRAND PRIZE AND THREE COLD MEDALS, ST. LOUIS, 1804 

. Ftjr^alc by dealers everywhere and by 

^-/COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., General 



SEW YORK: S53 and 573 rtrwdB-y. 



CHICAGO: : 

,v,d ,„ ( n a, ,.„. 



SAV FRANCISCO i No. i.J O, 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



ii 



DE-LIGHTED" 



That's what they say when-Hhey hear 
'the INDIAN RECORD of 




"THE INAUGURATION MARCH" 



as played by the United States Marine Band last month at 
Washington, D. C. ', 

We have others just as, good a very attractive list of 
good sellers. 

'ME INDIAN RECORDS ARE ALL RIGHT. 

Don't taKe our say so. Investigate for yourself. A few 
samples will convince you and you, too, will be 
"DELIGHTED." 

"A SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERY MAN." 




AMERICAN /RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHOfiNE, SHEBLE AND PRESGOTT 



SALES MANAGERS 



SPRINGFIELD, 



MASS. 



Export Department: 241-245 WEST 23d STREET. NEW YORK, N. Y. 



T HE TALKING /ilACHINK WORLD. 



THE. TELEGRAPHONE-A MARVELOUS APPARATUS. 

Records the Human Voice on a Gimple Wire or Thin Sheet 1 of Steel Without Indentation, Pin 
Scratch or Mark, the Only Agency Being Electro Magnetism — Fulfil* a Hope That Tele- 
phone and Talking Machine Will Work Hand in Hand. 



The Poulson "Telegraiilione," brief mention of 
which was made In last month's Talking Machine 
World. Is Bpoken of by Us enthu.siaslle [irotnnlers 
ns an "instrument which supersedes ihe nhono- 
.graph." According to an authoritative descrip- 
tion of this certainly marvelous apparatus, "by 
tin- iclegrnplionc the human voice is recorded and 
, -stored on a simple wire, or thin sheet of steel— 
without wax, without Indentation, without a 
pin-scratch or mark, without the use of any 
agency other than the invisible influence of elec- 
tro-magnetism. The sound waves, even to the 
minutest whisper or respiration, are electrically 
projected Into the molecules of the metal— there 
to remain and tie reproduced until a simple mag- 
net wines Ihetn off— as permanent as the poles 
nnd as infallllde as the marvelous exactness of 
electricity can make them. It is; the parted talk- 



group including the kindred discoveries — the tele- 
phone, electric light, trolley motor, talklngVma- 
ihine and wireless telegraph— the telegraphone 
Is as distinct as a cameo in Its principles. Be- 
cause 11 is a contradiction of scientific principles 
heretofore accepted, It has first attracted the 
world-wide attention of scien- 
tists. While .the talking ma- 
chine has confined its work al- 
most altogether to amusement 
purposes, the telegraphone for 
excels all '.he wax-record talking 
machines in this particular 
province. In the matter of re- 
producing music, there Is little 
comparison between the telegra- 
phone and any other machine, 
for the reason that there are no 



transmitter, produce corresponding sound waves 
at the other end of the wire, which are most dell- 
fttfely reproduced hy the electro- magnet in waves 
of magnetism on the steel. Thcsojpiagnel Ic waves 
am permanently localized where they occur on 
the steel surface. They will last for years. The 
steel may he polished without disturbing Hie 
magnetic record. Rust has no effect on It. The 
invisible message Is there, and remains there un- 
til a heavier magnet Is drawn over the surface, 
when it Is wiped off. To reproduce the sound, the 
same magnet which recorded the sounds on the 




panying 
dell vet 



|HH machine fully revealed which was feebly fore- 
shadowed when Ihe- Ingenious brain of Edison 
discovered the phonograph's power or doing a few 
Of the things on cumbersome wax records that 
the telegraphone, with ihe lightning dexterily Of 
magnetism, accomplishes with lhat simplicity, 
ease, and grace which mark scientific perfection, 
it fulfils a hope of scientists that In some way 
ilie telephone and talking machine would be 
made lo work han.l In hand. 

■■Standing separate and apart from all other In- 
vent Ions of recent years, except the wonderful 



musical pro- 
ductions from 
magnetic rec- 
ords. The proc- 
ess being electrical, and not 
mechanical, none of the dis- 
agreeable mechanical effects so 
noticeable In the other talking 
machines are present In the 
productions of the telegra- 
phone. 

■'By accident It was discov- 
ered by* Vlademar Paulsen, a 
Danish scientist residing In 
Copenhagen, that if magnetism 
was conveyed to a steel plate 
by an electro-magnet of sufficient delicacy, 
the magnetism remained isolated at 'the spot 
where the contact occurred. In other words, 
very delicale electro-magnetism could be local- 
ized. This discovery was immediately applied to 
the reproduction of sound waves— or the record- 
ing of sound waves by n magnet on a steel plate. 
A very delicate needle magnet, attached at ihe 
end of a telephone wire to Ihe diaphragm of a 




> telephone receiver 

mrface of a steel disk 



is made to run over 
g Into the telephone 




A Popular Line 



disk 

AND 

CYLINDER 

RECORD CABINETS 

Write for Booklets and Prices. 
They will interest you. 

THE UDELL WORKS 



Indianapolis 



Indiana 



.steel wire or disk runs a second time over the 
path It first traveled. As it travels over Die steel 
surface, creating the same magneile vibrations 
as were created by the sound wnves entering Hi" 
telephone transmitter, the same sounds are re- 
produced through the telephone receiver nnd may 
lie heard wlthnhe" utmost distinctness. With the 
telegraphone it is as easy to erase a record ns 
I' Is to make il. and It Is as easy In make a record 
as It is to reproduce the sound." 

In a telegraphone of tfcc.wirc type, illustrate.] 
In, Fig. 1. the wire runs between two pairs of 
magnets, placed horizontally on each side of il, 
at a speed of about 1ft feel a second The driving 
apparatus Is a small electric motor. 110 volla, !>. 
(.'.. contained in Ihe Ikix. The record Is effcrM 
by the action of the left-hand pair of magnets. 
the other pair of magnets being used for erasing. 
The swlich-liox shown oti the side Is filled wllh 
three press buttons, by which the recording wire 
can be run forward or backward or stopped. 

As the erasing magnet Is In operation when iln>. 
wire is run forward, any portion bearing a record 
which Is no longer required can be utilized Tor a 
fresh record, Ihe wire being cleaned by Ihe eras- 
ing magnets immediately before entering Ihe field 
of the recording magnets, it will be seen from 
this that the mere fact of making a record wipes 
out or erases any previous record on that part <if 
the wire; this enables one, when speaking or 
singing, to rosrect an error. The machine Is set 
In motion by ihe depression of the forward but- 
ton in ihe switch-box. and ihe speaker or singer 
having finished, the stop button Is pressed. 

On the disk style of telegraphone -(Fig. 21 ste.-l 
dliiks about 4'-j inches In diameter and about 
1-20 of an Inch in thickness are used. The [>ort- 
anility and mallablllly of these disks, the sus- 
ceptibility of receiving records on both sides, ihe 
instantaneous erasure of records at will, lead oat 
to believe in the great future of this apparatus. 
In both machines the reproductions are true to 
Ihe human voice, either conversational or In song; 
and In this respect, while Ihe sounds are perfect, 
they lack strength and resonance, attributes now 
In the process of rapid development. 



COMMUNES WITH CATS. 
% 

There is a man In Unity. Me., who has chosen 
a recluse life with cats as his family, lie is get- 
ting records of Ihelr ntteronccR hy mea"ns or a 
talking machine. 

He says ho has w'orked out their system, ami ha 
goes out nights when his trims are particularly 
muilcal, and talks with them, in their own lan- 
guage. We will be IntereBted to learn what they 
say to him, 



THK-. TALKING MACHIMO WOULD. 



NOVELTY IN TALKINQ DOLLS. 

Utilization of qpiall Disk Machine in Body Will, 
With U>e Of Small Disk, Enable a Conversa- 
tion TJo 8* Carried On. 

Novell!** for the Christmas holidays are now 
in course or preparation in-ihe great loy renters 
of France, (lormany ami the United Slates. Ono 
of .the most striking of I h par will take the shape 
of a real talking "doll. In the past dolly's vo- 
cal nil a ry has lieon ' limited to such phrasps as 
"Pa-(la l "~o"r : "Ma-ma," soiiSids produced by a reed 
and -a pair of bellnws. All that Is to he changed, 
and dolly will lie able to say ojjlte'a number nf 
nice thliiKH and carry 'on llil'fo conversations of 
a hundred woyds or more, and, If necessary,, 
nlng the very latest song. 

The idea In of German orlgffl, atul Is really 
an adaptation of. the principle upon which the 
talking machine Is bawd. Briefly, li la- this? 
arreted somewhere In the doll's Interior will 
lie a tiny disk machine, which will carry a. rec- 
ord about two lin-hea in diameter. When the 
doll has been made presentable, and feels etpial 
lo taking part In (he conversation, her little 
nurse will simply have to place a disk In a 
crevice no me where In dolly's back, an operation 
as simple as putting a penny In a slot, and the 
doll will do the rest. Two dolls, with suitable 
records, may easily be made to carry oh quite 
Intelligible conversations. 



Ilzed by this 



laid. The company will 


make 'both 


llsk machine*, and will 1 


fl the first 


of Ohio. The Hill pnten 


;s will be 


is company. They elalm 
fay. 


for them 



T. C. Hough, jnljlier and dealer In the Edison, 
with stores In both cities, also reports a very 
satisfactory trade, with a big Increase over last 



TRADE IN THE TWIN CITIES 

Continues Steady -Dyer Increases Force — Don- 
aldson Reports Sale of Expensive Outfits. 

(Special to Tin- TiiikidK Machine Worl.l.i 
St. Paul and Minneapolis. April 12, IMS, 
A slight Improvement Hi the irnde was .re- 
ported during the tnonU^abMinrh. The demand 
tor miking machines t mutinies steady, however, 
with Im renses reported. It is believe,) ibis will 
1m- eve^i greater from now on. • 

W. J. Dyer & Urn. report thai Ibelr tiilklun 
mni'hine department has been compelled to ill' 



crease 


ts force of ilnor sal 


smeu to 


take 


care nf 


the increased 


tra 


le, which 


was sue 


i as 


o prac- 


tically 


Clean 


out 


the stm-k in set 


eral 


xq in la i 


records 


An 


entertain men 


was ri 


en 


i their 


coin cri 


hall 


last 


Tnesday 


evening. 


The April 


records 


were 


pla 


ed to an 


nildicnri 


that 


packed 



DUPLEXAPHONE CO. TO ORGANIZE 



And Build Plant 



(Kr-tclnl to Tfcs TalWnt>Macbliw World.) 

Lincoln. Neb., April 10, 1905, 
The Duploxnphnne Co.. which are expected soon 
to Incorporate, will build a talking machine fac- 
tory In this city, with a capacity lo turn out ir>u 
machines a day. The caplial slock will tie $1,000,- 
000. of which Charles E. Hill, of this city, says 



tlioNrall. 

The Ncw'^BngJ.and Fu'rnlture 4 Carpel Co. re- 
tried trade Tor March nisjiit the same as dur- 
ing February. There was a slight Increase in 
the call for' records, but the demand for inu- 
rlilnug rchialnci] the same. Quite l. good call 
was reported for Caruso, Melba and Nordba 
records, owing to the grand opera season just 
closed here. This company jobs and retails tin; 
Victor exclusively. 

The sale of expensive outfits Is /ho particular 
feature reported at W. S. Donaldson & Co.s talk- 
ing ma.hlne department, The manager staled II 
wae quite an ordinary thing in supply outilts 
running from d no up to fgBQ. Columbia. Vic- 
tor. Edison and Zon nphoiie machines are haiidleil 
here. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co, report a g"o7nl 
increase over a year aso at the branches In 
both cities. 



TALKING MACHINE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS 

St. Louis, Mo,. April 11, inn:.. 
The lalkluK machine business lor the past 
month has bean quit" satisfactory and shews a 
Stead)' increase In volume. 

The principal stent in tills lino of trade dur- 
ing the past few weeks was llie removal of the 
St. Louis Talking Machine ("o. to their hand- 
Home new store at 916 Olive afreet Tbis cum 
puny have jusl closed their lis. at year and report 
an increase i*f about 40 per cent, in business OVOT 
the preceding year. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. will move Into 
their new store al tUS Olive Street some time 
ibis week, a description of which will lie given 
later. 

The Conroy Piano Co. completed Hielr removal 
in the new location at the southwest corner of 
Olive and Eleventh streets. They will use one 
entire floor for their tallvfijg machine interests. 

The Val A., fjeis Piano Co. repori that they 
are having a' nice trade on the Talkiiphone. and 
they are pushing It vigorously. 



RECOGNIZED AS A MUSICAL INDUSTRY. 
The phonograph ami talking machine Indus- 
try has now been regarded by the Music Trade 
Review, of New York Clly. as of sufficient Im- 
porlanre lo warrant the publii-allnti of a paper 
entirely fievoted 'to this rapidly growing busi- 
ness, This/new publication is cnlle.l the Talk- 
ing Machine World. Il made Its first appearance 
in .laiina'ry.undjts third issue was published on 
March ir>, it includes iwciily-four large pages, 
full of Interesting trade notes, and ils modest 
subBi-riplion price nf fifty cents a year makes It 
possible for every dealer to become a KiiliscrilM-r. 
Ils publication Office is 1 Madison avenue. .Ww 
York.- Edison Phonograph Monthly. 



♦ 






A few words regarding Talking 


Machine 


Horns 


TWTK belkmi wo^an with nil modesty Judge the merifa> ..r Talking S 
VV make Paper Hornfi Fibre llowts, Steel Body Menu and ehjn 


ncliiuc Horns, as we 
i H--1I Horns, and Qr 


;;:;r,:: 


Tim result of ten yciii*' cNperi.-m.- u, BMUSatai taring aad iMi.dl.i 

ns to- two conclusion*. Nothing but si»-l or brass «ill (the a natural 


e itanu f..r Talking ^ 


udiim-s l-.ul-- 
■•» in a born 


Silk Finish Horns are -f natural lone bseaiiw tliej an- maile . 
counter vibration Ts absorbed. In appearance. th,-y nre by tor the le 

Don't use Paper 'or Fibre Horns if ymt want dear, Imllfamt rep 


f. steel and brass : lit 


chins Haras 




Don't be confused regarding sound ribra/iou. Hams tire m# f 

mid cannot vibrate in nnWn with them, wntssipieoliy. If they lil.rnt.- n 


bcavtor \t rial tlm 

all, -the vibrali.ins n 


lUitpliragtns, 
iHfct, the iv 


suit being dtw-ord. : , ■ 

Patents on Silk Fiximi Horns Irai? hewi ei^vc^I. Nil before il 

itier* mane in show by narlsod Willi Itorns iSsii.k I'im^iiko ilu 

*tlie result pr.nlu.-fd would b.- lender, clearer mid mor si.al, Tli,. 


.> were iill..w.-.| the 
wl ii horn was S 


I.K FlMMIKII 


Mtates Uovrnnisnt U noi fur sale mel can only be won by siipcciur mi 
if von are uol nlrcadS handling Sim Fimsii Horns, now is the 


bin il.,- good itpiiiibn 


•f He- United 


r'lowar Shapes as, well us nil tin- reguur styles, llur Cstainguc Mm 
full iiiforimiiiou n-unnliui; all >lyte Talking Mo.-liine Sllppllca. 


er. luail-d on rcqueV 


will give you 


HAWTHORNE & SHEBLE 


M'F'G CO. 




MASCHER AND OXFORD STREETS > »- 


.* c* PHILADELPHIA 


f , 




■ 



X 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORM). 



THE BETRAYAL OF CUSSIN' JIM 



BV C. MARION MOORE. 



Copyright, mot. bn Tfo Red 



In due time Fete arrived with the phonograph, 

and the concert commenced. The wonders of Hie 

, machine were gone over carefully. Selection 

alter selection was played, greatly lo the delight 

of nil. l>ut particularly ot old Jim. 

"Yon Van hear ihal feller talkln' Jest as plain 
as If he uau iinthhj room. Hold on a minute. 
Pete, while I go m almiil them calves." The 
old gentleman fumbled around Tor his bonis. 
which had mysteriously disappeared, 
" "I'll bo."' announced Frank with suspicious 
alacrity, 

"Well, they ain't no use or roe golir. anyhow" 
wild the old mall. BO he settled back in his chair. 
"(iive us a good one. pete, and then you can ptav 
It over wh.-n Prank comes hack." 



mule colt t tint's a-goin' to run fnr from a warm 
harn a night like this." 

"I thought ji was ihem pesky critters," wild 
old Jim as he still nursed his toe, "hut Jim 
would have it that the calves had got out. Pete, 
what wa.s ihal you's a nlayiii" while I was a- 
huniin' fer my hoots?" 

"NoihlnV responded Pete, trulhfully. 

"I thought I heard ilie thine u-whiv./in'. Play 
some more," he demanded. 

The concert was soon finished 'and young 
Saunders began preparing his phonograph for re- 



•al. 



"I s'poso all yon folks is a-comin' over ti 
Uradlej'^Lio Ihe wrand taffy nnHln' and funny 
graph concert?" he asked. 




Pete looked carefully over his collection, and 

finally brought forth n record which he placed 
upon the table while he wound up the machine. 
Ho Sin made some other changes; which the old 

gentleman didn't uoilcc. 

Tor the land's sakes, if I duu't believe Frank 
has lei ihem calves out. and they're makln' for 
the back pasture as bard as they can no," said 
Jim, who was standing by the window. 

"You must be mistaken," said the old man un- 
easily. "I expei'i ihem pesky tunic colls has got 
thv bulge on him somehow," 

"No. It's the calves." shouted Jim. "tor there 
gaea Prank after 'em." 

The old man arose, peered out into the dark- 
ness, and then began lo search for his footgear. 

"Jim, Clarlss.v, what in thunder hev you .lone 
wiiii them boots?" bo stormed us he paced up and 
down the room searching in every conceivable 
place for the missing articles. 

Jim and Clan-isa, who were anxious to avoid 
any suspicion of complicity. Joined eagerly In the 
Search, and In an OVerze&lOUS moment ihe pro- 
gramme was carried Just a little, farther than 
was intended by Jim setting his heavy cow hide 
boot upon his august sire's toe. 

For a moment there was silence. Then the old 
man subsided into a chair and began <o exercise 
a vocabnlarly so wonderful and terrific in iis 
profanity that. It caused a smile nf joy lo Illum- 
inate the countenance of Pete, who was carefully 
regulating the speed of the whirring Utile ma- 

He commenced upon the calves as the author 
of bis woes; passed over the mule colts 
with a few blOpd-CUrdlIng adjectives; vituperated 

Frank as a ninny who didn't know enough to 
pound sand In a rat hole; passed down Ilie lbj| 
methodically, nud fliiaily wound up With a .stir- 
ring eulogy noon Jihfc-ajril Clarissa as a couple 
of blanked cbuGbleheads who needed a whole 
forty acre Held to turn around In. 

"Did you get 'em. Frank?" inquired Jim as his 
brother appeared hi the doorway. 

"You bet!" responded Frank. There ain't no 



"lildn't know there was one. hut I'm a comln'," 
said old Jlni, who t tiever missed an opportunity 
to he with the Widow Saunders. 

"Well, I s'lwue If Pa goes the rest of us'll 
come." said Frank. 

"You all want to come." advised Pete, "for I 
wouldn't wonder If sotnethin' out of lb" ordinary 
wasn't a-goln' to hapiien. liood -Multi, all." 

"(.inod-nlghl. Pete," (fray responded In chnrm-f. 

A few evenings later, at Ihe grand taffy-pull 
ing and phonograph concert, ihere was to he dis- 
tinguished among the merry young folk in the 
kitchen, the young people of the Campbell ami 
Saunders families, while in the front room with 
the older people sat Ihe Widow Saunders, stiff In 
her black silk, and on a near-by chair Was James 
Campbell, Sr.. ihe gray having miraculously dis- 
appeared from his hair and wiili his trousers 
pulled over his boot lops, which gave him some- 
what Ihe appearance as if a joint of stovepipe 
hail been Inserted In each [eg D f the garment. 
After a period of conversal Ion. the young folk 
were called in and the concert commenced. 
-Maud, the only one of the Saunders family who 
was loyal to her mother, had heen detailed to 
run ihe machine, and arrayed In a new dress^n 
honor nf Ihe occasion, she took her [tosition by 
tin- Instrument and the i-oneeri commenced. 

"There ain't no name on Ihis one," said Maud. 
some time later, wiih a perplexed frown, as she 
examined a record. "Where's Peie?" 

No one seemed ro have any knowledge of that 
young gentleman's actions. 

"Lei's have It, anyhow, "spoke up a bluff old 
farmer. "We nin'l a kceW for names. The 
music is what we want." 

This bejng Ihe general verdict, the record was 
adjusted BOd the machine started, The audience 
Waited jp-sllence for ihe announcement, hut none 
came. Only the steady singing whirr of the ma- 
chine. Then, at last, when everybody had begun 
in think thai there was something wrong wiih 
Ihe machinery. It demanded In stentorian tones. 
"Jim. Clarissy. what in thunder hev you done 
with them boots?" 



The audience was loo surprised lo laugh. Olio 
Corpulent old lady who was resting her ponder- 
ous weight upon a settee, seemed lo think'lhe 
remark was addressed to her personally, by Ihe 
furtive manner In which she felt under the 
article of furniture she was sealed upon. 

Then the machine began to curse. One mirth- 
fully Inclined farmer started lo laugh, hut was 
Immediately squelched by his wife, anil there- 
after he bore the guilty, cowed look of one who 
had laughed in . church: Mrs. Hradley, the 
hostess, arose to remonstrate against such lan- 
guage, but srfildenly changed her mind and snf. 
down without a word. 

Old Jim met his Tate like a man and a soldier. 
The demand for hoots brought a few drops of 
perspiration lo his brow, succeeded by a look of 



ed foi 



sullen anger; but when tho 
warmed lo Its work, be let 
hands on his knees and regarded i 
lion, not unmixed with awe, at 
manner in which every intonfllio 



tiad b» 



u-hine reaily 

rard with his 

with ajlmira- 
ihe thorough 
of his voice 



Klstet 



"h'ell. I'll he dinged." he uttered as the record 
cam! to a close, a remark which brought forth a 
roar of laughter. 

"You'll I* worse lhan dinged, Jim Campbell," 
said ihe i rate , Widow Saundi-rs, her whole form 
Bhaktng with rage and tnoriiflcatlon as she 
pointed an accusing linger ai her ersi while lover. 
"You'll lie worse than dinged for trytn' lo Impose 
on an innocent wjddcr. I shall thank the !,ord 
this night fer snnlchln' me 0111 ©' the clinches of 
such as you." she added devouily. 

"Madam " «ald. Cussin' Jim. us he arose ami 
made the widow a courtly l«>w. "ihe l.ord didn't 
have noihin' to do with this business. It .-ill 
originated In Ihe head of ihal sunh-noseil son o' 
yoitrn. flood-night, one ami all." And he made 
nnoiher courtly Iww. Then a* he reached ihe 
door he turned to the comer where Ihe young 
folks were sealed. 



"Hoys. 



he i 



ihl, 



edn' 



look fer Ihe 
l dad sirnng 



mangled corpse of your ]sm 

along the roadside anywhere, fer he's a-goin' to 

be in bed snoozln'." 

With this parting slim. Cussin' Jim went out 
tnio the night. 

The following morning the Campbells sat 
down 10 breakfast amid a silliness so dense that 
ii gathered on things. At lust Ihfl old gentleman 
turned to Jim with a premonitory clearing of his 
ihroat. 

"Young feller, yon and Maud had belter gel 
married In the spring, for your Pa is agoin' 
back lo ludlauny. and there's no tetlin' how long 
he'll be gone. ' 

"And yon,'' turning lo Frank and Silas, "don't 
let mi- hear no more of this hakoty business. 
.Ilmll need^'ou tiere to help work the farm He- 
tweetl lollygaggln' around and doltt" the chores. 
he won't he aide lo do nothin'. 

"Bin I'd advise him not to have one of litem 
f.'innygraphs around." he added dryly. 



PRICE CUTTING CONDEMNED. 



At the regular monthly mooting of ihe Itctall 
Talking Machine Deahrs' Association, at Maen- 
n-rchor Hall. New York, March 25, only routine 
business was transacted. Price cutlers came In 
for an excoriation, ami a special committee of five 
was ap|ioinl>.4 lo Investigate certain cases men 
lioned and lo report at the next meeting or? April 
So. The gentlemen selected by I'resldeni Weiss In 
serve are: Wm. Krhardt. Sol. Ijnarim, Stg. 
Wnldeck, L. Sllversteln and M. Landau. 
% 

Tp the unlive population of India Lord Carton 
Is 'sending a message In the form of a talking ma- 
chine record. With a translation of his words into 
Hie provincial dialects. 

Henry Plank has opened n talking machine 
establishment at Broad and Winding streets, 
Uincaster, O. v 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



* A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT 

Of the Talking Machine Bii*.neM~ In Boston 
and Vicinity Notttf— High Grade Instru- 
ments In Demand — The Boston Talking. Ma- 
chine Exchange Buy One Hundred Thousand 
Disk he card* — Fight Against Misleading 
Ads — Columbia Company Publicity— Os- 
good's New Department.. 



.Hottlon, Mass,. April 8, 1306. 
. There is no business In Hottton to-day that 
j-lmtvn sucb a remarkable development or such 
a MatlBTactory prospect * for future growth aa 
dOWUnat <>I the tiilklHR machines. The last year 
Iiiih teen a ureal Immn here ft nd the "branching 
out" of several department mores 'into the han- 
dling of in ach I ties. One important aspect of the 
mule conditions is the demand for a higher 
- grade of instrument than ever Eeforc. Custom- 
era are no longer satisfied with Ihe quality of 
music iiiodueed liy the -Cheaper machines. 'They 
waul to get rid of the harsh, rasping, metallic 
noise and realise that to do so they must spend 
more money for n better machine ami are will- 
ing to do il. 

.IfUktle Is evident In all of the talking machine 
mores, but in none Ik It quite such a factor as 
in the Boston Talking Machine ■ Exchange on 
Summer street Manager J. If. Oranttiy In one 
of the greatest hustlers in the business, lie is 
a IMile belter than up-to-date — he Is ahead of 
Ihe procession. This is evidenced liy the fact 
that he has Just bought 100.000 disk records 
which be is to put out under the name of "The 
Ormsby Record." and sell for 95 a dozen. This 
Is a cut of 50 cents each from the present rate. 
He has arranged his basement salesroom wlili 
tiling cases for these disks and Intends to en- 
liven things about town. Mr. Ormsbee has just 
opened a musical instrument department under 
Ihe management of Miss Alice G rover, a popu- 
lar Violinist, who was with the Fadello Woman's 
Orchestra for live years, lie la also carrying a 



ilne of McPhall, Starr, Howard and Richmond 
pianos. 

"No misleading ads" la the battle cry of the 
Eastern Talking Machine Co., where a rushing 
buslneas is being done and constantly increas- 
ing. Thla company Is pushing the Edison rec- 
ords to great advantage and does an enormous 
Jobbing trade throughout New -England. The 
window "fixings" have been remodeled and add 
much to the attract! yen esa of the store. 

At the Columbia Phonograph Co. the salesmen 
Tire taking advantage of the warm weather to 
keep the door open and crowds surround it all 
day, listening to the * music. It is a great ad- 
vertising scheme. Business here is very brisk, 
both retail and wholesale. A demand for a bel- 
ter grade of iustrnment-la* particularly notice- 
able. 

- The new talking machine department at the 
C. E. Osgood Co. has developed into an excel- 
lent business proposition and trade in it is In- 
rrensfng dally. 



EMMA EAMES SINOS 



Superb Records Made 
Compositions. 

Mine, Emma Eames, the distinguished oper- 
atic soprnrio^was- a visitor to the laboratory of 
Ihe Victor Talking Machine Co., in- New York. 
last week, where she sang many famous songs 
and arias. She consented to sing in order that In 
the years to rome her voice may be heard In all 
its lirTliluniy of to-day and that many persons 
who are now unable to afford opera prices will 
Ih> able to listen to her. This latter point had 
much to do with her decision. 

In order that the voice reproduction might be 
perfect it was necessary that, she/sing the long 
passages In sustained- legato style, of which she 
is a mistress, so that the volume of sound 
should «e as even as possible throughout. And 
nol content, as many singers might be. to sing 
the selections once and "let that do." she sting 
some of the numbers two and three times. s ^- 



The result is that all the beauties of her sing- 
ing have been reproduced, and Mme, Eames has 
been highly complimented by experts, who say 
thai her voice has afforded Ihe best results in 
reproduction of any great singer they have 

Some of the numbers Mme. Eames sang before 
Ihe cylinders are nn nir from "Tosea," Puccini; 
"Still Wie Die Naeht." by Bohm; "Good-by," by 
Tosti; ihe Jewel song from ■'Faust," the wall/, 
from "Borneo et Juliette"; Gounod's Ave Marin; 
"Who [b Sylvia?" by Schubert: "The Star Span- 
gled llnnni-r," and "Dixie." 



INDIA A GREAT MARKET 



For Talking Ma. 



Slntnge i 



t may | 



nd t 



. It 



Is said India is the best miking machine country 
in the world. At least, this is the information 
vouchsafed liy S. Porler. who Is known every- 
where almost as :i maker of master records, his 
experience runhlug back to the days when Ihe 
moulded process was unknown. He has been 
abroad for a long time, staying in England for 
finite a while, but also visllltig alt the continental 
countries, and getting Into India, of which he 

Mid: 

"li may appear queer, but India Is the liest 
place on earth for talking machines. The mau- 
lers must be made on the spot, and be native 
music, as there is very Utile call for talking 
records. To lie sure, the selections are weird, if 
nol altogether grand, gloomy and peculiar, bul 
they sell like hoi cakes. American re-ords are 
absolutely iiuknorfn. Ihe entire business, which 
is vast, belnfc In the hands of British innnnfai ■ 
Hirers. Qccueslrnl records are also little in de- 
mand. ITiove -made records In Russia, Sweden, 
Norway, iu fact, all the principal countries of 
Europe, but India tope then all, ami appear* to 
me a great Held for American enterprise in this 
line." 



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TALKING MACHINE MEN WHO WIN 

Are Those Who Are Broadening Out Their 
Business. Adding the Latest Noveltiee In All 
Lines — The Supply End Most Profitable and 



an automatic salesman, who is destined In Ik> a 
- great factor fin soon an tile trusts become mo 
powerful as to make bruins absolnlely useless 
in the trnvelinR liiiHiness. nml wiicti n merchant 
lias to liny at one place or go without any goods. 
"Thus, yon 8eeV' Raid the speaker, "an idiot inn 
sell kooiIs and take an order Just as well as a 
man of superior Intelligence, so to rut down 
expenses, this genius has devised this phono- 

fit Is made of pa pier- niacin"-, and represents a 
travoliiiK salesman sitting on a sample trunk. 
The whole thing is about eight indies high, and 
Is boxed up and sent to the retail merchants 
by express. When it arrives the business man 
sets It on bis desk. touches a sprlup. which re- 
leases n phonographic cylinder Inside the trunk, 
and (he salesman begins m talk, TJood day. sir.' 
says he: "the following are our list prices on so- 
and-so,' and with that the machine reels off the 

latest quotations of whatever trust it happens to 

represent. 

"At the other end or the trunk Is a hole con- 
necting with a receiving cylinder, and the mer- 
chant speaks his order into II. 'Thank you." says 
the manikin, when he eels through. 'I will 
now tell you two comic Stories and sine you a 
selection from Ihe latesi opera.' If the tuer- 
rhaiit doesn't rare for that pari of it. nil he has 
in do is to turn n switch. Then he returns the 
automaton In Its 1h)\ and expresses it bark in the 
house. C O. t>. There the order record is taken 
out. a fresh one mil in and the machine sent to 
another cuslonicr. 

"it's a wonderful device, and its advantages 
over a live salesman are loo numerous to men- 
tion. It doesn't eat anything, it has nn hotel 
bills, it nins up no expense account, and never 
draws on the house. Then, again, think of the 
enormous saving in railroad fares; ! look to 
see the day wlien the pnlent automatic salesman 
will run every salesman out of (he business." 

THE TAU-0-PH0NE CO. 

Some Changes in Office and Outside Staff — 
Business Reported as Unusually Salistac- 

A few changes have been made in the selling 
Haft of the Talkoplione Co s New York office. 
namely. S. II. Slcnrus has retired and been suc- 
ceeded by H. Feinborg. for several years with 
Hawthorne 4 Sheble jifB. n... of Philadelphia. 
I.. H. [Junker now looks alter a portion of thi- 
nly trade, in [dace of Paul Mayes. 

The company is reported as dolus a thrashing 

business, and is 9JW0 machines behind on orders, 
the plant at Toledo, 0„ now Iteing run double 
shift. A Ihree-i-nr order from San Francisco. re- 
cently roblied Hie New York end of Its banner 
record, k. l', lliibbeii. general manager, who come 
Hast on special business recently, eloseil a deal 

of magnitude in Boston recently, returning to 



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TalkliiR machine dealers can be placed. in two 
distim-t classes. In one ilnss Ihe dealer confines 
his allenlloti lo selling Just Ihe machines and 
records, while the oilier class embodies Hie dealer 
who keeps his eyes open for novelties, carries a 
full line of supplies, always has something new 
H> show a customer, and once he Bills a machine 
keeps everlastingly at Ihe new customer, bring- 
ing late Ideas constantly to his attention. 

It Is the former denier who Aral feels busi- 
ness depression, and begins to figure thai the 

talking machine business [s a fad, Such n dealer 
■■onnherfUiiH attention strhily io drumming up* 
new trade Without properly workiuc Ihc/irnde 
which Is already in his hands. He figures on 
the occasional targe sole, and lets the ever-pres- 
etil small one po to his more progressive neigh- 
bor, .lust slop a moment and figure ov io which 
class you belong. It will pay io settle this poini 
definitely in your own mind. 

The supply end of the talking mneh'fne busi- , 
ness is one of the most profitable ihlngs In com- ' 
niand a progressive dealer's constant attention. 
In a recent interview with Mr. Sheble, of ihe 
Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg. Co.. I'hiladelphin. Pa., 
whoso business is devoted lo ninirufnctiiiing mlk- 
Iiir machine supplies. Mr, Sheble siales thai job- 
bers Renerally are beginning to see the value of 
piishim: ihe supply end/if the business, an,] are 
now orderlnR all kinds of .talking machine sup- 
plies In much larger ijunnirliea lhan was formerly 
the Tease, showing HiereJ<y that progressive deal- 
ers are waking up lo the big iiossll.iiltles In the 
supply line. Mr. Sheble further slates that in or- 
der to meet ihe demand for all kind> of talking 
machine Supplies, they have been olrtlged to 
lar C eIy incronse their facilities. ~hnd still find it 
dinieult to ship as promptly as llley desire, A 
further Increase they are now making, however, 
will enable them lo ship all Roods promptly. 



NEW OFFICERS ELECTED. 

U a Meeting of the Victor Distributing & 
Export Co. — Business To Be Greatly Dc- 

On the 1st Henry II. Sanson was elected presi- 
ih ill of Ilie-Vb-lor DislrihuliiiR fc Kxporl Co,. New 
York, ami Daniel Mitchell, recently bead of Hie 
t'nlversal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.'s sabs de- 
partment, became general manager., vice C. B. 
Scatmry, resiRned. w. it. Howe, ronncr president 
<>f V. I). St B. Co., is also a rer-ignec. With Miss 
I., S. Lenox, his secretary, Fred 0. MacLean. the 
dean of ihe company's traveling force, will re- 
main in liis obi position. No further changes in 
the office starr have yet |>een announced, but 
under Mr. Mitchell's energetic management the 
business will be systematized on up todaic lines 
and sreallv strengtheneaV 



L. F. DOUGLAS GOES WEST. 

Mondny L. F. Douglas. \ice-i>resi.j.nt ami man. 
ng-r «f Ihe Victor Talkii.R Machine Co., Philadel- 
phia, Pa., who recently returned from Florida. 
left for California on nn indefinite vacation, to 
ri.nift his shattered healih 



NEW CONCERN INCORPORATED. 

AmoiiR tiie lucorporallons filed with Hie sec 
lary of the Slate of New Jersey on Tuesday I: 
was that of the Kleelrie Novelty and Talking J 
chine Co., Jersey City; capital. $20fi.<Hin. Ine 
porakor.s^-walter F. Phillips, Thatldeus R. J 
Cariie. and George I(. Reach, This concern 
going to figure prominently In the trade. T 
formal organization will occur to-day. 



FREE 

Language Lessons 

To the Edison Trade 

Mk. Edison Dealer — Suppose 
a customer should inquire: "Is it 
practicable to /earn a language on 
t\- Edison Phonograph?" There 
arc no talking records on the 
market like the I. C. S. Language 
Records, so your customer would 
not appreciate a substitute or a 
mere description. The best way 
to answer is to let an I. C. S. Rec- 
ord talk — then the salesman can 
step aside for the professor himself 
does theTSlking, and so success- 
fully that anyone really interested 
in learning a foreign tongue will 
buy on hearing oj).e. lesson by this 
.famous method — the 

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Outfit if we provide the materials 
FREE OF CHARGE? Think of 
some one who would like to learn 
FRENCH, GERMAN or SPAN- 
ISH, then use the coupon below to 
write down their name and address 
and mail it lo us at once. Upon re- 
ceipt, we will send you one (i) Edi- 
son Gold Mould Language Record 
with I. C^S. textbook, fine literature, 
particulars regarding discounts and 
our best information how to sell 
the goods. All of this will not cost 
you a cent, ami you will be started 
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



It will bo the attempt of Iho'editor ol^thls de- 
partment to ansifor various questions In refer- 
ence to sueh troubles as como up to botlier the 
dealer and 111607*01 Jalklng machines. We do not 
mean merely the more mm plicated repairs, hut 
also those that are really loo' trivial to take to 
the expert. Before starling to make any explana- 
tions, .wo would like to say that comparatively 
tew of the dealerssknow the names of the parts 
of llj» various' machines, and do not seem to 
make any, effort to learn, them. although the 
various companies furnish 1 price-lists of parts. 
The frequency of the request for some 'Utile 
thing that goejt under the top" or -"the" little 
wheel that goes Into th-i next to the last wheel" 
causes jobbers at ! tlmes to throw up theirhands 
In utter despair, The only resourcjs Is to Ret tho 
machine in question and have the part pointed 
out. and many limes this Is for a single screw at 
a probable gross profit of one-quarter of a rent. 
Dealers,. study your machines. Take one apart 
and put it together again, and you will learn 
more In an hour tJjan you dream possible, which 
will lie a source of profit to you In the future. 
THE SPRING AND ITS CARE. 

A^subscriber asks ns: "Why Is itjny machlna 
(Edison I afler running about two records ' sud- 
denly sounds ns if something exploded Inside?" 
—The trouble Is due to the fact that when tho 
spring' Is tightly wound nil its coils touch each 
other and one or two of them will stick together 
until the tension becomes great enough Ip'puH 
them apart; then they separate very suddenly. 
causing the "explosion" mentioned above. Tho 
best method to remedy this Is to take the ma- 
chine out of the cabinet, stand It on one end and 
squirt benzine in the spring barrel through the 
opening In the Hide of lhe barrel. (For squirting 
the benzine nothing Is better than an oil ran.) 
This washes out any gummed oil that may 'anse 
the slicking of the spring colls. After this wash- 
ing, let It stand for half an hour, to allow the 
benzine to evaporate. Then wind up the ma 
chine about half, stand it on end again and put , 
about three lablespoonfuls offbeat powdered 
graphite on the spring coils, allowing the ma- 
chine to unwind whllo so doing. We do not ad- 
vocate the use of oil In the spring barrel, as this 
lends to gum up, and causes the very difficulty 
wo are trying to avoid. The graphite may be put 
In with a small, flat stick, hut the nicest method 
Is to use an insect-powder blower, which seems 
to send it In lhe smallest cracks. 
RECORDS AND LENGTH OF RUNNING. 

Another question that we nro often asked is 

"Why can I' only get two or three records nut bt 

. one winding when I ought to get seven or eight." 

Tho answer to this Is not quite so simple ns It 

may seem, ns the trouble is due to various causes. 

No. 1. A loose belt or one (hat has become 



soaked with oil. Tho remedy Is obvious— get a 
new one. They are cheap. 

No. 2/"Tho belt tightening arm pulley" or 
"Idler pulley" may not revolve on lis shaft. This 
Is the small pulley beneath the top plate, and 
rests nn the belt and takes up tho slack", and by 
the way. see that it does rest on tho upper sur- 
face of the belt, and not on tho belt driving-pul- 
ley. 

No. 3. The driving pulley may be loose on Its 
shaft. (The driving pulley la the underneath 
belt wheel.) ir this should be loose, lighten up 
nn the set-screw lhat screwy Into the hub of 
wheel. Don't use abig, ronrse screwdYIver. It is 
very easy to twist off these small screws. 
■ No. t. Hot enough oil on "main-shaft" (Home 
or Triumph) or feed shaft, or oil may have be- 
come gummed on same. This very fine screw 
thread (lot) to (he irtchl should he treated with 
great care. It should lie kept clean and well 
oiled. The best method of cleaning this is to 
use an old toothbrush dipped in benzine. 

No. 5. The centers which hold the almve main 
shaft must not be adjusted loo lightly. Test this 
by lairing on" the belt and spinning fly hand. It 
should run veTf freely. 

No. (J. Some of the ends of (he various shafts 
may have been ruffed up from lack of oiling or 
may have become bent. 

The only way to decide about this is to take 
the machine apart and try each shaft In its own 
bearing by spinning It around. We would like 
to say in connection with this trouble that oil 
is a very necessary article lo insure lhe best re- 
sults from the talking machine. Rvfry bearing 
should be well oiled, but by this/ we do not 
mean giving the machine a bath. IThe best oil 
for talking machines generally Is one that does 
not gum readily and will not BTOporatfl, Thlu 
oils are much belter' than thick or heavy oils. ( 

No. 7. A poor feed nut or one that Is not prop. 
erly set on the feed thread. This nut or portion" 
or a nut is cut inn threads to (lie Inch, and if set 
too far forward lo exactly match into the threads 
of feed shaft (commonly called the main shaft) 
It will bind and cause a great reduction f>t the 
iwwer of the motor. In connection with this It 
fs well to call attention to the bet that the nut 
Is not reversible, and If put on "hind part be- 
fore" It will lift out of the thread and repent the 
same line over and over. 

No. 8. The feed nut spring may have become 
bent down, causing too much tension on lhe feed- 
screw. (The feed-nut spring is the, blue steel 
spring or arm that holds the nut mentioned in 
Cause No. 7.) Of course, ir this happens, il must 
be bent up again, but bend It carefully or you 
may overdo it, which will cause the reproducer 
to repeat. 
WHY THE RECORD REPEATS THE NOTE. 

Another question we frequently have to answer 



Is "Why does my phonograph run about two- 
thirds of the record all right and then repeat the 
same note over and over again?" — This is caused 
by one of the following: Dirt or some small sub- 
stance may have collected at this point on tho 
main shaft or Teed thread. Clean the thread 
with a toothbrush and benzine. 

The feed nut may bo worn out. If this Is the 
case a new nut Is the only remedy. 

The feed nut spring may have been bent up. 
Of course, this must be bent down again, but bend 
very slightly, or you will cause too much pres- 
sure on the thread and reduce the power of the 
machine. (Read Cause No. 8 of the preceding 
question.) 
THE CAUSE OF THE GRINDING NOISE. 

"What is (he cause of a grinding noise like a 
buzz saw in my machine?"— The reason for this 
Is generally in the governor shnrt. If the noise 
is so great as to be noticeable when machine Is 
playing, our advice is to let the repair roan give 
the machine an overhauling. Wo would also sug- 
gest putting in (he new motor suspension springs, 
which, if properly adjusted, make lhe machine 
nearly noiseless. 
PRODUCING A GOOD RECORD. 

In answer to a correspondent, we may say 
that theoretically there is no difficulty in pro- 
ducing a good record; practically, the dldliultii-s 
to be overcome arc.mnny. In the first place, the 
recorder must be ft good one, with n good sharp 
agate cut to a proper nngle. Secondly, the blank 
must he of suitable composition, not too hard, 
and turned and polished perfectly true. Tho 
room in which (he record is made should be at 
such a temperature that the surface of the blank 
Is soft enough to take a deep Impression. Third- 
ly, the horn -jr trumpet should be long and of 
wide diameter, nearly conical, and not recurved. 
It should, especially for voice reproduction, lie 
made of pajjier-mache, so ak to avoid the re- 
sonant effect due to n metal horn. Fourthly, 
in speaking or singing, the performer must lie 
close to the bell of the horn, and must articulate 
very clearly nnd distinctly, and about as loudly 
as If speaking to n person at the further end of a 
room fifty feel long, but modulating the voice 
when high notes are taken, otherwise the record 
will "blare" when reproducing (hose notes. 
CAUSE OF DUPLICATING ECHOES. 

In answer to the Inquiry as to what causes 
a duplicating machine echoing when it is making 
n record, the expert of the Talking Machine News 

"When one record is being duplicated from 
another on an improved double-mandrel duplicat- 
ing machine, although no diaphragm Is em- 
ployed, the ear detects sound b given out during 
the process. They are sharp and shrill, hut of 
small volume. They can scarcely be called mu- 
sical, and yet they proceed from the master rec- 
ord which Is being duplicated. 

"To understand, let us go to the very element- 
ary principles of acoustics. There wo learn that 
any vibrating body communicates Its vibrations 




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to the air, setting up sound waves, and these 
striking the ear cause the sensation we call 
sound. A vibrating rod will sound, although it 
fs thick and solid, and a tightly stretched mem- 
hrane also will make sounds when it is struck 
and bo made to vibrate. But the membrane, 
from Its form and proportions is capable of 
creating sound waves of greater force and ampli- 
tude than a solid bar or rod of equal mass. 
Hence It is that we employ diaphragms in tele- 
phones and talking machines, and that the hu- 
/■— man ear drum Is in the same form. 

"Now when wo place a record on a talking 
machine and play it over, the diaphragm Is made 
to vibrate in a certain manner, and these vibra- 
tions being amplified and reinforced Jiy the horn, 
we hear the sounds in great volume. Now take 
off tlio horn and play over the record. There 
will be reproduced the same sounds but in great- 
ly diminished volume. Now take the same rec- 
ord and put It on a duplicating machine. Here 
there Is no diaphragm whatever, yet the sap 
phiro ball, traveling in the sound grooves of the 
record, sets up vibrations in the solid weight 
to which it and the recording stylus are attached, 
and this gives out sounds discernible by the ear. 
If the duplicating machine were operated at 
the same speed as the ordinary reproducing in- 
strument. It should be possible to follow these 
sounds and to recognize what record was being 
duplicated. But the usual practice is to run 
duplicating machines at a very low speed. Con- 
sequently the sounds they give out. while made 
by the master record iLseir, and perfectly audible, 
are usually unintelligible." 

This department of the paper has been Intro- 
duced to aid Hie dealers to overcome technical 
difficulties or all kinds, and to help adjust Ms 
machines so as to give his customers the best 
possible results. The writer hopes that the 
. denier will lake advantage of this opportunity of 
sending in whatever questions he may care to 
have answered. Be sure to have all Inquiries so 
written "that we may clearly comprehend 
what your trouble may be, and we will do every- 
thing I" our power to "put you wise." 



A. E. THOMAS* INVENTION 

For Controlling the Volume of Sound In Talk- 
ing Machines — Invites Conservatory Class to 
Hear Celebrated Artists- 

I Bpeotal (o Tlip Talking Mu.tilnc Wurld.) 

Milwaukee, Wis.. April i, 1905- 
A very Important contrivance has been In- 
v, tiled and patented by A. K. Thomas, the enter- 
prising manager of the Columbia . Phonograph 
Co.'s establishment In this city, Which may be ap- 
plied to a disk machine for the purpose of soften- 
ing or reducing the volume of sound to any pitch 
ilt'slreil. He has named this attainment the 
■■Dolcer." A demonstration of Kb posslbllliles 
was made last week, and it proved to be a tre- 
mendous success. It was also shown that the 
wear on the disk was greatly lessened by lis use. 
Mr. Thomas is doing quite some work in bring- 
ing the talking machine to the attention of our 
leading people. Last week he invited the vocal 
class of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music to 
the display rooms of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co.. where songs by Sehumann-Helnk and other 
celebrated artlsls were reproduced on the disk 
graphophone. The possibilities in the way of 
aiding voice culture — especially In demonstrating 
the correct method of breathing— were dilated on 
most interestingly by Miss Owens, the Instructor. 
The entire affair was a most delightful one. and 
furnished further evidence, if it were needed, of 
the way in which dealers can bring the talking 
machine before people. 



THE FRENCH COPYRIGH T SITUATION. 

Exhaustive Review of the Present Status or Affairs in France as Well as of the Laws Which Led 
up to the Recent Litigation — Why Makers or Records Were Forced to Settle With Publishers 
— The Position of Mr. Clark Defined by a Prominent Member of the Trade. 



In 1793 the French Government passed a law- 
granting to authors or owners of copyrighted 
music or pther matter the right to control the 
publication of such works In any form whatso- 
ever. This law remained In effect until 18G0, 
when France, wishing to make- a commercial 
treaty with the Swiss Republic, one of the chief 
exports of which -latter country being musical 
boxes, amended the ancient law of 1793, to re- 
lease all mechanically-produced musical airs 
frcm copyright restriction. This Included the 
music box, the hand-organ, etc., but, unfortu- 
nately tor that generation, the talking machine 
was not then even thought of, and still more un- 
fortunately for this generation {of talking ma- 
chine men) It was not included In that category. 

Abdnt Ihree years ago. when talking machines 
were rapidly coming Into prominence. In the 
music, world of France, a Frenchman, named 
Vlves, conceived the Idea that while mechanical 
reproductions of musical airs did not come under 
copyright, such reproductions, where In the form 
of songs or monologues, did. He thereupon 
formed an alliance with many of the most prom- 
inent publishers of copyrighted works In France, 
under which arrangement and no doubt for cer- 
tain valuable concessions to be made him in the 
event of success in his contention, he agreed to 
furnish the necessary funds to bring suit against 
the makers and dealers in talking machine rec- 
ords and to carry the fight to n finish. His ob- 
ject was not only to compel makers of records 
to pay royally to thewwners of the copyright on 
all records of or containing songs or monologues, 
but to collect a very large amount of back dam- 
ages from the time the talking machine record 
was first marketed In France. 

Vlves' suit In the lower court 'was decided 
against bim and In favor of the record makers. 
This was about two years ago. but undaunted 
by that set-back, and bent on carrying the fight 
to Its finish or his, he took the case up to the 
Court of Appeals. There, after two years of con- 
flict, and on Feb. 1. 1905. the decision of lh» lower 
court was reversed, and it was decreed that the 
law of 18GG should be literally interpreted. This 
exempted from copyright restriction all records 
of bands, orchestras and other purely instrumen- 
tal selections, but placed all songs, speeches or 
monologues, whether musically accompanied or 



not, under the absolute control of the owner of 
the copyright. 

The court further assessed the record makers 
at a nominal sum for back royalties; final assess- 
ment of damages (o be named after examination 
of their books. It also ordered the seizure of any 
such records placed on sale and forbade the 
making of them without copyright under penalty 
of %2<) fine^*aeh Tecord so made or sold. Willi 
this decision in Ulcir favor the publishers fan 
association) decided among themselves that they 
had sustained damages In the past amounting to 
millions of francs, and practically refused to 
license any record makers until these extrava- 
gant back royally claims had bpen settled in 
full. 

There Is another court * above the Court of 
Appeals called the four de Cassation ("' Drey- 
fiiH fame), but as ibis tribunal could not pos- ' , ^ 
s4bly review the case for several years, with the 
Cvirt of Appeal's decree operative meanwhile, 
the record makers were confronted with a very 
serious problem, for without the reproductions 
of songs their business in France was practically 
paralyzed. They were literally forced to settle 
or compromise with the publishers before being 
able to continue on a profitable basis. 

A prominent member of the trade who has 
just returned from Europe, said to The Talking 
Machine World, In discussing this decision: 
"Most fortunately for the Cic Frnncalse du 
G ramflphone7"lriey possessed In their managing 
director. Alfred Clark (an American and well 
known throughout (he talking machine world on 
both sides of the Atlantic) an iblei and far- 
sighted manager of— their affairs. When the 
■ struggle lirst began, and even before decision 
was rendered by the lower court in IW1, he fore- 
saw the immense possibilities of the situation. 
and In spite of protests from his own board of 
directors and the entire lack of their support, 
at a time when everything seemed to be coming 
their way, he practically joined forces with 
Vlves. and even furnished a portion °f t'"' funds, 
necessary to carry on the fight 

"Mr. Clark look Hie broad-minded view that 
the author or owner of a copyright was entitled 
to receive at least a part of the profits derived 
from the publication of his works in any form, 
lhat this was but right, and that the right would 
ultimately conquer: furthermore, bo foresaw 



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Mr. Babson will maKe his headquarters in Cam- 
den, N. J., at the factory of the Victor Talking 
Machine Co. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Hint even tho burden- of a royally was but n 
blessing In disguise to alt talking machine rec- 
ord matters who were in the field to stay, to 
keep It on a high plane, anil to ilo business along 
clean -cat nml white tl^pis; ami that a royally 
would act as a flub ami a deterrent oWy to un- 
scrupulous Infringers' and so-called "dubbon." 



*l¥« 



whose Utfng^ejfendod on Hip capital, la 
i. am of othfTsabllttlt: or no cost lo idm 
and who. under guise or cheapening cost to Hn; 
nubile, merely robbed petcj; to pay Paul, ami 
l lion paid poor I'aul (the public) in counterfeits 
at that. As a rusjilt or Mr. Clark's long-heatled- 
ness his conipflny^vfls Hie only concern in Prance 
which was not seriously hampered by tho decision' 
or February J, 1805. undnvhosc only delay was 
caused by the arrangement or the necessary dc- 
tallH Incident to the opt-ratlon of a. royalty plan.'* 

Such is th« situation In France' today.'- and 
Judging from toe agitation In oilier countries of 
Continental Europe, li Is though I tliat many or 
ijiem have similar laws which may lie enforced. 

The highest authorities on copyrights in this 
country do not seem of Hie opinion that any-' 
thing In our existing laws can be construed to 
bring talking machine records under copy right, 
hut there are to-day more than one or two In' 
the business 'who? would welcome such a condi- 
tion, and perhaps go even farther and help bring 
It about, in the Interest or equitable and just 
business principle!! alone, if for no, oilier reason. 



was calling recently in the home of a lady who 
owns a talking machine, and who. during the 
evening, was' playing some or the blue records 
of the American Record Co. Her father, on old 
gentleman over eighty years of age. was, present. 
He was rather an- indifferent listener, however, 
an be does not speak a word of' English, tiernjaii 
being his native tongue. During the recital his 
daughter put on a record called the -Kaiser 
Kreidci-lcli .March.'' played by the Regimental 
Ham). of l lie Republic The effect on the ojd gen- 
tleman was dramatic. 

As bis ear caught the opening bars be flancd. 
straightened up" and Jlstqhod Intently through,- 
OUt the -reproduction. When It was finished he 
asked eagerly to have. R repented. He leaned 
forward, all attention, anxious 1101 lo mil's a 
lone. His daughter nsbcfl"wby that particular 
■rcleetiuu- so pleaded him, and he told her In 
rjcrman that It .was an otd regimental morch 
he bad* known in the fatherland, and that lb" 
ie.unl.wus so perfect Hun Its strains hud car- 



lieil biiu back to tbc days when he was a colonel 
In one or the most prominent Herman regiments, 
Which was the personal bodyguard of the pres- 
ml Kaiser William's Esther; ami that as he 
heard the dear tones from the instrument he 
lould. sec himself once again on horseback 
proudly riding at tire head of his.rcglment. 

The lady was obliged to play the inarch for 
him a number or times that evening, ami since 
then he calls for it frequently. Every time he 
hears It he seems to grow young again and be 
carried back 10 what he declares were the hnppl- 
Ml years of his life. 



AT LEWIS & CLARK EXPOSITION. 

The National Phonograph C6\ will have nn 
exhibit for advertising purposes only at the 
lewis £ Clark Exposition to be held at Port- 
land. Ore.. Jnne in November. It will' lie In 
charge of Peter iln.lgalnpi. our Sail Francisco 
Jobber.— Edison Phonograph Monthly. 



A REMARKABLE GRAPH0PH0NE 

Is the New Lcud-Soundinu. Type BC, Made 
the Columbia Phonograph Co., Which Mai 
a Marvelous Advance In Talkie 

Since coming' to the New York office, more than 
six months ago, plana ger \v. i„ Erkhardl has 
made many radical changes in extending tin- talk- 
ing machine business al S51 Broadway— the well- 
known headquarters of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co. 

Responding to bis personal Invitation, about one 
hundred of the principal talking machine deal- 
ers in Greater New York gathered at the Colum- 
bia. Co.'a store on Thursday evening or lasi week 
to witness a demonstration on the new loud- 
speaking type »C graphopbone nMch Is the latest 
and most perfect of the Columbia Co.'s product. 

When the company had Resembled .Manager 
Eckhnrdl lined them up In easy chairs along the 
center line of the store, .which is about 200 feet In 
depth, and placed- the machine in the extreme 
rear. Side by side with li 

perfect disk machine made by the Columbia Co., 
as well as the best machines or olher makers. 

On these machines records of the same nature 
were played simultaneously la order to test their 
relative deficiencies, it is gratifying to Mr. Eck- 
hordt and to 'the talking machine trade in gen- 
eral that while Hie new loud -speaking grapho- 
- phone was being played none ol the other ma- 
chines could be heard. 

upon very favorably by those who were assem- 
bled and who had brought records or their own 
for test purposes. 

Alter the lest had proceeded Tor ulsutt an hour 
.Manager Bckhnrdt made an address In which lie 
thanked the dealers for assembling mid promised 
that their orders for the new machine should re- 
ceive his personal attention and be filled- just as 
soon as the factory could begin to build enough 
machines to supply lire demand. The 
verdict of the assemblage wa* that the new ly 
RC graphopbone was Hie wonder of the talkl 
machine business', and the opinion was express 
tbot the culmination of perfection in the talkii 
machine trade bad been attained April I, 

MEMORIES OF PAST GLORIES 

Revived in Old Gcr 



A. E. Wlcr. general manager or Joseph \V 
Stern * Co.. music publishers, tells rather an in 
terestlng story in connection with one of thel 
publications, tho "Kaiser Preldorlch .March." H; 



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TRICKS IN ALL TRADES. 

"Know li All" had just heard a language lea- 
eon. "Twenty-live of those records In a course? 
N'onsi'ust;! Why, alt you need is one record 10 
n language — just ones-giving Hie principal 
Bounds, with a hook of rales, anil yon' can pro- 
nounce any foreign word yon Bw." Nobody 
know much about li, lint the oiii-oMoivn denh-r 
suggested It might lir a good Idea to teach i lir* 
customers a musical scale on the phonograph 
ami In thtni produce their own music. 

"You see. h's this way." wem on K. I. A.: Some 
looked at ihelr watches, ami Just as the party 
promised io set busy and break u]i. Jones, the 
uroi'ih'ior. came basiling down the store, carry- 
ing n machine and ratlin? for thi- fellow who 
knew atwut languages, "You'd know almost any. 
language if you heard It— wouhlu'i you?" said 

-Certainly, because " 

Jones i nt him short. "Listen to this lan- 
guage record, made l>y a chap we couldn't under' 
M I last night in the store-. N'ow : , what lan- 
guage is that?" 

K. l. A."s face won n study. Tit.' record .sound- 
<'il like n Jap ami a Russian settling the war. 
U was over soon, mm when the man who "gave' 
it np" was outside. I sahl Io Jones: "How dtf| 
yon over gj^t such sounds together?' 

"i'retty good wrinkle." laughed the proprietor. 
■I work mat on, all the known-alls thai come 

"Why, it's nothing Inn a regular 1. ('. H. w 
••ril run backward. Take off tfie bell on the 
nun hint', ptti a piece of i wine in lis place. 
crossed to reverse the motion, and let the rec- 
ord talk from the back Io the front" That whs 



WHY BUSINESS KEEPS UP. 



The 



i to 



ness will lei np. Mr. Hearst. In the New York 
Journal, gives us an [ilea. In otfe of his editorials, 
hut evidently he has not heard the modern 
phonograph nor witneased ihedemaitd. Read this: 
it'll make you- glad you are selling music for 
?l down ami a promise: 

• "When will public spirit and business enter- 
prise, combined— or. better still, the win of the 
Whole people— supply 1 good music for all of those 
thai want to hear li? 

"This country is full of human beings— women 
and gtria especially— with souls starving for 
music, with its great inspiration ami consola- 
tion. 

"The «onl starves, as (he body does. And In 
many n ]H>or. drudging American body there Is 
a soul linlf dead) or dead from spiritual starva- 
tion, always watting for the hody to die and set 
it Tree. 

"There are millionaires that give us libraries 
- wjtboui books. Others give ns tine atone 
tii.itditic- f.ir our universities— on condition Hint 
iich Hi, ii i tin- Miall not he taught In the new 
building* Dlhcrs give hospitals, where the sick 
can bo carved ami eared or killed, others— all 
honor to them, and to J, 1'lc-rponi Morgan among 
them— establish maternity homes, where the punt 
mother can bear her child In comfort. 

'These are all good deeds: Hiey rank In kind- 
ness of Intention wiin ihe gel of the man who 
Bivcs away food or shoes. 

"What very rich man or acute business tfmn 
will realize the i^oplo* craving for music? 
What one among iheni will undertake, by the 
distribution of music to all of the people, to feed 
the human soul?" 



WHEN A MAN DOES HIS BEST. 

Ever see a professional record made? Respi- 
ration, Inspiration ami IVrspl ration enter large- 
ly Into tho results. The manager says if we're 
satistlcd witli your trial we will book you for an 
engagement It's so With tho sinner, the* mono- 
logtst, musician, or language teacher; for the 
modern Gold Mould Process Ts loo expensive 
mid the time of phonograph experts too much 
taken up to bother with "Utent" thai don't size 
up right. Find Hie artist with the physique, 
the "phonograph sense," and then watch iiim 
work. Over and over again the record is made 
apd. passed Upon by experts. Talk aliout "Rood 
music," "perfect pronunciation"; here Is a star 
performance caught In gold moulds that would 
surely bring encores from any New York audi- 
ence. And when you slop Io think, Hie records 
do got the encores; seldom does otto playing 
suffice the listener— generally it Is heard dozens 
of times. Small wonder yon can learn a Ian- 
gunge wiMi a phonograph when a musical air Is 
learned in one or two playlngs. 

* *h- 

TRUTHS VS. IDLE JESTS. / 

Overheard.— "You see this 1. C. S. hearing tube 
reaches both cars through a lube from the lan- 
guage record. .Most students, when they listen 
to a living language teacher", let Hy pronuncia- 
tion in one ear and out the other. Now. this 
method lets nothing escape. The pronunciation 
circulates. Some of H's bound to stick':" There 
an emergency canvass tot yon; btri 
had, ai llint." 



tbdr talking much 
!l\r of (heir Fifth 



" There'? 

man'! half 



To obtain much-needed *>ooir( in their plant. 
Leeds & CatRn, Sew York, have removed iheir 
executive offices to the second Ooor of. ibc build- 
ing. They have been appropriaiely appomtetK 
affording privacy berejofew Impossible Hi the old 
space allotted In thai purpose. The pressing 
TOom is now removed fpruil ou the ground floor. 
wlib Hie record plant.ru ilie rear. Notwithstand- 
ing these changes their factory still lacks ade- 
quate accommodations, and I he (trm luivon.ua rters 
in view entirely to remove tote branch of their 
rapidly Increasing business, in which event the 
presem premises will be retained for recording 



f the i 



thai evoked a great deal of 
enthusiasm at the recent annual banquet in 
l.omlnn. F.ac of the talking machine trade, was 
that proposed by the chairman, when he an- 
nounced, "To President Roosevelt, the Chief 
Magistrate of that great country where the talk- 
ing machine came- front." It was coupled with 
Hie honors to the rival faintly 



BUSY TIMES IN PTTSBURO. 

The Approach of Spring Seema to Have Stimu- 
lated Trade in Talking Machines — Mr. 
Bentel in His New Home — Kleber 4. Bro. 
Enlarge Talking Machine Department — So, 
Do the Columbia Co. — Henderson') Move. 

(Special to tii.- Talking Machine woriii.i 

Pittsburg, i'a.. April 9. IflQS. 

Trade conditions continue favorable , through- 
out this section. The approach %I spring seem*, 
If anything, to have stimulated the demand for 
talking machines. Although April is Ihe month 
when movlngs are effected In "(tils EOcUon of 
the onuiiirjf there have been comparatively few 
changes of base. The only dealer or note to 
Change his location Is Theodore F. Bentrl, who 
look possession of his handsome new store on 
Liberty avenue about the first instant. He was 
not in when the representative of the Talking 
Machine World called, and his manager said 
that he was recuperating ( al Atlantic City for 
a week, recovering from Ihe effects of tho 'stren- 
uous life" as exemplified by -"moving." 

II. Klelicr & lire, have enlarged and beautified 
department on the second 
■nue store, and are belter 
prepared than ever to handle their trade. Wo 
hope to he able to present a picture of their de- 
partment to ihe readers of the World In the 
near fiiiure.' 

Manager Henry, of the Columbia Co.. has been 
ohllgeil |o lease an additional room on the second 
floor of the liijou Building to accommodate his 
bookkeeping force. He baa also moved his pri- 
vate office to this room, and here the Commer- 
cial Crap hopbo ne, Department finds quarters. 
The firrnlsliTflgs of Ihe new offices are in hard 

wood ami present a tine appearance. 

(ienrge Hrclsacher. qjic of the oldest talking 
machine dealers in Alioona. and. Incidentally, In 
ibis section, has sold-bls" business to his cousin. 
•W. C. Brclsaeher. who will carry on the business 
in his own name. The elder Breisactier will 
embark in a larger business venture In New 
York. 

Charles Henderson, of llraiLTorn. has Just 
opened a talking machine store In the heart of 
that bustling nil town at r.3 Main street. He 
has put In a mil line of Columbia goods, and i 
will sell the goods on ihe popular [dan of "a 
dollar down, and a dollar a week." 

LOIltg K. Siheadcr, Clerk of the Senate' of 
West Virginia, has just adopted the Commercial 
Qraphophone Tor getting out his dally transcript 
of the sessions of the Senate. He Is enabled to 
get out the complete transcript in tills manner 
within an hour of tin- close of the session. 



WE ARE ALWArS IN THE MARKET 

F-OR 

Anything New iyL? Phonograph 
or Talking Machine Line 

Machines, Records. Horns, Sound Boxes, Novelties, 
Specialties of any Kind and Improvements of all htnds. 

. _ % 

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Correspondence Invited. Address 
/ 

SIMPSON, CRAWFORD CO. 

Talking Machine Depl. 307 SIXTH AVE., NEW YORK 



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JUST A MOMENT! 

DO You Believe in Gcttfftg Big Value Ycr 
Money? — Are You Willing to L%t 



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Journal' is n 



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re presenting 
rHiifmf price 



be Impressed with (be facl 
a waadeifnl value for, il 
asked. Fifty cents n year* is. Indeed, bat a. (rifle 
to ask for a Journal which contains kd many spe: 
' clal features of Interest. The pbaclical pointers. 
anil suggestions, .the patent department, the list 
of all records published, stories nrnl scores of 
otber special features go "> make lip a valuable 
medium, anil every one who receives a copy or 
(his Issue who Is not a subscriber must reeolfect- 
that (ho only wajfrlhnt a second copy can lie re- 
ceived will he by sending on a subscription, No 
orders arc (aken for Ics« than a whole year, mid 
no one who has received one copy ran net the 
second one without paying lor It. 

We have started oliI on (his enterprise to win, 
and we expert I o accomplish it through the aid 
of an army of subscriber*, whose siipimrl Is 
necessary Tor the success of The World. If yoii 
are not already on the subscription list, see that 
your (Ifiy. cents Is immediately forwarded, and 
you can render ns considerable assistance by 
show-mi; Ibis copy to your friends. There must 
be In every ' community a number of people who 
would he glad to subscribe to just such n pnbll- 
cation as (his If (bey knew .of Its existence. Help 
the good work, along by subscribing for The Talk- 
ing Machine World and by showing a sample 
Copy 'to your friends and neighbors. Don't de- 



THE TALKING POST CARD. 

Not Generally Known That One of Edison's 
First Ideas Was to Use the Phonograph for 

Correspondence. 

A wide publicity has attended the placing of a 
"talking ]K)si card" on the market. The process 
consists or a (bin disc on which the sender speaks 
what ho has to communicate to bis correspond- 
en(. The plate Is (hen fixed to a post Card of 
iff-dinary size, and It is claimed that thc^mate; 
rial employed is- sumVieiHly hard and Strang 10 
resist deterioration during transit. 

It is Interesting to note that this was one of 
the earliest and chief uses to which it w?is. pro- 
posed that the talking mjttMne should be put. 
"Among (he more Important uses at the phono- 
graph,''' writes Edison, in describing his then 
' new Inyentlon, "may he mentioned letter-writ- 
ing." He then proceeds' to enumerate others. 
Hut, "the main utility," he goes on, 'is letter- 
writing and other forms of dictation." This la 
bow he proposed lo put his idea Into practice. 
The italics are Edison's. 

"The practical application of this form of pho- 
nograph for communications Is very simple. A 
sheet of foil Is placed in the phonograph, the 
cloekNvork set in motion, and the mailer dictated 
into the nioiitli- piece without other effort than 
when'' dictating lo a stenographer. It'ls (hen re- 
moved, placed in a suitable form of envelope 
and sent through the ordinary channels lo the 
co r res |» n dent for whom Intended. He, placing 
it upon his phonograph, starts his clockwork and 
listen.* to what his correspondent has to say. In- 
asmuch as it gives the tone of voice of bis cor- 
respondent, it is identified As It may be Had 
away as .oilier letters, and at any', subsequent 
Unto reproduced. It is a perfect rqftird. As two 
sheds of foil have been indented Villi the same 
facility as n single sheet, the 'writer' may thus 
keep a duplirntr of his comma nival ion. As 111* 
principal of a busTnOM house, or his partners-, 
now dictate Important business com muni cat lops 



do bo no more by the phonographic method, and 
do thereby ilixpatse Kith the cleric, and main- 
tain perfect privacy In their communications. 
The phonograph letters may be dictated at home, 
or In the ollU-e of a friend, the prenviu-c of a 
Stenographer not bring required. In the early 
days of the phonograph, ere It has become uni- 
versally adopted, a correspondent in Hong Kong 
may possibly not be supplied with an apparatus, 
thus necessitating a written letter of the old 
fashioned sort. In that case, the writer would 
use his phonograph simply as a dictation ma- 
chine, his clerk writing it out from the phono- 
graph at leisure, causing as many words to be 
uttered as bis memory was callable of retaining 
until he had written ihcm down. This clerk 
need net he a stenographer, nor need he have 
been present -fiien the letter was dictated." 

Edison went so far with his Idea, says The 
Talking Machine News, as to experiment with 
(he particular form and construction of an en- 
velope which could be regarded as satfsfaetory 
for transmitting through the post these phono- 
graphic letters. Although he had In mind the 
use of" the phonograph as a stenographer's sub- 
stitute in writing letters, yet it Is interesting. 
at this date when the talking machine is widely 
used for. Ibis purpose, to note that bis Idea was 
to make use of it'll- this manner only ns a last 
resort. In rase the man in Hong Kong should 
not have a machine, then the spoken matter 
would have to be written out on paper ami nn 
"Old-fashioned" 1 letter sent him. But when talk- 
ing machines should have been generally 
adopted, there would be few written communica- 
tions, the common form being spoken words 
transmitted through (he medium of (be magic 
foil to (be person addressed, 



clerks, 



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i.in.i & wolf Mfg. Co. manufacturers of sound 

modifiers for.cVlLnder afiil disk machines, and 
other specialties, will remove their New York 
office, 1" Chambers aire*!, to the company's store 
and factory. 3S3 Fulton street,- Brooklyn. N. V. 
The change will lake place May 1. 



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W. S. SIMPSON'S STOCK SOLD. THOS. A. EDISON QUEST OF HONOR. 

Tho stock and other assets of Walter S. 
Simpson, mail order business ami dealer lu pho- 
nographs at 7 and 10 Warren street. New York, 
were sold at auction Tuesday by Charles Shon- 
good, auctioneer, under the direction of Judson 
B. Wilds, receiver in bankruptcy. Augustus II. 
Skliiln, attorney for the receiver, said thai the 
Kcle realized (5,690, The liabilities are $40,000, 



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Notice to Jobbers 

Cylinder or Disk. 

The New Jersey Metal Co. offer 
a lint: of metal (lower horns, beauti- 
fully colored and in two sizes for 
both cylinder ami disk machines 
which are worthy your investi- 
gation. Write for quotations. 

I . KAISER, Mlrs. Agent, 
32 East Hlh Street, New York. 







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All new and up to date. No Seconds. 
For particulars address, stating how 
many you can handle, 

GEO. LYNCH. 
20 New Street, Newark, N. J. 



Chance for Manufacturers 
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FOR SALE.— A good paylnit phonograph busi- 
ness established live years, Borouxh of Brooklyn. 
Will sell reasonable. Parties Interested In other 
business. Address " L. K.", care ol The Talk- 
ing Machine World, I Madison Avenue, rfew 
York. \ / 



I'OR SALE. A Phonoiraph Hare In city at SOfl.Oi 
well eiUbllihed trade, low rent and elegant locatli 
Addreu A. B. Wahl Co.. MU Main St., Lalaycttc, In 
110 S. lUtnol* St.. IndlanapolK, tnd.; SOS Vine St., C 



At the Hotel Astor, Thnrsduy evening, lb- 
Magnetic Club gave a dinner in honor of Thomas 
A. Kdi son ./whose connection with the orgnnlaa- 
tion and development of Ihe talking machine is 
80 familiar lo readers of The Talking Machine 
World, In connection wilh the Kdison Phonu 
graph Works and the National Phonograph Co.. 
a§ to need no special mention. Suffice it the ills- 
tinKulslied guest of tin- club was showered with 
fresh proofs of bfa pre-eminence in the fields of 
original research and invention with which his 
name is indlssoluhlv connected. The dinner. In 
fact, w'aa one continued tribute to the ■Wizard." 
whose achievements were Instanced, although 
not catalogued, by the chairman of the evening, 
Col. A. I), Chaniller, As he mentioned them one 
by one— the telegraph, the telephone, the phono- 
grspnTthQ electric light— singers struck tip ap- 
proprlateMunes, the reference to the left-phone, 
for example, serving lo start them on "Hello. 
My Baby; Hello, My Honey; Hello, My Ragtime 
Ctrl." And as be was speaking of the eleetrlu 
lights every lamp In ihe room sriMdcnly went 
out. leaving the table dimly lit by red-shaded 
candles, while the tenor sang the melody from 
the -Yankee Consul"': 

Wld.li bars passed b*j t recall i 

In Hi,- run- i.l.l, f.ilr nliL i*ii1ili>n days. 

itaafi 



president of the Lincoln Safe De- 
posit Co.; W. D, Baldwin, president of tho Otis 
Klevator Co.; U. N. Ileihell, vice-president and , 
general manager of the New York Telephone 
Co.; H. D. Estabronk. solicitor for the Western 
Union, and Patrick F. Murphy, president of the 
Mark VY. Cross Co. 



CARUSO AS A CARICATURIST. 

Caruso can not only slug like an angel, but lie 
COO draw Ijjfe a TIioh. Nasi, and is always hanuy 
Whan sketching his fellow nrtihts or making 
ComJca) caricatures of himself. 

Tho sketch below was drawn by Slgnor Caruso 
for the manager of ihe Yietor laboratory just 




ml « 



r rbaoi 



it haril hy ilio eamlle light, 
tl( future i:..ld— 
mrxM nit Huht 
oH, 



nfivr he hail finished making re 
scuts the great tenor singing into th< 
horn. It will he noticed that be did 
Include the famous Yietor dog in the 



INCORPORATED IN NEW JERSEY 



Another guest of honor and speaker was Fourth 
Assistant Postmaster General P.. V. De Graw. 
who, as a Western Union telegrapher years ago. 
was one of Die eight men picked by Mr. Edison 
tfl help hllu in certain ex peri in cuts, the object 
of whhh was. in telegraphic parlance, "to get 
the bugs out of ihe wires." Mr. He draw told. 
too, how he attended Mr. Edjson's first experi- 
ment In public wlih the Just-iuvenied phono- 
graph, two of those present being •'Sum" Cox and 
the late Senator Beck. As Oil- instrument reeled 
off a popular tune, Senator Meek was heard to 
lean over to Cox and ask him what he thought, 
itml the latter was heard to reply: "Oh. begorra. 
man. he's throwln' his voice, the fellow is!" 

Among some of the distinguished guests pres- 
ent who responded briefly to toasts were Waller 
P. Phillips, of the American C.raphophone Co.; 
Clarence Mackay. president of the Postal "Tele- 



The MulU-Phoiiosr&ph Operating 
Bey city, was Incorporated with the 

of New Jersey on Tiwirtlay last, wll 
Of. $100,060. Iticnrporr.ioisr l-Mwar 
R«l)t II. Miller, and A. A. Kelley. 



lthoritles 



Of tin- magnitude of the needle business, some 
conception may bo gained from, the fait that a 
number of prominent jobbing bopses order a 
million a month. Therefore the successful In- 
troduction of a needle from Which better and , 
smoother service can lie relied upon Is a mailer 

of no inconsiderable moment 



"My daughter wants a talking m 


aehlne/ 


said 


"Ah:" said the dealer, "you want 
-No, 1 don't," talon-opted the 


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The United Hebrew 
Disc Record Co. 



wish to announce for the benefit of 

^ the trade that it has been Organized 
to meet' the great and unlimited 
demand for Hebrew Records. After 
overcoming immense difficulties 
we are how in a position to supply this demand with the finest and 
clearest Disc record ever offered to the public. Our catalogue will 
be sent upon application, and supplementsVill be sent every month. 
Regardless of expense, we make it a point to include in our 
catalogue selections of the best and most popular Hebrew talent only. 

Send For Catalogue and Particular*. ^ 

^The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 

257-M Grand Street, New York. 

Grind IbtatH Building. 1 



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EDWARD LYMAlt BILL, • Editor tnd Proprietor. 

J » -if) LL*NE Miniiln) Editor. 

Tn.de HaanHntklin : Geo. B. Kiuii. 

BoilO* Office: ElKHT L. Wun, ffifi IVa! !■ i-:,;. I, St. 

Chicago Otr.ee: E. P. V*S IIabuhsih, 30 La Salle- St. 
Phll*.d)lphU Oil..-- | MinneapaNe »"d Si. Paul : 

R. W. lUtjflrsW. E. C Touiv. 

Si. Lauii Offfca: Sin FnnCiico OHice; 

Out. W.Taj. BualM. ALruo Muicu, ISS-UT Front St. 



FubliiHed 



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SVBSCRtrTION (including poitaee). Umi 
Mexico ud Canada. CiV terns |<ei year; all oih 



count il «][u»eJ. Aiu:;i:i,; i'-Ki-l. (SO.0L. .. 

inn matter, (7S.0Q. 

R.CHITTANCES. in other than current* form. ihoukl 
tie nude parable to Edward Lyman UilL 

Lonf Diilue* Telephone -Number 1745 Gramercy. 

NEW YORK, APRIL 15, 1905. 

THE talking machine has powers of attra.- 
Hon which are possessed hy lint few other 
manufactured products, and dealers should not 
overlook Its 'splendid advertising possibilities. 
■The sphere of usefulness or the talking ma- 
chine does not lie wholly in the power to amuse. 
There la still a broader Beld. H is generally 
recognized that the higher utility of the talking 
machine lies in hie field not only of entertain- 
menl, but of education and instruction.. 

There are marvelous developments going on 
Jn the sound world, one of which is referred to 
In another portion of this paper, and it cannot 
be said that talking machines have reached as 
yet the high water murk of development The 
public Is now beginning to realise their Import- 
ance In many ways, and the ■scent appearance 
of nn invention Illustrated in this paper opens 
the way for still farther progress. 

THERE are some who believe that but a 
short time will have elapsed when a con- 
siderable portion of business In private commu- 
nications through the mails will be sent on ihin. 
convenient and Inexpensive steel plates which by 
passing a magnet across may tie used hundreds 
of times fdr the same purpose without any labo- 
rious process of planing oh* the original record. 
The original cost of the steel disk is but little 
more than (hat of a postal card which, of course, 
can be used but once. When this reaches Its, 
destination, the disk is titled on the portable In- 
strument and the dictation given the ntght'or 
week before Is repeated with perfect accuracy. 
retaining all of the delicate or strenuous Incll 
nation of the original speaker, 

THEN ngain, it faithfully records private 
telephonic messages. To illustrate: If u 
business man Is absent from his office, his pri- 
vate messages may he recorded so that when 
he appears at his d"sk, and turns on his Instru- 
ment Hie next morning, or month, fur that mat- 
ter, he ntay listen to the spoken messages of, the 
thirty or more people who-,may have had mat- 
ters of Importance to say to him during bis 
absence. The little wheel of the Instrument on 
his desk turns automatically, winding a wcbllke, 
wire from one spool to another. No port of 
the conversation may lie overheard by those in 



the oilier, and still these communications are 
recorded for him during his absence. If his of- 
fice Is locked, the operator of the telephone sys- 
tem can turn on bis machine by pressing a but- 



T 



1IESE are not fanciful Imaginations, 
iw*e-actmil realities, and Hie machine] 



able of performing these important functions are 
In evidence today, so when we consider Ihe WOO* 
derful inventions which are going on In- the 
grand world. It must be admitted that the meth- 
ods of recording and reproducing sound so far 
beyond tae pleasure ( and entertainment limit. 
The machine; can be used to-day for amusement, 
educational work, for business and for local and 
far away corrcspondencs,-?**" , 

It Is now stated that Vale College will hiivrs 
fa" chair of phonography, so the beliefs of people 
who have looked upon the talking machine as 
a scientific toy must be shattered. Thanks to 
the skill of our inventors and experimental 1st a 
thai time lias lung since passed. 

A HEADER of The Talking Machine World 
asks: "Is not one of the chief shortrom- 
itiKs ^if the. talking machine HI present the lim- 
ited ilura'kn of the music? The disk or cylin- 
der runs lo-dny not more than from 2'i to j 
minutes, or about thp time consumed by the per- 
formance 1 of an average two-step once or twice 
ib rough." 

The manufacturers have lieen experimenting 
In order to extend the duration of the music, 
ami it seems that the largest experimental disc 
manufactured at the present time/is something 
line 17 Inches in diameter, hut the cost or this, 
which amounts to several dollars, is sufficient to 
pre.vent 11 from ever Becoming popular." It may 
be (hat in the future records can be produced 
on a ribbon of' suitable material, thus enabling- 
Ihe maker to record compositions of any length 
of duration. If this can be arranged, there need 
be no limitation to the. length other than that 
of the composition Itself -dure the ribbon form 
would admit equally of a short tune, a grand 
opera or .symphony. 

AS it suggestion th some of our talking ma- 
chine dealers it would he a splendid idea 
to bring before some of ihelr local boards of 
education Ihe usefulness of the talking nun-bine 
In the school room. We have seen its effect re 
eently tested, and in a school room where the 
children were restless and Impatient, the effect 
of the music from the talking machine was mar- 






It : 



rellei 



simi cif application to ihelr studies and restore 
minds and nerves lo their normal state, 

furthermore. If the miking machines were 
.used In our schools they would be the means 
of introducing (o the children -t g#id class of 
music. Instrumental as well as vocal, liood 
bands and orchestras, rines/flolsfi and vocalists 
are employed for rmjftfmiikinj:. therefore it is 
obvious (hat this form Of music, which would 
be Inexpensive, could be "used with .splendid re- 
sults In our schools throughout ihe land. 

IT Is now four months since the first Issue of 
The Talking .Machine World appeared, and 
during Hint time the paper has made a splendid 
advance hot only in this country, hut we may- 
say abroad as well, for It reaches every nation 
on earth. The World started out with a definite) 
and an honorable purpose of existence, which is 
justified in every Issue, and It Is generally con- 



ceded by all readers that this publication Is al- 
icady a powerful factor In the advancement pf 
the talking machine Interests. It circulates not 
only news and information which is reliable, but 
It furnishes an Opening for the expressions and 
Views or those who have Ideas and criticisms 
which may be of material benefit tn the craft 

WB have spared no expense In the creation 
of a journal which shall be helpful In Its 
Influence In every department of trade. We 
have cut out the "write tip" features which char- 
acterize many trade publications. It was In- 
tended at the outset that The World should bo 
•ill Iri-ly ilifferenl from -any other .publication BOW 
issued. We do not believe In the pleasant and 
happy superlatives which ofien sound like the 
reprint of some salesman's remarks. - 

These laudatory papers may be all right in 
some lines, but not for this Indust.ry, Every 
advertiser should state- in bis advertisement 
what he desires, and what he has to offer. We 
shall adhere strictly to the technical. Instructive 
and news features, believing. that readers will 
scan the advertising columns more closely than 
if our rending columns were filled with puffs of 
the advertiser: ^ 

WHILE the old form of journalism is per- 
petuated in some Instances, and the same 
old line of beauteous words and exquisite phrases 
which become after a while as meaningless as 
the stock of honeyed phrases which some young 
men launch out 'at the head of every young 
woman they ' meet, they still may have their 
place, btltlMs publication carefully avoids that 
form, nnd-'weyhcjlove that by adhering to this 
line every advertiser will 'approve our position. 
We propose |o continue to supply matter of an 
Interesting nature, and which Will lie appreciated 
hy every reader and let the advertising pages 
apeak their story. Suggestions made in a single 
Issue are worth many times the cost of the 
paper. Every merchant should take his trade 
paper seriously. If well conducted It is a val- 



uabl- 



lid I 



his 1 



It shall be our, aim in maintain a high stn 
aril of journalism in this industry, and not | 
dn.-e n paper Which is a mere "Jotltt p" but rat 
one which will cooperate in a healthy man 
with every department ami be fair and just to 



REPORTS from various parts of Hi- coun- 
try Indicate a spring of unusual activity 
In the talking machine business, ami it will pay 
.■very deab-r to Improve his opportunities to the 
utmost. 

A substantial business cannot la- built up un- 
less nn aggressive, straightforward policy be 
adopted, The talking machine-men of the coun- 
try should conduct their business on up-to-date 
lines, nnd adopt wide-awake Ideas in the cv 
pUillntiou of their product. 

This. In truth. Is the talking machine ace. and 
in order to reap the best results, the attention of 
the public must he intelligently drawn to the 
marvelous developments whbh 111" talking ma- 
chines under various names hale undergone dur- 
ing the past few yenrs. 

ATTENTION Is dii+cled to an announcement 
appealing elsewhere In this publication 
of a proposed bnllillu which shall appear month- 
ly in The World, c.mtaining informntion of miss- , 
ing machines. The plan Which we have outlined 
will save dealers rrnm losses incident to lost, 
strayed or stolen machines. ° 



THE TALKING ^ACHIj^E WORLD. 



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"THE PHONO-GAZETTE." 



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* iiumlm-nt. ami worked very hard to et- 



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publication which has Just marie its appearand 
in Paris, France, devoted lo the interest* of Hi- 
miking machine trade Tho editor and publisher, 
m Bdtnoml iieuoitLcvy, is wrii mill favorably 
known. The pulillcaH<m la biwzily ami Inter- 
1'filnKly written and has received very encour- 
aglBg support from tlii' leading manufacturera 
tuid jobbers in Prance. We extend felh-Uatiou* 
io our esteemed Parisian i-mi temporary on the 

appearance of ibis imlilirailoti. wjfich demon- 
strates afresh the Increasing posiuon which the 
talking machine trade la winning throughout the 

world. 

HEARD HIMSELF AS OTHERS HEAR HIM. 



rate exhibit, ami showed such an Interest in tfie 
talking machines Hint the attendant thought a 



iv. i it 

i tee yim have your Bute wiiti jrou," ho said, 
finally. "Suppose yon play a brief selection, and 

I win rftwke a woril of it, and you will then l>« 
able to hear the machine reproduce u exactly." 

The suggestion pleated the amateur musician. 
and ih" Idea wan carried out. 

"Is that an exact reproduction of my music?'' 
lif asked, when the nine was finished:* 

"It is." replied the attendant. "Do you wish 
lo buy the Talking machine?" 

"No." said Hi* oilier, sadly, as he slowly moved 
away. "But I'll sell the Data."— Popular Maga- 
zine.. 



INVENTIONS OF THE FUTURE. 

races and Handshakes Transmitted by Elec- 
tricity Among the Latest. 

A French artist with a fanciful Imagination 
has created a number of striking pictures* de- 
picting Ihe inventions of the future. He goes the 
late Jules Verne several points better, anil by 
means of electricity not only transmits scenes 
and voices, but touch also. One of his creations 
is the telephoip. By the use of this future gene- 
rations wilt tie enabled to see and* feel at a rlls- 

Tlie telephote la equipped with mirrors acting 
electrically and transmiltlnK the features of the 
person at brother end. There is also a hanjl 
by the transmitter which conveys the actual 
touch of the person one is talking to. The hand 
Is on springs so dpllcntely adjusted that Ihey 
permit the hand to reproduce the actual grasp 
and shake of the person grasping the hand at the 
other end of the wire. 

The olciuren are the talk of Paris. 



WILL SAIL FOR EUROPE. 

\lr and Mrs. Edward [I. Easlon are arranging 
to s\ll for Europe, accompanied by their daugh- 
ter Helen, on Ire steamer Kronprtnz Wllhelm, 
May 2. Mr. Esston Is starting for Europe rather 
earlier tills year than has been his previous 
custom, on account of the installation of the 
London factory. He and his wife and daughter 
expect to sail for home on Ihe Kaiser Wllhelm 
the Second, leaving Bremen on May 30. 



USED FOR DANCING. 

According to the daily [papers, teachers of 
dani-Ing tli rou ghoul the country are Installing 
talking machines for Hie Use of their classes 
and iloing away with on^hesi ras. Here's a tip 
for dealers reading The Talking Machine World. 



RECORDS OF GREAT SINGERS. 

Under the trade-mark of "Pantnphone," M. A. 
Morhange. 38 Rue Vivlenne, Paris. Is the manu- 
facturer of records of many of the most distin- 
guished operatic anisls in Prance. His reper- 
toire is a large and Interesting one. 



YOU MAY BE MAKING MONEY 

AND LOTS OF IT-IN A SMALL WAY 




handling Tulkint,' Machines — but why not make more ? 
Ami make It in lumps — Big- money — l>v also selling the 

"HUNTER" COIN-OPERATED PIANO 

THE GREATEST MONEY MAKER OF THE AOE 

The "Hunter" is durable and compact in construction, 
positive In action, and cannot be operated by slugs. 

IT IS MADE FOR USE WITH 
ANY SIZE AND DENOMIN- 
ATION OF COIN DESIRED. 

Some Good Territory Still Open 

Write fur Cfttalogtie B itnil mention T,ij;imj 
Maiiiink AVuhi.ii, ftnil we will i|iiute you ft Hpeeinl price. 



LONDON 
PARIS 
BERLIN 
LEIPSIC 



THE PIANORA CO., a waist 

= NEW TOM 



E, D. ACKERMAN, PRESIDENT I 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TALKING MACHINES FOR A JUSTICE. 



Mil 



» Tufclnj: Machine World.) 
lukeo. Wis., April ^2. 1905. 



SK'noRrapliei* in Justice Wlllinm A. Hurt's 
office ma*- he replaced _ with a talking machine. 
-Mr. Hartlilininfin ijucstion iimler serious consid- 
eration. The talking machine is not a new Idea 
in dictating correspondence. Whether it wilt 
prove Borvlceabfa In taklnfTcourt proceedingB is 
tl»! prolilem. Many of the tnrgcst offices la the 
country nave talking machines into which the 
iluy^s i -n resound en ec Is dictated, to 1« transcribed 
at the Icjsuru of the typewriter Once recorded 
on sfwUdng machine there is no question re- 
pardlnK the accuracy ot the dictation. Will It 
work for court proceedings?... Thla- is Ihe ques- 
tion which Justice Hart is weighing and the out- 
conic of the experiment, if it Is- put into effect. 1 
will he watched with considerable Interest, as 
ihe machine undoubtedly will be adopted In 
other offices if the experiment proves successful. 
It will do the work Tor some cases. !wt whether 
it" wll] lie' useful in all cases this Is the rub. 
If II works Ihe evidence can afterward Iip taken 
ofTnt leisure hy^uslicp IlarL 

0. K. HOUCK CO.'S NEW MOVE. 

To Add Talking Machine Department to Their 
Vast Business — Arrange for Edison Line.' 

(Special lo TOO Trilklnc Machine World.) 

Memphis, Tcnn., April 10, 10(15, ' 
The ,0. K. Houck Piano Co. is Kettinff.biner 
all the time. It oeenu hut n short time ego that 
the Memphis store secured larger Quarters. Then 
came Little Hock, St. Louis, and Nashville stores 
In add to th» scope of the business. Then came a 
wldely-cxlentled out-of-town business through 
traveling salesmen— and now comes Ihe addition 
of a geiiuiiu' Jobbing department for Edison 
phonographs; records ami all accessories. When 



seen at the Gayoso Hotel, Frank E. Madison, the 

special representative of the National (Edison) 
Phonograph Co., expressed his pleasure that he 
hud consummated an order for machines, rec- 
ords and supplies which far exceeds any ever 
placed in the South. He said that the Houck 
firm would have a vastly larger and muchmore 
complete - stock of records ami machines than 
has over been carried by any Southern house. 
The great trouble has heretofore bean lack of 
ability to AH orders completely. This trouble 
has -been remedied 'by the order placed by 
■Jlouck's for tens of thousands ot best records. 
Mr. Houck. when seen, confirmed the report. as 
to the Jobbing business and stated that a man- 
ager had been secured, in the person of one who 
has been for twenty years connected with active 
wholesale business In Memphis. Details as to 
location and the namctrfiiH malinger will ba 
divulged later. 



THAT FOREIGN AMBASSADOR STORY. 

The story Is tali with a great deal of gnats, by 
those familiar with the details, of an envoy 
extraordinary of n prominent concern supposed 
to-be traveling In foreign lands on special busi- 
ness, but In reality very much alive to the do- 
mestic situation. On one pretext or another this 
mysterious personage has gained. entree to the 
works ofaweral competitors, nnd like the 
Scotch -.Thlle." made notes of what .he saw. The 
visited were inclined to say things when the 
true errand ot their guest bcenme known, hut 
subsequently regarded the Incident, which they 
referred to as the "gam shoe" call, as "one on 



THE ENGLISH VIEWPOINT. 

Now It can be said that the vojte- of the talk- 
ing machine Is heard In the laud. The phono- 
graph, gramophone, or whatever name Ihe mar- 
velous Invention or Edison and his imitators may 
lw given, Is a product of the age which fulfils 



many useful purposes. The talking machine 
docs not only talk. It sings, it records. It Is a 
witness. It may be laid under contribution for 
alt sorts of business or private uses. It Is a 
force, and, being so, commands the attention of 
our readers. The recent law case In Pails will 
be read with Interest, but the -judgment, though 
It may Cor a time disturb the phonograph trade 
In France. Is scarcely likely to be con firmed by a 
higher court, although sympathy may be felt with 
composers and publishers whose works ore re- 
produced without a "by your leave!" or any pay- 
ment whatsoever. 

So far as Great Britain is concerned, any com- 
print on this store must be Ineffectual, the pub- 
lishers having agreed to the abolition of fees for 
performing rights. It Is a moot point whether 
the talking machine vulgarizes -or helps to popu- 
larize a song or piece. 11 is probably due to the 
apparatus when a good singer's voice Is repro- 
duced graeefBlly. and due to a bud machine when 
the singer's voice Is unsatisfactory. Our own 
opinion Is that the talking machine is a dis- 
tinctly valuable invention with infinite potential- 
ities. We have heard the rendering of certain 
songs by certain singers, by means of a repro- 
ducing Instrument which opportunities have not 
been afforded us to hear at first hand. 

In the case of Melba, Caruso, Den Davles. and 
oilier singers with whose tones and methods we 
are quite familiar, the re-given tones are what 
the critics are pleased lo call "convincing"— In 
other words, they are the tones of Ihe singers 
who have sung into the mouthpiece of the ma- 
chine, making allowances Tor the distortion of 
sound which brass or aluminum occasions. One 
cannot expect the perfected talking machine to 
reproduce exactly the timbre of the human voice. 
It may be even doubtful if It can ever give forth 
the true quality of string, wind, or brass Instru- 
ments. Nevertheless, the recording machine— 
we do so j*-nnt an everyday term for It— Is an In- 
vention ef verx. great interest nnd practicability, 
nnd as such claims Ihe keenest attention of our 
trade readers.— Music. 



DID YOU EVER LOSE A TALKING MACHINE, MR. DEALER? 



I 



1st! to EWC 



i lost, sli'av 



i-icii machine, test our 



BULLETIN OF MISSING I MACHINES. 

It is nut infrequently the misfortune of dealers t<» lose track of talking machines snM on the in- 
stallment [flan, cither through the buyer Ie>ving for parts unknown, change of address, or other 
cause. To In- sure, the. lease requires that the seller be notified of such happenings; but when 
it is the evident intention to avoid further payment thciunchine is usually given tip as lost, I here- 
tofore there has been no means of securing information that may lead to the recovering of the 
property^ ami at the solicitation of a large number of the trade the Talking M.uiuni: VVoru) 
proposes establishing a special department to contain a brief description of ihe missing gOOtls, 
so that -when a machine "lost, strayed or stolen" is brought in anywhere for repair it can he re- 
tained until the rightful owner may be notified. For example, the description should stale the 
make, style ami specific name, as designated in the manufacturer's catalogue; the number, the 
seller and his or her address; as Veil, perhaps, as the dale of sale. This would possibly lie suf- 
ficient : and should not exceed three lineij/of fcpo, for which a charge of twenty-live cents a 
line will be made for each and evcryJnaCrtion. No order will be taken for less than two lines. 

As The Woki.1i appears from month to. mouth dealers should cul out this list, and place ii 
in a conspicuous position for. easy reference. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 

OFFICE. 1 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 



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THE TALKING /MACHINE WORLD. 



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CHOICE HEBREW RECORDS. 

Surprises will probably never cease In the rec- 
ord-making line, ami in this reference may prop- 
erly he Included (he product of the United He- 
brew iJlsk & Cylinder Seeord Co., 261 Grand 
Street, New York. Their first catalogue has madf 
its appearance, nml contains Upward of seventy 
vocal selections. The "talent" or singers in 
eludes, it is said, Ihe best voices known In lie 
brew. Artistic critics, among which may Ik 
mentioned Mine. Iteginu I'ragcr, dramatic so 
prano: David Kessler, a famous len'or; K. Juve 
Her. another lonor of note; Messrs. RosensbtelB 
Kishklnd and Shmulentz, the iatier also a popu 
lar song writer: also Cantors Minkowsky anil 
Gershon, whose sacred music is spoken of as "ftw 
examples of perfection In sound reproduction.' 
All of the records In Ihe list are ten inch only 



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NEW AMPLIFYING HORN. 

A new amplifying horn, the Invention of a 
New York man of strong German type, Is less 
than a foot long. Is of peculiar shape, with a 
flare of about six Inches, and Its developing 

power is sn remarkable lhal it is said to equal 
the regulation Sli-liieli Irumpet, The new ar- 
rival, now In Ihe process of heing patented. Is 
not only a wonder, but It Is made of a material 
the composition of which Is kept a profound 



KAISER'S HANDY PACK. 

One o/^Jhe most convenient and useful speeial- 
ties for talking machine dealers on Ihe market 
Is Kaiser's Handy Pack, of which an illustration 
appears herewith. It contains thirty small bot- 
tles labeled blank for contents. It occupies a 
very small space, the dimensions being 12x11 

No better means for holding needful supplies 
for repair pnrls for the reproducer anil .recorder 




Better than Classroom Instruction 

LEARN AT HOME IN SPARE MOMENTS 
TO SPEAK 

French, German, 
SpanisH or Italian 

You Learn Quickly. Easily. Pleasantly, and at Little Experts,.. 



in. .num. t.r wqnirc j iburaugti matter; of 1 
pnltnuat alt owr ihi^ aid ..tt.rr countries. 



I ..{ vcriM, dcclrndoni, a nuL--. YOU UEAR the and pnmuoei- 
ict if vim like. Ii it.ii.iir. but n t<e*t morale* 1 nincllM iii !>|»'c 
ri<.-n«>»al l-'KKXt II, I1KKMAN. SPANISH. ..r ITALIAN'. CelleRc 



LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

Combining Three Great Helpers in One 



2. He irtll apeak riowljr. « iUMe l.y 

Mlb'ilr. ut r.ip.lly Uld r...in.im..in1y. 
i.i-i a* >..n irish; .in.l will repeat 



Tl.r Eur. Hie' 



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Billlmore. October II. 1902. 
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INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

1169 Metropolis Building. Broadway e.nd 16th St.. New York City. 

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can be Imagined, and the inventor, I.. Kaiser. 
32 East 14th street. New York, Is receiving many 
appreciative letters from dealers regarding it, 

TRADE NOVELTY. 

machine men are naturally interested 
veltles with which It [a possi- 
ble to increase their income. The coln-ojierated 
machines seem lo open tip wide possibilities. 
There is Ihe automatic piano, manufactured by 
Roth & Engelhardl. New York, which has demon- 
strated Us money-making tfossibilitles. These In- 
struments are made in the upright style, shown 
in the Illustration herewith, and also in the ordi- 
nary piano cane. 

Where they have been located In public placet 
they have bceji- found to be i 




makers, and in fail the firm very cleverly slate, 
there Is "ajonstunt procession of nickels which 
is marching Into the pockets of the man who pats 
in one of these Instruments." 

The makers are also getting out some very at- 
tractive advertising cards In color*, which are 
supplied to dealers for dl-urlhutiou among their 
prospective, customers. .The Peerless coin-oper- 
ated pianos are worthy or investigation. They 
have devices, with which it Is possibly to product- 
mandolin anil guitar effects. 

a well-lyiown and popular baritone singer, 
who is engaged lo make records for the talking 
machine is Ihe possessor of a bright tilth- girl 
who was taken 1./ Iter mother to hear the rec- 
ords made hy her rather. After a few meaaum 
were rolled off lh- most agonize,! expression 
came into her face and she began lo cry bitterly. 
When asked J.y her mother what was the canta 



of the sudden ouil.reak sh 
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A. A. Anderson, a prominent artUI of Oak 
'land. Csl., !> aB Jaat completed the only itortrnll 
that Thos A. Edison hasVver sat for. One day 
It will be historic, for the reason that It repre- 
sents Mr. Edison listening to his first perfected 
phonograph. He "had been successful after 
seventy-two hours work in producing the sounds 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR MAY, I90S. 



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Will Be Used on Trade 
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(Special In Tie Tnlkli.e Machine W..M.I i 

Httslmrs, I'a.. April 7. I SOS, 
t'iTlin|i«itlii' mi'iMi unique and original use thai 
Iiiix ever linn.,, made .il iti.- lomim-rviiil gmpho- 
phone I.i that to Which it will Ih> put .hi Hi'- 
ei-cKafon of the renting trade e\.-nrsinn of the 
Merchant*' and Manui'm torero' Association, 
which will leave (he oily on llir iim Monday In 
Mnj'. Tlu' ttraphophone had tor a long tine been 
:i lv.'imiiUi'.l factor hi expediting business In 
ninny of the largesi concern* of the country, 
Riving dictation m li on ;i moiins'traln. how- 
ever, and I'll virm lettoTa trnnsi-rllii'il whim the 
operator mill his machine arc being whirled 
through spare m the rat* n[ sixty miles per hour, 
is decidedly new. -Thai it will bo appreciated ny 
the membera of the asiwiatSon who an- making 
tlii' trip, goes tthliiHir wiylnj!. 

Tlio iiliiiiiiR of l]i<> tlrniiiiooliiiiii' gn llir tr;iln 
is the niiu-omi- of the joint offarts ni Manager 
.1. w. \v,ii,hi..i. at tii-' Uirrchania' and Mann- 
lii. tiircrs' ABsaebailon. and J. VV. Binder, the man- 
agor of ih'> t'oiiiiiii-riiiii <ii.i|iiio|>hui)i' Department 
at the ("oliimbiii Pbonograiih Company. The ug- 
ler. loRPthor wllb Mr. J. HeP. l.i-i-. one or th<; 
motd export operators in Hi- i-Ity on' the ferapho- 
pbotti iiinl tyiii-wrliiT. will be the sne^tn or the 
iissoHsiiion iHiriiiK i in- trip. One section will Iw 
i-iifiviil for Iheni. nml tliis wilt, be rittcil up with 
Graphophoaes nml typewriter. Any member ot 
the aasociatton. or any Riiost, «ill lie privileged 
in iiiiuii.- iheJr telterv, onloni, memoranda, eii-.. 
to the (iraplniphoni-. Then.' will li<» Hpeetilly 
transcribed and handed to their writers for elg- 
Tiiiinri.. Spr. inlly il.^lt-in'il .»IhI lom-ry. luinil- 
Mnn.-iy printed U\ the colors i,r Hi- aslwclallou. 
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w.. li Henry, of i he Columbia 0o.*« PllWbnrg 
tiion>. baa kindly loaned one or Hh- Hnesl Inatrn- 
menla mode by bid itBieera, nml tn route iiml 
during i be progreRH or banqucu. whlrh will be .i 
finlnrc or He irip. conceits will lie clven. The 
proftrnmmee will iinlii.ie mine or the Bneal oner* 
nil.- selections, and llRbter nmslc. of eonrse. 

The list of new foreign Zmvo-phono records, 
ihe first rauiplete bulletin Issued, is eery com- 
plete and i*oniprcheiu,ivn. The selections ar« In 
Italian, Spanish. French, tier man, Hungarian 
mill- Hebrew. , Additions wlll a bc made monthly 



J 

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



19 



TRADE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS OF 
THE COMPASS 



George C. Ashbach, a loading music dealer of 
Allentowa, i'a., who report* n big Increase in his 
miking machine business, recently hud on ex- 
hibition In one or his more show windows an 
ciiIkIiuii Edison phonograph that mod the iiu- 
foil record. The machine, which was displayed 
alongside an Edison 1905 model. is considered 
a great curiosity, as few are in existence, conse 
Ijuentiy ii attracted a great deal of attention. 

Samuel Landau, a well-known jeweler of 
Wllkesharre. Pa., alarteil In the (Biking ma. bine 
line in a small way Iwo years ago. and within 
ilie last year the business has Increased to mnli 
magnitude that six months since he opened a 
rally-equipped music store, handling pianos, mer- 
chandise and the mil tine, hut making a special 
future of talking machines. For Instance, ho 
displays Inn machine* hi one window, and Ik 
rated one of the largest dealers In the Stale, 
Hi- handles Victor goods exclusively. Then to 
complete his happiness along comes a baby hoy. 
now nine weeks old. and as line an example as 
tan lie found in seven States. Lift week, at the 
consecration banquet, a splendid affair, by the 
way. Mr. Landau was the pleased recipient of 
hearty congratulations at the hands of a host of 
friends, for he Is a popular citizen as well as 
a successful merchant. 

The Colombia. Phonograph Co.. general, are 
featuring this month 'The Prom-her and the 
Hear." coming In IQ-tnch disk No rt.i p: and . ylln- 
hit No. 12.72". A special Uliislrnt.il and descrip- 
tive circular has been supplied the company'* 
dealers fortoial distribution Too ar<um|inny 
;n« cartoon ts one of S win action's hits. It is a 
new departure In ronnecton with the issue «; the 
• omnany'a monthly bulletin, and Is a commend, 



A. T. Whlihcrk. manager of SlnipMn. Craw- 

terd & Co.'a talking ■■■.■- ■ department In their 

X. w York store, and which Is under 'ho sole 
control of Sol. Ittoom. the widely known music 
publisher. Is a gentleman evidently «f high re- 
pute In the line. For many years lie ivns with 
I lie Victor Talking Machine Co. Philadelphia. 
la, as a special representative, mid is consld 
ered one of Hie beat equpped men in the bus!- 
rirsa, whi.li Is furtiier proven by the sucrcssfnl 
manner in which the above department is being 
■'uduttcd. Mr. Bloom, by the pay, will be 
heard of in no uncertain way in connection with 
Hie merchandizing of talking machines, aol only 
in Xew York, hut elsewhere, before many months 



Fred F. Kramer, one of the largest- music deal- 
ers or Allentown. Pa., lias recently l>oughl the 
building he Inis Decupled for many years, ami 
devoted one large room upstairs entirely to talk- 
ing machines. The result has been his business 
li Increased many Hmes. 

Charles ft Seubnr.v. manager of the Victor 
Iiistrlbutlng & export Co. ror a number of years. 
and a gentleman of unusual ability and capacity 
In the line, will next week take charge of the 
Endres Mimical Co., 20.W. 32d street. New York, 
in like capacity. Tills company tins kept to 
I he front right along, scoring not a few gilt-edge 
sales, the latest one. only a few days since, of a 
|i;nu outfit to E. H. Hnrrlmau, Hie railroad mag- 
naie and .i^jiitalist. 

S. P. Mhliloskey. formerly manager for S. 
Landau, Wllkesharre, I'a., has opened a store 
ai Hon Lackawanna avenue. Scranton. Pa.— a real- 
ly handsome lalklng machine parlor, ll^ \s said 
to have a record of IlJ.uon.a year as a reiali 
salesman, anrl from all reports he is duplicating 
his success since starting In business on his own 
account 

J. H, 'Schernierhorn. assitant general msnager 
of the National Phonograph Co.. returned on 
March 2" from a hhnivh*' tour oT the bran, b 
oitl.es of the company at London. Paris. IL-rlin 
and llro'sels Edgar W. IMinisnn. of Orange, 
X J., has been elected so. reiary »f the cnni- 
pajiy. 

Since 1'. Mil. hell l.cnmo general manager ol 
I he Victor HIstrH.uiing & Export Co. bis export 
business at the Pniversal Talking Machine Mfg. 
Co. New York. Is being looked afler by F. Long. 
General Manager Ma.Xabb has the domestic 
pj|e N under his personal supervision. 



John Hnwllngs. a prominent sporting goods 

'lealer of Sera num. Pa., jwo years ago started 
In on a very small Urn- of talking machines; lint 
■ariy In ihe game saw the possibilities or the 
1'iislness, and frnm simply a side Hue this 
■ranch has developed Into one of his leaders. He 
las lately renovated his store, giving much iu< 
Teased space to talking machines, and Is very. 
uillmfstlc of the future outlook. 

Monday Fred C. Mncl.enn. chief or the Victor 
Hstriuutlng & Export Co.'s traveling force, lefl 
Caw York for a trip ilirougb New York State. 



SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW 

The Standard 
Phonograph Repeater 



PRICE, 55.00 

Portland Phonograph Agency 

PORTLRND, OREGON 



Wm. Harry Ow.-n is reported as permanently 
retired from the Gramophone & Typewriters. 
Ltd.. London, Eug.. on a pettstog ot 45.000 yearly 
lor life. W |tb ihe proviso ihat he shall not en- 
gage in the talking machine business. Mr. 
Owes. i> jiving In comfortable leisure on bis cs- 
inte at Marthas Vineyard. At the recent na- 
lional poultry show in New York, he paid ll,:,i>u 
for a dozen Plymouth Hocks, for he is an ad-" 
nilror of fancy rowls. 

May 1 the Blackmail Talking Ma. bine Co. will 
remove from 1H llecknian street to 117 Chambers 
street. New York, where the store and ltasement 
has been teased. This Is decidedly a heller loca- 
lion. and Ihe new premises will Ik. fitted tip and 
arranged in a suitable manner, as Mr. Waek- 
man's experience dat.-s back lo when the business 
Hist Mimmenccd lo assume com menial Import 



Geo. I.. Ackerman. of Ackerman ft Co.. the 
music dealer In Scratiton. Pa,, reports business 
picking up to such an extenf'ihai he was called 
Upon lo enlarge their quarters, and they arc 
again .ramped lor room. The Jobbing end Is 
particularly strong. Mr. Ackerman has acquired 
an automobile, and is quite an expert chauffeur, 

Paul Heifers, who has a store in Now York 
and another in Brooklyn, will open a third In 
Manhattan, at l-2i:i Eighth avenue, which 
will be occupied May 1. Mr. Hellers [s also an 
expert ole.trl.-lau. 

Itnssell Hunting, one or the oldest record maK- 
«urs in the business, being especially' well known 
hi Ibis c*unij< has eslablishod the Itnssell Hunt- 
ing Record Co.. Lid.. Si City Road. London. 
B. C. Eng. They are making the 'Sterling 



of complaint 
cult t\iirt, ' 
week, tile (111 



Record,"' and Mr. Hunting is superinlendent of 
lite record department. The firm claim Jo he the 
"largest factory in C.reat Rritafnylevotdd exclu- 
sively to the manufacture or cylinder records." 

The reorganization or the Uettlnl Phonograph 
Co. was completed this week. They will remove 
from 80 Chambers street to ISO West 23d street. 
New York, where the entire building has been 
leased Tor a term or years. The company will 
be under the active manage mo nl of Guy II. War- 
ner, a leading siockhobler and president, "who 
owns two stores in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dealers in 
Ibis vicinity own the majority of stock. A lob- 
bing and reiali business will be carried on. tlielr 
machine spoefnjjjes being the "Plnnophon" anil 
the •ilymnophon," one an English and the other * 
a German Invention. They will lie ready for 
business about May 1. The company will also 
handle the Odeon machines. 

Within the past two weeks three suits for al- 
leged infringement or their patents covering 
material for making cylinder records, were in- 
stituted by the American Grapbophone Co. 
against the National Phonograph Co. The bills 
[plaint were filed In the United States Clr- 
Trenton, N. J,, the final cats lasi 
relating to different patents. 

The tbreefor-one exchange proposition of the 
National Phonograph Co. terminated March 18. 
As they truly say: "It has been a |Kipular move 
on the part of Ibis company and lias furnished an 
additional evidence that the trade may always 
rely upon our taking care of them i nibe i H . h t 
possible manner." 

An American"-hfaneh of Pathe Freres, the 
celebrated record makers of Paris. Frame, Will 
be ready for business In New York nexl mouth. 
The cylinders will continue to lie Imported, ami 
several exclusive special! I«w- Will lie handled by 
the -new company. 

Col. Fred Meyers, a character of some note in 
Xew York's complex politico-social life. Is the 
reputed Inventor of n perpetual moijon talking 
machine, which Is said will run on forever un- . 
hss stopped. As one veracious witness slnies: 
"The Meyers' perpetual motion phonograph Is al 
once the delight and insomnia of Ihe neigh- 



Regarding coin slot phonographs, the Ha- 
i lonai Phonograph so. have repeatedly advised ihe 
trade thai unless machines are bought in qnanti- 
lies they cannot be handled lo advantage. 
Therefore they have organized a speoial di-puri 
mem for that purpose, which will manage the 
business direct. Installing the ma.liines. and ne 
that they are started In a proper manner. 

The Talking Machine Co., Rochester. N. Y., 
have removed rrom :!!) Clinton avenue to ftT Main 
street, E.. where larger ami more suitable quar- 
ters are secured. The store has lieen eleganlly 
equipped as to rurnlsblngs and altraitlve stock. 

The An 



ONE DOLLAR! 

Send me a dollar and get a good 

Talking Machine or Musical Goods 

Bd. 

A eood one- or your money back. 
■■ - % 

R. E. QRANDFIELD, Fall River, Mass* 



LHAGENBUCKLW" '•'*'' st 

, Manufacturer of Pa. par Bona 

PHONOGRAPH RECORD BOXES 

A SPECIALTY WfUTC FOR PRICES 



20 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Nation" (No: 031,01?), Ibc inauguration march, 
'written by E. F. Droop, ot E.' F. Droop & Sons, 
music dealers, Washington, D. C. The selection 
io full of snap and vigor and the company Is 
pushing its sale energetically. 

* 

Victor II. Rapke Is now the owner of four es- 
tablishment Jwo retail and one Jobbing bouse 
In NewK'ork, wid a wholesale store In Newark, 
N. J. Besides, be is an Inventor of standing. 
and not a few Bpcclnllles_and improvements are 
products of his Ingenuity and skill.'. No more 
enthusiastic talking machine man exists than" 
Mr. Rapke, hia^nahic being specially well known 
i IK connection with bis "new numbers (with or 
without titles) for Edison's gold-monlded rec- 
ords," bis new style record shelving, and his lat- . 
est "sound distributor," a device' which he be- 
lieves hns tf great future. ■ 

A store ami basement have been leased by the 
National Phonograph Co. at «1 and 253 West 
Broadway. New York, which will be utilized as ii 
warehouse and shipping <Iepot for their, export 
department. The new premises, ready for oceu : 
jiane-y May 1, will greatly facilitate this rapldly- 
expandlng hrancli of tbe company's husfn.css.- 

Following are new Edison Jobbers nualifylng 
In March: Frank E. Bolway. Oswego. N. Y.; 
Household Furnishing Co.. Ncw_ Bedford. Mass.; 
C. E. Osgood Co., Boston; K. I>. Peniek. Mont- 
gomery, Ala. 

M. U'Korti, Newark. N. J., formerly in tbe 
' experimental department of tbe Edison Phono- 
graph Works, and an expert repairer, it! making 
great strides as a dealer. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co., general, has 
absorbed the Newark (X. J.) Talking Maculae 
Co., and consolidated the two plants. 

Wai. Spanier, Brooklyn, N, Y\. has put In tbo 



JOINS AMERICAN RECORD CO. FORCES. 

The American Record Co.'s sales department 
has been relnrorced by the addition of Wm. Mae- 
Ardle, recently with the Universal Talking Ma- 
chine Mfg. Co.. having had charge of their ex- 
hibit at tile St. Iritis Worlds Fair. He will 
cover the Atlantic States for the present, making 
Sprlngllcld. Mass.. his headquarters. Malcolm 
Henry, with the Cincinnati (O.) Talking Ma- 
chine Co,. Is also now with the firm turning out 
"Indian reehnls," and will tour Ohio and Middle 
Southern States, traveling out of the Buckeye 
metropolis. Tin' American Record Co. Is making 
Important enlargements to lis pressing plant In 
Springfield, nearly. It not quite, doubling Its ca- 
pacity. Business with the company Is of the gill- 



DEFINING THE WORD "PHONOGRAPH." 

(Special to Ttie TidklnR Machine WorM.) 

New Haven. Conn., April 12, J305. 
Attorney Blerkan appeared before the Judiciary 
Committee in Hartford to-day relative to tbe use 
of the word "phonograph" as a musical Instru- 
ment. By several decisions tbe word lias been 
deemed both a musical Instrument and not one. 
Mr. Blerkan asked that it be made a law that tho 
words "phonographs" nnd "goods" be placed in 
all bills of sale. Alwut. JlsO.000 worth of these 
goods are sold In tbe State every year. 



WILMOT OPENS BRANCH IN FLINT. 

- (Suerlnl to The Tiilklni; Uarfclnt WdiW.I 

Fall River, Mass.. April ID. IMS. 
W. D. Wllmot, the popular dealer In sporting 
■ goods and talking machines, has decided to njien 
a hraneh store In Flint village, at the corner of 
Fllnl and Pleasant streets. Mr. Wllmot will have 
his opening next Saturday, a special feature of 
which will bo an exhibition of the new talking 
machine Invented by Daniel lllgbam. tbe rights 
of which have been secured by the Columbia Co. 



"MOULDED RECORD" LITIQATION. 

Judge Hand* Down Interesting Opinion in Suit 
of National Phonograph Co, Against the 
American Graphophone Co. — Complaints 
Dismissed and Appeal Taken. 

A decision in the suit of the National Phono- 
graph Co. against the American Crnphophone 
Co., known as the "moulded record case." ami 
wlrleb has been landing filnce last June, was 
handed down March 17 by Judge- Piatt, of United 
States Circuit Court, district of Connecticut, The 
defendant was charged .with infringing two' pa- 
tents of the complainant's; the flnnl hearing was 
on the merits, and the court dismissed the bills 
in both cases, this decree standing unless re- 
versed on review. TttC"luaintlfts at once tiled 
a motion of appeal In tho United States Circuit 
Court of Appeals. The essential iralnts of the 
opinion, which Is quite lengthy, are as follows; 
"The alleged Infringement arises in both cases 
(Nob. 1Ci7U and 1*03) from the uso by the defend- 
ant of the same process of manufacture. The is- 
sues lii each case are practically Hie same, and 
the two patents lUG7.tlti2 and 713.-20S) are so 
closely related that our burdens will lie lessened - 
by considering tlu-m together, and when they en- 
t«r the art to treat the earlier. application as the 
first approach. . . ; It' Is believed that the 
most searching analysis will fall to discover 
any defense which has been neglected by de- 
fendant's counsel. Tho cases undoubtedly In- 
vited such treatment, hut the court Is content to 
merely suggest some of-the considerations which 
seem to warrant tbe conclusion finally reached. 
Beginning of Phonographic Art. 
"The graphophonle art may be said to have 
fairly begun with the inven,tlain n[ Bell and 
Tainter, patent No. 341,314, da/e'd May 4. 188ti. 
This taught the public bow toi produce the com- 
mercial and transferable sound record. It led 
at oneo to an anxious search for a mold and -ma- 
terial and method for producing a large quantity ' 
of satisfactory duplicate records or unvarying 
and excellent qualify. ... To can divers 
kinds of materials In molds was a long under- 
stood practice, anil It was obvious that If the 
ancient art of casting could be made serviceable 
in the mailer of producing good records, fhe ideal 
method would, bo reached. ... It will bo 
conceded, I think, Hint casting waxlike materials 
In continuous molds to obtain blanks, which, after 
shrinking, could be withdrawn lengthwise, was 
not a very dimc'ull matter, and was thoroughly 
developed long before either patent in suit. Such 
was the slate of affairs when the search for the 
■ideal' in tile mailer of duplicating sound records 
was taken up." 

After commenting on Mr. Edison's "split mold" 
patent, and reviewing (flu Inventions of I.loret. 
• Young. Appelt and Day. in connection with the 
state of the art. Judge Piatt remarked: "Long 
prior to the application of March .*.. ISiiS. Mr. 
Edison had put the casting process aside nud was 
Using the expanding process, throwing now and 
then; It Is true, a longing glance at his 'ideal' 
.method. ... I can find nothing in Hie speci- 
fications Which even hints at Hie soundness of the 
proposition that Die words found in claims 2 and 
3 (No. 713.2U3). 'forming a hollow cylindrical 
plaster phonogram,' covers the casting process. 
At the outset it is admitted* that It cannot be 
found in any ottyu^*cf the eighteen claims. 
. . . 'It strikes me as lm]>osKlli!e fo ennsfrue 
this patent as Indicating anything CSCept the ex- 
panding process; and If this be so. It is lonccded 

that defendant! casting process does not infringe. 
And ibis Is the alleged broad patent under which 
Hie complainant sicks to dominate the art of 
producing molded .duplicates, no matter how they 
. are produced." 

Comparison of Moulding Processes. 
Relative to Edison patent No. 647JHB and 
claims 1. 2. -I and G in issue, the court observed 
that "to introduce molten material Into a mold, 
to allow It to congeal therein, thereby taking tits 
Impression af the Inner surface of the mold, and 
then to remove it from the moid, Is the ancient 
art of casting, and is the foundation of this pa- 



tent in suit. It there Is any Imitation here it 
must be contained within a very narrow scope. 
My view of tho art. which includes ihereln th9 
casting of cylinder blanks, narrows the matter 
still more. ... Air bubbles In the melted 
material drove Mr. Edison away from casting for 
many years, but In this patent ho reverts to cast- 
ing and avoids air bubbles by Introducing the 
melted wax from the bottom upwardly into a 
very cold mold, so as to produce an almost in- 
stantaneous chilling of the wax. Defendant un- 
dertaken to gel rid of tho air bubbles by super- 
heating the melted wax after it has been poured 
into the mold at the top. and then proceeds to 
suddenly chill It down from Us high temperature. 
■ . . Tho euperheating and sudden-chilling 
produced a very hard surface, not suitable for 
blanks, but excellent duplicate records, and this 
led to tho defendant's patents. . . . The pre- 
sumption qf novelty In defendant's patents Is ex- 
ceptionally-forceful. . . . Mr. Edison elimi- 
nates air hubbies by one process, and the defend- 
ant eliminates them by another and distinctly 
novel process. 

Complaints Dismissed and Appeal Filed. 
"If you. have a material which, after cooling, 
contracts radially and longitudinally, finis be- 
coming detached and separated from the mold 
without breaking, it is :rslmp!-:> and obvious act 
to lift directly and safely out. Before this can 
bo done, however, you must have the right ma- 
terial, and ihe indentations Imprinted by the 
mold must be of a certain kind. So It follows 
that if after lifting It out the product is a com- 
mercial failure, the fault must lie either In tho 
material or In Hie liupiv.-slon: and it ap|<cars 
that these difficulties were obviated by other 
brains than the patentee's (Edison)." 

In conclusion, the court said: "The foregoing 
Is an imperfect sketch, . . . hut it is believed 
that it cojft*JflS at- toast a faint suggestion of Ihe 
reasbna, which have forced me to my conclusion. 
A considerable iNirtlon'of-the mine remains, from 
Which much value can be extracted to aid the de- 
fendant. It has been explained, but I refrain 
from further exploitation. Let the bills In both 
cases be dismissed." 

Practically the same issues are now pending mi 
appeal from a decision of Judge Kobisnaf, Chi- 
cago, who held that Mr. Edison bad forfeited his 
rights in not applying for a patent at an earlier 
date; hut the validity of the patents wore not In 
controversy. The business or operation of this 
National Phonograph Co. Is not interfered with 
In ihe slightest by the foregoing decision, nor 
will it tie In (he future, whichever way the mat- 
ter Is finally adjudicated. 



8,000.000 DISK RECORDS SOLD. 

An authority declares that last year 8,000.000 
disk records were sold and that ihe sale of cylin- 
der records also ran Into the millions. * The 
same veracoiis chronicler also states that' uof 
one of the leading manufnclnring companies 
made less than (800,000 profits during tbe same 
lime. Of course, these golden rails are given In 
the prospectus of a new machine now being ex- 
ploited from Hie stock selling end. With all this 
stupendous sale of records, all of tbe companies 
are behind on orders, the National Phonograph 
Co. being credited with 1,600,000 In arrears. It 
is possible tliis company will be unable to keep 
ii i ■ with (he enormous demand for Its records 
until (heir greatly enlarged plant, for which 
plans are being prepared. 1 Is completed. 

Following Hie decision of the French Court of 
Appeals as to the music privileges In connection 
with 'talking machine and similar records In 
France, Pntln" Frty-es have made arrangements 
with (he legal owners of tbe copyrights. II Is 
estimated that Ihe rlgbis and damages payable 
under Ihe verdict by Messrs. Paihe and the 
(irnmriplione & Typewriters. Ltd.. or I^indon. 
Eng., Will exceed 1,000,000 francs ($200,000). 

- Ed. Merritt. formerly with the Bettlnl Phono- 
graph Co., is now with the Douglas Phonograph 
Co., New York. 



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^MACHINE WORLD. ' A?^, l{ fio-i 21 



TRADE ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 

Demand for Records by Great Singers — Talk- 
ing Machine as a Press Agent — Comments on 
This Subject — Chat From Here and T^ere. 

(Sped*] In Tile I lev lew.) 
San Francisco, t'til., March 26, 1Mb. 

One remarkable feature of the talking machine 
Industry In San FrnnHsco In ltn tremendous de- 
mand for records of the great singers. Instead 
of referring to newspaper articles anil quoting 
criticisms of an artist the people nowadays de- 
pend almost exclusively ii]K>n* the talking ma- 
chine records. Kver since it was announced Hint 
Caruso was to appear here with the Conrled 
Metropolitan Opera House Comiiany hundreds of 
jieople have asked me whether 1 heard the great 
tenor's voice on the Victor talking machine 
record. They continued that they heard him. 
and tl was simply wonderful. That on the 
slrenRth of this magnificent showing on the talk- 
ing machine record they < annot afford to miss 
him, and have put aside money to attend the per- 
formance wherein he appears. 

The nueslion lias now presented llseir to me. 
as lo whether or not the lime will enme, when It 
l-i possible to use the talking machine as an ad- 
vertisement for concert or operatic artists. The 
records, in a great many Instances arc so iierfeet 
Ihat one can easily obtain a most accurate Idea 
of an artist's capabilities. Say, for Instance, a 
malinger purchased a series of records of the 
artists whom he represents and sends them 
nbend In lien of a press agent or In conjunction 
with a press agent. It Is hardly possible that 
any one would claim that having heard the artist 
in the phonograph he did not need to visit the 
concert. On the contrary, having heard the 
artist on a record he will become no much In- 
terested In his work, provided he is worthy of It, 
ihat he simply <loea not want to miss any of his 
concert A sufficient proof of this contention Is In 
the fact that the talking machine leenrd ol Ca- 
ruso's voice Increased the demand to hear Caru- 



so far greater than any* advertisement could have 

"The talking machine as a press agent" is by 
no means so futile a subject as may be Imagined 
at a first glance. The world is becoming more 
and more skeptical and the "youhave-toshow- 
me" policy is becoming more and more pro- 
nounced. So It seems to me [f an advance agent, 
for Instance, Instead of crowding, the news- 
paiier columns with a great deal of slush about 
his artists, whftrh no one believes any more, could 
hiniply take you by the arm, lead you to a prom- 
inent music house and way: "Here 1 want you to 
listen lo tills artist of mine;" you can conscien- 
tiously go to your friend and say: "1 have beard 
so-and-so sing, and I know that you will enjoy 
the concert." 

Of course, there arises one difficulty. The press 
agent who is in the habit of lying In the news- 
papers can also lie In bis talking machine, and 
might substitute the voice of a great artist for 
that of an Inferior one. and thus the value of this 
sort of advertisement would soon diminish. Hut 
if thero could be some sort of a seir-respect Im- 
planted in Hie managers and the agents so that 
they may sulislituln an already worked out 
scheme for an Ingenious new proposition/ the 
value would be certainly considerable. if tills 
idea would lie successful II would Increase the de- 
mand for talking machines as well as lighten 
the burden of the manager, who would save the 
expenses for a I rial concert.- In San Francisco 
ior instance, a great many people stay away from 
the first night concert because tley wait for their 
Friends who attend lo nsk them what tbey 
tliought of the artist, h" the talking machine. 
could ever be utilized for an advertisement as 
sel forth in the preceding lines, all Ihls trial 
business would be done away with, and every con- 
cert goer could convince himself of the ability of 
the artist be Is about to hear. 

Peter Hacigalupi is entfiuslaslie over business 
conditions. He is selling an enormous number 
of Edison phonographs nod records, as well as 
supplies of all kinds. H. YV. Mosier, of Stockl.m, 



and A. A. Gardner, of Nnppn, were recent vlsl- 

A very attractive window display Is lieing 
made in the talking machine Xlepartmenl at 
Uruenn's establishment on Sutter street. Quite 
some shipments are lieing made to Honolulu. 

The Victor red seal records are In great de- 
mand at Shermau, Clay & Co.'s. owing lo ihe 
recent visit of the grand opera artists. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co., which Is under 
Ihe management of Mr. liray, Is well plcnsei] 
with, the general condition of trade.- " » 

The Nevada Music Co.. of Ileno. Nev, have 
secured the agency for the Zouophone, through 
Kohler & Chase. 

A. J. Carrlgan has opened a talking machine 
store on Joncrfstreol. near Ellis. • 

The business of Joseph Fernabi. In Alameda, 
has been purchased by Mr. Davidson. 



AN AID TO ARCH/EOLOOY. 



Iking Machine as 3 Means of 
Ihe Language and Songs of the 



neu Mimes nave tat 
i iVen so largely i 
an? our mid ■I'actfl 



/alue of the T 
Perpetuating 
Sandwich Is) 

The interest which most of ihe citizens of Ihe 
lltfld States have taken lit the Hawaiian Islands 
mmerclal Ihat we seldom 
possessions In any other 
light. It is not generally known that the native 
race of Ihls group of islands Is Tast dying onl, 
and that at the, present lime there are probably 
less than one thousand full-blooded Hawalians 
In the world. Particular interest attaches lo 
these people because (hey present many racial 
charucieristlrs totally different from other sav- 
ages of the South Sea Islands. They have in- 
born n love for music Ihat is unlnue. and (here 
Is a melody an4j«weetness to their songs that 
many Asiatic nations, advanced in arts and llt- 
eiature, have never attained. The music, for In- 
stance, of China Is still barbaric and discordant 
to Western ears, while tlintjtf the Hawalians is 
most pleasing. 

Recently Ihe American Record Co. have Iwen 



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is the name of our New Medium Tone Needle. If you can order a quan- 
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THe "Perfection" Needle 

is meeting with the success it deserves. Our sales for the past month 
have exceeded cw4.0O0.O00, and were shipped all over the United States. 

" Record Cabinets " 

We shall have ready in about 2 weeKs, a line o! 40 Cabinets for Disc and 
Cylinder Records. Send us your name and address and we will send^ you 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



fortunate In securing a number of morn's made 
by native Hawalians, at present In this country 
on an educational tour. Their music is entirely 
original and consists of the soft, plaintive melo- 
dies of a people, who have lived a'lite'of Indo- 
lence and contentment their songs, sung In a 
low, plaintive jjroon. Jell of love for Their coun- 
try and their Queen, the birds and flowers, the 
sunshine! amirthe tropical moon, the fliKht of the 
sea swallows and the soft, murmuring of the 
waves as they break on the sands of Waiklkl. 
One or the selections was- written by Queen 
UllubkalB.nl previous to her overthrow. 

A collection pr these records has been pre- 
sented by the American Record Co. to the Smith; 
soritan Institution 6r Washington. In a compara- 
tively "Snort time, with "the advance of civilisa- 
tion, this native Sandwich Island people, will 
have ceased to exist as a race. Hepce the value 
of these records to perpetuate thcTolk-lore songs 
of this sweet-mannered race, these children of. 
the tropical seas. 

A PHONOGRAPHIC LEGEND. 
(WHiii-n f.ir The Tnikhic Machine World."! 



Unlet ..M King Jiinilwn •>. 



To prsy on bendrd kue.-.^ 
Bat ere- (but prostrated ttwmsr 



An appetbtel tti-ni." 

'■I '..in.-.* I .'- - .■fh-.l ■ "i.iki*. one i.ti i 
I a»k «nl nil to itlne " 



Vu'n will' tinili'i'". I .1111 -'u'rv, 
111* v.jhihllll.v. 




London. Bug.. April I, 1906. 

„, At the recent dinner of the talking machln- 
tiadcrs which was reporUtt In your lusi ii»sur, 
the Ettfl of Denbigh; who presided, related a very 
excellent story of the reception by Emperor .Men- 
ck-k of a phonographic message of high diplo- 
matic Importance from Queen Victoria. Colon' 1 ! 
Harrington, who earrlcifTfic record to Abyssiul.t, 
was received by the Emperor and his Conn In 
full regatta. The Kniperor first, heard the mes- 
sage through the Irumpct. and was so greatly 
Impressed thai he Immediately ordered n mill 
tnry salute to be Bred. 

He then heard the message through the ear- 
tulK's. and ordered another salute. Afterwards 

■ he carried the Btachlne and the record to the Em- 
press, anil heard the message again, through 
the trumpet ami n third salute was fired. 



Most of them, the lecturer slated, were the 
work of one sudden note of a few seconds' dura- 
tion. Some of the results rival the carefully- 
planned and Intiorlously-exocutcil work of the 
greatest artists. A repetition of the same note, 
with the same intensity, will always produce the 
same picture. The slightest variation, however. 
reveals itself. An expert can name Hie picture 
which will be produced. Flowers are favorite 
studies, and It is |>ossiblc to siiy not only that 
a flower will lie the result, but to name the par- 
ticular variety. An experienced experimenter 
can produce perfect pictures of pansies. roses, 
buttercups and chrysanthemums, but the lec- 
turer admitted that It Is veiy difficult to ■■sing a 



rating at lour different factories in 

t arrangements will JiwA be ni.vle 
;ilaut outside fA the city, with :i wiii-'- 



Court stenographers in all the leading cities 
are now using the commercial talking machines 
as assistants In their business, with very g.aitfy- 
Ing results. In the great mercantile establish- 
ments throughout the United States,, as already 
recorded in The Talking Machine World, the com. 
merclal machine Is being utilized more .every 
day. while railroads, such as the Union Pacific 
and Southern Hallway, are among the lalijsl to 
ndopt them. It Is worthy of note that these ma- 
chines are not displacing stenographers, but sim- 
ply assisting them and their employers. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. have opened a 
very handsome branch store, which they rail the 
Temple of Music, at f.l Central street. Lowell. 
Mass. It is under the management of A. 3. 
Haynea. 



Thi> rereittt Incorporation of tin* British Pho- 
nograph Industries. Ltd.. marks a more of con- 
siderable Importance In the talking machine 
field. This concern takes over several interests, 
including -the. Electric Record Co.. the Clifton- 
Oaksford patents iijh.ii reproducers. Atten pat- 
'■riled phonograph.-., processes for ruby stylus re:- 
ords. and other specialties. 

Ihe British Phonograph Industrie.;. 
Ltd.. It 

for a large plant . 

house In London. The present office h 

i:.g Green Walk, Sboreilltrh, K. C. 

William 1-:. Scott is managing director of the 
new company: Thomas Hough Is Works man- 
ager; William hiicliam has the voiding *»<*■ 
partmeut under his control, and B. 11. Smart. 
late of the tiramophone Co.. Is the sales man- 
ager. 

The recent decision of Ihe French Court of 
Appeals, which virtually compels record manu- 
facturers to pay royalty to the music publish* 
ers of France If they desire tTcW^nue in busi- 
ness, has caused 'considerable talk 'among the 
publishers of this city. Much Is heard regarding 
action being taken by English publishers on line.* 
similar to those taken by their confreres in the 
(■Tench capital. 

It is very doubtful whether anything will 
come of this. The music "publishers of London 
are not antagonistic |o the record makers, and 
it Is generally admitted that the use of records 
In talking machines has l>een most effective in 
promoting a wider knowledge of music ami mu- 
sical publications of all kinds. One of ottr lead- 
ing trade papers put the matter very concisely 
as. follows: "If they ( lite publishers! are con- 
templating action— well, a word In their ear. 
■ what lithe record manufacturers went into busi- 
ness as music publishers? They ha* exceptional 
facilities for doing It, and. for obvious reasons, 
they could buy much more clseaply ihnn the 
music. publishers. Nn^wrfrndvlce to Ihe music 
publisher fs to- let sleeping dogs lie." 

A method or photographing the. human voice. 

was explained last week berore the London Spir- 
itualistic Alliance, by Mrs. Page Popps. The in- 
strument used to catch and materialize Ihe voice 
is called an eidophone. 11 is In the shape of a 
trumpet, the small end being closed by a thin 
memhrnne of -India rnhlier. coaled with a scmi- 
llmild medium. Beautiful pictures and elabor- 
ate geometrical designs. It was stated, are pro- 
duced on this medium by singing Into the eido- 
phone. Some of these sound pictures, aliout 2on 
of which were thrown on a screen, rteph ted won- 
derful scenes of trees. Jagged rocks, storm-beaten 
coasts and noble caverns. 



COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. NEWS. 

Exhibition of New Loud-Sounding Grapho- 
phone in Philadelphia — Larger Stores in 
Washington and Pittsburg-Business in New 
York Expanding. 

An in'eresting exhibition of. the Columbia 
Phonograph Co.'s "UC." or "relay ginphophone. 
the new loud-sounding instrument, was given In 
Philadelphia. Pa., at headquarters on Chestnut St.. 
Monday, the 3d. The audience was composed 
o! local Jobbers and dealers handling all lines of 
talking machines, to whom this remarkable de- 
vpo was a revelation. It wns voted a great suc- 
cess, and a large number of orderB were booked 
in consequence of the demonstration. 

The new store of the Columbia Co.. at Trenton. 
tl. J., was opened April I, the grand opening oc- 
curring Saturday last. The establishment, hand- 
somely iiited up ami equipped In the heel possible 

manner. Is under the management of Itobert Mac- 
Nahb. late New York City salesman for the Cnl- 
versa] Talklitg Machine M[g. Co. 

K. L. Brkharut. manager of the Columbia Pho- 
nograph Co.,,grneral. In vhargo or a large section 
of the eastern territory, with headquarters at 3S3 
lltoadway. New Vnrk. is busy evolving plans for 
larger and better rlores In Washington. 1>. C. 
and Pittsburg. Pa. It Is expected something very 
handsome and entirety appropriate will result 
from Mr. Kekhardt's cogitations, as he has n 
reputation, second to no other lalklng machine 
mat! in the country for this class of work, as the 
company's famous Cincinnati promises, designed 

in loto by this clever mid capable gentleman, fully 
nttest. Further, the present places or tho com- 
pany In New York are not nllogelber to his lik- 
ing, and it is probable more suitable quarters as 
to Bate, location and arrangement is another 
project which .Manager EckhanU will carry 
through successfully and satisfactorily in lite 
mar future. In fad. according to his estimate, 
five stores, property located. Instead of two. ns 
now, more nearly represent bis company's ca- 
pacity in a business way In New York. Besides, 
hi' hns Ideas of n "mm ml -proof pit" In connection 
with the fitting up of a talking machine estab- 
lishment ihaf would not prove otherwise than a 
vast improvement. 



At the rec.-nt professional nuilince In New- 
York, of "II Happened in Nordland." Lew Fields 
was recalled lime and lime again. It Is welt 
known that the comedian has never innde a 
speech, and this tradition was not broken, for lie 
stepped to the footlights ami said that although 
he could not comply with the audience's request, 
be bad something that WfUld. Immediately 
there .was. a speech, not from .Mr. Fields, but 
from a talking machine that be hud brought on 



the s 



tge. 



That time-worn verse which commences 
"Mary Had a Utile Lamb." is said to l>e the first 
ever recorded by Thomas A. Kdison. by the phon- 

A woman in town has taught ner dog to do bis 
tricks to her commands issued from the talking 
nuicblne. In Speaking the ^orders Into the ma- 
chine she allowed enough time after each for the 
performance of the trick asked (or. 



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AID TO VOCAL TEACHERS. 

The Talking Machine Brings to Light Errors 
and Enables Singers to Hear Themselves as 
Others Hear Them. 

t-ast month reference «u made in The Talk- 
ing Machine World to the value of the ulkhig 
. machine to the musician, particularly the vocal 
teacher, and the Immense possibilities in connec- 
tion therewith. We notice some very pertinent 
r . remarks on this suhje.-t in u London. paper which 
further elaborate our contentions. ''All of us." 
stye tin? writer, "cherish fond llfiiKlons concern- 
ing our personal qualities, We may even bo ton 
modest about them. Let the teacher pins into 
hist talking machine, and then listen to the re- 
salt— preferably at a future time. He may feel 
surprise. Dispassionately he win be able to re- 
gard himself from the outside— as others seu 
him. or hear him, rather. All his own perfec- 
tions and lm perfect ions he will lie in n position 
10 set in a note-book, eon, and learn by rote. 
Ami all i lir while his conscience will not per- 
mit him to deny the identity of what he bears 
with the tones and accents of his own voice. 
This ia no slight service. So distinguished a 
man as Saint Kaens udmils that by means of 
the miking machine he made the discovery that 
he was in the habit of playing incorrectly a 
passage in his 'Vales Cftunrlote.' In consequenoe 

lie advises musicians lo make use of II. If the 
talking machine I even HI the tendier lo himself. \i 
U obvious it may lie used in a similar manner for 
Hie pupils benefit. A student listening lo his 
own voice as If It were the voice of some one 
else can hardly fall to perceive Its defects when 
the teacher draws attention to them. Thus Ian 

luage iiuii argument (to which some pupils are 
prone) may be avoided. Further, the gradual 
progress of a pupil from his first feeble efforts 
to his final slate of perfection may be recorded 
with precision, for the pupil's own gratification 
and for the"e]ii'oiiriigcmcnt of his successors In 
their moments of despondency." 



(I4fi r 2S2i pkgs., (3,177; Manchester, 18 pkgs., 
JC41: Mazntlln, 9 pkgs., (200; Para, 38 pkgs., 
(GH; Vera Cruz, 7 pkgs., (302; Yokohama, 30 
Pkgs., (2,t79. 

April 3.— Berlin, 321 pkgs., (6,098; Bombay, 
3y pkgs.. (565; Cnllao, 10 pkgs., (727; Calcutta, 
9 pkgs., -(251; Cape Town, 26 pkgs., (181;Tllas- 
gow, 7 pkgs., (13!); Hamburg, 4- pkgs., (119; 
Havana, 4 pkgs., (193; Liverpool, 93 pkgs., 
(1,133. 207 prigs., (4.65G; London, 13 pkgs., (236, 
r.30 pkgs. (5,788; Manchester, 97 pkgs., (1,-125; 
I'ara 5 pkgs., (115; Rio de Janeiro, 1 pkg., (174: 
St. John's, 1 pkg-. JUT; St. Petersburg. 2(1 pkfis.. 
(1.075; Vienna, 28 pkgs., (1,568; Wellington, 'J 
pkgs., (384. 

A p. in— Adelaide, M pkg&, STi't ; Antwerp. 2 pkgs . 
(123; Berlin, 441 pkgs.. (5.935; Bergen. 17 pkgs.. 
(380; Bombay, 35 pkgs.. (636: (loayaqnil. 3 
pkgs., (126: Havana, 16 pkgs., (471: Havre. IS 
pkgs., (1,900; Bong Kong. 16 pkgs.. (262; 2 pkgs.. 
(200; [.a (luayra. IS pkgs., (54U; London, 4 pkgs.. 
(^SO; Liverpool. 21 pkgs.. (36ii; Mai ait /.as, 35 
pkgs.. (750; Manchester, 10 pkgs.. (182; Mel- . 
Itottnip^S pkgs.. (99S: Milan. 13 pkgs., (447: 
Shanghai. 10 pkgs., (150; Sheffield. 5 pkgs.. BOO; 
Singapore, 14 pkgs.. IS70; Sourahaya, 4 'pkgs.. 
(377; St. Petersburg. 23 pkgs.. (1.032; Vera Orus, 

pkgs.. (146. 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machines 
Shipped Abroad From the Port of New York. 

i special i.. The TiillituK Miirbliip n-.ii.i.. 

Washington, ». c. April 18. isos. 

Manufacturers and dealers in talking machines 
will doubtless be Interested in the Hgurea show- 
ing the exports of talking machines for the live 
weeks Just ended from the pott* of New York. 

Mnreb 13.— Auckland, 39 pkgs.. (1.328; Berlin. 
S pkgs.. (373: Buenos Ayres. 13 ]>kgs._ (440: 
Cardenas. 21 pkgs.. (429; Calcutta. 22 pkgs,. 
(710, 12 pkgs., (102; Uihrnltar. 7 pkgs,. (143: 
Hamburg, 3 pkgs., (175; Havana, 7 pkgs., (236: 
Havre. S pkgs.. (297: Liverpool. 6 pkgs.. (477; 
Loudon. 2 pkgs.. (555, 5S6 pkgs.. (7,.".:i9; Man- 
chester, 51 pkgs., (529: Montevideo. 27 pkgs.. 
(2.958; Mauritius, 2 pkgs., (142: Rio Janeiro. 
19 pkgs., (1.2S6; Santiago. 6 pkgs., (127: Sydney, 

22 pkgs., (420: Valparaiso, 2 pkgs., (119; W'in.i. 

23 pkgs., (1.422. 

March 18— Alexandria, 2 pkgs.. (355; Berlin. 
205 pkgs,. (5,001: Brussels. 5 pkgs., (143: Bom- 
bay, 4 pkgs., (197. 154 pkgs.. (2.643; Hueno* 
Ayres, 108 pkgs.. (4.635; Cullao. -i pkgs.. (197: 
Curacoa, s pkgs., (15S: Glasgow, 22 pkgs.. 11.145; 
Hamburg, 29 pkgs., JUS": Havana. 43 pkgs.. 
(1.572; Havre. 13 pkgs., (680; Hong Knng. II 
pkgs.. (932; Kohe, S3 pkgs., (2.126; Liverpool, 
5 pkgs., (310;. Manchester. 19 pkgs.. (52S; Mnrn- 
calbn, 4 pkgs.. (145: Melbourne. 13 pkgs., (368: 
I'ara. 10 pkgs., (541: Santos. 22 pkgs., J371 : San- 
tiago. 4 pkgs,. (134: Sheffield, 24 pligs.. (127; 
St. Petersburg, 34 pkgs., (1.462: Valparaiso. 14 
pkgs.. (419; Vienna, 4 pkgs., (285: Warwick. 3 
pkgs., (402: Warsaw. 10 pkgs.. (541. 

March 27.— Auckland, 36 pkgs.. (657; Bang- 
kok. 3 pkgs.. fllfl; Brussels. 28 pkgs.. (27Jgj 
Buenos Ayres. 20 pkgs,, SS59; Cardiff. 10 pkg:*.. 
(321: Dublin. 5 pkgV-JHifi; Havana. 14 pkgs.. 
(630; Havre. 35 pkgs.. (2.387: Innltos. 7 pkgs.. 
(117; Iji Guayra. 13 pkgs.. (302; London, 8 pkgs . 



J>y the United Slates Marine Band. The Ameri- 
can Record Co. have arranged with Mr. Droop to 
make a band record of thin mah-h. 



DEVELOPING A SPECIAL FIELD. s 

Howard Taylor Middleton, whose clever little 
lioem entitled "A Phonographic Legend." which 
appears in this Issue of The World, makes 
a specialty of preparing phonographic record 
material, which is placed with the different 



DIAMOND NOVELTY CO. TO EXPAND. 

iSr-r.-lnl Id Ttie Tatting Mnchln,' Wnrld.t 

Syracuse. N. V-. April 13. 1905. t 
■Steps are being taken to incorporate the Dia- 
mond Novelty Co.. which manufactures and con- 
trols coin operating machines, with a capital of 
(20,000, with headquarters in this city. Among 
the machines manufactured and controlled by 
this company are automatic pianos, picture ma- 
chines, niuloseopes and talking machines. The 
purpose is lo expand the* business. 




companies. His first selection was 'Our Nn- 
tional Airs," the second. "Musical Congress or 
Nations," which will shortly lie Issued. Mr. 
MiddletOD has decided ability and Is developing 
a special field In this particular, which promises 
to be of large interest to manufacturers. 



DROOPS TALKING MACHINE DEPARTMENT 

(Sppclnl to The Tnlklnc MstktM VVi.rlil.l 

.Washington. D. C, April 10, I90S. 

B. P. Droop « Sons Co.. who are agents for the 
Stetnway piano in this city, have opened a larg 1 
department in their well-equipped establishment 
for the sale of all styles of lalking machines and 
records, both of the cylinder and disk pallerns, 
under the efficient management of i'erclval Wil- 
BOn, They have placed a large order for Ameri- 
can records. 

It may be a mailer of Inlerest to the talking 
machine public lo know l lint .Mr. Droop composed 
Ihe Inaugural ion March for President Roosevelt's 
inauguration, and it was played wllh great effect 



McGREAL BROS.' 0.UADRUPLE BUSINESS. 

Milwaukee. Wis.. April 11, 1905. 

In a Chat yesterday with Mr. M< Ureal, of Me- 
("Ireni Bros,, the well-known Jobbers In Bdlsou 
and Victor talking machines, he said: 

"Our business, particularly in the Bdlson line, 
has increased dally, and we are putting out four 
limes the quantity of machines ami records that 
we were a year ago. The exchange proposition 
offered by the National Phonograph Co.. acted as 
a big boom lo litis line with ns. It gave the 
dealers confidence In Ihe Kdison line, and lln-y 
are now ordering twice us mm h sniff ns they 
hail been ordering theretofore. 

"Our premium preposition has also developed 
into quite a large business, and we are now sup- 
plying Jobbers nnd dealers In lalking machines 
all over the country with jewelry outfits." 




STANDARD METAL MFG. CO. 

We miike a 

SPECIALTY of HORNS and STANDS 



made of 

SHEET METAL OF VARIOUS KINDS 

brass Mack and gold, crystal 
and gold, aluminum, and new 
patterns in flower design. 
Will be pleased to hear from 
you when in the market. 
Our specialty best uootls at 
lowest prices. * 



FACTORY 

JEFFERSON AND CHESTNUT STREETS 

' NEWARK, N. J. 

NEW YORK OFFICE, 10 WIRREN STREET 



,u 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOBLD. 



INFRINGEMENT OP REPRODUCERS. 

Equity Suit of the National Phonograph Co. 
Against the American Graphophone Co. for 
Preliriln«y,. Injunction Refused — The Case 
Hu Been Appealed. 

The motion for-a preliminary injunction and 
counter-motions to vacate Indemnity 'bond nit't 
for other relief- Jn tlic equity case of National 
Phonoicrnph ,(.'o>nKair.»t tl>0 American Grapho- 
phetie Co. ami Columbia Phonograph. Co. gen- 



eral, were 
Circuit Coi 

In vol' 



,* Jut 



I I'll 



. I'nlt 



Argil 



:■ Ill' 



& thi' 



alleged infrinjfeineux of .Improved 
reproducers, claimed to be Covered by complain- 
ants, patents l4os. :i»7.2sn anil (30,278. ' The de-' 
clslon follows: — 

"It Is my impression thai Hip Urease agree- 



ment of December 7, 1S96, was intended lo main- 
tain the ttalua <i"'< «'"<■ "f the parlies therein, 
to the extent "that their special lypes of . ma- 
chines slioutrt remain distinct, A license under 
the earlier patent No. 307,280 [ lyric reproducer] 
was positively refused anil iletlhcralely omitted. 
If I am wrung. It In inexplicable that the dc- 
'endant failed to take advantage; of claims IS, 
Hi, 18 and 2u of patent No. 430,278 Iiloallng 
"Veiglit reproducer] under which patent [( claims 
to have held since the dale of that contract an 
absolute right to use v evcry feature found In any 
of Its claims, waiting patiently until the Aincr- 
.lian patent, became public properly by reason 
of (be expiration of forejaat- patents for the same 
i-onrtrm-tion. 

' "If appears to be generally conceded that the 
construction now adopted by trie defendants Is 
the better one, and mingles the types, Which 
have," In fact, been heretofore kept distinct. .11 




The "VICTOR" Always in the Lead 

i 
All of Sembrich's Celebrated 
Selections; also Violin 
Records by Maud Powell 
which are GEMS. 

' Perfect Records of SOPRANO VOICES and of the VIOLIN 
are Rare enough to interest you. Orders filled complete wilhln 
24 hours. s. 

THE GRAND PRIZE FOR TALKING MACHINES 

■ at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., has been 

Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co. 
THE VICTOR DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO. 



97 ( IIAMIIICWS STMlvI'VI', 



NBW YORK 



™ ^OFTEKTONp 



ATTACHMENTS 
AND NEEDLES 



FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES. . . .- ' . 




ape- 



not 



ery 



The SOFTERTONE ATTACHMENT 'is un Invention to hold 
cial needle-known as the SOFTERTONE. The purposed this needl 
Is to rednee the over-tone In l|ie reproduction qt-Keeords, 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES are particularly well adapted for use ii 
•homes and small apartments where the full volume of (one 
desirable. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES reduce the volume but bring oi 
detail and shade of tone In the Record. 

PLAYS SIX RECORDS 
SOFTERTONE NEEDLES may be*playod op the same or different Records at least six 
limes without Injury to the Record— In fact, a Record will last three times aa Ions when a 
Boftcrlone Needle is used. 

IMPORTANT : When ordering mention Name and Style of your Sound Box 

The attachment for the Victor Exhibiti/m fits the Columbia and Zonophone Sound Hoses. 
^*rlce, Softertone Needles, in packages of 2t)0, 25 eenls. Price, Softertone Attachments, each 
25 cents. Dealers' discount same as on machines. 

= FOR sale: by — ■ ■ 

LYON & HEALY Chicago 



is also conceded that paid construction is a Chi- 
nese copy of the improvements suggested by the 
claims of the later patent, which there bus been 
an attempt to put in rente, Bu'cb a bargain, how- 
ever, in its very nati e, could not outlast the 
life of the patent, am 1 f Its construction is open 
to the world, the del hints cannot he the only 
UK it. Thi' leal nutation 
Bra patent No, .lUT.SKu so 
that no one except the 
*' to use the special fen- 
Ill, IS and 20 of the 



ones restricted from 
at Issue Is, whether 
controls the situntl' t 
complainant is at iil. < 
tares Involved jn elitiu. 



expired patent No. 139,. This matter cannol 

Us determined on affidavit*. Indeed, it is nut ap- 
parent that counsel for en ;dnlnanl can hope 
for such action, since they deemed it important 
to hasp ihelr demand for relief upon a conjoint 
use by defendants of the claims (,' Ltolh patents. 
The order for preliminary Injunction is refused. 

■■1 am unable to accept the lieltef that a ma- 
licious motive Inspired the action which was 
taken. 

'■The Indemnity bond may be vn:ated. and let 
.the proper order he Issued directing the com- 
plainant to pay the defendant within thirty 
days, the sum of $.111(1. ns-'coiupcnsaiion fur tb" 
damage and expense caused to defendants hy 

procuring the issuance of the restraining order, 
nnd the hearing on preliminary Injunction. Th- 
matter of contempt may remain In abeyance 
awaiting th" outcome of the above order," 

Notice of appeal was tiled by the complain- 
ants in the Tniled States Ciriuil Court Of Ap- 
peals April 0. 



WURLIT2ER CO. PUBLICITY 



large Talking Machine Department — Colum- 
bla Co.'s- Sby Trade.' 

,S|,m!:i| i.. tiu- TnJktHS MikMh- Wwfal < 

Cincinnati, (X, April 12, 1505, 

The Rudolph Wurliizer Co.. <>f this city, ore 
preparing a companion to the famous drawing 
of "His Muster's Vole.-." which will In- ntlllwd 
In their advertising, It will lie entitled "Listen- 
ing Hi Ills Mnther's Voice-. " The design shows ii 
young man seated liefore a Victor, while In the 
distance appear shadowy outlines of tin- Figure of 
his mother as he remembers bee-. 

This concern! by the way. Intend to enlarge 
their talking machine department when they 

take possession of their new building, late this 
summer. Manager Sirlcf reports that they luive 
had to increase their force fifty per cent, since 
the first of the year. They Just received one 
order of twenty thousand Edison records. 

Tin- Columbia Phonograph Cox's branch store 
in this city Is doing an immense business.* It 
is safe to say they are transacting four times 
as much business today as a year ago. 



LIT BROS.' TALKING MACHINE OFFICE. 

Philadelphia. Pa.. April 12, 1905. 
The talking machine department of 1,11 Bros., 
which Is under the management of Mr. Munch 
weiller. offers to ship machines to any part ol 
the UMted States, as well as its foreign posses 
sions, on receipt of one dollar, balance on lime. 
As n result, many orders fiave cuioi- in from 
Porto. Rico, the Philippine Islands and as far 
away as New Zealand. 





COMPLIMENTS THE WORLD. 




Another aildlllo 


to 


prime 


1 talk Is the 


Talk- 


ng Ma 


■hlne Worl 




is of 


lerlodical sir 


'. and 


(insist 


s of twenty 


four 


pages 


of Interestip 


•oot- 


er on 


its subjeet 


and 


1 goa 


showing of 


id vcr- 


Islng. 


Mr. Hill Ik 


pub 


Isher 


•r the Music 


trade 



Review, which hns been very suc-esful. II.: 
'feels that the talking machine I rude has now 
B>own to such proportion* that it will support 
a technical jourunl run on a business basis. — 
Publisher and Retailer, New York. 



\lfred Weiss. New York, wns ire 
1 Jobber Thursday of last week. 



1 Edi- 



{ 

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



25 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS » 



[Special to The Tiilklne Mii.lilne Wnrld.) 

Washington. I). C, April 1", WOS. 

Pxumnrroa or SoVxn Rxcoses, Geo. A. Man- 

warlng, Victor H. KmiTBon, Eugene B. Norton 

* ii ml Frank L. Capps. assignors to Amprlian 

Qrapbophoiw Ca, Bridgeport, Com, Parent No. 



■s:..:;n;. 

Thl* 



rondos 



liild il consists in tlic (Valutas hereinafter [loinlcd 
out Mid claimed. The Inventors flrsi produce ati 
original sound-record upon the Inner wall or bore 
Hi a notion cylinder. They next produce opon 
this record surface an elei i ro-plate which is a 
unitary ami seamless metallic cylinder having 
lh<- sound-record' In reverse deposited directly 
upon Us external surface, ami they Anally re- 
nils metal cylinder ami mil or ntirl its 




glmdlnal sectional view representing tin- forma- 
tion of the n/lglnal record Upon -the Interior of a 
cylinder. Pig. 2 is a similar representation of the 
cylinder while In a plating-bath, ami Flu. 3 Is a 
perspective of*a mcinilic sound-record forming the 
■object maticr of the present application. 

T.iijuko M.u-msK.. Kldrldge It. Johnson, Phila- 
delphia; I'a., assignor to the Victor Talking Ma- 
chine Co.. of New Jersey. Patent N'o. H&,892. 

This Invention relates to certain Improvements 
in talking machines, and more particularly t» ll"' 
type wherein the rial record disks are employed, 
The objects Of Ihe 
invention are lo gen- 
erally improve the 
construction of this 
class of" machine, — ^* 

with Hie vTcw of ob- 
taining clearer itnd 
mure perfect repro- 
ductions and Increas- 
ing or amplifying 

I h e sound-waves 

transmitted from the 

sound ibex or repro- 
ducing device. 

With these objects 
in view this Inven- 
tion resides mainly I: 
eil hollow reproditHi 
movement, having H 
to ihe free end of sa 




=^3. 



'■» 



record surface against the external surface of a 
blank cylinder capable of receiving impressions 
therefrom. 

The invention will best lie understood by refer- 
ence to I lie accompany Inn drawings, In which 
Fig. 1 Is a longitudinal section of the original 
cylinder while being engraved. Pig. 2 Is a simi- 
lar view of the same while In the plating bath 
Tig. H is a perspective of the electro- pi ale. and 
Fig. 4 is a plan radicating the flnnl step of Hurl- 
ing. In connection with thin patent three claims 
are made. 

Sue m> Ittoiii.. Geo. A. Man waring. Victor II. 
Emerson, Eugene B, Norton and Prank U. Capps. 
assignors to the American Graphopnone Co.. 
Bridgeport, Conn. Patent No. 78"..3I7. 

This Invention relates to the production or 
metallic cylindrical sound-records which are pri- 
marily intended for use In milling commercial 
sniind-recorils. hut which may he used for other 
purposes. 

The present application is a division of Hi" 
pi inline application, Serial No. 303,333. filed 
April 14, IWM. In that application the present 



ng arm capable ot a lat-rnl 
he sound-box rigidly secured 
ild arm' ami having a sound 
conveying tube seeuredeto the other can or the 
inn, which is connected with a rigidly-mounted 
liorn. the said horn lielfig supported inilepeu 
ilently of Ihe reproducing arm. thereby taking 
the weight or the same off of the reproducer and 
Its stylus. 

This invention 

fiiniier resides in 

providing I m - 

proved mccha- 

a for yielding- 




ly 



mnt In 



turn-table or rec- 
ord-support and 



In pr 



I d I n g 




i for throw- 
ing and keeping 
the record-tablet' 
In yielding con- 
tact with the sty- 
lus during the re 

production, also 
in providing 






Ith the 



-^m^ 




patentees described ami claimed the method of 
producing commercial sound-records in quanti- 
ties, which. In brief, consists in first maklngjrn 
original sound-recoil upon Ihe inner wall or bore 
or a hollow cylinders***) depositing an electro- 
plate upon this Interior surface, and finnlly re- 
moving this electro-plated cylinder from the orig- 
inal record, after which this metal record is ready 
for nnrllng or other use. "^ 

In the accompanying drawings. Fig. I Is a Ion- 



lug the said record from II. 

stylus and simultaneously stopping the operation 

01 the machine. 

In machines of this character when- the horn 
is secured directly lo ihe sound-box and supported 
by the sonnd-hox carrying arm. a portion of the 
weigh! of said horn is thrown on ihe slylus-poinl. 
which, unless the arm and horn In- very nicely 
adjusted, will hurt the quality of the reproduction 
by causing harsh and grating sounds. This in- 
creased weight also causes the record -grooves, to 
wear on i mure quickly, and thus kise their effec- 
tiveness, and. further, in such a construction If 
It Is desired to use a larger horn, a longer repro- 
ducer arm ninst he provided, and consequently 
a longer supporting bracket In the lmprov.il 
construction as herein set forth. Ihese difficulties 
are entirely obviated, as the weight or the horn 
is supported entirety upon ihe bracket which sup- 
ports the reproducer am/ and any sired horn 
may he used without in any manner affecting the 
operation of the reproducing mechanism. Twelve 
claims are made in connection with this Inven- 
tion, ^S 

Tm.kim; Machine. 
Khlridge R. Johnson. 
Philadelphia, Pa., as- 
signor lo trie Victor 
Talking Machine Co.. 
of New Jersey. Patent 




portent invention hn>. 
reference to certain Im- 
provements In lalking 
machines of the flai 


-' 


$~=&- 


record typo, and lias for 

improve and 'simplify 
(he construction of 


i..vi.,, ,,? ,ui ;„„, 


volume and ihafaiiei- . 
render the tones clears 
Unci. S 


as to Increase both Ihe 
fllie reproductions and 
. sweater, aiid more tlls- 


Referring to the accou 
form a part of this spot 
elevation of a talking 
Improvements. Fig. '• 


lianylng drawings, which 
lhailfin. Fig. 1 in a side 
machine embodying the 
* a sectional plan taken 



and Fig. I is a cross-as 
joint at the other end 
mollified form or mean* 
ri-.t- together. Bight . 
Hotrtwilh this invention 



the nrm, showing a 
r holding Ihe two sec- 
us are tiled hi cornice- 



Walter II, Miller 
man. of Ncws/il 



if Orn 



-sl« 



to New Jersey Patent Co., 

West Orange. N. J. Patent 
No. 788.S10. 
This Invention relates to 

an Improved mold for mak 



rds. 



npll 






The 



itial 




jei-t is to provide a mold in 
which the core will, during 
the selling or cooling "i the 
material, lie maintained ex- 
acily concentric to the ffiotil. 
Six claims are made in ctm- 
nccijon with this Invention. 

<!nv\ii,i'iio\i . Joseph Sanders. Washington, 
li. C. Paieni No. Ts:..T'in, 

This Invention has reference to. Improvements 
in gramophones of the typo shown and described 
in Loiters Patent -No. B98.60S. granted lo Bttile 
Berliner on Feh. I, |S»» The gramophone of Die 
Letters Patent was designed to greatly magnify 
the recorded sounds and was bawd upon ihe exact 
Similitude of Ihe commercial form of gramophone- 
record duplicates, it consisted or a anniber of 

gramophone reproducer machines coupled to 
Bother and to a common motor [or simultaneous 
and synchronous action, so thai ihe reproductions 
or several records (six being shown In Ih* patent! 




V 



were rged lo have ihe effect ol n single repro- 

dtttilon of greatly increased Intensity.' The mul- 
tiple gramophone or "multlphone" of the afore- 
said Letters Patent occupied a floor space of 
considerable extent, since the several record -sup- 
porting tables were each Individually mounted 
upon a common hose-plate. Also since the re- 
moval of reproduced record tablets and the plac- 



n 



26 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



Ing o[ others in the machine or the -patent look 
considerable limp, lopg periods or silence would 
elapse between the reproductions of records. In 
addition lo thin the multiplication of gearing n'ec- 
cssary to drive several indivldunl^rotary tables 
was found to bo .prohibitive because of the noise 
produced] so that finally a flexible belling was 
adopted becnuat of Its. cany and noiseless running. 
This, however. Introduced a new difficulty in that 
absolute! synchronism, so necessary to the perfect 
merging of the several reproductions, was some- 
limes lost, owing to the slight elasticity of a 
flexible licit and the consequent running of the 
record tablets out of step, , ' 

-It Is the objeej of the present invention, first. 
.to greatly reduce ihe floor-space occupied by the 
machine; second, to so arranger the record -tablet 
BiippofTiTtliai Imtb the "record tablets and their 
supporting lables may lie removed, from and re- 
placed in the machine bodily, so* that while ono 
act of records is being', reproduced another set 
may be prepared for insertion, and when desired ■ 
may be inserted Into the machine with the same 
facility and in practical I j the same time required 
lo place one record tablet upon a nonremovable 
tablet-supporting table, and, third, lo provide 
means whereby ail the tables are In rigid and 
unyielding connection with the common motor 
and must therefore rotate in absolute synchro- 

. Fig. 1 is ft perspective view of. the Improved 
multlphone with the driving mechanism and some 
of the reproducer heads ami amplifying horns 
omitted for the sake of clearness of illustration. 
Fig. 2 Is a croas-sectionnl plan view with parts 
omitted. Kig. It Urn vertical .section of one of the 
record-supporting tables with a record tablet, in 
place. Twelve claims nre filed in connection with 
this patent. 

(iiuetKU'iioM: HKi-K-imcKii. The*. II. Maelionatd, 
Bridgeport] Conn., assignor. to American Grapho- 
phone Co., aamefplace. Patent No. 785.7415- 

Thls Invcnlion relates lo a reproducer of the 



of Newark, N. J., assignor to American Urapbo- 
phono Co. Patent No. 786,723. 

This Invention relates to floating-weight repro- 
ducers or "speakers" for graphophoncs or other 
talking machines, and the object is to provide a 
speaker which will give better audible reproduc- 
tions and which will not wear out the sound- 
record lo any appreciable extent. 

The ann-xed draw- 
ings illustrate one em- 
bodiment of this in- 
vention. Fig. 1 Ik a 
side view, partly brok- 
en away, showing ill' 
improved spepkeV^-ln 
operative relation to 
the record cylinder; 
and Fig. 2 Is n face 
of the speaker. 




claim 






vitb 




type employing a "floating weight," upon which 
the stylus lever is pivoted; and the invention 
consists In so proportioning this Homing weight 
that its center of gravity 
shall he practically coinci- 
dent with the fulcrum of the 
. lever.- 
In the annexed drawings 
are Illustrated embodiment* 
of this Invention. Fig. 1 Is 
a side view, partly broken 
' one embodiment. 
Fig. 2 Is a iKMtom view of a modified form. a\hi 
Fig. 3 is a section or, another modification. Two 
tlalms are Hied In conneclion with this inven- 




sRm 



f. Kmen 



this patenl. 

One main Idea of 
Mr. Emerson's inven- 
tion consists in pivot- 
ing the floating wcinlil 
at a point beyond 
Its periphery, and "f 
''"• -'• course this may be 

accomplished In many ways Another Idea con- 
sis^ In having the "thrust", (caused by the revo- 
lution of "Urn cylinder)- toward the pivot of the 
floating t/eighl Instead of a "pull" away from It. 
This has been found to render the device equally 
sensitive to Ihe normal Iriegulurltlcs of the rec- 
ord-groove, and the Tact that in this construction 
this floating weight responds to Impulses more 
sfnsltlvely means that Its reaction upon the rec- 
ord surface is less violent tb&n heretofore. Hence 
the record is not worn away. 

DISK RGCOHO. Herbert S. Berliner. Washing 
ton. I). C. Patent No. 7S5,I31. '/' 

This Invention has, reference lie. Improvements 
In disk records, and is designed' to overcome the 
gradual weakening and muffling of Hie reproduc- 
tion from any Individual record as Ihe repro- 
duction proceeds from one end of the record 
groove to the other. It 
Is a common experience 
that when the reproduc- 
tion from a disk-record 
Is started the sounds 
emitted by the reproducer 
are full, clear and loud; 
and that, as the repro- 
duction continues, whereby the reproducing stylus 
I'ugnges successive portions of Ihe record -groove, 
the reproduction becomes weaker and ever 
weaker as the end of the record is more and 
more approached., It is found that this lack of 
uniformity of the loudness anil clearness of re- 
production is due to two causes: First, ihe re- 
producing begins near the-e^lge of the disk and 
ends near the center: second. It Is found that 
the reproduction stylus or point Is ground oh", 
and the reproduction becomes thinner, whereby 
lost motion of the stylus and diaphragm follow. 
II Is proposed with this Invention to reverse Hie 




\W I FTIVT'C PAPER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No Metallic or brassy sound 
No brass to clean 

■pan from paper 

fit OUtllldC. I.CIIIt 

FN-lccSlOtPO 

PETER BAC1GALUPI, «wi *<"■'■ 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Also PACIFIC COAST JOBBER tor EDISON PHONOGRAPHS, RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 



modus operandi, Iheglniiing with the Inner 
end of the spiral and propelling the stylus out- 
wardly so thai the reproduction not only be- 
comes uniform, but, the Inventor states, is uni- 
formly good. The accompanying drawing shows 
a diagram illustrating the Improved construc- 
tion of tlm disk record, and for which six claims 
or invention were allowed. 

Trumpet ma Tai.kino Machines. A. R. Cut}. 
nius. assignor of one-half lo l.iuuiau Kaiser, of 
New York. Patent No. 781,385. 

This invention relates to an improved trumpet 
lor talking machines ot all binds which combines 
lightness With strength and resistance against 
injury by being dropped or from other causes, 
always preserving Its original shape and appear- 
ance; and the invention consjsis of a trumpet for 
talking machines comprising a con I cal ly -la poring 
body composed of a number of layers, the outer 
layer being composed of tapering strips separated 
by spaces tapering inwardly Irom the larger end 
of siid body? a reinforcing rim surrounding the 
body at said larger end. and llllingpieees retained 

by said rim ami extending Inwardly luto said 




nent of Ihe invention. Fig. 1 Is a side 
elevation of my Improved trumpet for talking 
machines. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section 
of the same on flue ; 2. Fig. 1. Fig. 3 Is a de- 
tail section ou line 3 3. Fig. 2, through the mouth 
of the trumpet, drawn on a larger scale; and 
Fig. I Is a vertical transverse section on line 1 I. 
Fig. 1. 

As the trumpet Is preferably made throughout 
of wood. It acts In the nature of a sounding-board 
and transmits the sounds spoken Inlo the s:ime In 
a better manner than the hard-rubber or other 
trumpets used heretofore for talking machines 
and the like, llcslden. the trumpet Is more dura 
hie, as it can he dropped wiihnul injury or dent- 
ing of the same. 



TRADE IN BALTIMORE BOOMING. 



In I 1 



mi kin 



Mai 



:orid.) 



Baltimore, Md„ April 12. tiniS. 

Tin- disk miking machine business has taken 
a wonderful spurt In this section, as It has 
throughout other portions of the country. 

C. 5. Smith £ Co., mil West Itnliimore street, 
have extended their dish record department, and 
are now actively engaged in Jabbing American 
"Blue" RecOrdS) and are extending their Held of 
operations throughout Virginia and Maryland. 

William Wlgley, of Baltimore, Md.. who, since 
the fire, 1ms been at 240 South Ilroailway, Is mak- 
ing arrangements to return to his new store on 
West Baltimore street, as soon as li Is completed. 
In his new quarters he will have a special depart- 
ment devoted lo disk and cylinder talking ma- 
chines, American records and supplies. 



Something entirely new in repenting attach- 
ments for the Standard phonograph is adver- 
tised elsewhere In this Issue by the Portland 
Phonograph Agency, E. B. Hyatt, Prop.. Port- 
land, Ore. They have received very enthusiastic 
letters regarding the sa(lBfa,ct!on which this re- 
peater has given. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD'. 




A Constant Procession of Nickels 



is marching steadily into Vr.e till of the man wise enough to put a Peerless Automatic Piano in his cafe. 
A nickel is five cents, and enough of them will equal any fortune you may name. * You can buy the 
Peerless on the installment plan, and its daily earnings will equal more than what you are paying for it. 
When we say this we are not guessing. We are quoting from accurate, carefully proved-up statistics. It 
is almost giving you the money. - This is the only successful piano, coin operated, which .plays from 
perforated music. Unlimited changes and no expensive discs. 

This is a first-class upright piano and can always pe played by hand in the usual way 




Peerless Electric Pneumatic Piano 

WITH COIN SLOT BOX AND ENDLESS MUSIC ROLL 

SPECIFICATIONS 

., ( J t 1 , ; , l ! , ' i i--nB«-1H»rJ.' J .\!|V;...i ».ili'"l'v ; ^„"..; <.', ''.'.-.' \:..^",'"lM,'"liu-_ 

.... I! "."* Vciifi-r. Kti ;\u-i I'iriTik' iiui Dud From 




She 

Peerless 
Automatic 
Piano 



SIZE 

2 (I. 10 inchci wide 
I ft. II inchei deep 
ind iboul S fr. high 



Complete 

with 
Mandoline 

Effect 

and Guitar 

Device 



ROTH ® ENGELHARDT, 



WINDSOR ARCADE 
FIFTH AVENUE 



Proprietors ^Peerless Piano Player Co 




NEW YORK 



28 



THK TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Be An Edison 
•Phonograph Dealer 



Edison Phonographs ami Gold Moulded Records make almost profitable 
side line for any- dealer in .musical merchandise. It is a line that pays 
well of itself and attracts a desiraMe class of new customers to the store. 



Backed by the great name Edison, 



and by aggressive advertising 



the 



Goods 
When 



Are ; Half-Sold 
Put in StocK 



IF you already sell other talking machines, your line 
ladks its leader until you add Edis'oh Phono- 
graphs, which are supreme in brilliancy and musical 
quality of tone reproduction. Hdison Gold Moulded 
Records arc unequalled in quality and popular 
varictv. *. "' 




following arc the Jobbers In Edioon 
-ll terms, discounts, conditions, etc.. w 
ily you wilh the Information, and put yoi 



goods in the United States and Canada. 



i touch with a Jobber who can give you good a 



CALIFORNIA. 
COLOIADO. 



MAINE. 

liAMillll- S. I- Crosby Co - 
1-iillTl.AMi— W. II. Kusi * Son. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
HUSTON— Host on Cycle &. Sundry 



. I>. AI.I.KX 



i::.-'.HTn TnlklHK Mn'-lit'ii- Oi. ; It. 

lulmsui -' 

J*Rood 



nii'iiiii IB6- rat lobaton BportbiB 



,,u,.K!*o5-. 

ICI.MIIIA— Kltil 

<;i.uvi:ii.svii,i, 

S uriiph Co, 
IONuSTON V 



1'rkc I'll on ii- EA 



PtNNSTfLVANIA. 
1HHNV— llrnry llrnun. 
TOWN— U. C. AKrhbnch. 
i iti Wllllnni Werner. 
Uisr.rm; s i;. numl.mc.T. 
,Mii:i,riiiA c. .1. iipprr- * snn : 
■ It Itm*. ; I'l'Hii l')i-<n<<ei;i|<ii in. : 



NEW HAVEN Pantao-Klleu^cnwi Co. 

DISTRICT Or COLUMBIA. 
WASHINGTON- ]■:. . I". Iironp & Son* 

GEORGIA. 



YnllK CITY l!<-ilinl l'li"H" 
',.. ; |Slii<-kni»li TnlkliiK Mii'-lilii" 

o. : J. K tlliu-knmn * Hon: I. 
iiit.Til. Jr-: S. II. ].>av.-K«; 



Vim A. 



Talk 



ford 



ulicl'sTKK Ivcr Jutiiuiuu Sportlne 

(iomit Co,- 

MICHIGAN. 

IfliTIIOIT American 1'liono. Co.: i 

. i. ill II Km*. - I 

SAGINAW— -Morley Itrofl. 

M1NNC50TA. 

MINNEAPOLIS- Thorn** C Hough. 

ST J-AI'I. — W. J. Hut * Urn.: Tlu.s. 
r. iluiiKli; Mlnnfwuii PUnnnijriipli 



I:I:AM\i; I:,:i,IIii:; l-l,..n-.i.-r:ii.ll 
ScliAVmN ..vti.-rttinii fc (',. ; 
1il.nl Supply Co. 

RHODE. ISLAND. 
I'AWTIVKKT — IVuvlurlivl I'lir 



I'inn... 0. ft St Co.: UflM II. Mill- 

si'iii:Ni:i#Aiiv i'i'n-ii & linim; Joy 



: Ituilolpb Wi 
PHOBIA— IVorla PhoimBrnph Co. 

INDIANA. 
INDIANAPOLIS— Crnle-Jny Co.: Kipp 
i,ai-.\vi:tt'i': ' a. "it.Avnhi & i',i. 

IOWA. 
DE8 MOINES— Hopkins Bros. Co.! The 
FOK'r UODQB— Esflj Music House. 

hentucht. 

LOUISVILLE— The Buy Co. 
LOUISIANA. 
SEW ORLEANS— Wllllnm llalley ; Sa- 

tlonul Aulomallc fire Alnrra Co. 



NEW JLRSLY. 
1I0H0KEN— feellpw Phono. C< 

NKW.UiK .-A. I). 1**111. 

■riiusY ""' 



jnl * . 

CIS!-.— W. H. Andrew*. 
T1JOV -■■)■" Inch ft llnlin: Trny Antom-i 
'' till? F.jrlinniw. 

TN'A — CInrK ■Horrnrkd Co.: Arthur 
" Ferris* : Wllllnm Harrison ; 
uuen Cycle Co. 

OHIO. 
CANTON— Klrln * llen"rlman Co. 
CINCINNATI -IIS..II A Co.: A. H- 
W.ilil ,\ i- . li.i.|..ii.U Wiirllim-r <•■ 
CLEVEI.ANl'— W. .[. Ituherm, Jr. 
I'lll.l'Mlll S-IV.ry It. Wl.llsll Co. 
UAVTKN— NIHisiim A Holm*. _ 
I7AST I.IVEUl'llOl, Smllh & Phillips 



SentetKBM * Co, 

TENNESSEE. 
KNOXV1LI.E — Kn..svllle Typon-rller 

nnil I'lionoernnli Co. 
MISMI'IHS— 0, K, [toad Pluo Co. 

\Asiivn.i.n Uwmiilr-r S ■'.,.; Xa*h- 

vlll- Tnlkiui: H In- ' ■<. 

TEXAS. 

liALLAS— Soiilliern -rnllilne Mncblne 

rOIIT IVOIITll— CumliiE". Shepherd * 

HOUSTON— II. M. Ilollpmsn Co. 
VIRGINIA 

l;|l UMllMi M:ILMIll..r It Co 

WISCONSIN. 

MII.WAIlKr.l".— Mclirnil Ilro«. 



[ Itlnuli Hook n 



NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, ORANGE, N. J. 



Sales Department, 31 Union Square, New York. 



r . 



ChiceLgo Office, 304 WabsiLsh Avenue 



VOL. I. No. 5. 



>e^» 




*&*-?> 




c/6V\j> 



Published Each Month by Edward Lyman BUI at I Madison Avenue, New York, May 15, 1905. 



MACHINE, HORN AND RECORD CASES 
FOR VICTOR MACHINES 



BLACK CA&DOVET MACHINE CASE. 



BLACK CARDOVET HOEN CASE. 



BLACK CABDOVET RECORD CASE. 




CoTfred with the beat 
quality of leatherette 
and bandaoniFly lined. 
MADK IN HH.I.IIW- 
INQ 8TVLKS 
No. 10T. Contain! 
nlli and nlll hold 
flftj 10- loch rec- 
ord* (3.00 

No. 108. Contain* 
ntln and will hold 
thirty flye r 



Write For Net Prices Samples Sent On* Approval 

vTHE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO. 

12 W. Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 



I 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 





rysic hath 




to the 



<~ SUCCESS 
PERFECTION 
RECORDS 



is due < 



of our 



INDIAN RECORDS 

are becoming' recognized as the\^ 

STANDARD of EXCELLENCE 



"Ash f 



o r 



the Bl 



u e 



o 



n e s 



AMERICAN RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHORNE, SHEBLE ® PRESCOTT 

SALES MANAGERS 

SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. 






TRAB1 HAMC 



The Talking Machine World 



Vol, I. No. 5. 

THE QREAT LEIPZIG FAIR. 






though we 


aw Dirt 


Great Display of Talking Machines — Many 
Novelties Shown in Machines and Records. 


coll and HI 

Of 111!' C'oli 

i Ji « -y said, t 


ik. of il 


The Frullngemes&e ui Leipzig boa come ami 
bob*. At tliis messe. as at all other messes, the 
talking machine was perhaps'tha beat nml meal 


Tli.' 1! ka 
disk wild i 


tllm c 



kit 



cil 



building Vir nearly every window, were the well- 
i, now ii bras* boras to be Ken, imiieatiug thai 
talking ntacblnes were represented there. On 
account of tlif time of year nml weather, nol so 
ninny windows were open with phonographs piny 
ing into the Petersatrasse ns at tin- Herbals- 
messe. says The Talking Machine News. 

Thirty. nine different makes of talking mn 
Chines ucri' shown. Th<- disk machine was by far 
the mewl in evidence, the cylinder machines being 



■ally 



ni ted 



those 



of th. 



Phonograph Co. There were an enormous mini 
ber o( cheap disk machines. There were cheap 
I one-arm machines. The cheapen! disk machine 
was, hy the way, more for the reproduction of 
disk postal cards, although l believe it plays ouc 
seven-Inch ordinary dink. 

For novelties in mnelilnes two of the best were 
Stock & Cii.'h ami HOhtWelSSSlB'B.' Tile rentier had 
ii neni ornamental pedestal about three feet high, 
the bottom pari of which was open where records 
nr boohs <>i' papers Blight he placed. The upper 
part was encased with panels, one of which was 
hinged, ami on opening tills panel a loue-arm disk 
machine was seen, tin in]) of tin- pedestal was a 
neni piece of terra-cotta ware, ■representing a 
rave in a cliff. This was In connection with lln: 
loiie-ariii. Ihe rave forming lln- trumpet. The re- 
production was as good as hy any lone arm ma- 
chine. The ejfeei was must startling, W Hear the 
sound issuing from Ihe rave. This would car- 
tainly be nut only a great novelty, [ml an urtui 
meat to any mi mi. and would puzzle many people 
lu know win-re 1 1<«* sound was coming from, pro- 
vided the machine had been started in the mean- 
lime WltboUt lOnsplellollK notice. 

The Hobswciasalg novelty consisted or one ol 
ihelr well-known hyninoplums inside of a beer 
cask: the ensk was mounted upon (our brass 
claws, raising It about three laches from the Hoar, 
There was no bottom in Ihe cask, of course, where 
it cm i Id mn be seen. Thu arrangvineni was an 
automatic especially designed fur saloons ami 
public-houses, ami hy dropping a coin In a small 
slot In the top. Hie machine Inside of the barrel. 
at owe started. Strange la say. ihe sound was 
Just ns loud nml clear coming out from the bot- 
tom of ihe barrel against ihe door, as (hough 
coming out from a horn in ihe ordinary position 

The exhibitions of 111..' hyliiiioplions hy ||olj- 
wehteatg were very good. 

The Gramophone Co. hail hy far the best ex- 
hibit of all, their records being par excellence. 
Tiny displayed many novelties lu the machine 
way. principally an absolutely automatic ma- 
chine) wiih a magazine ot six records Which could 
be changed at will by simply turning an Indi- 
cating dial on ihe outside uf the cabinet. There 
was also a magazine needle holder ami changer 
attached to this machine, so that hy dropping in 
the eoln, not only was the selection desired OUI 
of the six record* played, hill also a new needle 
was plmed In the needle holder. This machine, 
retails al Tun marks, and ii- well worth the money, 
'lln- magazine needle holder ami changer Is very 
clever, and worked well, and could he attached 
lo all gramophone lone-arms. I alio saw a new 
L'l'aniiiplioni.'triph'phoiie. with the three Turn- 
tables above each olher. The results were very 

There wnc a large display of new disk records, 
amniiK whleh we might mention llouiuphoii. Heka. 
Favorite, Aulo Keeord. I.yropliou, National 1'hmnrf 
gram. Kalftope. The\Zoiioijhoiie. Odeon anil Co. 



New York, May 15, 1905. 



trine at a low price! '1'ls 
ird will in no way interfere with their regu- 
lar composition record, it is called the Auto 
Record. The Favorite records deserve special 
mention. 

There were many novelties in I he way of needle 
holders without screws, fur sound boxes. The 
best, I ihink,' was Hie t.yrophon. with a small 
Spring hush bulion In place of the ordinary set 
Screw. Uy pressing this button the needle Has 

made fast or released at the pleasure of the 
operator, 

.My V-enVrnl Impression from the Messe was 
that ihe dish machine Is ihe talking mai-hiSo or 
the future, al least mill) someone Invents some- 
thing better with which to replace ii. The ma- 
jority of the exhibits represented low-priced 
goods. ImjiIi lu machines ami records. *Fhts is a 
Held which Ihe larger ami older niauiifm-tiin-rs 
of disk apparatus have never tried. The talking 
machine Brats were, on the, whole, better repre- 
sented than at any previous Mesne. 



A RIBBON RECORD. 

A New Commercial Machine Will Soon be on 
the Market In Wnich Will be Used a Re- 
cording Ribbon of Indefinite Length., 

Wiui a view io prodnelngjl commercial talking 
machine tha; will be rapaVie of making » record 
of any length without stopping the machine, a re- 
cording ribbon has been Invented thai is [.roving 
ui the experimental stages very successful. Ii 
passes under ihe diaphragm ami receives the rec 
oid. and is hardened to a sufllcienr-degree by pass- 
ing through a' chemical bath. The ribbon eau be 
made of any length ami any or the entire portion 
used lu making the record. Patents on this In- 
vention have been applied for. and a company 
for lis tmi unfurl ii re is being formed 



SOME BIG ORDERS FOR RECORDS. 

the Columbia Phonograph Co.. London, Kng,. we 
are lu receipt of some very Battering words nmni 
this pnblii-ajioii. He says: 

"It is ii'itunly one of the brightest trade jour- 
nal Dial has evr COUU' under my notice," and add- 
log: "li may latwst yon ami others in know 
that one of our Ijimlon dealers placed an order 
with me Tor .".li.iimi eylliider records, mid on sev- 
eral previous iieinslons I have sold another CHS- 

lomer ui niiri- a single Mm- of 'lu. 1 records, one 



HENRY B. BABSON AS A YACHTSMAN. 

In a lew days Henry U llalrson. ]iresidenl of 
Mn- Universal Talking Mjiehine Manufacturing 
Co . New York, will launch his new yacht in New 
Itoeh.iie. x. y. It is ii staunch, handsome irarf. 
heniiiifitlly tltiished. With line lines ami IWUtJ 
original ideas of ii i owner have been embodied in 
lis construction. Possibly no fair lady will smash 
tin' lime honored bottle of champagne over Ms 
shapely hows, for ihe saucy vowel will lake the 
Waters uf Long Island Snuml under Hie bean 
breaking moan of "Another. Old Maid." Mr...ltnb 
sim's first boat was called >he Old Maid," and 



ti J Seaside 1'ark. > 

■olony nf Philadelphia talking i 

urn for ihe summer, hj- won i 



icbino 



Price Five Cents 
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 4 



Washington. 1>. C., AldR- 13, 1W5 

Manufacturers ami dealers In talking machine* 
will doubtless he mieresteit in ilu- figures show- 

"■« OtpOfs ol miking maehiue.n.r Ihe four 

Kiviis Jusi eiuK-.l from the |k>n of New York . 
-M'ltll. IT 

Berlin. 90 pkgs., 13,930; 1 17 pl.gs.. HUMS; Cal 
eiitia. !i pkgs.. Chin: jCalUo, 7 pkgn., $l|o ; tilas 
gow, l.'l pkgs.. |SSUt Hamburg, IS pkgs., I33B; 
Havana. Ill pkgs. $:.:is : 21 pkgs.. IS9S: Havre 
Sil pkgs.. ti.i.-.s: Kiirmi-he.'. 13 pkgs.. 1313: J.lv 
wpool. in pkgs.. $;:;::,; Condon-aaj pkgs.. $:,-i\:.. 
■i»'i pkgs. $4,481: Manchester, 19 pkgs,. $ajtt; 
Montevideo. ;: pkgs. 1181 Punt :, pgg*, 1173 
Itio de Janeiro. I'i pkgs.. 1726; Santiago. 1:1 
phgA-ia^W: at. John's. II pkgs.. jam. si pet. 

erafauV IS pkgs.. IS8S: Tan ■.,. 1- pkgs. $:-.n. 

Valparaiso, 12 pkgt. *:>;:: Vienna II pkgs. 
IWOB: Vera Cru/.. .v pkgs.. i*|6g; Warsaw. .". 
pkK«-. Il:i3- 

Al'ltll. S4. 
' Uruseels, r.:i packages, $"::.*■; Bedfast,' h pack 
ages, till: Bombay, H pltgai 11.030; 17- pkga, 
|mn; Berlin, w:> pkga,, Jl.-'dH; Calcutta/ 30 
pkgs.. $i:m: (llasgow, 11 pkgs.. |s«0; Havana, 11 
pkgs.. »&«: 37 pkgs.. |StU: Havre. 23 pkgs 
|8S2: l.isl.on.Jjd.gs.. ti:,o ; London. HH pkgs.. 
f.Wl: -127 pkgs.. WJ3S; U Cnayra. II pkgs. 
|3*1; Manchester, :< pkgs fi<;i. Manila. ■•[ pkgs.. 
tt.133; Singapore, tl pkgs.. ISM;, Shanghai, IS 
pkgs.. $i.:i7.".; Yokohama. S2 pkgs.. 33410. 
MAVTf 

.\igua Bay, 11 pkgs.. |33fi; AnckhidTI, 1; pkgs. 
S23u; Itelmt. :t pkgs.. (117; Berlin. 71 pkga.. 
ttSaZ; Jtu.-nos .tyres. 1L> pkgs.. I1S8; Callao. B 
pkgs,, JIM: ii iikgs.. 1080; Calcutta, .1 pkgs..' 
4UU; Cardirr. IS pkgs. |3«3; I itm.-.l 1 ti . 21' picgB.. 
(412; Glasgow, l« pkgs.. 3*14; Qimyaqull, Ti pkgs; 
t\::c.: Havana. :i ]ikgs.. J378: H Jtkgs . $7HS; 
Havre. IL' pkgs.. |«ftS; Hull, V pkgs,. $12:.: I.ivr- 
pool, l pkg., 1131; ID pkgs., $soi ; London, S»I 
pkgs.. $:i,r.;: Mandtcsicr, lo pkgs.. 1330; .Monte- 
video. 13 pkga., $l.lnl: Melbourne, S3 pkgs..' 
k . a2: Newcastle. •'< pkgS., $2ii7: Para. IS |iKk».. 

$:.«;s; Hio de Janeiro. 1 pkga.. fiwi; Santiago, ;s 

pkgs.. WW: Shangluil. 7 pkgs.. S:,7S; Sydiiey. ■£ 
pl.gs. $135; ^1 pkgs. ..$1, »\2. Tamidec. :. pkgs., 
1^7-'.; Valparaiso. 3 pkgs.. |19T; Vienna, rpkgn., 
V..d: •Yokohama Hfl pkga., $r..ii7x 
MAY n. 
Berlin. 2:1 pkgs., 11.288; Bombay >i pkjoOtlW; 
Bristol, "1 pl*s.. 13501 Buenos Ayres, 11 pkgs.. 
$uli; Cardenas, 30 pkgs.. $12;'.: Callnn. HI pkgs-t 
tljiio: Calcutta, 8 pkgs.. $jui: tiimyaaull; .'> 
pkgs.. $2"ai; Havana, t pkgs,. $2"'-'; Havre, 11 
pkg.-.. $256: U llunyra. I1S3! l-oeda, 1 pttg.. 1603; 
Uverpool. 'Mi pkgs.. $y-7; London,, 111 "pkga.. 
$7 .215; Montevideo. 142 pkgs.. $:t.::2n: Boerabaya. 
7 pkgs., $lft^: Si. Johns, 'I pkgs.. $IS'.; Si Paters 
hurt'. 17 pkgs.. $*2.S21; Sydney. |ni; pkgs.. 11.694] 
Vera Cru*. 2« pkgs.. 1324; Vienna. IN pkgs., $<:ol. 
Warsiiw. I'Ukgs,. I'gtlu. ' 



Tin' 1. II- Cooper I'honoKriiph Co. has absorbed 
iln- Pri.-.' Phonograidi Co.. of Jamaica, N Y. 



eup. 11 riteing Irophy of which he Is ns ] 

as ir^ie-hlid originated a new sound l«ix. 



Tone Up! 

Tone up your adi/trtising. 
Let me write it. 
Specimen ad $1. 

\ 
R.'E;. ORANIM-'lELD, Fall River, Mass. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



JOE JEFFERSON 

We are now prepared to supply the trade with the living voice oi that 
greatest ol all American actors, the late Joseph Jefferson. The records 
can be procured f n both XP— cylinder— (Nos. 32229 and 32230 and 1 0-Inch 
disk Mos. 1468 and 1469) styles. > 





These records are superb. Their sale will be tremendous! ORDER NOW, whether 
you're handling our line or not. Records being both cylinder and disc can be used on 
any make talking machfne. 

TO DEALERS WHO ARE NOT HANDLING COLUMBIA GOODS 

A strictly business chat, by mall, Is what we want, it will be square, lair, pointed 
and financially Interesting to YOU, we promise. Particularly we wish to tell you about 
our New Columbia, about to be marketed. It will positively have no rival U Is in 
a class by itself. The same machine that recently created a storm of applause in the 
famous Lew Ftelds Theatre, New York City. The Cost to you to learn about the most 
liberal trade proposition ever made Is: 1 stamp and 1 minute. Write TO DAY to our 

nearest Olf Ice. A pOStal Will dO. P. S. Ask sour bank hi/amv an,/ mention Ml p-ifer. 



COLUMBIA 
PHONOGRAPH CO 

OF NEW YORK 



:w Y0RI 



I*. M"il,iii,_ Italy. S|.riiuilrii|. ;>■:. MjY,!' Si''.'"s'|\m,:'if.M, 

K.i-prt. u./ii'i-. St. jmmih. :i« Btmond St.. Sr Ji-ci.li 

.... 111. X.'«|n.'J; i ' 1 ' , - | ''! | " 1 -''' ;:! ' 1 < '"'■' l Sl - Nr " S '' i 1 ;'/; 1 / J! "' " " ' i ' 1 ''^''' sV.'s".'"'!'™* 

■ New 'V.'-'tL'; SH BiWhrajr, N.« V.,ik St ivi'.'l .i.„r B . m x«>W ftmpaU Si. 

i ■!>. v >. , ivi.i.i.niK. Rmtji, 

I''.;'-!''im'' .„i,|'"u:i" U.,i M.Mliim.-.tiV*". lVr.?ir!,m-.'...'s ji. Tl! ; Sl „ T«r<- II. 







the 



MAKINQ TALKING MACHINE POINTS. 

Some Odd Tacts Regarding Needle) Which 
Will Doubtless Interest Our Readers — The 
Operation as Described In Detail, 

Our readers will doubles) be. taterssted in how 
, needles fur Midi j*rnde lall-inc roach taea are 
nude. In making them a carbon steel rod aliom 
3-18 Inch hi diameter Ik generally used. The 
f - Aral process consists in reducing this rod in wire 
niKiiu i-n; inch In -diameter, lliat of the mushed 
needle. 

Tin- operations are as follows: The rmls an* 
Oral heated In an annealing ovan, ami then Blew 
ly cooled in order lo soften them. In ihin beat 
lug and cooling process they become oxidised or 
coated with sealea. To remove these they are 
tapped wlih hammers, after Which llioy are 
■•pickled" in a solution of acid and water, and 
again heated In another own much' cooler than 
■ he first t« remove the effects of pickling; They 
an- then taken to tin* wire-drawing machine, 
where the 3-tu Inch' sort rod being drawn throngh 
a die piste Rhom % Inch in diameter, Is reduced 
io No. K wire. Drawing compresses and hardens 
the metal, making ii necessary to repeal the an- 
nealing process before another redaction in dp 
ameter 1-* possible, Therefore, these operations 
iiinsi hi' repeated about nve times before (he 
requisite reduction lo Mil Inch, or No. in win- 
is obtained:; 

Tin- long mil or small wire Is now imsscd 10 a 
forming utaclilne. in appearance like a laths, 
which in spinning aronnd the wire, as red 
Ihrmigh it. straightens ami ruts it bito rode about 
is Inches in length. These rods are withered up 
and taken to a grinding machine, an Ingenious 
special tm'.li inisiii which points the ends of 
about ir.ii of them m a lime. They are fed -to it 
sideways, and arc held in exact position, red 
through mid lnrn.il as they wind agnlnsl I hi- 
stum* i.y meSha of robber ilred wheels or rollers. 
(iti>< set of ''tills being pointed, the rods are re- 
versed and •i.'ialn Rd to llle grinder t« nofnt th>- 
opposite ends. The now thin Id.- pointed roils pass 
in ihe cutting machine, lis operator (dexea a 
handful (ahoiii inn) pushes the ends agnlnsl a 
plate to even ihem. places them in the ratting 
machine agnlnsl a Range plate set % Inch from 
the shear, and tombing a lever cats off WO 
rough needles at n Stroke, Turning the Imm-li 
of roils end for end H"l more needles drop into 
tin' hopper. The shortened rods pans to ihe next 
minder ami thence lo ihe next culler, ami so on 



TALKING 



ACHINE WORLD. 



iron plate or tray, and while on this tray are 

heatM cherry red in a special furnace, on isdng 

removed from which they are at once thrown inlo 
large double cans contain ine whale oil to harden 
them. These cans are kepi In a water ta%k for 
cooling iniriMises. The Inner cans have slralncrs 
at iho liottoni, so I hat when Removed wlih 
'needles In them the oil drains back into th*> 
outer cans. Which always remain In the water. 

The needier, perfectly shaped ami hardened, 
tint still in Ihe rough and gummy with /ill. are 
placed In a huge j«n or trough, which slides 
back and forth with Jerking mm Inn I somewhat 
like tint! or an ordinary ash Sifter) on ihe top 
of whal may he called a "wushini; machine," 
Here they are treated to a bath of soft soap or 
soda and water, as they roll nlxiiit In the bot- 
tom of the pan. After a thorough shaking tip in 
this soapy mixture they are drained, and while 
sllll damp are placed in a liitnhllnK barrel, or. 
In other words, a slowly revolving barret, piv- 
oted ai an angle of about IS degrees. About dou- 
ble tneiM-iilk in dry sawdust Is mixed with them, 

and in a short lime dries ihem thorough Ity They 
are then separated from Uudr sawdust towel by 
a rather Ingenious rontrivanee. which sinks off 
the dust nnd leaves the needles. 

II Is now necessary 10 urepare ilinir surfaces 
for ihe dual polish, and In do this they are 
scoured. A batch numbering several thousand is 
mixed with a pasty looking compound, "and 
mass is wrapped hiln a cylindrical canvas packet 
aboni '• Inches In diameter and 2 Feel in length, 
Several packets, lightly bound around with 
strong rope, are placed ln"H machine called a 



OFFER PRIZE FOfc NAME 



.olumbia Phonograph Co. Want I 
New Loud-Speaking Graphophoi 



phone, which the 
ki-i. No name w 
Tile award yW 



Ihe prize w 
mg Mncblm 
suggested i>; 
be awarded 

celved. Ail. 

Columbia I 

West Hroad 



name .o hj- 
ogether wlih 
of Ihe Talk- 



ay lie bad t 



VICTOR CO. ISSUE NOTICE 



sts of Recognise 
nportant Step. 



langier." In which they 



forth bei 
of lailte 



stabs 



■ rolled back 
would make a 



To correct Ihe 
/ jobbers aualnsi tl 
in« in be dealers 
personal use ni i 
Machine Co. have 
written contract i 



roll 



massage treat- 
ne, iiie needles, 
in ihe sconrlng 
Ml and smoothly 
■ packets. They 



r aim 



The 



ed up. 



edit** i 



After (his careful rojlltn 
nieni is coiitinned tor some 
by rubbing against each Ath 
inniiuiiind. are Ihomuitllly i'b-i 
surfaced, and are taken from 
an- then given a rinsing In clear water, and an 
otht r nun In the sawdust barrel, arte*- Which lhey 
are for the bud Hnie packed Into Bausoge-llke 
canvas casings ami rolled this Time with a liii" 
polishing compound. Prom this lasi mauling 
they emerge as HnUhe.1 product, and are sent to 
Ihe slnckrtiom lo lw weighed (not cnnnteil I Inlo 
packets of I r more, an required. 

There an* about 16 processes between the steel 
rod ami the finished needle, or. if w louui the 
number of operations neeaooajrtti nfjwain] in the 
wire drawing, annealing pieieao, pte Mfag , ham 
merlin,', etc.. there are -Ueini t: handling- In all. 
and yet in to case is a needle handled ntagiyns 



REMOVAL NOTICE. 

On and Alter May 18, the 

Bettini Phonograph Co. 

will be permanently located at 

156 West Twcnty-TWrd St., 
New York. 

(Removing from 80 Chambers St.) 



In our new building, affording much needed room nnd better t'neilities. 
we will carry in stock, as jobbo-* and distributers, complete lines of 

"Edisoii" and "Victor" Goods. 

Write or Call. 



r pn 



sniis who aronol legitimate 
ilett I its. A circular to Ibis en" 
the trade, and ihe ataml o[ the 
reived the unqnallfled aitproval 
of all Interesie-t. Th<* Nationa 
enforce the same ri'milnTTnti. a 
or Hi- leading mannraetnrinB t 



ihem 






> of this btislnc 



RECORD 0I : NIAGARA'S ROAR. 

7 anciful Story from a London Paper Wh 
is Open to Question. 

tendon paper, Tin- Wide VVnrW, eontai 



liine reeord of Niagara's rM 
rmlngly ambhnioiit*. wfthal 
appeal to the lay mind, hut i 
man Is prone lo aak (|neatla 
v in the world did he weitfe i 

iltl of the (-"rills. When* U»«l 



INTRODUCE NOVEL FEATURE. 
Tin- Nicole Co. have introduced a novel fea- 
nre In Hie disc bnsiness by offering In make 
m-onbt for amateurs. Th-y off-r ibis al aii In. 
-tnslve fee, Hint Is lo say. the amount imliitles 
he cost or>l\ copien nf ihe recortl. IT these Jirl 
.'ale record* slunibl bo still able for public sale, 
lie Nlrole Co. ' will cataloKiie thota al Ihe ciik- 
omer - s option. If calatoi-ued. fh'e foe will be re- 
iirne.1 In full, -They offer to make all class--, of 
reconls.— Tal h lug .Ma.hlne New«. 



prlv 



JOHNSTONS. INCORPORATED 
% 
The .lohiislnn-j Co.. I.i.l , of Tuiniiio. hav 



The talking machin 


> of to 




s a eery til 


rerein thing from Hie 


talking 


ma- 


line of a re 


years baek. Vast Impr 


nvcaiei 


rl ha 


ve been mad 


Whal was forim-rlv a 


pain t< 


Itstc 


n In has no 


become a mllirce of al 


insl nr 


Isllc 


pleasure. 


this probably nirati ti« 


pie are 


awa 





THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



To Determine Speed of Machlnto. 

J. 8. Hoovca* of the Hooven Novelty Mann- 
EsCturlngfCto^Jftwrtton.- Pa.. has evolved The fol- 
lowing plan' if ascertafnlni; when talking uin- 
.■hliies run Hid revolution! to.fpe minuto.Ho says; 
"It was a difficult Jnli to coufi each revolution ai 
Hint speed Imt by running very slow "we could 
count tticm. bo we.rnn H I'M turns, then we meas- 
ured the (tMlnftrVfe arm hart traveled and found 



graphite Into the bprlvg barrel through theJiolra 

In I In- end or Hie flame. About, two tpaspniitiful- 
will h/cnough. Then put nleniy of oil. on Uu 
spring, wind the machine up and-allow it to run 
down two or. three times so an to distribute 111. 
K m|djHc OirniiKh nil the leaves of lite Bprlne. This 
applies to Hi" Standard. Home and Tr!umi<h. Tin 
Gem has an spring barrel, and to sraphire Jbw 



aiiart ami sec whether Hie rubber cushion fills the 
scat in the cup. After the diaphragm is placed 
la position, eare should he taken that the ton 
gasket also tills the Clip, and should he stretched 
If loo small. Care also should: be taken not to 
stretch It loo much, in which ease It would buckle 
ami prevent the diaphragm from lying Hat. it 
may be necessary to try several times before the 

exact tightness o* diaphragm Is determined to 



against the frame, lei It rim on> oilinrte. and see 
iT the rardlioapt guard His exactly' between the 
space '11 traveled, it is ihen easy to determine, 
whether li should lie speeded fasicr or slower and 
with n lew trials you enn Ret It exact." 

Another correspondent lias favore.l us with till* 
method of ftndltiB and regulating the speed of the 
machine. He says; "I tnke'auy record or -blank 
and make a mark from one end Of the record i" 
the other, liy plittlnu this record on Hie. ma- 
chine ami standftJK i» front or anywhere near the 
horn. I find It much, easier, to count the required 
revolutions by hearing Die click Hi rough the horn 
than to hold the finder nti the set screw." 

Using Same Needle More Than Once. 
We have coram tin! cations from several corves- 

Hian once and some or our correspondents have 
even suggested thai Hie irud«- wns stooping to lis 

own ends, i. c. aitemptlnn 10 sell more 'dies 

by continual)* emphaaWng tie fan thai a fresh 
needle should' be.Ksed for each record. There is 
no doubt. In many ease*, .1 ucdb- can be used for 
more than one dtak. and used wltbout any ma- 
terial depreciation In the .value of reproduction. 

But. nil the oilier Imllil. the point Is so frequently 

worn or rounded after once playlnn Hie nine, even 
though Imperceptible 10 the eye. Hint tt is fnr hel- 
ler to discard the needle and thus prevent the 
possibility nf a bad reproduction. And tlieri Hie 



: It 



1 oil. 



on!) 



the t 



t the fm 



Seccotlne and Its Uaes. 

In one or the' recant lames .you referred to 
scfcoiliic. whai is It used for In connection with 
miking machines? 

Seccotlne, which is much used in Ihe prepara- 
tion of diaphragms. Is esc-.'dlniily convenient for 
mending broken parts and for sticking tiling*. 
When you obtain a capsule, drill a line luile In 
11 -rew slopper (O that a ['hi .may be pushed 



Vll.-l 



wish t 



.■Mi- 



the 



:V0t1n 



laaTMl 



11 and a s1if11<l>-iii unati 
out. In sticking ihinps, 
nlwavs smVar the two parts to lie jolnvd, and wait 

Mil fine hectataM I rates stiff, I" summer It 

may ba five 01 six minutes, In winter or in uaraji 
wealhjn- ti-ii minutes I'ut the parts together and 
damp ibem With a lie clip or n couple of pieces 
of wood' and a rubber hand. Leather phono belts 
can lie slack with seccotlne. Silver the leather, 
so thai when Buperlm|iosed It Is just the tame 
thickness threat about, X11* pui germtinr In cadi 
part, and when nearly dry prei<s/tog$tiftr With 
lingers and clamp. ' " - 



or ihe 



rlfl.lu 



How to Put Craphito In ^Springs. 

One or the things imi understood by some ileal 
ers Is the method of putting graphite in the 
Hjninga, says Ihe Bdhtnn Phonograph' Montiily. 
and' yet It is ope thai many owners of machines 
want to linow about. Tin- proper way lo put grn- 



•ho hni built up 


•Hilt. 


a 


rude. 


rnnptsu 


flciil lines 1 


lirodi 


■ers. 


Wll. 


1 Hie, 


come fT 


ibhers. hat 


■ a 1 


nsl 


ir Jar in 


them, a 


Hires what 
KU.Ieaily 


Is 111 


rim 


edv 

s.n. 


etll 111 


not re 


ec 1 Issue 


or ti 


a Ta 


kin 


Mad 


.11.- vv.„ 


lever iTuv. 


Imila 


r in 


lliis 
he 


•bono 


rapll M 


rom which 


ve ipi 


|e: 


'If 


lepn 


lucer Id 


lay be due 


11 Ihe 


iliaphra-. 


11 not 


being c 


ght enoncl 


, or.! 




hlie 


cuahl 


m bud. 



BLACKMAN IS WHITE 

AND WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT 




JOBBER 



DISTRIBUTOR 



Mr. Dealer : — If you are not acquainted with my method of 
Giving Satisfaction on both Edison and Victor Goods, 
give me a chance to demonstrate that the Blackman Habit 
Is a Good One. <J I have just moved to 97 CHAMBERS 
ST., where I will have more than twice the room to handle 
my steadily growing business. (J If voit want prompt atten- 
tion to every order, try "THE WHITE BLACKMAN." 

Yours for satisfaction, 
J. Ncwcomb Blackman, Prop'r, Blackman Talking Machine Co. 



stoi 



isilni 



tin- nature or Hu- 
ii-cord. And oW b 



Recording Horns and Sapphires. 

a correspondent nf our London cotwdtf, The 
News, asks if there are any means of magnifying 
sound HiroiiKh the medium nf the horn while re- 
i online. So much has been published on Hie sub- 
ject or recording that 1 am Inclined to think, 
says the competent critic of tills paper, that there 
Is more In his question than appears from Us 
obvious Interpretation, ir he means. "Dp horns 
of various sizes have different effects nn ihe vol- 
ume when recording?" I answer, yes. A large 
hum Bathers up more of ihe sound waves Ihan a 

smaller one. ami consequently they reinforce one 
another and strike the diaphragm guHw with 
greater force and tints causes a deeper and better 
engraving on the wax surface. As has been often 
ii'.inicd nut. Hie size, shape, and material ol which 
the h.un is constructed ail Tmve their bearing on 
lilt obtained in malting B 
' born suitable for one voice or 
Instrument may be round on trial to he wholly 
iineatjBtactbr> for another Rlngor or instrument, 
nr for a comhlnatlon nf Insiniments. 

ltut in niiKiiicntlni; the volume when making 
records Ihe horn is mil Ihe only factor lo lie con- 
sidered. The pitch or angle of the recording 
sapphire has much to do with II. ir It can be 
made to extend put beyond the center of ihe 
diaphragm pr arranged in such a way as m 
accentuate we Uirerage, "aomething on the prin- 
ciple of l.fie paatograph, a belter cul will resuli . 
and great. 'C-coTti me wilf be ohtatned when the 

l*i cord is repioiliiceil. 

Improves Reproducing Power. 

A well known Inventor or Hits city has re- 
cently patented n pinte which In- claims (treat ly 
improves ihe quality 1 of the reproiluclnc power 
of nn'y disk inacblne. The principle Involved is 
iu weighting the disk so that all vibrations are 
overcome, lining away wlih all acratehtng mid at 
ihe same iimc brinKlnn out every sound re]we> 



THE PHONO-CONSONATOK. 

Trlllos makes perrcclloiis. and while the Phono- 
■ is by no means a irlile. it goes far. 
vever. to perfect sound re- 
duction In talking ma- 
nes. Tli" device, niaiiii- 
' factored by the Lewis Mann 
racTurlng Co., 3T:i Slvlh a\e 
■. New York, is placed iie- 
i>n Hie horn ami the 
reducer, and improves the 
e without distorting Hie 
nd or decreasing the vol- 
also eliminates all rallies, 
harsh and metallic grating, rasping nasal sounds 
and blasts and produces a soft, natural tone, iu 
short makes voices titid music sound clear, nat- 

A QUESTION OF NEEDLES. 
I3lsc|alinlng any attempt at a pun. hut li Is 
needless to say thai the trail" is beginning lo 
regard Hie American Talking Machine Co., 581'. 
Fulton atreel tllrnoklynl, New York City, ns 
something of an authority on needles for all disk 
talking machines. At* any rate the company has 
ulven close allenlloii to Ihls very necessary ad- 
Juncl. and Invite ihe trade to write and ask what 
constitutes Ihe difference between a bad and a 
aooil needle, and why. They have Information 
Hint is of value to every one desirous of having 
«oo.l needles, which they slaie is not only their 
specially, but for "finish mid quality can't he 
beat. 1 ' The company stand ready to prove Ihe 







r . 



THE TALKING /MACHt'NE WORLD. 



REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS 

Business as a Whole Is Holding Up Splen- 
didly In Both Wholesale and Retail Fields 
— The Opinions of Leading Talking Machine 
Men on This Subject Expressed to The 
World — Reasons for Optimism. 

According to the views of Influential factors, 
the petted of activity In the talking machine 
'business has suffered tittle. If any, diminution 
Alimii this time of year trade is expected to 
slacken. Judging by lite experience of former wa- 
sons; but It is freely confeaset] iliat'ihe demand 
for poods Is unprecedented, ami fur ibis reason 
buying will continue brisk, perbagnt Tor ihe en- 
tire Bummer, if reliance may lie placed on the 
judgment of people who are supposed to lie In a 

position to know whereof lltey speak. III 10 BOO ft 
of these opinions the following statements will 
sumcc: 

C. U. Wilson, manager sales department Na- 
tional 1'hononraph Co.: "There Is very little In- 
dication of a tailing off in business, ami if sued 
ware to ensue, now would be about the time for 
the signs to appear, t may ipiallfy this by saying 
that Murine June and .Inly, heretofore the ilull- 
eat months if the year, trade will not lie so active 
OS In the SprinK; hnl WO are still a million rec- 
ords hehlml. with no present possibility of catch- 
ing up. Further, yon may put ii down for an 
absolute fuel, that In the Pall business will be 
phenomenally large." 

.1. A. Maiiiabli. general manager Universal 
Talking Machine Manufacturing Co.: "It does 
not look ns if there would lie less business dur- 
ing the Summer. We are nwny behind on orders 
and lis seems Impossible lo Batch up. Our fae- 
[ory people hail made what they thought were 
suitable preparations fur enlarging the plant to 
rape with any Increase; but they confess their 
utter surprise nt the unexpected demand tor 

Daniel Mitchell. manager Victor Distributing 
ii Export Cok "Business Is excellent! especial" 
ly with our export department. Our shipments 
are made chiefly to South American countries, 
and ns the Wlnler Is coming 011 there now with 
Hie approach of our summer. Hie call for goods 
is active and constantly increasing. Domestic 
trade also keeps up, our April sales exceeding 
[hose of March, and May promises lo go ahead of 
April." 

\Y. A. Lawrence, of Standard Metal Manufac- 
turing Co.: "Our business Is Mrons and satis- 
factory and ii lias every appearance <>r continu- 
ing for a while at least. Whnl It will lie during 
the Stttnmer I cannot say. lint prospects are very 
favorable, indeed." 

("has. V. Heiikei. treasurer an I funeral manager 
Douidas Phonograph Co.. Incorporated: "We 
never had a better business. One day "recently 

WO shipped lit. i records on one order alone, and 

that Is the way trade has been rl^ht along. Ai 
present the outlook is more Uinn bright, ton we 
ijiiiiioi t<'ll what the slimmer has In store for 



ns until i 
booked. May 



1 ordci 



for ' 



ie Jam 

ad of i 



rds i 



pr 






onlli. Other Jobber! 
they dnfy went alioiit . 



do a large business 
Ihe right way." 



STOREHOUSE FOR SOUNDS 

Archives To Be Established for Phonos 
, Records of Age. 

A cable from Vienna this week Prates ilia 
local Academy of Science lia> decided W sei 
a room for the purpose of •etablishtsg p 
graphic archives, In whi.h are to he presi 

the results of recent sclentlAi rasaarebea, ■ 



One : 






ill be 



I Of ! 



phonograph Ii 
principal dialects of the world, 
will lontuln records of the best 
(Ions. The third section will 
graphic records of the speeche 
Kreutesi cclelirliies of our times. 



tangos 

Anoi lier 


:es and 
section 


musical 


prod in- 


contain 


phono- 



FOUR DEMONSTRATING PARLORS 



To Be Included 

Export Co. Re 
Reports Progre 



Jistributing & 
iager Mitchell 



Since Daniel Mitchell has assumed the man- 
agement of the Victor Dlslriliiiliiis * Kxpurl Co.. 
77 Chambers strict, New York, things Tiave been 
on lite move. The system of business has been 
changed materially, and there Is a hustle and 
drive noticeable In a marked decree. The first. ? 
floor Is to lie remodeled into four large demon- 
strating parlors or rooms, and the needs or the 
reiail irnde will bo more siwclally looked afu-r. 
with Loot* Silverman In chars". The upper loft 
will accommodate all Hie executive olti.es and the 
wholesale and export departments. Manager 
.Mitchell has other improvements •■under his hat" 
which will be iutrniliiccd'at nil early dale for fa- 
cilitating the handling of/ trade expeditiously, 
satisfactorily and increasingly, if such a term 
may be permitted. 



CONTROL OF SELLINO .PRICE. 

Recent Rulings in the Talking Jlachlne World 
are Having a Bearing In all Fields of Indus 
try, Not Only In This Country, But Abroad — 
The Opinion of a Leading Light on This 
Subject. 

The control of the selling price of a patented 
article, first adjudicated In connection within 
talking machine- is attracting marked attention 
In other lines as a principle of llrfl-rnie lrni«ii'- 
lance and eminently wise. Respecting 11 the 
Iron Age. In Ihe course ofa lengthy special ar- 
ticle, written by an expert legal authority, says; 

"The law, i>ke oilier sciences, grows ami da-, 
velops with Ihe advuneemeiit of society. Wrongs 
that found no remedy yesterday are reCOgttlnd 
by the law to-day and a remedy provided for 
(heir correction. New applications Of fntnlnnn*tr 

ini principles of law made necessary by changing 
conditions and the more complex relations of 
modern society arc constantly lieing made by ihe 
conns, and once approved liii-ome a pan of that 
«rcat body of our unwritten law, estimated by an 
as comprising fifty tunes as 
ory or written law. Ono of 
doctrines recently engrafted upon our 
laws by cottri decisions relates to lalklne ma- 
chines. The United Stales Supreme Conn has 
noi as yet been called upon to decide its legal 



iheseVnvol '! 



s It 1 



t of Appeals In fourof 



LYON & HZAXYS SUMMER CIRCULAR. 



lug 



on k Ilcaly are sending 
tar, beniiitfully Hhrstran 
e ■■ntcrlaiiimeiil feature 
machines. The list of 
; arllsts ns Mcilia. Cams 



il In colors, dcvoled 
of ihe Victor talk- 
curds by such fa- 
-, Semhrich, Homer. 



Plancon, and other celebrities are referred to 
The circular closes thus: "There is no reason 
why you Khonbl not have all of this entertain- 
meiil In your home, for the expense is no ob- 
stacle, nud witli the softer-tone needle the Vie- 
lor may he played with pleasing effect In even 
the smallest apartment." 



It seems that the Rudolph Wurlll/cr Co.. of 
Cincinnati, Ohio, have nl last succeeded ill sup 
plying a long. felt wuut. i. »., a carrying case for 
machines and records. The demand for these 
cases is reported to is- vety large and they look 



I'lRI 



for this 



the Federal cin 

Ihe nine circuits of the Culled States, and Is In 
accord with earlier general expressions by tho 
Supreme Conn, probably will he approved by the 
hiRlier court if presented to li for decision. The 
doelrine ailud£iMo Is here presented as follows: 
"1. Can a person who lias purchased a 
patented article from the lawful owner of the 
patent upon such article Infringe the palentl 

"The talking machine companies specify llial 
their machines shall uorW" sold for less than a 
certain specified price. This contention of the 
Victor Tulkinu -Machine Co. wus at first dismissed 
in the United Siatcs Circuit Court nt Chicago, ihe 
Judge ftaytng that if any right of action existed 
it was for damages for breach uf contract and not 
under the patent laws. The case was iben «|(- 
ucaled by 'he complainant to ihe Circuit Court of 
Appeals for the seventh circuit, where Judge 
linker. In announcing the opinion of ihe court, 
sai.i that the grant of a patent covers three w\>- 
arale and dlsilnct fields— ihe exclusive riwht to 
make, ihe exclusive right to use and the exclusive 
right to sell the patented Invention, The pat- 
entee may license one person to manufai lure the 
patented article, another to its- It, am] yet another 
in sell it: ho may subdivide his oaten l monopoly 

as he pleases, and offer in sell or lease it in the 
most fanciful parcels and upon tho harshest and 
most arbitrary terms; whether purchasers or 
tenants coma or not is purely ihe patentee's con- 
cern; hut if iboy do comu ami accept the con- 
ditions Imposed by ihe patentee a conn will en- 
force ihe terms of their contract of purchase or 
toastne. The decision of ihe Courl of Appeals 



RAPHE'S SPECIALTIES 



RAPHE'S UPRIGHT HORN SUPPORTS 



MoJ.I No II 



RAPHE'S NUMBERS WITH TITLES 



RAPHE'S NUMBERS WITHOUT TITLES 



OKDER THROUGH 'YOUR JOBBER 



VICTOR li. RAPKC 



Main Office, .where sll orders and correspondence should he Iddrcsscdi, 1661 
Second Avenue. Printing Department 4or Record Labels, S. B, Cor. Avenue 
A and 79th Street, New Vork. 



_-/ 



v 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



laimed by Hie Victor 

luni.rrlnK.TH all who 

Ion of tiio. terms And 

The rlghts'-of-the pul* 

nstruments »\f 

being eMl/rrserVed .'««■ ""■ <""""»'• 

"In anolbeTOsa before the Court of Apiwals 
for the elnhih clrruli tho National Phonograph 

ents upon phonographs alleging a violation ot (he 



ilatlon of lit.- terms of piicVobUce: cent 
Infringement of complainant's patent) 



ALL PRECEDENTS ALL BROKEN 



NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. 



Their New Building In Orange. N. J., Tp Be 
Pushed — Addition! to the Plant. 



Wans for iho new building to accommodate, the 
general office* otthe National Phonograph Co., 



equipped ami furnished throughout. Additions 
lo the machine and reoerd making dcparirnenis 
of the company hav nt last exhausted Hie prop 
tfrty available on one sldo or the street, ami the 
next move Is t« build on- the great [dot lately 
■ acquired and directly opposite. Nothing definite 
In this particular has been determined as yet, 
tun undoubtedly fUuildlng oj«-rnilous on an ex- 
tensive seal" will be undertaken during thp sum- 
mer. Tin- company ur^ doing a tremendous bust- 



OKDEHED 33,000 EDISON RECORDS. 

New York. April lb. mo:,. 
Editor Talking Machine K'orU, New York; 

bear Sir— In the March". Issue of The Talking 
Machine World you stale as futjowst: "This lust 



Itself of 
Uh an- 



quantity of March records that we < 

truly yours. DovuLab Piiomwib, 

C V. Henkel 



n Pittsburg — Splendid Businet 
Binder Scores with Commei 
phone — Other News of Interest 



Reported - 
ial Grapho- 



ultlui! 



All ]»r 



I'lllsbnrg, i'n.. May 8, 1HU3. 
s In the history of tin? talkiiiK 
is in I'lllsbnrg WO being broken. 
As the warm weathori approaches there ban In- 
yirlably been a slump in the retail sales.' This.. 
year the reverse Moms to I* 1 true. A t*»ir\Ol 
the principal rctiiil dealers ot the city, us well jis 
queaUoni nut to the wholesalers, tatted to find 
a single one. who would, niltnil thai he was dolus 
"Jess than last month." Borne even claimed to 
h'aVe beaten in April iln-i*-iflarc.i r^'ords. 

This Isferlainly a Beatifying faet. and one which 
gfveB the lie direct to those pessimists in whose, 
eyes the business was simply a fall which "would 
die out." If then- had not been progress in the 
manufacturing end /if tin- business, these doleful 
prophets might have "won out," tint so long as. 
the makers, of the machines are constantly seek- 
ing, how they may improve the machines, both 
at- to mechanism and tonal qualities, there will 
He no "dlo out." 

Said a prominent dealer to your correspondent: 
"Why, my -lejir sir, I have "a customer on my 
books, whs has bought ono of my machines ni 
linst ten times. That Is. whenever any special 
Improvement was made and put on the market, 
a letter (o him advising III in of the fart was sore' 
lo result In a sale, Ills. latest purchase, only 
made ti-n days ago. was one of our hundred 
dollar nisehiiics. He says that just as soon as we 
devise some method of modulating the sound of 
the reproduction so as to allow him to use bis 
Individual Ideas of how a selection should be 
played, he is ready to purchase another machine, 
whether It i-osts one or three hijndri'd dollars." 
There Is food for thought for our worthy talk* 
iui; iniiihlno sbiirps In this man's suggestion. ■ 
Manager Henry, of the ("olumhin Store here. 
is an enthusiast on the new II. C. machine whLrh_ 
his company una recently put on the market 
He has sold a number, already, and has more suld 
when the factory inn gel them to him. He has 
tils Boor manager stick the horn on iii» pownm- 

whi-i, lie turns one of Sousa's marches loose 
through its brass throat, the* people in the upper 
stories of the office buildings -round about in- 
variably stick out their heads to seeMhe "Uncle 

Tom parade." This convinces Mr. Henry that It 
is as near the real thing as It its possible to get. 
Tile muglillh'i'Ol, special train of the Mer- 
chants' and Manufacturers' Association which left 
Pittsburg on Monday last for a tra4e>uoeralng 
trip covering 1,000 tnih-s^throiigh northwest 
Pennsylvania, was equipped with a set of com- 
rnerelal gr^phophonee, Tin- machines worked 
splendidly all through Hie trip. Dictation was 
recorded and reproduced while the train was run- 



ning through the country at a rate of sjiecd fre- 
quently exceeding sixty miles an hour. Daring 
the five days out upward of three hundred letters 
were dictated mid transcribed. The credit of this 
innovation is due lo J. W. Hinder, Of the Pitts- 
hnrg Division Commercial Office.' Its success, by 
the way.' opens up a new line or usefulness tor 
the commercial machine. 

Dating the past month two or the largest de- 
pectineal stares, Rosenbnam Co. and Kniifrniuu's. 
have resorted lo the grnpho phone as a business- 
Keller. They arti offering machines With a cer- 
tain amount of goods purchased, li is needless 
to soy that the scheme is a success. 



VALUE OF WINDOW DISPLAYS. 



> foi 



Every live talking maebtna ih 
by experience that the window display is one of 

the best anil least expensive advertising mediums 
at his dispoaaf. This fact Is forcibly borne out 
by (he wonderful Improvement In the art of win- 
dow trimming noticeable during the last few 
years. No one ean afford to overlook this avenue 
of Income. Personal inability to trim windows 
Is a" lame excuse, and the faet that there Is no 
one else In the store but the "boss" wllh a knack 
of window trimming is the worst subterfuge or 
all. These excuses are serr*lcrciving. for ibey 
are causing the loss of hundreds of dollars' worth 
of trade which might be obtained by means of 
good, attractive displays. 

The, "talker" who Is getting along without 
good displays, both in his window and Inside the 
store, is like n one legged man hupping along 
without a cratch. . if he is prosperous he eon 
become more m by using this splendid medium or 
advertising. If Ills business Is not in a thor- 
oughly" good comfilion the chances are that his 
failure to take advantage of smh opportunities 
Is to ti greajr extent responsible for it. If the 
business (A not large enough to employ a man 
espeefaQy foVthT> work, iV Is usually not difficult 
lo ilnd some one with anility In this direction 
who is willing to nit as a clerk as well 

Careless displays and slovenly windows du in 
calculable barm to a business. The Ill-effects 
cannot he figured In dollars and •■nits. They art- 
worse limn no displays al all. They keep people 
out of the store who would In- brought into It hy 
the right kind of an effort. Besides that, Un-y 
give tin- Impression or rardeas raeuagement, 
which i rentes a reeling uf distrust >n tin- public 
mind. If there is any one thing needed more 
than anything efsu m attain suei-ess It is the 
confidence of the nubile. 

No matter ho* good a display may be it should 
not lie allowed to stand for inure than a few 
days, i'rei|in-nt i-hangoa prevenl tbo damaging 
of goods by exposure ami they make tin- effort 
far more profitable, a certain day should bo set 
apart for It. and let the in lp understand to do 
nothing: outside the aecesuHles until this is done. 
Begin H early in the morning and do not heap 
the window lorn up in tin- afternoon. 




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Ask vour Jobber for them. 

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SAGINAW, MICH.. V. S. A. 

The largest me-nvife-cturers of 

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PARLOR DESKS, LIBRARY and FANCY TABLES. 




THE TALKING (MACHINE WOU 

EDISON'S INFLUENCE ON PHONOGRAPHIC ART. 



LI). 



Some Excerpts fn 



Interesting Contribution In the 
Machine Men Throughout 



■Strand" Wh 
He Country. 



The personality or Thomas A. Edisc 
in attractive subject, for writers, ami 



<,f (li.> 



ml i 



inti'i 



j hi the 



I h. fni 



- i he few really authentic 
Strand Magazine forthe . 
pen 0( Francis Arthur Jones. The paper In cn- 

* lirclv loo long to permit or its reproduction here, 
and as tbe records or The Talking (taeniae 
World arc concerned only with Mr. Edison's con- 
nection with tlu^ developments and Improvements 
in the phonograph le art, such portions of the 
nrlli-lf will Ih' used. After describing Iho vast 
Ertiwn ptanl ai Orange, X. J., ae a whole and In 

detail, iMiyliic handsome compliments to the \. 

neui inventor's msiiiiiwrs and assistants, who arc 
■pokes of as the "bpya" by the "Md man." as lie 
is. affectionately termed by his associates, -and 
telling or lh> Important work in charge of each, 
Mr. Jones says: 

"Near the X-ray rtcpartraenl is- a small room 
which apparently contains nothing -if Interest 
tare a table a chair, some lumber nnd a lathe or 
two. Hi" it has associations, for It was here Hint 
Mr. Edison perfected the phonograph, . . . 
Another interesting room Ih known as Hie Pre- 
cision Room, where all the Instruments arc per- 
fected, presided over !.y John F. Oil There am 
many remarkable machines in this room, all of 
an automatl" nature, such, for example, as tbe 
device by which the body of a phonograph Is 
mail'' in one operation. The metal box on which 
i in- plionngrann is mounted la placed on the ma- 
chine, and simultaneously eight holes are drill.'.l. 
iltr> box is milled, nnd Hip boles are- reamed to 
BlKe. This lakes lint a few minnles, ami om> 
man is able to turn nut a hundred a day. 

"Perhaps the room having the Breatesl amount 
of inii-n-si for the general public is iliat presided 
(n>'r by A. T. e. Wangcniann, and known as 
Room No, 1:1. or the Phonograph BxiHt-fmeatal 
Department. Everything tfOunected With the talk- 
teg machine is shown l»er< — hundreds of record*. 
forests or horns, ranging in length from a few 
Inches in eighteen feel, phonographs of ait slaes 
ami shapes, records, etc. In this room efforts are 
being const an Ity made to obtain better all-round 
results and superior records, 

"All the work done In thiv rniim,' Mr. Wnnge- 
iminn said, "is of an experimental nature, ami 
all our i-rroits are centered on obtaining better 
apparatus for rerototag ami reproducing, better 



odw 



itlug 



villi : 



ade. 



We a 



compositions for lilank recorda, Bew horns or 
Funnels, ami. .in fait, there is nothing wetdo not 
h'.v in order to obtain absolute perfection or sound 
reproduction.' 

"Mr. Edison bos Spent many we. -lis ami months 
in this room, often working until two ami three 
O'clock In the. morning, lie has a small room 
partitioned off from the experimental department, 
ami hero lie' si la and listens to records, tor many 
hours at a time, scribbling on scraps "f paper his 
opinion of the various records. No one is allowed 
la llils room under any consideration. Last year 
Mr. Edison spent the best pari of seven months 
in t(ii»rVoom, endeavoring to render the phono- 
graph more, perfect, He spends miieii of hjs lime 
finding out tho reasons for poor work, for he be- 
lieves that more can be learned from things go- 
ing wrong than from things which so well. As 
readers may he aware, there Is no. substance 
known which is uroor'against influence by sound 
vibrations, or which will not transmit sound at 
sorae veloeity. If it were possible to find a Miib y 
Bfance Which would lie ahsolutely dead to sound, 
nnd yet solid enough to he used in mechanical 
construction, then one i-mild obtain far superior 
repi-oilo, -lions of sinmd-waves';. Jmth vocal ami in 
siruinoiiial. 

"The story or how Mr. nSlison eanie 10 invent 
the idionograpb has batn told many lintca and 
with many variations, and/It may not, therefore. 
he without Interest to relate exactly how tin? won 
derfnl 'lalkim; maehiifly came Into existence. 
Briefly, then, the invention of the phonograph 
was the res-iil 1 of pure reason bated "Upon very 
happy htsplratkm, In his early Wash with auto 
matte lelegrapha operating ai .high speeds Mr. 

Edison had aVcaalOfl l« experiment Willi euihossed 

strips Impressed with dashes ami dots 1 hereon 
whlih were moveil rapidly beneath a slylus In 
vlhraie It. It was oliwrveil thai this siylus in 
vfbrating protiuced amlihle sounds. A small Ihlhg 

smii as this would pass uapotWd by the octlinary 

observer ns of no luteresi. 1ml lo a mind that is 
no! only intensely alert hot highly analytical it 
was rewarded as a inrlons phenomenon, ai this. 



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CHICAGO 



Helephone axnerlments, so 


thai i.nr-aii 


mtloh 


largely absorbed by matter 


connected 


with a 


Urt. Simply as a matter 


if insplrnii 


u the 


of a talking machine-occur 


red to Mr. F 


lisou. 


remembering his exnerteb 


-h with (in 


anion 


telegraph transmitter, he 


-om-!ude,1 


ml. 1: 


undulations on the strip 


ould give 


he pr 



ceptlpn was reat-l 

. (fhvlonsly. the 



■rial capable 



If hein« 1 



VCK 10 



villi 



or a 



sfuud « 



an ajiiilliuiion 



ihl lie Impressed in a spiral line 
was a renncmcui of Hie original conception Which 
simply Involved mechanical considerations, it is. 
therefore, rather an Interesting faet itmt in Hi" 
development or the phonograph the renrothe Hon 
of the sounds preceded the oHginal produAfon 
of the record. Roaders may also be Interested tn 
barn that the first patent 111 the phonograph was 
Hi. » in (he United states on DeOmber 84, l«7, 
nud'was granteil l-'ehiuary IB, IS7S, No. S0O.621. 

Ill tills patent is disilosed Hie now historic ill 

sheet of Unroll applied lo a spiral grooved eyliu- 
.ier. Prior 10 mis. how, 
tiled in (Jreat Britain on 
Mr. Edison itlsctoaed nol only a cylinder nhono- 
Braph. hut also an apparatus embodying bis orig- 
inal conception of an embossed atrip, . . There 
seems 10 he a generally expressed hi lief thai Mr. 

Edison •UslliMMXie pi Maranb. and some papers 

have Bone BO far as lo aflitm that he will nnt 
allow one in his house. AkoIii I asked Mr. Edison 
lo eorrolmrnle I his, l.iti, b" iijiihl not do so i 
am very tond or Hie iihjyieKraph.' Ire said, nnd 
ejiu listen 10 aood records by the hour. I do not, 
perhaps, like itie records that are mosl nopnlnr 
With Ho- iiuhlii. for 1 am nol paiiieiiiarly mud ol 
eo-caJlcd enmie souks 01- 'rag-time' music. My 
favorite eompos-er is Beethoven, and I never lire 
of listening to his symphonies." ' 

"'.Mr. Ellison has never spoken into .a phono 
Rranfa fur tbe purpose of making a s.e|||nn record, 
nnd seemed surprised when I suggested thai it 
he did so II would certainly ban- an enormous 
sale. Itui lie shooh his head and modestly de- 
clared that he did not ihiuk so. He might some 
day speak into tho phonograph the story of how- 
he invented the talking marhlnet b»i he did not 
consider it very IBteJy." The first lalkimt ma- 
chine Mr. Edison lu/enteri is in the Booth Ken- 
sington .Museum. Loudon. Enir, 

Not only lias Mr. Edison been by loim odds Hie 
most proline Inventor and patentee of any time, 
filed more than l.tau applications 

patents have so Tar been granted, and more 
two thousand applications for foreign pat- 
in mosl or the countries of Hie world, hm 

toiis and Inipoml ap|dh iiiioiis ror. |«tenls 
Wing filed by cx|.eriuieni..|'s and workmen 
■■•ted with the several companies that are 



in this e 



Identified with the Edison interests, s 


eh BS 1 the 


National Phonograph t'o.. the Edison 


Manufac 


luring Co.. and about hvenlv others. 1" 


inscQinnil 


ly there aiy always several hundred -,,. 




cations for tuiieuis pending In Ihls en 




abroad, the iqiCtlls.1 delails ol whi. li 1 


nve to lie 


remembered In order thai they may i» 




prosei-nled. 




.Mr. Edison Is a proverbially mo.tesi 


man. anil 


one who dislikes nothing so miich 1 


s talking 


nl-out himself Mosl people doubles,, 


mmw Edl- 


son from the portrail or him poWis 


,e.l„many 


years ago. ami which shows him listen 


■ IB to the 


phOflograplL Attheuch taken almost tw 


nly yearn 



10 a remarkable degree. Jfe is Older, 'Of eonrse. 
but bis face still wears 11*11 youthful expression 



was wesrliig a 

ii al Ftnliis. and 



10 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



i-.Lsi-. 



null lander 

limn Itlvi'nTT. 



Are. Tin- I 

KW>d etonf n 
lilniprlf. 



^ifil. ilghi 
might." U"' 



SOME NOTES AND COMMENTS. 

EIbpwIhtp ihi> assertion l» nwip by an English 
gentleman in clone touch wlili ilie "phono" trade 
In hiB wart of the world, iliat the business "owr 
there" is on a higher plane, tK heller organized', 
and. Ii/reientlally. in bejter hands. An equally 
well informed American larking, toachine man 



miiti-i 



VICTORS AERIAL ADVERTISING. 



of gas. On the' 


(h inst.. wl 


watching Uiej bat 


fniiy nrty 


With gas. and wh 


n it was al 


the high wind Ba 


ted It to !> 


anehors. ami. be! 


n K Thrown 


tort 1 a great rem 


n the silk. 


psi-app, ovorpowe 


Ing flip all 


Kelly, head siiipii 


ng i Iprk or 


happened (o x» Oi 


tho roof nl 


the pany under 


the collaps» 


ebnacioaa, rrmnjji 


Inn so neai 


says 1m> wan fnllp 


r of gas Mi 


chine salesman h 


ever saw. 



other side consider it a side it 
io help through tho Wlnrer. 






of this t: 
i. altln 



igh this 



ifip 



(ill ha 

>nd tli 



the hallonn i 

it has railed to soar, li la to go up n thonsan 
feet and be visible train over tho whole fit; 
The- wellk"nown picture or tho Victor dog will t 
■emblazoned on the balloon in mnmnwih alx*. - 



c Tillkliie Ma- 
dilne World: "'Ah a Mattel of downright fait 
-*he chum of dealers and jobbers In Great llriialn 
ennnoi compare, wit h ours, from any polnl .of 
view. With ns any jnutnber or persons nre en- 
jmspil in the business io tho eatclusWn or every- 
thtna also, while uretty nearly all of them on the 

i, or somellilng 
•tie sure they 
in England, bul tho 
greater i»art or their output is ajriieapqr grade or 
machines, ami Gila Invariably has a tendency to 
.Iptertorate standards. Hero Conditiona arc shch 
iliac tho product lft* licInK Improved ami betterftd, 
unci Ihe. demand in nut for ehenp sootls. lint Ihe 
higher grades." 

The larger the more the hater the trade in an 

axiom which uean'to i»- selrt&dent. awordlug 
io the experience or R. b. limit, nmnsfer ol the 
musical nieMmTidise dcfiartmeiil of Chas. H. Hit- 
son * Co5 New York. In <n nun en I Ing upon this 
o!i!=erviii Ion lie said: "We do a fair business, 
Imt wa confd treble n if we had ilie spat*. A 
lathis* machine dcMartroenl requires at least 
■ • a Is lini'lfiil." Much food 



reflection I 



ami li 
this. 



WhlW 



laker 



An Order (or BO.fl 
G. E. Drown-, the resident ageni in San Fran- 
Cisco, for Ilie Talk-o-phOlie Co,. Toledo. O.. lasi 
week. Thin ileal 'has been pending for Home. tinfe, 
and Mr. Drown was warmly congratulated by the 
entire selling staff and .the executive officers. 
General Manager Huhliell. who arrived in New- 
York Thursday, leaves for the West again to- 
day. 



N.nv thai the Columbia Phonograph O 
eral. seeing l he pOSStbUltlc 
limil-snnnding graphophone. and 
of the wet. the wis. 
chances the other companies had in times gone 
l.y. Kor Instance the president of the Universal 
Talking Machine Mfg. Co.. under trie old and 
mossv management, "turned down" Ihe Mich 



i or, lite "relay or 
and -took It In out 

i. discoursing on. the 



nmophone with scant ceremony, tor he saw noth- 
ing In it, according to the version of the pro- 
moters, who had the utmost belief In 'he device 
from the start The lee pitcher was handed ihe 
Bane gentlemen In other quarters, but the Co- 
lumbia people were not nt little faith, and are 
said to have paid close to 140,000 tnr the patents 
In addition to the royalties, which, hy the way. 
ro to the enterprising exploiters. 

.Johliers complain that record cabinet manu- 
facturers make only their own Special designs 
and not a full line, as they should. It must bo 
Hlld, however, thai the makers of these useful 
mid ornamental pieces of furniture arc constant- 
ly aiming to meet the views of the talking ma- 
chine people on this very point; and are open io 
stiggeatlons. They construct their goods for ar- 
tistic effect as well as for utilitarian purposes, 
and ihe examVlcs of elegant designing ami superb 
finishing in ihe line of record cabinets now on 
the marker covers a wide range. 

TALK-0-PHONE CO. NEWS. 

Three Big Jobbers in Boston Secure Talk-o- 
. Phone Line — Shipments to South Africa. 

Three of the largest Jobbers In Boston now 
handle. ihe Tnlk-n-phnne Co.'s line, and Ibis Is 
snhl In mean. lluJ New England States. N. Fein- 
berg and Manager Unhheil closed (he deals, ami 
las) week ihe former gentleman visited Haiti- 
more', Washington and Philadelphia, where ho 
sold itnl n few good-Steed Mils. In San Francis- 
co he has something stupendous Impending rhai 
.will umloiil, icily he successfully negotiated In a 
few days. Within a fortnight a large shlpmeni 
of '■premium" machines were shipped lo South 
Africa, which seems io lie an unusually promising 
field for Ihjs line of goort>. Mnnacer Deed, of 
the NewCVnrk office, is more Minn pleased with 
current arHl_.nn>i-pecilve-liUsinPKS. 



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11 






HOW NOVES SECURED HIS RECORDS. 

Western Salesman for Indian Records Telts the 
Story of a Shipment to Chicago Which Was 
Secured Under Trying Circumstances Owing 
to the Big Teamsters' Strike in That City. 

K. A. Hawthorne, of the A morion Record Co.. 
scuds the following extract from 'a letter Received 
.from c. w. Noyes, one or the Western salesmen 
for "Indian Records'': 

"1 received t lie records this nrtcrnoon after a 
/ "severe time of it. and Under conditions that were 
trying Indeed, Ton nave no doubt rend of the 
bl»; teamsters' strike^ which in ininishing plenty 
of excitement for us nt present. This Ift a sympa- 
itietir strike nucl has Included about every team- 
ster in Chicago, Including driven for the various 
express companies, 

'•Express packages have not teen delivered for 
four days, nnil 1 found to day thai If 1 expected to 
receive the records 1 would have to go lo the 
depot for them, so I went over this afternoon 
and found a howling moli of strikers who were 
trying to prevent the express companies from de- 
livering perishable freight to the commission mcr- 
cbants. 

"1 managed to get Into the train sheds and 
found an express porter, who. after a little urg- 
ing, agreed to show me the car that contained my 

package. He would no! assist me. however, in 
netting it out oT the well-filled car. it ml after toss- 
ins a couple of hundred other boxes lo one side, 
I found It and Started on nty way. -happy again. 
Itm my troubles, were only beginning. 1 stepped 
<>m lulu ill.- street with the box muter my arm. 
mut I think, without any exaggeration, 600 strlU- 
iTh anil almost as many policemen met me nt Ihe 
door. I thought I would get through Ihe crowd, 
and did not Imagine (hey would try lo prevent 
my carrying a hox away., Itm i made a mistake. 
Several men surrounded me and tried to take the 
liox. I got imek lo the doorway and about twenty 
policemen got me In their midst ami we made a 
living wedge through the crowd. I got across the 
street to a cigar store, where I opened ihe liox 
ami carried the records under my arm. As it 
Mien had no signs of having been an express pack- 
age, I was unmolested." 



wholesale; talking machine field, and have now 
In stock an Immense supply of Edison and Vic- 
tor machines, records, etc. In addition to their 
regular piano store they hnve secured a special 
building for the talking niaihlno business on 
Month Second street, this city. 



EILERS BIQ VICTOR ORDER. 

Secured Over a Thousand Machines and Five 
Thousand Records, for the Various Pacific 
Coast Houses Which They Control. 

tSncrlii! I" Tfce Talking Machine WoMdJ 

Spokane, Wash., May S. 1909. 
The Htlers Ptnno House has just received the 
first half of a large shipment of Victor talking 
machines and records, for which Ihe house has the 
exclusive agency In all the territory west of 
.Minneapolis and north of Pan Francisco. The 
shipment received comprises' l.ouo machines and 
S.WM1 records, and the second half Is expected In 
the course of the next few days. 



0. K. HOUCK CO.S NEW QUAItTERS. 



month, ihe 
o enter the 



AN ATHLETIC STIMULATOR 

Is the Talking Machine— Paris Taking the Lead 
In the Field — A Pointer For N«w York 
School Commissioner*. 

The talking machine has now made its appear- 
ance as an aid to athletics, Al the annual re- 
union of ihe Gymnasiums of Paris, Prance, it 

has been found impossible to eel simultaneous 
ai tinn on the pari of ihe different organizations 
owing lo Hie lack of understanding, not only of 
Instructions, but also of ihe music employed as 
in: adjunct to Ihe various inhibitions. Tin- happy 
idea recently occurred toaM. Castngno. supervisor 
ot gymnasiums, to utilise the talking machine, 
and in Collaboration with M. HarniiT. director o[ 
Hie TiTth Infantry llaiul, the various musical num- 
bers utilized in the movements or the gymna- 
siums have been recorded on Ave cylinders, as 
widl as the other instructions necessary to th" 
success of Ihe athletic festival... These records 
will be distributed among Ihe various gymna- 
siums and employed during exercises, so thai nt 
Ihe general aihb'He reunion all the different 
bodies can virtually assemble ns one, and thus 
roach friction l>e avoided. This is only another 
demonstration of the tremendous value ns well 
as possibilities of ihe talking machine. 



THE NEW CARUSO RECORDS 



A GREAT SUCCESS 




DON'T PAIL to let evtrv customer hear 
them. Mnst dealers don't realize how 
many VltTOIl lti:i) SEAL Iteeords arc 
sold. The price seems high until your 
Customer hears them. Then he Is sur- 
prised to be able to buy such marvelous 
Records nt any price. Kven those who 
cannot afford it buy many of them 
THGSK ARE FACTS— THY IT. 

High class Records have been the 
means of selling many large unlllts when 
the customer could not hitve been inter 
ested wilb any other class of Itecord. 

We think we have thoj LARGEST 
STOCK OF VICTOR RBGORDS. The 
"other fellow" won't show us his Inven- 
tory or we might be surp. Hut yon don't 
car- about that. What INTERESTS YOU 
Is the way your orders an; filled. 



SIXEH'-I- 

VICTOR TRUMPET HORNS 



If you have been getting about 

„_, , 50^ of what you^ order, or less 

mice ss.so list give us a trial order. 

$5.50 | VICTOR CONCERT TRUMPET/HORNS $8,00 

HELPS SELL RECORDS 

HERE'S THE SKCHET. They make any record sour 

fully and hand made on the proper acoustic lines, Japannet 

WHITE rOH HCW QUOTATIONS. s* Fi ts Victor^ 

VICTOR DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO. 

77 CHAMBERS ST., MEW YORK 



iplmtie, Columbia. 'J'iilknjil 



- DICTATION THROUGH TELEPHONE. 

A Novel and Interesting Demonstration at Chi- 
cago Office Appliance and Business System 

Show. Rolfltcri hv Wlninrr Pirnnni 



cago unice nppnance ana uun 
Show. Related by Manager Para 



World Office 



■nikinK Kaentna Worid.i 

'■62 Mnnadnock Uloek, 

Chicago. Ml.. May 13. IBUS. 

W. W. Parsons, manager of the commercial 
graphophono department of the Colombia. Phono- 
graph Co. In this city, who, by the way, is a great 
admirer of The Talking .Machine World, Raid to 
your correspondent during a call to-day: "I no- 
ticed an interesting article In last month's World 
on the novel use by a number of business men* 
of Ihe commercial graphnphone In dictating let- 
ters on a train moving nt the' rste of sixty miles 
an hour, during the recent .Merchants' and Manu- 
facturers' excursion from Pittsburg, the oxperl- 
ment being made by J. W. Hinder, manager of 
the commercial graplio|>lioiu- department. Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co.. In that tatty. This reminds 
me that you may be Interested In the use' to 
which (he commercial graphophonc had been put 
during the recent exposition hold al the Coliseum 
nt i liV Chicago Office. Appliance and Business Sys- 
tem Show. 

"We had on display at tola BSpOSiUofl our com- 
mercial dictation graphnphones. and an exhibitor 
at the extreme north end of the building (we 
being situated In the extreme south end of the 
building) railed us up on one of the local 1 tooth 
telephones, and asked me If he could dictate a 
letter over the telephone, and would It he re- 
reived verbatim on the grapuotmone, I remarked 
that ihts was rather n novel request, but would 
see what iou Id-be* done. After adjusting a cylin- 
der lo the machine, placing the recorder In posi- 
tion, ami adjusting Ihe speaking tulie hi Ihe re- 
reiver of the telephone, I told the gentleman to 
proceed with his ilictntlgn^ which he did. The 
result was that, with a short pause, between 
each letter, the graphophone recorded accurately 
M lens than six fair-sized tellers upon Ihe cylin- 
der, anil thi' contents of Ihe cylinder wen- In turn 
transcribed by a young lady typcwrltlst in our 
lieolh. and Ihe letters were in lurn handed to the 
rather surprised gentleman at the other end of 
the 'phone. He was so pleased with the experi- 
ment that he called us up several times during 
Hie week and dictated a number of letters In this 

"Of course this rather unloue experiment was 
only made possible by the excellent sensitive 
commercial dictation recorder manufactured 
solely hy our house and is part uf the equipment 
of the new model Urns com menial gmphophpne. It 
might not be amiss Hi mention that of course we 
Were 'afded In a greal measure by Ihe excellent 
w rviie of Ihe Strom berg-Car isnn telephone, whirl] 
was the one gfaed In this experiment." 

UNIVERSAL CO. RENOVATION. 



The offices, or ihe Universal Talking Machine 
Mfg. Co.. ■>» Warren street. New York, have been 
redecorated In a turkey-red color scheme that 
reflects rredjt on the artistic Judgment of Gen- 
era] Manager .MneN'abb. The main office pre- 
seats an entirely hew appearance, and the entire 
lloor given over to th* clerical force has been 
refurnished and brightened with a fresh mat ot 
lively hue.] paint. The latest bulletin of records 
Contains What the resourceful manager descriliCR 
ns an unusuaUn " miter of "James Dandy" selec- 
tions. Henry H. Habson. who left recently ^nr a 
fortnight's stay In the West on special business. 
returned Wednesday. This Is another gentleman 
of such Indefatigable Industry and versatility 
that he Is a wonder to the entire trade, and he Is 
a young man al that, ■ 



The Phonograph Record Co. has been organ- 
ized in Canastota for the purpose of manufactur- 
ing cabinets for holding phonograph records, the 
loventlon of Stephen Weaver and Bert Carman. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




, ' No finer musical records wen- ever produced than the new Victoi 
„ records jusi perfected which will he on sale at dealers June ist. 

They ate dmibiv rcmarklBle'i pint, for tiirii brilliant array «f wnrld-rtnmviud artists and stai 
jwrfnrmrn ; set-find, fot the »i.ndrTiully clear, loud and purtW tmiiical time of every record 
Vuu will tiiid them a mVical rcvrlatifjti. ■ 



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On sale at dealers June 1st 

, You can buy ■ genuine Victor as low ■> $15.00 

Victor Talking Machine Co Camden N J 






PLANCON 



This' advertisement appears in/the June magazines and will 
stir up a big demand' for the -new VICTOR records which come 
olit on June first. 

More and more VICTOR records arc being sold every month 
and the dealer who does the best business and makes, the most 
money is the one who is on hand with the newest records. • 

Will the public find the new June records at your store or 
will they have to go to your competitor's? 



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THE TALKING'- MACHINE WORLD. 



CALL FOR HIOH PRICED MACHINES. 



Botton Doing an Enormous Trade Among 
Wealthy People — Now in Vogue In the 
"Back Bay" — Diteon Doubles Sales-Ormsby 
Enterprise — Manager Taft's Success — Co- 
lumbia Co. Preparing for Summer Trade. 

[Special to The Talking UachuH World.) 

Boston. .Mass., May 13. 190o. 
- The (nlking mai'tiinc business in' Hnslon dur- 
ing the last twelve months has been surpris- 
ingly changed In character. Wnfrl more of the 
cheaper grades have lieen sold, an enormous Iraile 
has been built up in the high-grade instrument* 
among (be wealthy "society" people who a year 
or so ago considered the talking ma-binc a 
nuisance, because It hail not been developed to 
the point that It pleased their trained, sensitive 

ear, which was surfeited with symphony orches- 
tra and recital music. 

A year ago hardly a house In the swell Back 
May district contained a talking machine, where- 
as now It Is considered "the thing." MM] hundreds 
of dollars are lielng spent for them. Songs by 
favorite singers, opera selections, hand and or- 
chestra] music are ready at a moment's notice, 
and this feature appeals particularly to the busy 
banker or merchant who can spare hut a minute 
for "Just one selection." 

Tin- jobbing trade among the Hnslon dealers 
is now very brisk, as the entire New England 
Slates are bandied from lloslon. The demand 
for a higher grade lustrum-nl is noticed throngs 
all New England, and many of the newer dealers 
.airy only the high trades. 

The Victor department ut Oliver Uilson Co. 'a 
has proven an enormous business getter, .and 

Manager Boutin prophesies that it will more^haa 

double its sales during Ibis year. A very tine 
class of trade is Ditson's. and this class Is Just 

suited wtiii the Victor. Enlarged Boor space for 

i he talking machine department Is badly needed 
h.-re. 

At the Huston Talking. Machine Exchange on 

Summer street. Manager Ornrsuy is making a 

great showing with his new la Inch disk records, 
which be Is selling KlM.uiH) of at CO cents each. 
ills window display is also a feature, for there 
is always something Interesting there. The novel 
feature of having a salesman dressed like Sanaa 

stand in the wlndoaV, apparently directing an 
orchestra as the machine Is being played. Is 
really "stirring the animals up" and has proven 
to he a great trade' hrlnger. .Mr. Ormsliy re- 
ports a greatly Increased trade lor the month of 
April over March. He Is making a specially of 
flower boms ami has the wall covered with them, 
their mornitig-gloiy blossom design making the 



stoi 



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The new talking machine department at C. B- 
tlsgond's and also at Iluugh'on & Mutton's has 
proved a success In each Instance, Many or the 
regular customers of the concerns have found It 
convenient to purchase talking machines 111 con- 
nection with their other goods al QHlte a saving 
tu themselves and a regularly established clien- 
tele is thus formed. 

At the Eastern Talking Machine Co. Manager 
Tuft reports business as being very brisk and 
with an even better outlook. The jobbing branch 
of this concern Is very large and steadily grow- 
ing, Disk records have the call. 

At the Columbia Phonograph Co. the various 
departments are especially busy at this season 



Disc Record 
Cabinets 

Our No. J! hold! In DUc 



FEIGE DESK CO. 

incHS St. SAGINAW, MICH., U. S. A. 



of the year. A number of new salesmen have 
been taken on recently and the approach of the 
warm weather, when people take their nuchlnes 
out upon the verandas and listen to them in the 
cool evening air. is giving an Impetus toetheir 
business that makes every one hustle. 



HENRY, COWEN'S IMPRESSIONS 

Of His Visit to the United States — Some Re- 
cent Developments in the Talking Machine 
Field in Europe — Compliments the "World." 

Alter utilising every minute of three weeks 
visiting various cities Bast and in the Middle 
West, Henry Cowen, a factor of Importance In 
British talking machine circles, sailed for home 
April 22, via the Columbia, of the Anchor line. 
On the day of his departure be chatted infor- 
mally with The Talking Machine World as fol- 

"1 come over at least once a year, sometimes 
nftentTrtand am quite familiar with the trade 
both here and In Europe. For one thing thq bus'.- 
nesi Is- not so well organized In the Stales as 
with us. Our manufacturers and Specialists de- 
vote a great deal of lime Find attenlion to the per- 
fection of details. Every part of a machine Is 
closely studied, and in the line of horns, repro- 
ducers, sound boxes and devices to Improve qual- 
ity. I believe we are far In advance of similar 
American appliances. Von are always in such a 
rush here, while with lis the system of develop- 
ment and doing business is vastly more methodi- 
cal, ami therefore better resiiits are obtained, I 
fancy. But let me say right now that the talking 
machine business of to-day, will be as a baby 
Compared tO what is to be seen only In a year's 
time, to my personal knowledge. And tlrt> most 
remarkable thing in conneotfon with my predic- 
tion Is that the gentleman— an Englishman, too— 
who has this wonderful development in hand, had 
in the past always puoh-]n;olied the trade as a 
business proposition, 

"Of course, you have heard of the ajixciophone, 
the I u veil lion of C. A. Pursuns, originator of the 
turbine steam system. It Is now" being exhibited 
by tin- Gramophone & Typewriters, Ltd.. who con- 
trol the patents in 1-ondon. It has an amplify 
lug born with triple bellow;;, operated by a two- 
horse power motor, and (he sound can be beard 
three miles, I flatted Mr. I'arsons' country Beat, 
and we went oft* two miles, and the music ot a 
nmg was clear and distinct. The power is tre- 
mendous, and one cannot stand In front of the 
horn without having his l.at blown from bis 
bead. The principle is that of an artificial 
larynx. The Columbia's relay gruphophone, 
which is lildeed a wonderful machine, is no com- 
parison. 

"I found nothing particularly new In my line 
on this visit. My purpose has la-en- mainly de- 
voted to looking over the market and buying 
goods, Among the latest things with us is n 
needle thai is held In position not hy a clutch 
or screw, which is a nuisance, but by means of a 
magnet. It Is removed by simply pulling out. 
The cylinder record. In my opinion, will be In 
Strong demand fur a lung time to come. Cheap 
disks have a tendency to increase the use 
of cylinders. The Germans have finally learned 
the secrets and all the rflcks of making disks, 
and we must look for a marked lowering jjf 
prices In records of this kind. Yati know they 
cheapen everything, when once they get going, 
and disks will be no exception. 

"I must say right here— and I take great -pb>a; 
lire in so doing— that The Talking Machine World 
is a splendid exponent of the trade here— a fit 
and typical representative as well In the enter- 
prise and energy With which it Is conducted 
as In its line appearance. T\ir splendid lone and 
quality of ihe publication commands my ardent 
admiration, and we all read It at home wlih a 
gieat deal of interest. 1 shall probably be back 
agaln_ ln__aXiiit six months." 



Business Increased 




The Metropolitan Furniture Co., « Springfield, 
Viass., have arranged for the representation of 
he Victor talUng machines for western New 
England. Handsome parlors have been fitted up. 



The Full Edison Hand 

\ 

is now broadening and increas- 
ing tlie dealer's trade from 10 
to 30 percent. Language study 
is a natural part of the phono- 
graph business because the rec- 
ords are made in Edison Gold 
Moulds for Edison Phono- 
graphs.-lts easy to demonstrate; 
just let the record talk and say 
" $75,000.00 lias been spent to 
get this pronunciation correct 
and have Mr. Edison guarantee 
it can't change," for the 

I.C.S.U NGUAGE. S YSTEM 

phonograph 

Mr, Edison Dealer : 

Let us post you about 
•■Double Service." Sooner or 
later you will become interested 
or have a call for language 
study. Better write us now. 
We quavte standard prices and 
discounts protected by the Na- 
tional Phonograph Company, 
and furnish literature which ad- 
vertises you, not us. Thousands 
of language students, are buy- 
ing amusement records. Why 
not represent "Double Service", 
yourself and help some, too? 

MAIL THIS COUPON TO-DAY. 



international Correspondence Schools 

* Scrantort. P». 

W 

Please send me National Phonograph 
Co. agreement covering language outfits 
and supply a complete line of literature, 
all without expense t* me. I am an 
Udis.m dealer in good slanding. 

Name 

Address 1. . 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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EDWARD LYMAN Bllif - Editor snd^Proprielor. 

J. 8. grlLLANE Mine^ini Editor, 

tr*dTll*™MMMi„i Ceo. B. Killu. 

Boilon OIllM : El>ut L. WAm. «6 WuhinKWn St. 
Chi«*o OIIIm: E. T. V*K IfieiJiiceN, « U Salle St. 

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ADVERTISEMENTS. tl.OO per inch. tintfe eoh 

■ nuTtian On aoiilcrly or vc»rly caDLncl* ■ IP*; — ; 

Em * I ■ifiStJ 1 Adv/niung 1'igefc (GU.UU; oppanic reed- 
itu miller. 176.00. 

REMITTANCES, in other then ffirMOei &"■< ehould 
be nude payable to Edward Lyman Bill. 

"" Lon| Di.l«J>« Teltphon.-l»«mb.r 17*5 G.emeiey. 

NEW- YORK. MAY 15. 1905. 



HE 



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1 talking machine 
means of lnlro.lii.int; to Hie children a good class 
of mush-, lins been fayorably considered, we un- 
derstand, by several educational boards. 

A number of papers throughout the Iftjd nave 
commented favorably upon The World's sugges- 
tion that Hio talking machine lip used its a means 
of relieving tbertensioB of application lo studies. 

The noidest work which the talking machine 
■earns destined to achieve, to our mind. Is fa- 

mlllarlzlng'the people with the beat music, and 
In our schools the children, through the medium- 
ship of talking machines, would in-come acquaint- 
ed with all of the patriotic a'rs. And thai means. 
a good deal, for It ia well to encourage feelings 
of patriotism and love for our national songs. 
particularly, when we are receiving weekly such 
a vast Immigration, which must I"' melted In the 
nation's eruHble and become a part of the great 
American lite. 

THERE Is* no better way 'than lo begin In tin- 
der years with children, and there Is no 
more prominent or helpful addition to the life 
of nny people than the development of its musi- 
cal and 'artistic seni Intent, It was this tlnje, nr- 
Untie feeling that stamped Imperishable greatness 
upon the arts of Italy and Greece/. It Is the ar- 
tistic side of our natures, too. that should he 
cultivated, else we become wholly engulfed in 
the wave of commercialism which is sweeping 
over the land. 

The nations which are devoid of artistic sense 
have not exhibited great progress. Who can deny 
that the love for art. for the beautiful, has made 
France the greatest artistic center of dress, cus- 
toms and decoration for the civilized world? 
And, too. Hie artistic sentiment of the Japanese 
has helped them materially In putting them In a 
slate of preparedness in their present struggle 
with the great White near. 

EVERY nation should strive to cultivate the 
art Instinct, which Is love for the beautiful, 
and there Is no part or the artistic sense more 
to he desired, or is capable of greater enjoyment 
than n love for goad music, end It Is through t^ie 
talking machine that millions of people in all 



lands are enabled to hear the music of the world's 
greatest artists, h'olk hours and racial music 
would be lost entirely were it not for the per- 
petuating power of the talking machines- 
Through the agency of those marvelous reproduc- 
ers of music and sound it is possible to transfer 
from one country to another mi accurate. Idea of 
the music of remote countries ol caith. Wo can 
hear faithfully, reproduced ihcvokcs of the greit 
opera Ktars, the celebrated hands, and -singer* of 
Burppe, Hie quaint music of the Isles of the seas. 

antLftte native songs of nil the deufsens of earth. 

THROU(;H v tlic constant improvement which 
are going' on (he entertainment feature of 
Una talking machine will lie materially augment' 
i-d, and a* a factor In the musical and entertain 
mem life of the wnriiUfwill be, a strong and 
.growing one. 

It cannot be denied but lhaMt lias wouderfnl 
commercial possibilities as well. Business 
houses already arc, making extensive use ol voice 
records, for correspondence l* carried on by 
sound Instead of right, and ihe day seems not far 
distant when Die testimony in court trials will he 
picscrved In this absolutely accurate manner in- 
stead of trusting to the notes of the reporter. 

The talWnj; machine .has ill ready figured in im- 
portant f-otirt cases in Europe, and In various 
ways It will occupy a constantly enlarging sphere 
In our modern life. 

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THEN, too. the talking machine will be Ihe 
means of preserving the language, for tile 
speeches of leading men of our lime will he 
banded down to future gem raliouji through the 
means of imperishable records. A 

The voice of President Roosevelt, or the Pope, 
of William of (Icnnnny. and Edward of England, 
with other great men of our times, will lie faith- 
fully reproduced lo the succeeding generations. 

It is marvelous, Indeed, the value ol' the talking 
machines when we ornate to consider them in their 
many phases, Suppose that they had existed dur- 
ing the days of George Washington: [We could 
have heard his - immortal farewell address, and 
Inter in our own times, Lincoln's ticiiyslntrg epic 
■could Have been told to usTt-i 
of the great Preside! 

Now that Joe Jefferson, than whom no actor 

ever BtOOd closer lo lli>> .hearts of Ihe American 
people, is gone from among us. his vol.e kI III re- 
' mains, and through the records made his speeches 
in "Rip Van Winkle 1 ' nuiy^lje heard by Ills living 
admirers ami by those who will know of him 
lu-dnys to come through the history of acting in 
this country, 

THE talking machine, loo, has already been 
used In some novel ways, A street vendor, 
who hail lost his voice used the talking machine 
as a shooter for his wares. The novelty of a 
machine shouting "Fetish Btrawborrles, twenty 
cents it boa" helped his twa)nes>j and he disposed 
of his entire .stock aiiip-^Tii-ly hour. Ills example 
will probably be followed by others, and It is said 
that the day has i onie when ihe farmer can use 
Hie taking machine tO' excellent advantage. One 
man who employed a large number of hands and 
lias a great acreage, directed his operations by 
having records made and sending the talking ma- 
chines to various points, telling his men lo hurry 
up and hustle In gel their shipment)) ready. 

Some department stores have placed the talking 
machine on different floors announcing the spe- 
cialties which are sold there. 



Mli^he true accent 



rS value as a language Instructor Is already 
conceded, and so we may state authorita- 
tively that in almost every division of life the 
talking machine Is fast becoming a prominent 
factor. It Is used to-day in both the Japanese 
nnil Russian hospitals— In fact, there is a talking 
machine In almost every hospital In Tokio. and 
medical men agree as to Its value in quieting ner- 
vous and suffering patients. Some national air. 
or some humorous recital will bring smiles to 
the usually impassive faces of the Mikado's fol- 
lowers. 

The until ropologlsl ami the philologist also ore 
finding it a great aid to their Investigations. The 
Academy of Sciences In New York I'lty has made 
a collection of ihe various dialects of Austria, tier- 
many. France* I mllit, ami Northwest American 
Indian. This, of course, the future historian will 
find of great value In his studies. At Vienna In a 
museum of languages, which has recently been 
established In that city, there are many hundred 
records made. Including Slavic, Servian, modern 
Greek, Portuguese, and other languages, 

Till! greatest possible Injury that can come lo 
the talking machine business is through 
machines which nre not properly adjusted as far 
as the regulation nf speed' Is concerned. Many 
people who noajr tbani for the first time listen to 
squeaky and rasping voices, with the machine 
going at break-neck speed. This will form In the 
listeners mind a wholly Inaccurate Idea of the 
talking machine. It will represent to them dis- 
cord instead of harmony, an. I we would urge thai 
every dealer who sells talking machines pay full 
intention lo the speed regulator when displaying 
them and impress upon, the purchasers 'the desira- 
bility Of Jtfvving the speeil of their machines prop 
erly regiilHimh-. If this plan is followed In a targe 
way, it will do more ihnn almost any other factor 
In Increasing a respect and admiration roc the 

miking machine in the minds 'of people who hnv6 
hitherto regarded it us a toy. and as an Invention 
mil capable "f greaj development. 

DEALERS it) trade novelties will liiul the 
addition of talking machines to their lines 
extremely profitable. They are nond trade 
magnets, and can be used us clever advertising 
mediums. There are thousands of men engaged 
in other Hues which are closely allied who could 
materially increase their income without orach 
additional cost or the iuvet-lmcni of a larg ■ 
amount of roomy. Business can be carried on 
at comparatively little expense and with n mod 
est Hour space. 

TALKING machine dealer's should. see iff it ' 
thai their stock Is kept in good condition 
It will make all the difference In the world 
with ihe years record, Whether the stock Is dean 
nr whether it Is permitted to i na dust cov- 
ered and mint tractive. Well-kept stock Is a nec- 
essity to an up- to. dale business, and dealers 
should not permit their slock to lie run down In 
quantity so that its selling qualities are* .Im- 
paired, It pays to keep a good-sized stock and 
hnve It at all limes attractive. 

THE patent department Of The World shows 
that Inventors are constantly at work 
seeking, means whereby betterment may 
he accomplished in, the production of sound. 
When we compare the splendid product of today 
with the crude results of years gone by wo must 
admit I hat Ihe inventions in this trade have 
amounted to something and we are still moving 
'ahead at a surprising rale. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



15 



SEE THE PERSON WHOM YOU PHONE. 

Portland Man Has Invented the Televue, or 
Seeing Telephone—Can Talk to a Friend a 
Thousand Miles Away and Sees HIb Image — 
Stay at Home and See a Baseball Game or 
Hear a Sermon and See trie Preacher at the 
Same Time— New Wonder To Be^Exhiblted 
at Lewis and Clark Exposition. 

(Special 10 Tin- Talking Mnrlilrii? World.) 

Portland, Ore.. May 10. J9U5. 

The "seeing telephone" Is the lalest. Its Inven- 
tor will have abundant Opportunity this summer 
to demonstrate Ills claims as to ihe marvelous 
qualities of this device, for he has secured per- 
mission lo exhibit It in practical Operation, at the 
Lewis unil Clark Centennial, which opens In this 
city June 1. IT tin- Invention turns out to he 
what Its creator claims, J. B, Fowler, or Port- 
land, until a few weeks ago a laborer In a rail- 
road shop, may rank with Edison. Martonl. Tesla 
tiud other wizards of electrical discovery. 

Mr. Fowler (alls his device the "televue," and 
Bays that by Its operation one can see the Image 
of the person to whom lie may lie talking through 
a telephone. The possibilities of such an Inven- 
tion are obvious. This Invenlion—or discovery, 
as it might more properly be termed — appeals to 
Ihe avenge Imagination even more vividly than 
dlil Ihe telegraph, or the telephone, or the phono- 
graph, or wireless telegraphy. 

The televue, which will he exhibited for the 
ilrsl time at the Lewis anil Clark Exposition, as 
Ihe telephone was at the Centennial Exposition 
In Philadelphia, In 1878, Is no more nearly per- 
fected than was Hell's arrangement at Ihe lime. 
The inventor, meanwlrlc. believes that the tele- 
vue within a few years will show grcaler Im- 
provements than either of the earlier Inventions. 
"Within a very few years." says Fowler, "either 
I or Somebody else will have perfected my tn- 
veiiHun until by means of :t a person can watch a 
football garni', or a prize light, or a performance 
at a theatre, without leaving his home." 

Think of thai a minute. It seems Incredible; 



e mart' h 



and yet the little mafi has made good every state- 
i has made /so far, and people whu know 
him and have Beeftuls Invention believe that he 
is not boasting vainly. Within the past two 
months/more than a thousand people, most of * 
them skeptical, have visited the inventor's hum- 
ble home in East Portland and seen with their 
own eyes that the televue is no lake. Among 
these people have been President II. W. Qoodo 
and Director of Concessions John A. Wake^Jeld. of 
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and 1). C. Free- 
man, the president's secretary. s " The Invention 
will attract much alt cut lou at the Exposition, 
where It *rill stand out as an unique exhibit 
among the thousands of Interesting displays to be 
seen at the Western World's Fair. 

J. B. Fowler, the inventor. Is forty-four years 
old, and a native of Ohio, He has to his credit 
many Inventions. He has not yet covered his In- 
vention fully with patents, and Is very careful 
that no one shall know how the televue works. 
For the spectator there is not a great deal to be 
seen. On entering an ordinary telephone 
booth one is confronted by n round plate 
glass disk, about the. size of a dessert 
plate, beneath which Is an ordinary tele- 
phone receiver. In the upper portion of 
the'glapiK disk are two small apertures. The per- 
son who lp using the 'phone puts his face to the 
plate, looks through the tivo holes, and 'talks as 
through an ordinaiy telephone, The face of the 
person to whom he la talking, or any object held 
before the plate, Is seen cfearly, Uie scope of 
vision, however, being cntitlncil to the size of tho 
pint e. 

Mr, Fowler contends, however, that If Ihe size 
ot the- plate were Inereaaed the line of vision 
would be broadened, to permit Ihe speaker to sec 
the head and shoulders of Ihe person to whom he 
Is talking. Instead of merely Ihe face, as now. 
Were the disk moved hack a few Inches, the 
radiating lines which mark the confines of the 
area of vision would be spread, so that a wider 
angle would be madc^ and (he scope of vision 
thereby vastly Increased. In fact, everything 
which comes within tlv's wide area of vision 



might be seen by n person at the other end of th.- 
televue. A wonderful feature of the device is 
(hat the colors are drought out an vividly as In a 

When the improvements In th* televue have 
been made, as Mr. Fowler and many others be- 
lieve they will, the Kope of its usefulness will he 
aimost unlimited. For Instance, a train despateher 
by means of it will be able to see nil the grains 
on his division at one time, watch their every 
movement from start to finish. Think of the ' 
saving of lives in railroad wrecks which this will 

With a complete system ot lelevucs established 
In a city. It wilt be possible lor one to sit In his 
parlor and watch everything thai Is going on In 
the city within range of the televue — baseball and 
football games, races and other outdoor events, 
operas and plays, and other public entertainments 
of all kinds. An eialmratlon will enable an In- 
valid to watch an opera by televue and hear Ihe 
music through a perfected telephone. In fact, Its 
possibilities are eridless. W. E. Hhimilkv. 



ENTERPRISING MILWAUKEE CONCERN. 

(Special to The Talking Msrlilite World.) 

Milwaukee. Wis., May 12. IfltiB. 
McGresJ Bros., the well-known Jobbers and 
tiers in phonographs, have secured a long lease 
(tore at 43Q National avenue. At the Mar- 
aud Manufacturers' Exposition n very In- 
teresting feature was the appearance of Collins 
nnd Harlan, talking machine experts, who gave 
practical demonstrations on the making or ree- 
ords, under the supervision Of UcOfeal Bros. A 
speeial room on the main Boor of the building 
was second for ibis exhibit. 



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Efforts are also being made in Paris to organize 
an association of talking machine men. At a 
recent rcurrtwfor this purpose it was suggested 

to have two organizations, one for the manufac- 
turers and one for the dealers and Jobbers. The 
organization, however, has not yel been perfected. 
but other meetings are. scheduled to be held. 



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on the market. They arc light weight, and will- stand rough 
handling. Full information and prices mailed on application. 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



BUSINESS GOOD IN CHICAGO. 

Notwithstanding tii.it All Branches of Business 
Have Suffered from Teamsters' Strike — A 
Great Seller. In Victor Records — An Episode 
at the Columbia WaetTOoms New Concerns 
Open Up — Oltjer Items of Interest. X 

(SpatUI t<> Ttic TiilkltiK Machine World.) 

\ "V, Chicago, III.. May 10. 1905. 

Trade In .talking machines -the latter part or 
April and the early, part of May has naturally, 
like all branches or liiiBlneBB. "suffered to some ex- 
tent from the teamsters' strike. So general Is. Us 
effects and to apwehe-pslve have been people In 
all llpes resanllnc Its ultimate result that It lias 
caused a,__£eneral retrenchment Tiy the public. 
Women have be; 1 !! loathe to come down town In 
view of the excitement. In a wholesale way the 
effect has also; been felt. Express' business has 
been delayed as all the big companies have been 
tied tip to an exlcnt, anil deliveries havo been 
made for the most pari direct (u.the depots by 
the shippers themselves, although the situation 
at this writing is being gradually cleared up and 
the companies are ruunihg a number of wagons 
under police protection. In view of all these 
hindrances, it Is somewhat remarkable that the 
talking machine trade has not been affected more 
lhan II has. for business Is fair— perhaps better 
lhan any oilier branch of the music trade — show- 
ing what a firm hold lb' 1 talking machine habit 
has gained. 

One of the really remarkable recent successes 
in the lino or instrumental records Is Lyon £ 
Healy's special record I&W. ■'Rustling Silks," by 
Arthur Prynr's band. It Is a lenlnih record 
made by the Victor Co. on special order by -Man- 
ager C. EL. Goodwin of Lyon & Healy's talking 
machine department. It is having an enormous 

The monthly Victor Invitation concerts Inati- 
geraletl In February by I.yon £ Healy in order to 
give Victor buyers an opportunity to hear the 
new records as the monthly bulletins are Issued, 
have been discontinued until Fall when they will 



l:e res it med and will no doubt again (ax the 
capacity of Steinway Hall to the utmost. 

The uses -to which (he talking machine can be 
put appear lo be unlimited.. A new one developed 
(he other day when a Kansas couple called at the 
Chicago branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co. 
Tlie wife waa afflicted with a defect In" her 
speech, i very noticeable, except to ' herself. 
A Chicago specialist had advised an oper- 
ation but she could not be made to real- 
ize the necessity. The husband finally In- 
duced- her- to leave it to a graph t> phone. The 
obliging people at the Columbia headquarters 
quickly arranged mailers and when the Talr Kan- 
san heard her "lino of talk" reproduced she 
waived all objections to the proposed operation 
and waxed enthusiastic over the marhlne that 
marie her "hear herseir as others heard her." 

Two new branch storclfTiave been opened up 
th.o last month under the direction of the Chicago 
.house of the Columbia Phonograph, Co. One Is at 
Lincoln and Relmont avenues In charge of lieorge 
Relmsehneider, formerly al the* main store, anil 
the other is at JoliA in charge of George Sager. 
formerly manager of the .Dubuque. Iowa store. 

The Chicago Music Co. made their debut In 
the 'talking machine field a year ago. a step which 
President Piatt P. Clbbs had long seen to be a 
necessity. The start, was made with the Talko- 
phonft. but the business has grown to such an 
exlent that lnT$ have now become Victor jobbers 
as well. ' 

The Illinois Talking Machine Co., a newly 
organized retail concern, have opened at the 
southeast corner or Wabash avenue ;iud Adams 
street. The Victor and Edison machines are car- 
ried. William Fitisluimuns. an experienced talk- 
ing machine salesman Is manager. . 

Hccent callers on Manager A. II. Dorian of the 
Chicago branch or the Columbia Hhohograph Co. 
Were Geo. \V. I.yle, general manager of the com- 
pany and Irby W. Held, their chief accountant 
who was on his return from hls'aniiual Irlp lo 
the coast. 

Manager Edwin H. 1'hl of the Chicago house. 



of the Rudolph WurlltWT Co., a steadily growing 
factor In the talking machine world of Chicago 
has gone to Wist Baden, ln<!., for. a fortnight's 

One of the new R. C. loud speaking graphophones 
was recently received at the Columbia Phono- 
graph. Co. 's main store at 88 Wabash avenue and 
bus been highly commented upon by all who have 
been fortunate enough to hear It. 

The Salter Manufacturing Co.. 103-108 North 
Oakley Itonlevard, Chicago, have been somewhat 
delayed In bringing out their new line or disc and 
cylinder record cabinets. They will be ready for 
the trade this mnnlh or so. however, and will em- 
brace several striking new designs. 



"PAHSIFAL" THROUGH THE TALKING 

MACHINE. 

(Special in The Talking Mil. til HP World.) 

>Kansns City. Mo., May 12, 1905. 

In a "penny entertainment parlor" in this city 
Is to be round a talking machine that renders the 
prelude from Wagner's ■■Pnrsiral." Although, the 
people who enjoy Wanner ian music are not, as a 
rule, the ones that visit "penny entertainment 
parlors," the "Parsifal" record Is the best money- 
maker In the place. "We have people around 
that talking machine almost all the time," said 
one or the managers or lite parlor yesterday. 
■Most ofthem, I think, hear the selection simply 
through curiosity. They wunt to sit' what this 
muehtalked-of Tnrsifnr is like. Once in a while. 
though, a musician drops In and hears the ma 
chine. He really enjoys II. But there are others 
not so enthusiastic." 



PAY QUARTERLY DIVIDEND. 
On May ''15 the American Ornphophotie Co. paid 
their consecutive Quarterly dividend No. 40 of 
MS PW cenlJnn their prefe/rcd slock to stock- 
holders orcrccord May 1. Til's dividend Com- 
pletes a peri nil, of -J en years, the entire life or the 
preferred stock, in which ibe dividend has never 
been al a le«s rati' Hum " per cent, per annum. 



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Ami make it In lumps— tile; money — by also selling tin* 

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The "Hunter" Is durable and compact In construction, 
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IT IS MADE FOR USE WITH 
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Some Good Territory Still, Open 

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Mai-iiisk Woiu.p, and we will ,,i,i>t«. you a special fake. 



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THE TALKING /MACHJNE WORLD. 



GET THE "WORLD" AND KEEP POSTED. OOODWIN'S RECORD MOTOR RUN. 



Mr. O'Sullivan, of Rubber Heel Fame, Virtually 
Gives This Advice — An Appreciated Tribute 
from an Old-Time Admirer of the* Talking 
Machine In the Home. 

Mr. Humphrey O'Sullivan. treasurer of the 
Ofjatlfvan Rubber Co., makers of the famous 
O'Siillivnn rubber heels, nt Lowell, Mul, and 
imp of the largest advertiser* and best known 
business getters am] developers in Ot4 I'tiHcd 
, states, writes the managing editor ,01 The Talk- 
ing Machine World under dale of May ''•. the fol- 
lowing complimentary word* regqtaitng this pub- 
lication! 

■•I received tin? April number «f Tho Talking 
Machine World and decided to lake ii home and 
look it through thoroughly before writing you. 
1 and It most interesting to me, as ii undoubtedly 
must |m' io all who have talking machines In 
their bomea, I Battered myself that I knew 



Motor Bike Runs Away With Manager Good- 
win — Thrilling Hairbreadth Escape. 

[Special to Xba Tnikiii? Machine worid.i 

ChlcaRo. III.. May 12, 19(15. 

It happened last Tuesday. In response to a 
telephone conversation, the man came over to 
Lyon & Hoaly's and beckoned to Mr. Goodwin to 
come out oif*the sidewalk. 

"There." he said, "is our latest new model 
motor bicycle. It will cost you 1275. and It Is 
worth f i.ooo." 

"Hadn't 1 belter try It?" asked Mr. Goodwin. 

"All right." said the tempter. "You can ride 
n bicycle, can't you?' 

"Oh. yes," said Mr. Goodwin. "I used to take 
pari in velocipede rares when I was a boy." 

So Manager Goodwin jumped Solo the saddle, 
and crimped Hie handle bars with true scorcher 
dexterity. 




pretty weir how to operate i 

rtlcles In The World, and 1 am now 
forced to believe thai I will have to become a 
subscriber to The World lit order m keep posted 
on the many points of interest thai nre arising 
from the use of the talking machine. 

"Every article that I have read Is quite Inter- 
esting; they are not too lengthy, ami every one 
seems to convey information thai is desired. 1 
also notice Iota of new applications of the lalk- 
ing mm bine for Hues' that I bad not dreamed of. 
which are, of course, nmsi interesting. Indued. 

II Is difficult to imagine to what uses the talking 
machine may not be applied. 

"1 will lie pleased to have you enter my name 
•hi the Bubsertpttan list, as I feel iimt The Talk- 
ing Machine World will be the most welcome 
journal that will reach my hands." 

It Is most gratifying to receive a cotiimunl.a 
Hon of this kimi. particularly as it is a sample 
of hundreds we have received during Ibe past 
month from sellers and users or talking inn 
chines not only in all parts of the United Stales. 



but 1 



COLUMBA PHONOGRAPH CO. SUE 

(Sprcla! to The Tnlk!ii« UoealM World.) 

Milwaukee, Wis.. May 8. l!in.'.. 
Stilt for Jll,»Tt;.!M has been brought by tlie 
Columbia Phonograph Co. against the Huseby 
Co., ot this city, in the United Slates District 
Court. The complaint alleges that the defendant 
company entered into a contract to handle the 
Columbia grnphophoiies and talkliiE machines, ex- 
clusively, except that It was permitted to carry n 
sample line of another machine. The allegation 
is made that the Huseby Co. carried and sold 
more than the sample Hue. and damage* of |3.000 
are claimed for this reason. It Is also charged 
Mint tlie Huseby Co.. to sell the other machines, 
declared that the Columbia machines were In- 
ferior, and that this damaged the business of Hie 
plaintiff to the extent of iT.,000. Tlie contract was 
canceled December U, Hint, and It Is alleged that 
S3.0TG.94 is due fronVjhe, Huseby Co. for goods 
delivered and not paid for. 



The trainer then reached down somewhere be- 
hind and turned a but ion. The next moment 
Manager Goodwin began to move majestically 
away, followed by the admiring eyes of Ihe crowd 
ihat by this lime hail collected upon the sidewalk. 
After he hail gone about n hundred feet, he turned 
and called out anxiously, "Say. how do you stop 
this thing?" 

"Gee:" said the bicycle salesman, "I should 
have told him ihat flr.il," and he started to run 
artcr Mr. Goodwin/ But the motor idke had fair- 
ly gotten under way. It was coughing and puff- 
ing like an Ohio river steamboat. Presently, 
Manager Goodwin Strode the slight elevallon of 
Ihe corner crossing, and bicycle and rider for a 
moment soared In the air like a hint. All "the 
while his speed Increased, and the spplllwund 
crowd watched him disappearing up the avenue 
with exCltetnanl loo deep for words. It was seen 
that as ihe bike struck a 70 mile nn hour clip 
Malinger Goodwin leaned forward and stretched 
himself out horizontally upon the seat, with his 
feet Waving frantically In the air. Clearly there 
wis no such tiling as gelling off. 

At this Juncture the most thai anyone could 
hope for was that he would run safely Into the 
Atlantic ocean In the course of a few hours, and 
being an expert swimmer, might escape. Hut 
just then o cial wagon came around a distant 
earner, nod the next Instani it was all over— Mint 
is. the ecu! v.as. Loving hands extricated Man- 
ager Goodwin, and willing feet ran for a car- 
riage He vras placed nn the back seat with his 
injured limb on the front seal, and the driver 
was'Riveu ihe address of the nearest hospital. 

Then Ihe cause of all tho trouble said sadly: 
'Well, I suppose yon don't want to buy It now." 



Hut he didn't know Mr. Goods 
tit-man leaned out of Ihe carriage f 
him sadly, yet forgivingly. Then, 
voice he whispered, "Yos-/ni— I'l 
like It. only I will have m ask you 
the first few days." 



That gen- 
ii looked at 
u a broken 
take it. I 
> lead it for 




The entire office equipment in Philadelphia of 
the Victor Talking Machine Co, baa been trans- 
ferred to Camden, N. J. 



No. 1 

<| "I urn not one of tlie owls 
who is always ' up a tree ' ; not 
il ' hoot ' owl, but one of the 
hustler species a day-time owl 
— a ■ bird-wit h a mission to per- 
form. 

<I "As I am milking my first 
appearance in -The Talking 
Machine World you cannot 
expect me to be a silent bird. I 
am here for tlie purpose of talk- 
ing. ' To Whoo '! to you. 

"I live In the big factory where 
they make the Syracuse Wire 
Record Hacks, e.nd h's pari of 
my mission to tell you how 
they are constructed, and why 
deeJera praise (hem. 
"In order Ihat you ma.y fully 
understand the points I wish 
to talk aboul. you thould have 
a copy of the Company's Circu- 
lar No. 109. which illustrates 
■ he various sizes and slyles. 
"There are two kinds and many 
sizes adapted for the holding of 
either cylinder or disk records. 
These racks enable you to keep 
the records clean: keep them 
In order and enable you.%1 > 
glance, io tell tuat how many 
there are in atock. 

<| '* A progressive dealer can't 
aflord to be without these racks/ 
and, df course, your are a ' pro- 
gressive * man, are you not i 
fl " You can write to inc and 
I'll give it personal attention." 
•lust address me. 



THE OWL 

'"""Syracuse Wire Works 
' SYRACUSE. N, V. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



JUDGE HAZEL'S DECISION APPEALED. 

National Phonograph Co. Stand Pat In Suit De- 
cided in Favor of the New York Phonograph 
Co. — Business Not Interfered* With.' 

X 

Once more Judge Hazel, United Stales Circuit 
Court, SouoWapJ*! strict or Now York, has deliv- 
ered an oillnlon' lit the case of the New York 
Phonograph Co. against Thomas A. Edison, Edi- 
■son' Phonograph Co.," Edison -i'lionograph Works 
and National Phonograph Co., and which was 
handed dow.n April "0. The Jlrsi. decision, In the 
i-onipliiliiant's favor? delivered January 5, "al- 
lowccfan aeeountlnR and held that no Injunction 
should Issue: a* the license in question hah ex- 
pired, and complainant had failed to exercise- Its 
option lo extend the same.' - An apnea! was con- 
templated at trie time by the defendants, hut ft 
was subsequently, discovered that an order of 
this kind was not appealable, and. therefore both 
sides were at a standstill. To overcome this ob- 
stacle It was concluded to petition (or a reargu- 
ment, the attorneys flllnK briers In support ot 
their respective contentions for and against. 

Judge' Hazel, in his decision, on this point 
says: "A careful review of the original deelslou 
and re-reading parts of the evidence satisfies me 
that lb" former ruling was erroneous In that 
complainant wan not afforded all the relief to 
which he is entitled. Tile contention that the 
complainant's rights under the licenses remained 
in force subsequent to March 2fi, U'03, was fully 
argued at the. bearing, and sufficient evidence Is 
found in the record thereof, although It was 
not given the importance which J now believe It 
merits." The court then discusses Ihe extension 
of contract 'in nil Us bearings — quoting the orig- 
inal agrcement'wilh Ihe North American Phono- 
graph Co. as made with the Metropolitan Co. 
and Its successor, the complainant— to the extent 
of seven typewritten pages of legal cap paper, 
finally observing: "The defendants, in my Judg- 
mcnl, by their 'acta must be deemed to have re- 



garded ..the extension clnuse as Belf-executlng 
and operative beyond the period therein speci- 
fied. . . lily conclusion Is that a rehearing of 
Ibis cause is not necessary. ■ A re-exam i nation of 
the record and the correction or the previous 
opinion I deem warranted by the proofs, and 
because complainant is entitled to an injunction 
and accounting as' prayed for in lite complaint. 
Such Injunction, however, may he. stayed until 
the determination by the Circuit Court of Ap- 
peals of the questions presented; provided, of 
course,- an appeal is tnhen and seasonably jirose- 
eyjed. A decree In conformity witli the fore- 
going opinion may be entered." * f~ 
Explanatory or the defendant's position re- 
garding Judge Hazel's Inst decision, a gentleman 
familiar with the controversy in its every stage 
said to The World: "In the first place, the 
phonograph business In -inr early History was 
organized ou (he same bash* as the telephone is 
managed today. That !s, there was a parent 
company*, the North American Phonograph Co.. 
formed, by Jesse H. I.lpplncoti, which granted 
territorial selling licenses to subsidiary com. 
panics, and among them was the New York 
Phonograph Co., which acquired the State of 
New- York. The original intention was to rent 
machines, and not sell outright, excepting under 
certain conditions. The plan did not work, it 
was Ot failure, and the American Co. went Into 
the hands of'nj-ecelver. Now. Mr. Edison was a 
stockholder} only in the North American con- 
cern, but had established (he Edison Works as 
(he manufacturing end of the business, and which 
he controls in this day. When Llppincotl went- 
lo the wall, the presidency of ihe company was 
forced on Mr. Edison, Tor the saving grace of 
his name. The phonograph bus always been (he 
]iet hobby of this eminent man. and he exerted 
every effort to save the works, pulling in fully a 
half million dollars of his own moWy with that 
end In view. Asa matter of fact, fit this period 
the phonograph or talking machine business was 
in a groggy condition, the line had not been per-, 
fecied. and the New York Phonograph X'o. was 



practically down and out with the collapse of 
Ihe parent company. Then at a receiver's sale 
the National Phonograph Co. acquired the assets 
of the defunct North American Co., hut it may 
lie Btated right here (hat Mr. Edison does not 
own a single share in the National Phonograph 
Co. His interests reside in and control the Edi- 
son Phonograph Works, which manufacture* the 
machines and supplies for the National. But in 
spile of this fact, In every case, without excep- 
tion, brought in the courts, .lie Is personally 
thrust forward as the chief offender, so to speak. 
Mr. Edison la wrapped up In the Improvement 
ami muDiifncturiug of talking machine devices, 
the selling being left entirely to others. 

'In this apc-lnl sujl," continued The World's 
Informant, "II was argued by defendant's attor- 
neys that with the failure of the New York 
Phonograph Co. to establish their affairs on a 
permanent business basis— never having carried 
stock of any atcount. and maintaining an office 
In form only— had forfeited all rights under their 
original agreement. The Nalioual Phonograph 
Co. was organized subsequently as the general 
selling organization for the Edison product, but 
no subsidiary companies were formed 'or exclu- 
sive privileges granted. They were willing to treat 
with the New York' Phonograph Co. as a jobber, 
but ihe latter were Indifferent to this proposition, 
excepting Ihey were given an 'Inside.' This was 
peremptorily declined, the National Co. contend- 
Ing that the validity of Ihe New York Co.'s 
license or contract could only be sellled by Ihe 
courts. It Is now in the process of adjudication. 
When the order is entered within thirty days 
an appeal will be filed with the United States 
Circuit Court or Appeals. The business either or 
the Edison Phonograph Co, or the National 
Phonograph Cii, Is.jiul Interfered with in the re- 
motest degree; non- will it. even should .lu.li;.> 
Hazel's opinion be sustained, which I doubl very 
much. As jlAs, should the (natter finally conic 
before a nxts,ter__for an accounting, another sur 
prise Is In sloVe Ilia! will knock (he complainants 
In-lhlscnse sky high." 



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TALKIN G VAC HH p WO I 



WORLD. 




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AND LANGUAGE STW 



A TALKING DICTIONARY. 
"ho dreams of ss arc nnw realities. Vi% ore 
dins a iKKik with a French or other corelgn 
nation; what lines It mean? how' in pronounce 
Look Inutile 1- C. S. index, And the cylinder 



i(i:i-i!iinrri-t> tin: iinttgrn. - 

Mnny'ls Ihe funny story I old nt Hie expense of 
the gullible visitor al Mr. Edison's laboratory 
In (hi- early days when the phnniiRrnph was being 

perfected. Mr. P . one ol the experimenters 

in Ihe employ of Mr. Edison, was frequently 
.ailed upon to describe the machine, nitd ii didn't 
lake him long to Bud oat thnt. anything he paid 
"went" with Hie callers. Tinning in a gentleman. 
one day he prepared n sHeo of union and salted 
him In place n small piece In Ills mouth, promis- 
ing Hint lite machine would not only reproduce 
the words lie might dictate to II hilt lii« breath 

ax well. P 'b compin.'nns were convulsed 

wiih the Operation, and mill mote to witness the 
surprise nf Hie visitor as Hie balmy garlic floated 
onl of the linrn, wlileh. needless to say. was 
■■salted" hy Hit* nmaiettr wlzmd 
AT OLD ELI. 

The Innmiace man was nt Yale- 1 he other day 
:in,l demonstrated to a «innp of professors in 
LampROti Hall. The first Interruption occurred 
when ihe Janitor Mi#8i Into the room to find onl 
what Mie "lioys" were n|i io; he retired as md 
ilellly as he liune 111. 

A CLASS IS TAUGHT. 

Soon Hie dour opened attain and the professor 
aims* tin- Hall, who was In doss, asked if they 
all enulit hear It. We felt a illlle proud ill the 
oiil i-Mison machine when the professors nodded 
their heads "to approval. The voice through rite 
his. horn filled ihe room. stronger, clearer ihnn 
th.' My 1-Ven.hmnh coiil.l have done. 
THE PRICE YOU ASK. 

Twenty live dollars (IBS) for one language 
fse it when yon plonsc— the more, the cheaper: 
ihe higher, Ihe fewer. 

WHAT THEY SAW IN IT. 

Here, ihey said, Js correct pronunciation in 
IMison gold moulds preserved for ase al any time. 
So Ihey wrote: 



and Ihe space opposite the words. Say it in rec- 
ord No. 3. spaee It. On the phonograph Keen the 
reinril and 'he arm Is lei down on the spate II of 
the scale. Promplly Ihe words come (o Ihe reader 
ami In- can study the lesson besides, it he wishes. 



UNITED STATES LAW UPHELD 



On appeal to the High Court of (Ireat Britain, 
the tribunal of last resort, the derisions of the 
CircnU„£niirls oMhe I'niled Stales relative io 

the sale of talking machines under restrictive 

conditions Imposed hy virtue of the patent were 
npheld. The decree was handed down ahont six 
weeks aKo. Ihe case Involving the sali' Of Kdison 
Roods. The English court ruled that patentees 
may prescribe the price and lay down the terms 
of sale which their licensees shall charge, and 



NO SUMMER OUTINQS HERE. 



:an Graph a phone Compni 



It looks as ir all Ihe dreams nf summer out- 
infls. opportunities to oajrtlrtpate In or ■witness 
the games of amateur baseball or imtutge in the 
other outdoor sports which have conirihnied so 
largely In former ycars.ro ihe pleasure of the em- 
ployees of the American Or&phopbonc Company 
ill tlte factory. Bridgeport, Own.. Oil Saturday aft- 
ernoons, seem likely to lie shnMere/1 this year. 
The curreni orders are already mure than double 
wlial they fere on Ihe first day of May of last 
year, and are still increasing?. In most lines the 
approach of the summer season is usually marked 
by a decided tailing oiT In business, but Hie de- 
mand for Co turn Ida yraphnpli'ities ami records 
remains unprecedented, and II will only he by 
continuing to work Iwitb day and nicht that the 



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CYLINDER 

RECORD CABINETS 


Write for Booklets and Price*. 
They will interest you. 

THE UDELL WORKS 

Indianapolis Indiana 


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19 



iKp.-.-tnl IS The Talking Machine W.irlil i 

t,ohilnn. Ens;.. May I. 1909, 
Al a reeeni meeting of the irust<t>s of tlte Hrlt- 
isli museum it was decided that Ihe records of 
voices nf the most .eminent Binders and publicist 
of the limes— men and women whoso voices will 
interest fuhutf Kfnerations — should he collected, 
and stored with other of Hie nation's treasures. 

A illfficnHy confronted ihe muwttm trustees— 
the difficulty or obtaining Imperishable records. 
Hui no sooner was it raised than it was overcome. 
S. W. Dixon. nmtinKer of the tir.unapliotie Co., at 
once offered to make Imperishable records of the 
voices of such person* as a committee approved 
by Ihe Hrltlsh museum irnslees shall select, .and 
supply ihcm free of charge. This offer, Ihe trim- 
to accept, ami before Ioiik Hie 
should be indeed in Ihe nrch- 
lllocimsbury. 

I landed solely for posterity. 
They will nut be mod, for instance, for Ihe pur- 
pose of uivlni,- Saturday afternoon concerts nt III" 
British museum to the present generations. Their 
value will Ik- in years In come, when grandrhll- 
ilren and Kreai-Krandclilldren of persons living to- 
day Will be able In listen to the B real statesmen. 
simiiTS and actors of the present dny. 

The aijxetaedjofle of tlte Hon. (_'. A. Parsons, of 
which you have heard doubtless on your side of 
the "blc pond." is a tnlkini; machine whose 
Bounds are conveyed In a distance by a blast nf 
compressed air. The air js pumped by a small 
epyltic al n pressure which can he adjusted up to 
ciidil pounds, and it passes into the trumps 
through a little valve lakint; Hie plan- of Hie ordi- 
nary diaphragm. The valve consists of a unmoor 
of small slois covered with a line comb. The vi- 
bration of this comb by ihe record plnle repro- 
dun's the speech or other sounds, anil the air 
current makes the pounds audible at distances es- 
timated In reach three miles. The machine was 
recently exhibited at lineal Mall. Bart'B Court. 

At a welt-attended meeting of ihe talking ma- 
chine men of this city, held recently, at the prem- 
ises of the Gramophone Co, it whs decided that 
Mr, illrnhaum. managing director of ihnl con- 
cern, and Max Samuel, of Harnett. Samuel 4 
Sens, siinuid together consider the formation or 
an association, and report as Io plan and scope, 
it will Interest you to know that the Mile is |o 
Talkinn Machine Traded Association, and 



the r. i 



The 



H. Wli 



. Ma: 



lilt of the 



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phono Oa., which Is to he hnlli in London, will 
Inn.- a capinlly nf 1B.O00 disk and Cylinder re.- 
ords dally, Messrs. McDonald nod Dorian anil 
President Pastor, are «,ow In London perfeetlnij 
nrrnngeineeiis Tor its equipment. 

The Manx Language Sociely has lieen formi-d 
and tn carry out l!s'iinr|Hi«- nf preservIitK the 
Unguago of Ihe Isle of Man will s-nd n phono 

whose accent is pure will spenk Into the receiver 
passages fron\ Scripture, fnlk-lnnr slnrl'-s. iillnma- 
tle sentences and proverbs. When Ihe records are 
cotnplci ey will !«• kept nt Ihe society's moms 

in Douglas: 

The new telphone mleraphone of M. Scheer. of 
Hrussels. Is to he known as the "Isophnne." anil It 

reproduction of the voice, music, etc, than the 



irdin 



tnltu 



20 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



TRADE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS OF 
^ THE COMPASS 



mavolilaldc delays, a 
i(inK_>l4tnu> concern 



,lllK U) till- failure liillsli- ilea 



; under tin 



Win 



Ki'l 



^»y rlmt Hits Ik very pleasing Intoltigoi 
in w linns man; friends." hb Gedrge ha 
friends, ami ii comes ns a nniiiB relnrn 
years (if hard work, The senior Ketlei 



lift i 



bring m 
. lli-iii ntn 
(tinning 



nil u»k«- 



I J. ' 



Iclei 



for i 



rent 



farrlBburg. Pa., started a mimic 
i'ii y. whirl) firiin l lif- stall has 
ss. Owing in imxAi health; how 
Oeklln recently ii'ilmil (win Lho firm, 
wiled by 1'ricc M, Ogler, , nnder. ihe 
of .), C. Oglfl*r & Son. From tlie DC- 

■ new bouse nave pushed talking n»- 



IhilslaKllc Ifllkint: mail 
branches In'Schenectad 
nnrl Qloversvlllo. N. Y„ 



.11. A. .Miller, well I 
talking machine enit 
several lnl|>orIiiiil for 

went to Ohio r mil: 

turned to New York t 



1 have 



i ban 



mock 



• bis ir 
er of i 



riioi 



•re. wlio 

nil ill lion 



of vl.<ior» mnl Bdlsqna. Priee M. Qgler 1ms ibis 

very*jattafajiory Indeed.. Thi« Is tint to lie won- 
dered nt,jv!i''ii il is known thai Prlee In one of 
Hit' liest Known young business men in Harris- 
luirg, nnil counts Ills friends liy the linmlri'ils. 
.1. C. Ogler linn jnsl recovered Irom a bad can 
of iy>iioiii pneumonia, ami was nway for nix 



An elegant talking i 



l-'llllX 



linte 



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I"' 



ill lit l 



the KdI 



affairs. 

The V 
Co., New 
old 



lillsin.'ss is tiefng 

rtrieal Works, At- 



iNiiiy. N. Y. ai Brsl taken on as || Bide line, it 
has liiioiiii- an inseparable pari t?( their regular 
:lor Distributing & Talking .Machine trade, whleh Ik developing rapidly. - . 

Cew York, in regaining a great d'-al of lis 

landing' anil trade under the new manage- The Kiltie cycle 4 Auto 
neiii. F, A. Maei.ciin. ilieir clever road renresen- 
ative. is earning fresh laurete wllh every trip. 



II. Kellei 



Pa 



...]!kn. 



.' HfltTiRBOrg, i'a.. 
sold mil to s, K. Hordhttrger, who then Iteramn an 
Edison fohber, A Fortslghl since in* boughl Geo. 
O. McFafhvnd'e business ami is handling Edison 
goods anil VletorB in Imtli -'■lutes. "Sidney" Is 



pushing the jobbing end of the Bdhwn and is said 
m be making the Philadelphia Jobber* hustle 
for their traile. 

I, m. Shan Btauvett Bailed lasi Wednesday for 
London' in the Interest of the British Automatic 
Vaudeville Co., which is a newly -organ laed stock 
company with a capitalization of I5WMM0. A 
large number of gentlemen Interested In slai ran- 
chines, hi this country also have large Interests 
in Ihe new concern 

Tin- Edison Phonograph Do. are sending out a 
very neat ami artlsili- bookmark to their dealers. 
The design is Moral In bordering- with a lady's 
portrait for a center piece, while on the obverse 
I-j reading matter advertising the Bdlson phono- 
graph ami records. 

> 

The New Jersey Mela) Co.. of New-ark, have 
been succeeded by the New Jersey Sheet Metal 
Co., which has been Incorporated with a capital 
Of 135,000 under the laws of New Jersey. Ill addi- 
tion to the large quantity of boms they turn ont, 
they also mAnofaclure speeiaUies ol all kinds. 

Tim O'Brien Electrophone Co.. of Augusta, He.. 
was incorporated this weeU.wiih a capital stork 
of ('.011.01111. I. I, l-'airlinnks, of Augusta. Me.. 
Is president niiiKlreastinrr. 

On the list of jobbers recently accepted by Ihe 
National Phonograph Co, are the Following; J. 
F SchnehMW & BOlfa Arms Co.. Kansas City, 
Mo., one ot the tending spotting good* concerns 
In the Went; cjuliny Phonograph Co.. Qalncy, 
111.: F. M. .Aiwnmi, Memphis, Ti-nii.; Western 
Talking' Ma.-hln.'.- Co.. Si. Leuis. Mo.: Ceorgc K. 
Voumana, Wayi-rdss. t:.i.: Hint & Brlckett Co. 
BnringapW, Along. , t 

llawlhoYne & Shehle Mfg. Co. write Ihat li 
Peinhargi nWf city salesman in connection with 
the New York office of the Talk-o -phone CO., was 
never in (heir employ. The gentleman is well 
known In 1'tilladi-lphla. wlmre'lm sold goods for 
another concern In talking machine specialties. 



DID-YOU-EVER 

t r £o R t d° ^ £ BAD NEEDLE? 

Of Course You Have — You Have Been Sorry For It Too 



For all Disc 
Talking Machines 



OUR SPECIALTY IS 

GOOD NEEDLES 



Finish and Qual- 
ity Can't Be Beat 



Our Needles run regular 
Ovary way. Always Ihe son 



We put your own imprint on in Qu, 
lily Lots. This will advertise your busim 



OUR 





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JUST 


WHAT THE NAME 


IMPLIES 


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T H R g/E- 



STYLES 



A Sample 1000 Mailed for 30 cents 



MED 


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"A HAPPY MEDIUM" 


between ur f «rj> *"(i n».l Hir «ty tmO. -\ 





PERFECJ 



THE BEST NEEDLE 



SSMPLCS 



Sold in Bulk or Packed 

AMERICAN TALKING MACHINE COMPANY 

Wholesale Distributers of "Victor Machines— Records-Supplies'" 
586 FULTON STREET, (BROOKLYN) N. Y. CITY 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 

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21 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



Washington, I). C. April 13, 1905, 
patents relating tin talkinfi machines ami acces- 
sories have been "few and far between" Bine* 
the lust issue or The world. Those issued ut> lo 

„jlnie Bre as follow.": 

IlKWCK n« SECCKINu SolMrlh.X Niiuu:-. Pat- 

-•in No. TSSJ81, Ileatiy L. Rinehurt. Cifiml.-n. 
N. J.. aaAgnor to Victor Talking Machine Co. 

Tlilw invention Relates to devices for securing 
the stylus or noodle within the siylus-har of 
sound-boxes or talking machines and obviates 
ihe use of auxiliary fastening devices, sueh an 
thitinb-ecrowa ami other similar means. 

The object of the Invention, broadly stated. In 




In making talkine machine records for sale it 
Is lni|ior[init that tin- masters from which dll- 
iilliiiicH are obtained sliniihi 1h' secured, ai a 
standard surface' speed, which at the present 
lime with Edison records is about one hundred 
ami sixty-four .revolutions per minute. Ip thin 
way when the reproducing machine Is properly 
adjusted musical selections can he reproduced 
in the exact key in which the original music was 

played In order thai the host effects tuny be se- 
cured. If there is a relatively small difference 
lii the surface speed "f the masters, a perceptible 
variation in the key of the reproduction is ob- 
served, and to secure i hi* best effect therefor a 
separate adjustment of the reproducing machine 
would lie required for each selection. Const- 
qUently It is commercially impnrianl that Ihe 
ninKiprs-nhoiild bo obtained at the same surface 



effeel 



ehii 



at Bbm< 

lihh tin 



?«p 



to provide an automatic fasten!)) 
means for the stylus or needle of a sound-box 
whereby Ihe needle may bo simply Inserted In the 
socket of the stylushar ami will be retained 
therein while being placed on the record and 
will be clamped firmly while traversing the 
grooves or said record. 

Figure I ts a from elevation of a soundbox 
having a portion thereof In section and show- 
ing the Improved needle-holding device applied 
thereto; Fig, 2, a central luiiBiiuiltual section 



~1*C 



I a ken on the line 3 8 of Fig. 1: Fig. 3. a view of 
Ihe stylusbar. partly in section, with a needle 
held therein: Fie. I. an end vie* of the stylus- 

liar. showing the i Ale or Stylus in iiosiiion 

therein. Twenty-nine claims are tiled with this 



a way should l>e BOggeMed by whicl 
Of any phonograph or other talking ma- 
can he readily effected, whether for the 

king of the masters or for the reproduction of 

e complete record. 

The present Invention presents a method .of 

Is character which has been successfully used 




Mi.t 



Tt 



I'll 



In practice for some lime. Reference is hereby 
made to Ihe accompanying drawiuj-, whieti Hlus- 
trates'a key-rci-ord such as is herein described. 

In carrying the invention into effect take a 
standard talking machine, for example,- and ad 
just Its regulaftng meihanlMti so that its man- 
drel will turn at the desired speed, Thfs ad- 
justment may' he effected, by liming the mandrel 
shaft In Hi- usual way. ftml by. carefully adjust- 
ing the regulating ntecbaniiml until the desired 
spci'd is obtained. Now place on this standard 
machine as so regulated an ordinary hlank and 
record (hereon a certain selectedCntstalned not.; 
—for instance, it iiai— whleh may be produced by 
u simple reed or in any other way. This note 
as ho recorded Is preferably sustained at a eon 
llUUOUS volume ami for .i .onsid. Table lime, and 



cut I r 



In 




The United Hebrew 
Disc Record Co. 



wish to announce tor the benefit of 
tin* trade that it hits been organized 
to meet the great and unlimited 
demand tor Hebrew Records. . After 
overcoming immense difficulties 
we are now in a position to supply this demand with the finest and 
clearest Disc record ever ollereti to the public. Our catalogue will 
he sent upon application, and supplements will be sent every month. 
Regardless of expense, we make it a point to include in our 
catalogue .selections of the best and most popular Hebrew^talent only. 

Send For Catalogue mui Particulars. 

The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 

257-61 Grand Street, New York. 

'Grand Theatre Building.' 



Ihe record at any point to soumi the standard 
note. The record «> formed constitutes a key 
hy villi, li the ttinlnn of other talking machines 
can be effected, and, if desired, li may he dupli- 
cated in any suitable way to obtain. a largo num- 
ber of copies. When a talking machine has to be 
tuned, whether for- recording or reproducing, one 
of the key records or duplicates thereof is placed 
on the phonograph and a reproducer engaged 
then- with, so as to sound it slngl" eoniinntiiis 

ample. It Rat— is now Mounted, and ihe aUjuslinn 
mechanism of the maehlne i- hi n-tailated as to 
bring the BOteyfeOUuited hy Uu Isiltlttg machine 
in exact equality with lie- pole sounded hy the 
reed. When tltpfle two note;* are exactly too 
name, the speed of the talking machine will 
correspond exactly to the standard speed of the 
original machine This tuning ean lie effected 
with great accuracy, owing lo the delicacy of the 
.ar. and with great rapidity. Prior to Ibis' in 
veiition the limine of talking machines' was* 
effected by counting ihe revolution or the man 
drei: inn such nn operation wan tedious and rem- 



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tain. 



TRADE NOTES FROM THE TWIN CITIES. 

Minnesota Phonograph Co. Open Up Call for 
High-priced Machines at Dyer's — Rcgina 
phone Agency with Donaldson. 



Minneapolis and St I'anl. .May H, 1908. 

The mouth of April was hardly rut g I KB dur- 
ing He- previous monih: though ii Is reported 
thai t rude' wmTTaTriy sternly. The prospects for 
May appear very hrlghl. 

The -Minnesota Phonograph Co., or St. I'anl. 
has opened il |> a branch In the hearl of the retail 
distri.l In Minneapolis, otrShollcl avenue. The 
BtUre i> very favorably situated, the oiily objec- 
tion seeming to bo the width, whleh is somewhat 
n-nrii-ieii. H-i- ihe tSdlaou machine will be 
bandied. 

"Trade for April wh ftiir," 'was the report of 
W. .1. Dyer & Bro.. "though hardly equal to onr- 
Mureh trade. The demand lor ihe Vh tor ami 
Kdison machines was pntiy evenly dlridul. The 
tendency during the month vw» largely for the* 
limlier-prb-,! inuehiif-s. We hav also had a big 

tul for grand opera record*. In rm-t. tlm" 

run is mostly toward Ihe hlgh-prieed reinrdH.- 

Th.< Victor departmoui in the New Bngtand 
KnriiUnre fc Carpel Co. reported April tra.leals.ut 
niuai to ihat of March The. demand was onld to 
lw steady, ami .May was looked lorwanl to ua 
brioglna hig results. 

h.inaldson & Co. have added the Keglttaphone 
to their other minhliies. which In.imie ihe Victor, 
K.iis.iii and iwlnnrlda. li Is reported to he giving 
mm-h satlsfactioa Their April trade was ro 



TWO IMPORTANT ESSENTIALS. 

tiur saletunen reporl that they frequently ilu.l 
dealers oddbttlng machines not run ai the cor 
ml spei'd and w-ih Ihe horn suspended iniprop 
erly. says the I'dison Phonograph Monthly. A 
phonograph running either too fast or too itdw 
Causes an urfnalural rejirodm lion of the record, 
and is more "i" '" make an unfavorable Impres- 
sion on th<> purchaser than it is to induce him 
to hiiy. Care shouhl be 'taken to see ihat a. horn 
Is suspended from the traue or horn support so 
as lo Is- as nearly balanced as poaalbte- In other 
words, the Utile chain connecting ihe two should 
hang perpendicularly, otherwise li Is apt to 
cause the reproducer to ba lifted or eroi#l so 
hard againsi the machine as to Interfere with 
its easy operation. 



A new line of horn canjyln;; eases Is being 
placed on the market by the Hawthorne '& BheUe 
Mfg. to., of Philadelphia. Those cases arc tight 
••eight, strong and attractively made, ami are !«■- 
big placed on the market at such ptioesai to in- 
sure a large sate, it will pay all Jobbers and 
dealers to write the Hawthorne & ShehleMf'-, 
Co. for full Information regarding (Ml new line. 



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22 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 

THE PRIMADONNA AND THE COWBOY. 

A I'MONOtlRAtWIC I.OVI! STOkV. 



hoys has 11 



that 



the ru 

bunch ' 



"W< 



a- mild Am" 
Tivymt*e i 



JOS two 




in d 


»wi 


ami Hi" 


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ir who! 


beings 


lie 1*1 


nerrneny 
afon-iuih 


41 w 


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curiosity, 


ii,. 


f attacked the 


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box 












tune in 




ke 


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up of- Ihei 




'.f angle 


lalklii' 


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machine 
In- arye 


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ii, 


a digger.' 


drn 
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Jill the 


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With a fluid chorus of yells mill shots, a enter 
■if triumph from the victorious cowhoya. the scene 
died to a whirr atmln. The record was finished. 
..-.I ihr uin-hlne had slopped 

Korn while these two mni kji In a Irance be- 
fore this miniature lliratro or wood utiii bnwt 
At last, tin- KM yanked his 'kenhirf from his 
iiiu-k. ami mopbed his sweai-basiirlnkled brow. 



ed In Innumerable """' * *"* : | 



,-.. k, n.... 



lallol ben 
see what 



soy? 



,- In (In- old i 
, Bring that 



e.l In. 



Si.rrn.lint: the UJ1 

i.-i i...i .... i.i- knee, the »+*"' ■ Ihe, following:' 

"Botb We're having ■ h--l of a lime in 

' lPB Vnrk 1 wl-h >»i' BOOM have been with us 
ihe oWr nigbl ■■' MadfcW Squar< Harden. Tims,- 
lobster thougbl thry lind iib for fair when they 
lirnuahi out a «l*l Bteoy from tho Block yards, 
and wanted: i» bel ub a*huotlred ulunkn apiece 
Dial itiere wasn't a gatooi amongst us could rope, 
. throw and brand Ihal bovjnc in leh minutes liy a 
stop watch. Well, yon can bet we gobbled ihefr 
■lonch They brougtil us snmeihliti:. a kind ot 

gasojlne burner, I Ihlnh >-•"> called ii. M hssri 

our brand Interim, anil In Ju>t three ml nates from 
Hint tiimydd "X I."' wan di-coraim 



iii.i.n' all there Is .I'd 


r. Ill 


If I ain't jilnnili diss 


sie.l mi 


idea that 'to morrow 


morn In 


ihe misty distance w 


ithont 


when «•■ Kit lion**." 




■Tin with yon Kid 


If th. 


like white men. 1 k 


ess yoi 


Injun stunt.'loo." 




This was a' long sj 


secli for 


surhed what mile (.i 


oil ban 


when his pony stum 




he dug in the spurs 


wlih ol 


The ponies Bprang 1 


rwur.l 1 


two weary knlghls 




mo lug at Die ran 


h boom 


■ Blox In house foi 


you. 1.' 


the Chinese cook, fro 


ii the js 


AH right. Chink. 


Well | 



nllars 

i planted in our midst. The boys felt so cood 
m ii>i-.ni..i they made up their minds io wad 
s&WihltiK to while away ihe lime.' drown sor- 
. lie Tln'y hope you'll like it. We'll be home 
i w.-.i.. unless we slrlke n'notuer ilrovo of 
hem. Hurrah fur "X 1.'; ain't Ilia! right? 
Bos* 



ikln machines, 
hut reckoned thjay "oh a take pal op to sell like 
thai blamed pateni mcdld/lo Ihal aJteh crllier 
front the Baal iiawned i.lf on ub down to Denver 
last winter, but I here, lie look i huge chow of io- 
baceo to recuperate his sense of speech) when 
they kin gll a whole iril>e of Injuns, a full brass 
|..niil. :i regtmon. of cowboys nu the Lord knows 
what else In one of Ihem Mark dinner plates. «n' 

i .' oui al you ihmiiKh a funnel, an' make 

your hair Bland np bh" bring the sweat oui on 
you In n minute more*n a whole blunted round up 
of mad steers would In o Month. It's a tolirahly 
hoi article, ain't it. Ike?" 
■Them's my Sentiments. K1.1'" 
Tin. next record proved in '»■ a simple Utile 
song, snng in a rleh comralto voice with orcho» 
tra accpmpanlDMnt. As Ihe flrsi tmm of Ihe or- 
chosira hroke'lulo the strains of "Home. Sweet 
Home," it song bo had h<-.ir.l a little ctrl sing 
back in New Hampshire lei, long years ago. Ike 

beca mildly mteresled Bui when Ihe pure, 

softly modulated tones or IMr invlalble singer 
came Io him he seetneil tiiriieil to stone lli^ eyes 
crew i.ig wiili amazement nii.l us ihe sung i.r.i 
grossed hh taco look on a tender i.s'k: then mwU- 
ly. a» ihe Inst Irlct. nolo wcnl echoing through 

he .[iil.i room, me tears which had i 



IV, Huii's some, " lite, aili/lt. Kid, hey. £e qule. ,o,,m. fhe tears which ba no. flowed 

«;-,.. man I'd liked y. have go. l/on-.hal flnan «» >'« r ^ •'?« ""■■ ** "* '' « " 

, ransfer fnme mi. iefs se,,lh, pesky IWnt. » '-V '*#>' >'■"" '- f " r "' r "" • 1 " tt " " ,H " n " u " 1 



I left, for 

. dog hole. 



we how she acU. Where's them black pfij 
Whlcb'one shall we* star. h.-rvilT with?" 
ve down into the l.iim-h of records and 
P smiting Whew: say. .his one ougajor 
irkor, "Cumuilftg'a Indian' Congress"; put 
quick." 

a wlil.r, the mile iViaeltlne loaned to its 
Time, place, everything wax forgo'lten. 

bloodcurdling yell", a Itand of gafly paint- 
an warriors drass'cd lu nil the wild regalia 



heek. 
Ills cowhoy life rell away, wnl once more he 

'was home fr. dlege on his ll^i vacation, 

I In ihe linte New llamashlre vllhtg'n and 

strolling up to Ihe nirtlc cottage where dwell 
tlrn.e Bramlon. Ihe mile New England maid who 
hud promised to become Mrs James in Ihe fai- 
•lisiani. rosy fuluro when his rollifte .lays were 
o'er an.) In- hud made a fortune. Grace, loo, was 
tu he famous She had n voice, mid w.ib EOlog to 



ihe 



The 



Ne> 



>rk in 



-lH-h 






r It. the cow 


Lot* 


Jii 1 and 


rlmmoil uiei 


i they 


>i i. bran 


- and ciiaJlenging each otho* 


see all thtS, 


Of COU 


rse. Ifao 


mlistic ih.u 


heir 


magi nations 


as n'dtaally^n 


Soring. 


irlnglng ihe 


■em in its n 


Irety. 




ry're Bghtlu 


He 


r em. Vi|-: 


toys fee ! 


Lisle! 


to th.- Win. 


Glory, Kid. 


you .1. 


it think ilu- 



Idsl of ibis urlghl dream. Ii 
relad. and he led her ■■> the mooulbtlii at the col-" 
tago gate, and wlihoul saying the word thai 
would have mended all Ah' Tor those ilaya and 
that girl aitaln. 

The voice in the autublne seemed familiar; It 
gave him the crceiis. 

"Right smart voice, ain't II. .ike." drawk<d Ihe 

Kid. i.n-akiiiK i i his revert?; then, as he saw 

Ho- strained, scared look on his companion's 
fare, bo yelhd. "0- -1- man: be yon locoVlJ 
Wnol's Ihe mailer with you? V m're white as u 

shnl . M-ell i. gllOSt? 

"No. I ain't, but I guess I hi-ard one." wttla- 



MANUFACTUIIEKS OF 



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PHONOGRAPH HORNS & SUPPLIES 



ui-niime iiu|jlit« "Stamlanl ". in 
etalaor ™loi», iurliuliiiu llir HCTrM- 




inkc .ill He dWironi stylo 

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FACTOltY, Jefferson, Chestnut \- Malvtin Streets, NEWARK, N. ,T. 

N. Y. Office & Sample Room, 10 WARREN ST. 




c. 



pared Ike, an he tried his best to pull htniHelf 
buck in normal. 

The gray streaks In the eastern sky that herald 
ihi approach of day. were Ungtag the i-dK 1 "f ,h '' 
prairie when at last they put ihe marlnii' 1 away 
nml crawled Into Hiefr blankets. II ill<l not BWm 
thai they hail slept before La* Toy's mil "I 
"lileakfant! blenbfiisC" turned them out UtUH< 

A» ihi-y rode away to their work, Ihe Khl 
' turned in Ike wllh a ttrln. "We didn't stampede, 
rlhl we?" 

"No. hut I reckon I will soon as the hoys till 

hack. F"act Is. thai lilannil' machine made me 

think of home, air I'm coin" bade nam fcr-n *i»'ll 

I reel wrnnK somewhere; I've just not Io nit urn " 

■.CHAPTER 11. 

In the reeordfrij? room of a talklitK mnHilne 
laboratory a young ta*1y was stoxfrig botow lh" 

horns. Hack of her, the orchestra rose Mke the 
bleachers at ■ baseball came or the rllnlc M « 
hospital 

She had finished her repertoire, when the man- 
ager entered anil nuked her to slnu imalli. 
""Home. Sweet Home' Is still very popular. Ml-" 1 
Bran don," be said. "In fact, we are very low on 
orders for this sone, nml It will he neeoaBJUy*fOr 

yon i<> make another master, please." 

She nmhleil an afllrniallve. ami Hie orchestra 
bad siniik ii]i the introduction, when a hoy en- 
tered with it card. "Yon estf! scf her now; Sha'a 
luisy BlnginV' he whispered io Mime one behind 
him. "Bui she's km your card nil riithi. an' wlie'll 
be done In a minute," 

"All right, Khl. hut when a Cellar's traveled a 
thousand miles io see a person he used io know, 
and— and now he's col here, he ain't too lilameil 
sure whether Its her or ml, he kinder hates to 
wail. Will aha l"' done in a minute; are yon 
uivin' it to me straight, kid?" 

■'Sure, she's done now; eome on." 

"A j;eiitlcniaii to see you. Miss." 

The younu lady liirneil her case wornl-rin^y 
on this fljrnro in leather breeches and spurs: a 
Cowboy In !*e* York, and tfl sec her. how funny. 
Mm- what was there In bis face she knew? BOnW 
thtoS that made her heart beat fast and ni"iiinrl'-s 
of her thll'lhood come stealing like a delirious 
languor over her. It was. oh, ll could not lie, and 
yei the hair, the eyes, the drill chin. Hie scar; 
ah: thank God for that, ihe sear on ilie fore. 
head; she knew II. It was Ike? 

Swiftly she came Io him. her hand was in hi*. 
and words of indeannenl— you who have lost a 
comrade, a lover over a foolish, childish quarrel 
years ago and Found that lover ajmlu. know l ho 

kind — linsseil between (hem. They lefl ihe labor'l 

lory together like two children., hand In hand, tin- 
prima donna and the cowboy. 

The story of how he found her was none over 
ntany Hun's, mil in Ihe dialect of the plain*, hut 
in Ihe good KnsllBb thai came hack lo him In the 
presence of the girl he loved, and she blessed the 
day Hint she made lier debut before ihe horns. 
Tor H bronchi her ihe. dearest thing In life, her 

They were married In "the Utile church around 
the corner" that same day. ami later. In their 
room at the holel. talked over their past and Til 
lure. 

"1 have made money, dear." he snld,_ "I have 
it wlili me. look'" From Hie depths of'his cloth- 
ins he drew a bag of gold and laid It before her. 
"ll Is yours, lake It." 

"I, loo. have prospered. " she answered him, 
with a rare smile, as shoiBBvo him her bankbook. 

"I guess we arc pretty well fixed, llllle girl, 
you and I. and I suppose you will want lo keep 
rich) on here in New York with your work, won't 
you?"' and be slimed. 

What would he do? Where could he go? 
Leather breeches and spurs on Fifth avenue, 
never! "I guess I made a mistake In coming. 1 
will stick ll out though If ll kills me, for her 
soke."' be vowed, and his i colli shut tight as itiey 
did on = 1=71 ■ night on the plains In the moonlight. 

For answer, his wife handed him a note faint- 
ly seen ted wllh violets, too delicate to louch. I*' 
thought, as be hntidn^ML «lngor!y. 

Then his chest heaven? his hands shook and n 
great, great joy shone in his eyes. I don't blame 
him. do you, for this Is what he read: 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 

"Illank street, New York. May I. 1906. every 



23 



"Illank I 
Ir. 11. B, O'Neill. 
•■Mnr. Recording 

iwu from your pa* 

d am going hack t 

me. Thanking yoi 

. and wishing you 

■•Cordially your 



been, married 

tw llama/dilre 



iihin thirty days we wll 



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whole) 



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THE DUPLEXOPHONE CO. 



ie transacted. The officers of 
Chas. E. Hill, president and 
. W. Clark, vlce-presidenl ; M, 
iperinleitdeni i J. Y. M. Swi- 
ireasnrer. Thefdnploxitphono. 



ll lot 



taken froi 



ihrough twojFumpeta in 



Lincoln. Neb.. May in. 1905. 
The lluplexophono Co.. which was recently in- 

cor'porated hare with a capital of |30o, >. for 

the purpose or placing on the market an Jnven- 
Hon jiiijjuHeil by Chas. K. Hill, have secured the 
rnclnryTurmerly occupied by Ihe Enterprise 
Pinning Mfll. ill 241B-S«2 N. slreet. an/ lll.y 

hnvc now Installed about t 1 l.i worth of ma 

chinery. and PXpeel 10 deliver machines by June 
Isl. An option has also been .secured on several 
lols .htsl wesl of this locailon. on whffli the com- 
pany expel in begin ihe erection of a live-story 
brick faclory In the near future. 

A new slore shelving for Ihe display of records/ United SI 
and oilier supplies has recently been patented by 
n member of Ihe company, and will also be manu- 
factured at 'his plant. In .1 dial wlih President 
Hill, he Mid: "We are now (Hi 
and Installing machinery fin 



C0NR0Y CO.S INTRODUCTORY OFFER. 



T. P, ("la 



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their n 


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Talk-o-p 


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American 


disc race 


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which 


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nml 


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for 


thirty 


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rentier. 


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Thomas 


A. 


Idlson, 


llBOn Miiiiul'ai ■'.! 


ring. 


Co.. 


■Mlson Phonograph 



Works 



of NV\ 



tlni 



uriiiim inn i 



sey. The bill of complainant is a 
followed In the case of ihe International Hiapho- 
phone Co.. now pending. An answer to Ihe 
Jailer action making a general" denial to Ihe 
allegations was filed March 1. and in due time the ' 



i fni 



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THE NICttLIN 



COIN-OPERATED PIANO 



The Perfect Self Playing Piano. It Operates 50 Per Cent 
Easier Than Any Other. 

The NicKlin Coin-Operated Piano 

The ONLY Perfect POSITIVE IN ACTION. 

Coin-Operated Piano. SLUGS WILL NOT OPERATE IT. 

We nl>o Manufacture the "Ptanotfet" and - Nicklin" I'iin... 
Players; which can !«• lined lo any Uprighl Piam., 

Good Territory Still Open. Write for Catalogue "T.M.W." and Discounts 



PIANOTIST COMPANY 5TS 



EST 24th STRF.ET 



NEW YORK 



Phono=Record Post=Cards 



I. AVE 



V F. L T V 



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New Development of the Postal 

Card Craze 
Wonderful Advancement in Talk- 
ing Machine Discs 
Songs, Band and Orchestra Music 
" i Perfection 




This article consists of s thin 
transparent Disc record, throuith 
which the picture on the postal 
card Is clearly visible. Can be 
played on any style Talking 
'Machine loud enough to dance 
by. 
Can be ph T «I over 100 Unci anil are 

INDESTRUCTIBLE 

ASSOHTniiNT CONSISTS • 

* OF 80 NUHBERS 

A sample set ni is assorted tarda Si,i« postpaid: ra-h «ih 

deo-Qnantfty ,,r!ru * "" •PP ,lc, " Io »- Wo frt " c s»mp!cs. 

Talklne; Machine Jobbers and leading Dealers will find the 

(leciivc 



itber 



ade 



pub- 



Import Novelty Co. 



1265-1269 Broadway 
I""*—' NEW YORK 



24 



5m^:>1: 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR JUNE, 1905. 



NEtf VICTOR RECORDS. 



EW COLUMBIA DISC RECORDS. 



ROTH & ENGELHARDT'S LIST 

Of Perforated Music Roils for the Peerless and 
Other Specialties of This House — Of Inter- 
est to Talking Machine Men. 

flnlh & Knci-liiarill. ninnnfailiirers of the 
Peerles* nlekel Inttic »lot pnihOi mill other sp. 
cfaltles in rhe piano player field haw jusl is- 
siinl their May list of perforated muMo for um 
In their Perries-* automatic pfaao. The Pec-rleaa 
player* linvi- proven tremondoni money matters 
wherever tuttd, anil lalkliiK machine men In many 
ililen throagneM ihe country are lakinj; hold of 
ilient. Thp lafW lutt of riiimie turned by Itoth & 
KnuHh.-init Ik n wry complete one and worth 
studying. 



•.DM t)tv,'-*Jj I 



'V'U"r 






THE UNITED D & C. RECORD CO 



NEW EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORDS 



.'. Ll«..tl A l-l.llli.i.ln.. I..i 



NEW COLUMBIA "KP" CYLINDER RECORDS 






<kI1 liiaeh 



M.-. \l- .. ■■■ il. .1 > 



THE PERFECT 



It' 



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>rdn 



send trade card to 
ran inrr Iinmir W M. PATTEN, 253S Elghlh Ave., New York. 

TUB LAKuL lIUKNj Telephone. ISO* Mornlng-tOe. 

» vAt WMwy ""»"" Jobber*' Mmplti with Irrrnri ma I ltd on receipt ol ZS cenH. 




r. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



y-j<r-os 



25 



CUT THIS OUT Send Stamps 


or 


Cash. 




EDWARD 
f 


LYMAN BILL, Publisher 
Madison Avenue, New York Gty 










Enclosed find Fifty Cents — cash-stamps - 
me THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 

Foreign Subscriptions One Dollar 


-for 
for 
per i 


which please 
one year. 


send 




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COLUMBIA WILL EXHIBIT 

tt the Lewis & Clark Expoiltion — Han 
Booth Shipped from St Louis Not in 
petition for Prizes. 



«i!l lie under the supervision lit VValii-r S. (iriiy, 
general mamiKcr of the company's Pacific Oast. 
business, with headquarters in San r'ranclsco ; 
Mil in Immediate charge of O. A. Smith/man 
tiger »f Ihfl Columbia's Port laud store. The ex- 
hibit is Installed for advertising purposes only. 
ami lo HliI a till strengthen tln> company's btislncsn 
In thai pftrt of ilii- country, ami mil iff compete 



Tli- 



Co 



iln-lr iwttal .iiicrprisc ait. I public spirit, will be 
handsomely represented at lite Lewis a Clark Ex- 
position, wlilrli opens ut Portland, Ore.. June 1. 
Till' entire hooth and exhibit displayed uithe 
Si. l-oitls World's Fair was shipped complete. 
and In addition to Ihls very elegant showing of 
I be mm puny 's line, many new features will be 
added and seen for tin- firm lime. Their ftpacc- Is 
in Hlnck Hi, at the southwest entrance of I lie 
Hue Arts ami Machinery Building. The exhibit 



NO LONGER A SIDE LINE 

tic Pointers to Show Wherein it Pa 
3 ush Business — Profitable Results An 
atn to Materialize. 

u the early days of the business, tew .1 

more than carry talking machines as 
a. Tbey ImiikIii r few main tnea. fe 






made 1' an incidental part of their 

t. tl was regarded as it filler Tor dull 

H! cycle men look tip the line lo tide 

over the winter months. Musi t-nl mcrchnii- 

llrms carried a small slock lo help out the 



A TRIUMPH OK SCIENCE 




Mai Price S3. BO. Send lor dtKrlpllvt circular 

LEWIS M'FG CO. 379 Sixth Ave., N. Y. 



PAPER LACQUERED 



ALLEN'S 
PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No Metallic or brassy sound 
No brass to clean 



F»rlce, SIO-OO 

PETER BACIGAUIPI, "'"'' *<""■ 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Also PACIFIC COAST JOBBER for EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 



plan of t 



Jlliig t 
rely dll 



rentalks the l-Mlsou P to w ajai* Oft Hundreds 
of dealers have now ma'le n the mOBl Important 
part of their business, some of them handling 
bathing els., hnj talking- machine goods, and even 
where other hoods are also sold, the phonograph 
'end is the largest, mosl profitable and 'most hit 

Ihni.lnils nf others are tlmllni; out thai li will 
lay them lo give more attention to pushing the 
-sale of talking machines, ami ate rapidly reach 
In* a twin! wjjerj- they will follow In the foot- 
steps of their mosl progressive competitors, ami 
devote most of ilielr lime and attention lo the 
phonographic end of their business. In small 
towns where the Opport noitje a for sales are lim- 
ited, li Is not, of course, possible for dealers to 
devote ranch of their time to the sale of phono- 
graphs, The opportunities are probably too lim- 
ited to make It worth while. At the same time 
there is not a dealer in phonographs to-day- who 
could hoi, with advantage, give more attention 
to Hie sale of them K«mls. a Utile personal so- 
licitation, anil the sending out of a Utile more 
printed matter lo people likely lo be Interested, 
wouhi have mi effect thai would surprise him at 



Any , 



I of I be 

ealer. 



Her where loialid. can «n 
over the names of people in his locality who are 
in a position 10 own a machine, and he will find 
■ thai practically only a small proportion of them 
have' a phonograph. . Those who can afford to 
buy one need only io he convinced of their de- 
llghtforiy entertaining powers to have one of 
them in iheir homes. Wbn proportion of the 
home) in any locality, whether In 'city or country, 
have music oT any kind in their homes? A com- 
paratively small percentage may have pianos. Inn 
In many cases these instruments are only pieces 
of furniture, because no one can play them. In 
siiih homes ami in all others where there are no 
other musical Instruments, Hie lalklnt: machine 
would nil .every want. In fact. In many ways, It 
Is saperlor-to the piano because of Hie almost 
Hillnite PBCiety of amusement attorned by It. 



A HINT TO MANAGES COXRIED. 

"This is n marvelous age w live In," said a 
theatrical manager the other day. "I had writ- 
ten to a tenor, and ashed him what he would 
accept losing next season, ills- reply consisted 
of a letter and two cylinders. 'I will come for 
$280 a week. 1 %p letter wild; "and- I forward in 
another package Samples or my voice ami of my 
acting." The large cylinder was a phonographic 
record of one of the tenor solos. The smaller one 
was a moving picture film of him sinning the 
solo. I look the two cylinders to a dealer, ami 
one we put on a phonograph, the other in a mov- 
ing p'ictnre machine. Then we " darkened the 
mom and started Hie machlm- and ihe phono- 

satlsractory an Idea or the man's talent as I 
could have obtained If he-had visited me.'" 



x 



26 
HERE AND THER& IN THE TfcADE. 



hrighT. up-to-date 
trifle aboYn^ordh 
these- curds are 



mreaentatlva of tl 
. baa ju.ti returno. 

riming, Ho Ingres 
ilnlly Us Angafea 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



lino, 
wtih 


Mr. 
hie i 

es 11 


Heck 

HUDl 




i Is HO 


... 


king New 1-: 


igU 


ml 


act 
for 

[hi 


ng sol 

the lu 


I 01 


r-of the Treasury BenartnieM ami 

ecu years has been Connected With 

i of the New Voru custom Home. 


CIi 
Char 


H. I 
Un- 


it; 


«x-k. 1 
k Huh 


m al 
c Co 


le manager 
, Pohgbkee] 


ol 


N- 


The de-ecu 


fee 


which 


venil legal wortta on cu* 

rO considered aulhorativc. 



has bean making a immiier of hnpn 
[ha Main Street store, anions ihem 
irate sqund-prool room Tor talking i 
ircly. distinct from the main more 
HiikorU suited -that his talking 



Blias 



cd' i 



quarters ami »i<r 
■ovenienta Installed 
i OOmAeta wijh ih 



dial 1 



ill. 



nr A. Allen baa boughf em the Email gooda 

neat of the [fldwlg I'inno Co.. tireonllcld, 

ami will put III a full lino of talking tna- 

Mr. Alien In loader of the Greenfield band 



throughout 



that : 






Ma ski 



with OalUornli 
Drego, which l 
oil) there h'' B 






WcHster Elm.*, fatbci 
with the DiMu^as t'lionoi 
who died af his home lu 
the 1'ith. was In service a 




Tke Original— Others Are Imitations 



Better than Classroom Instruction 

LKARN AT HOME IN SPARK MOMENTS 
TO SPEAK 

FrencH, German, 
Spanish, or Italian 

\ .--., Ltsnrn Quickly. Easily. Pleasantly. and al Little Expense 



LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

Combining Three Great Helpers in One 



^ THE! LANGUAGE 



Some of Its Surprising 
Fe&iures 









BOSTON UNIVERSITY. 
II S r.f. SlIMt. 

Ti "' ^"Ji'r's. : ' [ \.',rk''-S. Y. 




ARCHBISHOP'S HOUSE. 
4U Mtd.ivn A <sn.it. 
Sow Vert, April SO, UXtt. 

Tli* tntrrntflonal Coll*i« of Lu. 
*•-., kumh. N.w York. N. Y. 

ArefcUikon .S-w Vort. 




• ■!: i:.:.ii :i.:;-i ;i ; nw-y. 
0FJ[*XE UNIVERSITY. 

Tim IhUnaUMal eatttn °f L.n- 

iui[fi. Now York, N. Y. 



INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

1169 Metropolis Building, Bro&dwt-vy a.yd 16th St.. New York City. 



On ihe isi, the Nova Phonograph Horn Co. re- 
moved from 1U1 West 12-Uli street lu 3 Manhattan 
.-ireei. New York, where ihey occupy a prominent 
corner at the junction of several aveauea. Their 

new place has (he advantage of Increased fnrill 
lli-s ami twice the floor space of the olil place. 

Than Informed say there is "something do- 
lag'* Inehleiital In Marcus A. Miller's visit to 
Toledo, 0.. ami his prolonged conference with 
tin- Talk-upborn- Co. If a ileal Is consummate! 
the "insiders declare lis Importance will have a 
i caring on ttade of Ihe Ilrsl magnitude. 

The American Uecord Co., New York, arc 
crowded with orders which aril straining their 
laiMicity to the utmost to mi. Manager Preacott 

Is doing nil EONS of stunts to satisfy customers, 
am! Ik feeling the strain of The clow application 
io iiushiess !n a marked degree. 

Ills many friends will symimiliUe wiib K. E. 
Eckhardj; manager of the Columbia Phonograph 

Co., general, New York, over Ihe death m* his 
brother. Will, which occurred maidenly Sunday 
evening. May 7. at Philadelphia, where be was in 
business tor htmtwtl In another line. P«tl. who 
feels the. hiss keenly, attended the funeral serv- 
ices and retiirtted'tt duty the end of the week. 

iy May 1 chaiiRoa Is thai of the Gold 

Slaiiufaciurlng Co.. who removed from 

. we-t zsaWreel to *7''pey Btrcet. New York. 
tu their new location the company will nol nave 
a competitor In its Immediate vicinity 

Strikingly novel, and practical as well, are 
Kaisers transparent illnmlmiicd signs, need lo 
nnoooace the monthly* record bulletins. They are 
made In Iwo brllhant colors. Z\ by t.".. ami of 
sufficient size in be seen at a ilistanre of llfly 
feet, when placed aKalii«t tb- uln^s of ihe show 
window They arc sold In a sei or twelve Blgna, 
one for each month of the year, ami apply lo the 
records of nay iomi<any dddred. I'or sale hy 
S. H. DavVga. 32 K Mill sireii N>w York. 

Tl»- Teleffraphone Co. has been Incorporated in 
Maine, wltb a capital of ftn.mi.i.oun. m deal in 
lelegraphonic mid telephonic tnatrnntents, phono- 



With olhw/M 

mil Sllver.Slniu 



INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 

Of Talking Machmet Proposed Nent Year. 

We arc in receipt of a coinn Icatlon fn 

\1 Bd llei.oii-l/-vy. editor of our l*nrlslan ei 
temporary. The PHono-Coielie, in which h< i 
nouncea the oBtabltshmenl In Paris «f a genei 
pbenoRraphl nssoclailon. He aim stales tl 
next year ii Is Intended lo bnbl an iiiieriiallni 
exnoailio not talking machine,. 



-WHITE" BLACKMANS NEW ttUARTERS. 

While' ihe lllackman Talklng^Maehlae Co. was 
al 1» Ueekmun street, miiwiihstandtm; their 
cramped nuarters. they managed to lake care 
of the irade In a very satisfactory manner. With 
the removal to 87 Chambers streei. New York. 
on May 1, where the siore and two basements 
will In occupied, they are in a better condition 
than ever lo serve dealers. J, Newcoinh Illack 
■111111.' proprietor, widely and favorably known as 
the "White" Blackmail— a complimentary title 
aeqtilred from, his manner of doing business— 
states that his stock of l-Mlsmi ami Victor goods 
Is so large and varied that the trade will Dm) 
H decidedly ndvantageoua to come and see him. 
or write. Having been In liiislness since 1HPK be 
feels confident to supply the nct-dB of every, 
dealer who Is looking for staple goods of de- 
pendable quality, 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



27 



THESE CUTS SHOW 



PEERLESS ^ ,c s k l e o l t ,N PIANOS 



IN USE AND LETTERS STATE WHAT THE Bl/YERS 
SAY OF THE PEERLESS AUTOMATIC PIANOS 




Habrisdi-rg, p At- December 9, 1903. 
PEERLESS PIANO PLAYER CO.. 

Roth & Engelhard t. Proprietors, 

. ' 2 East 47th Street, New Torfc 
Gentlemen : — Your request for a photograph of my 
place nf business showing the position of the piano which 
vim sold Qie July 171190.2. affords me an opportunity to 
express my inmost satisfaction with the instrument. My 
investment of S700 has been nearly doubled bymy receipts 
to thrs date, while the enlivening effects of the music has 
caused a marked improvement jn my business. Aside 
fmm the material benefits I have received my commenda- 
tion also extends to the practical workings of the 'in- 
strument itself. It is not only ornamental, but produces 
a harmony of which the human finger is not susceptible 
and the surprising feature to me has heen its freedom 
troin the necessity of repair. 

Yoiirs tcuiv. 

D. K. MILLER. 
(his pjano took in $^.030.15 in 3'a months. 











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Cincinnati, Jan. 28. 1004. 




MESSRS. ROTH & ENGELHARDT. 


Windsor Arcade, New York City. 


CcntUmcn:—\ am well pleased with the PEERLESS 


PIANO, and cannot sav too much in its praise, as I have 


heard other Self-Plaving Pianos, and will sav the PEER- 


LESS is the one tobuv.. 


Yours respectfully. 




L. FISCHER. 



















Maloxk, X. Y., Jui 



iR. 1003. 



ROTH & EXGELH ARDT. 

Proprietors Peerless Piano Player Co., 

New York City, N. Y. 

Gentlemen:— The PEERLESS ELECTRIC PIANO, 
Operated by a nickel, which I'purchased from you for my 
billiard parlor* about a month ago, has given perfect sat- 
isfaction and is the greatest entertainer, I have ever seen. 

It has heen kept playing continually day and night, and 
has certainly been a trade drawer besides being a good 
investment. 

Thanking yon for your efforts to get the PIANO to us 
011 the exact date agreed upon, ram. 



E. E. HOGLE. 



ROTH & ENGELHARDT, SS5 



DSOR ARCADE 
AVENUE 



= PROPRIETORS PEERLESS PIANO 



NEW YORK 

PLAYER CO. ■ 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Edison Phonographs and Records 

1 "are always sold at one price 



IT, is a gr^at comfort to a dealer in Edison Phonographs and Edison Gold 
Moulded Records to know that their_selling price is the same throughout 
the entire country, whether sold by a small or large dealer. ,They are never 
sold at cut prices ; they are never found on bargain counters; they are never 
used as premiums; nor can premiums be given with them, not even trading 
stamps ; they are sold to all dealers at the same discounts. 

When a firm become dealers in Edison goods, they know that they are 
buying on the same terms as another dealers, great or small, and no' one can 
undersell ithem. They know that the goods are as staple 
as flour and as easily sold. 

Eclison Phonographs and Edison Gold Moulded 
Records are growing in popularity by the hour. The 
public demands them /and will patronize 'the man who 
handles them. If you are a. talking machine dealer and 
do not sell Edison goods, you are missing a good thing. 

If vou never have sold talking machine goods, begin 

. . ^- 

with the Edison line. 

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., ORANGE, N.J. 




31 Union Square, New York 



304 Wabash Ave.. Chicago 



The following are the Jobbers In Edison goods in ike Untied State* and Cane.de. If you 
we.nl terms, discounts, conditions, etc., write to the one nearest you. Or write to us. Vie will 
supply you with the information, and put yovi In touch with a Jobber who can give you good service. 



ALABAMA. 
U* 

da, 

I 'en let. 
CAI.irOBNIA. 
BAN FRANCISCO— Peter Baclgalupl. 

COLORADO. 
DENVER— DrnTer Mr? Good* Co. 

CON N ECT1CUT. 
UIDDLF.TOWN— Caulklna * Poit Co. 
HARTFORD -llnrrj Jackion. 
NBW HAVEN— Pardee- El lenbtrger Co. 

DISTRICT Or COLUMBIA. 
WASHINGTON— E. V. Droop ft Bon* 
Co. ; 8. Kann Bona ft Co. 
GEORGIA. 
ATLANTA— Atlanta Phonograph Co. 
WAYCROSS— George IL Yunmana. 

ILLINOIS. 
CHICAGO— James I. Ljonl ; SlegeJ- 
CooprrfcCn. ; Talking Machine Co. ; 
■ ■ ""Hgomerr Ward 
rJrl"— ■■■ 

,QD IXC Y— t) ul ncj Won ogrn'pli ' 
INDIANA. 

INDIANAPOLIS— Cralg-Jaj . 

]ir..K Co.: A. II. w»li! ft •:,. 
LAFAYETTE— A. II. Wahl ft Co. 

IOWA, 
DES MOINES— Hopkins Bros. Co. : The 

vim Co. 
FOOT DODGE— Eerlj Music Home. 

KENTUCKY. 
LOUISVILLE— C A. Haj. 

LOUISIANA. 
NEW ORLEANS — William Ilallee; Xa- 



MASSACHUSETTS- 



NEW YORK. 
ALBANY—Flnch ft Hahn. 
BROOKLYN— Chapman A Co.; A. D. 

eraph Co. 
-Boston Ciele ft Sundry Co. ; BUFFALO— P, A. Power*. 

Esatern Talking Machine Co.; iTer ELMIRA— Elmlra Arm* 'Co. 

Johnaon Sporting lio...!, c . C. E. OLOVEKSV1LLE— American Phono- 

0*good Co, ; Read ft Head. graph Co. 

riTCUlU l!i;— Irer Johnaon Sporting KINGSTON — Fonylb ft DaTli 

Good* Co. ' *•"■»"■ ■ 

l,mvi;i,[,— Thorns* Wardell. 
\i;w IIEDFORD— Houaehold Furnish 



; Macblm 



Ins Cc. 

SPIllMiKll-ILD— Flint A Rrlckett Co. 
WimOEPTKR— Itw Johnaon Sporting 



YORK 

Co.; Rlsckman Talking 
Co. ! J. F. Dlackmnn ft 
Daren, Jr.; S. II. Da?ega; 
Itonglaa Phono. Co.: H, 8. Gordon; 
Marry Jackion ; Jncot Music Itox 
Co.; Victor II. Itnpke ; Slegel- 
i'..i.i»'r i'si. : J.-iiii Wsnaraakcr; " 
f red W. " 



as .1. i:\tuwn. <j. e. Asebbsch. 

I-'.ASTiiN — William Werner. 

muiiislirm;- s. K. Hamburger. 

I'illl.AliKLl'HIA— ('. J. ileppe ft Bon; 
Lit llroa.: Penn Phonograph Co.; 
John Wanamaker; Wells Phono- 
graph Co.; Western Talking Mi- 
.■nine Co.; II. A. W^jmnnn ft Son. 

PITTS1HIRG — Theo. F. Bentel Co. 
Inc.; Kaufmano Bros.; H. Kleber ft 
' C. C. Mellor Co. ; PltUburg 



I'boi 



, Co. 



log Phonograph Co. 
" "- ' Tech- 



SAGINAW— Morlej Bi 

MINNESOTA. KOMI 

MINNEAPOLIS— Thorn a a C. Hough-^--^ J 



POL GHKEEPSIE— Price Phonograph 



ST. PAUL— W. 



'.Hough; Minnesota phonograph 



j. O. ft U. Co. : GNra B. Mill- 

Talking Machine Co. 
SCHENECTADY !"l»ch ft Hahn: Jay 



RF.AOING— L 

SCIUNTOX — Ark.'rm*n ft Co. 

nleal Supply Co. 
SHARON— Vf. C. Dt ForeeM ft Run. 
RHODE. ISLAND. 

PAWTIVKET- I'ltwliirku Film. Co. 

PROVIDENCE— J. M Dean Co.: J. A. 
Foater Co.: Household Furniture 
Co. ; J. Samuel* ft Bro. ; A. T. 
Scallergnod ft Co. 



: Klpp 



NEBKASnA. 



r.iNcm.S— II. E. Bldlea Cycle Co. 
uMXIIA- cimuim lu.-ycle C< " " 
ka Cycle Co. ■ ■ 



NEWARK— A. O. Pel 



A Rlrkard ft Co. 
SYlf.\crsF.-w. IV Andrew*. 
TROY— Finch ft Hahn; Troy J 

bile Exchange. 
UTICA— Clark- Horreck* Co.: 

F. Ferrlsa: William Hi 

Utlea Cycle Co. 

OHIO. 

CANTON— Kl'ln ft neftVlm.n 
Nebraj- CINCINNATI 



llonnl 



I Co. 



Rudolph Wurlltirr Co. 

CLEVELAND— W. J. Roberta. Jr. 
rnHTMIU'S — I'err* II. Whltslt Co. 
DAYTi.iN :■■■- Nklimi- ft Doha*. 
EAST LIVERPOOL— Sralib ft Phillips 

Mrmlc Co. 
NEWARK— Hnnvcr-Ilall Co.. Inc. 

— "— Hayes Music Co. 



TEXAS. 

-DALLAS- -Roiiitii-rn Till* Ins; Mnrh. Co. 
FORT WORTH— Cuming*. Shepherd, ft 

HOUSTON— II. M. Ilollemsn Co. 

VIRGINIA 
RICHMOND- Maunder ft Co. 

WISCONSIN. 
MILWAUKEE— McG real Rroa. 

CANADA. 
TORONTO— H. S. William* ft Bona Co.. 
Ltd. 



VOL. I. No. 6. 




Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Avenue, New York, June 15, 1905. 



Coin Coming Your Way 



TV/TOST men are desirous of increasing their income; are you ? Then here is an in- 
-*•*-■- vention which will please you. It is one of the best paying coin-operating 
devices on the market. It requires no attention except to change the music 
roll, which is usually done weekly. The instrument stops 
after each selection, and a coin is required- to again start 
it, and it can be continued indefinitely. 
•1 Men who have had these out tell us that there is a steady 
stream of nickels going continually into this machine. It is 
handsomely gotten up, and makes an attractive instrument 
in any public resort, and talking machine dealers will find that 
it is one of the best paying agencies that they can secure. 
The loud and soft effects and the tempo changes in the music 
are all controlled automatically. The whole arrangement 
is so simple that there is no getting out of order. It can be 
run by direct or alternating current motor or storage battery. 
It is gotten up in fancy mahogany and quartered oak 
cases, and the size is only 5 feet 5 inches high, 2 feet 10 
inches wide. The depth is less than 2 feet. 




The ncconipiinyiug 
illustrntiou will tell 
you something 
shout it. but still 
you should see the 
player itself to np- 
precinte it 




O^PANY 



THE REGAL 4+NOTE AUTOMATIC PIANO 

889 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD 

NEW YORK 



We Imv. BAntfl 
rvplendi.1 endorse- 
ments where irww 

ilo not hesitate t<> 

sny it fs tin- best 
iiiouey-nmliiiij; (lu- 
riee timt tlioy hitvo 
f^ei-n. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 






HUM HMK 



SACRED SONGS 

With Real Organ Accompaniment 



Have you ever heard any that were entirely satisfactory ? We have made a number 

which critics of this class of music pronounce PERFECT. 
They are sung slowly, in the right spirit, with feeling and expression. The 

. tones of the organ are rich and melodious. 1 
Just as a suggestion, here are a few of the titles : 

031119— "Sun of My Soul." 031123— " How Firm a Foundation." 

O31120-"Where Is My Wandering Boy To-night." 031124— "He Leadeth Me." 

031121— "Coronation." 031125— "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." 

031122^" Come. Thou. Almighty King." 031126— "Just As I Am." 

Send for the complete list. A trial order will convince you that there is value in them. 

" A sh for the Blue Ones" 



AMERICAN RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHORNE, SHEBLE ®. PRESCOTT 

SPRINGFIELD, :: y " MASS. 



fak hath 
gkrey 






TUMI HA*K 



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v 

The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I. No. 6. 



New York, June 15, 1905. 



Price Five Cents 



TALKING MACHINE HELPS SINGERS. 

Theory That Vocalists Never Hear Their Own 
Voices as Others Hear Them — Many Unex- 
pected Defects Discovered — Professors of 
Voice Culture Use Records of Pupils Efforts 
in Their Roomt. 

Dr. Wnngermann. who has been for mnny years 
I'hler assistant lo Thomas I-;. Edison at Ills phono- 
graph factory in Orange. N. J., and who is him- 
self a cultivated musician and vocal Instructor, 
has been elaborating on a subject which we re- 
ferred to in Tho World MOM two issues ago— 
i. e.. that no vocalist has really ever hoard him- 
self or herself lh>g< That Is lo say. ihcy have 
never heard themselves shin as others have heard 
tlieni. Of course, lliey receive a mental impres- 
slon, which, to Ihelr sense nt hearing, is more or 
less equivalent, lull II is not Ihe genuine product 
of atmospheric sound waves striking upon tho - 
drums of the ears, us Is the case when listening 
to another sinccr. In other words, the tones 
which (low from the throat of a vocalist arc ' 
weighed, measured and absorbed hy the hraln 
and the nerves connecting It Willi the vocal chords 
without any effort mii ilie [.art of ihe oatB. An 
almost enllrely deaf person, to whom the singing 
or speaking of others might almost pass for 
dumb show, can hear himself speak or sine quite 
distinctly. This Is regarded as proof of the 
strange theory. 

Hence it is argued that Ihe impressions of his 
or her own singing absorbed by vocalists are often 
erroneous. It is impossible (hat they should real- 
ize ihe exact effect ihelr tones and methods pro- 
duce upon actual hearers In their audiences. 
Many minute imperfections are overlooked, and 
tho sinner does not distinguish between the vari- 
ous qualities of tones so widely as does the 
hearer. 

VAXAUntE xisicai. ad.h-nct. 
It Is for reasons such as these that the talking 
machine has recently been very largely employed 
by many eminent vocal .Instructors both here and 
In Europe. This curious Innovation is largely 
dtW to Dr. Wnngermann. who was nssoclaled with 
Edison In the conception and invention of the 
phonograph, and who has labored for years lo 
bring it to Its present state of perfection and Its 

Many well-known leachers of singing have in 
their class-rooms complete apparatus, not only for 
the reproduction of vocal efforls, bill far the tak- 
ing of records, so Hint students may actually bear 
with their own ears exactly the impression their 
singing conveys to an audience. 

Tho system is for a pupil to sing a composition 
with all the care and perfection of which lie Is 
capable Into a talking machine receiver, anil from 
lite record thus made, bearing it again and again 
reproduced, lie may study Its most minute Imper- 
fections and strive to correct them. 

Hero and there the student may notice faulty 
phrasing, a wrong management of the breath, 
imperfect articulation, or an Impurity of Intona- 
tion which, with practice. n;ay he avoided. It is 
thus that the talking machine has become an aid 
to Ihe artistic cultivation of ihe voice and an in- 
centive to proper methods in ihe art of singing. 

MAKES BMAU. 1ICTKCTS AI'I'ARKST. 

It is even claimed that the talking machine prac 
tically places the singing voice, as It worei, under 
the influence of a tonal microscope, by showing 
up In slightly exaggeraled form all lapses from 
VOCSl purity and making minor errors stand out 
conspicuously. 

All familiar with ordinary talking machine rec- 
ords of songs and singers have observed curious 
and often comical brealfsor Irregularities in the 
quality of Hie reproduced voice, and these are 
usually regarded as imperfections in the reeonl. 
Of course, to a large extent, this may be true. 



but it Is not always the machine that Is at 
fault. A larjsfr iierrentngc of those imperfections 
are merely accentuated reproductions of Hie sing- 
er's faulty methods. This has been proved by 
having the same singer make three separate rec- 
ords of a song he has learned by repeated usage 
to sing in stereotyped style. Bach record will 
thow the same, fnulls and Imperfections. 

In addition to enabling Undents to correct their 
methods by having a record of their errors con- 
tinually before them, th.- "talker" has another 
practical use In voral schools. IVw of the world's 
greatest vocnlisls have consented to submit their 
efforts for permanent record and run the risk ot 
their tie-Ins farmed out in pinny amusement pal- 
aces.. JlulniHny recognized operatic exports, have 
sung intoTbe talking machine, and these, records 
are remarkably valuable to students. * 

They are of great assistance In studying u 
scene or a part, containing ns they do many 
variations from the printed score, such as in 
danzas, and all sorts ot vocal liberties ^nkca hy 
recognized nrtisls. which it is difficult lor the 
ordinary amateur to observe anil hnrmontec. 



'"Main 



coi.nlrv. | 
kin.lsYn 



SOME BIQ RECORD SALES 

In London — Over 350,000 Sold Last Season by 
Barnctt Samuel &. Sons — Recent Orders 
Placed — Interesting London News. 

We are in receipt of an interesting letter .from 
Alfred Haicomlie. mniiager'of the talking machine 
department of narnett Samuel £ Sons; Ltd., ten- 
don. In which he says: 

"I am much Interested In your journal, mid 
must congratulate you on Ihe high-water murk 
I" which you are keeping this paper up. ' 

"It may interest you lo know that during last 
season we sold over SSO.000 records. I notice 
ihe remarks in your paper relating lo large or- 
ders for records, and 1 am giving you herewith 
a few samples of orders that we placed within a 
tew days of one another with the different com- 



iMl.T 



ial I'l 






ISf'tli. HUH : 



No, io.li 

i\* .Titer mm. further »i|.|.t-m,<n!.Hl l.v *.i ..r 

'■-• -r<wilii-t (rteR nonib.1 

. Rrtl) — 
tinier ll.lIU 35 MM CM Reconh 

"These orders are wlihout our large orders to 
the disk record companies, and yon will see by 
these- figures what, an enormous trade is being 
done on this side of the water. 

"The trade here Is keeping up remarkably well 
and the advent nf two new cylinder companies on 
the English market will very likely make things 
work up considerably." 



BUSINESS VERY BRISK. 



Customary Sum 



- Duiness Not Now Appare 



At this lime of Ihe year business has in former 
years fallen off, but at the present time there is 
apparently no diminution of business with the- 
manufacturers and prominent Jobbers". Tho call 
for goods Is sllll insistent, the demand for rec- 
ords being especially strong, ami orders for ma- 
chines are still unfilled. The management of -the 
respective companies are very cheerful over the 
outlook: in fact, say lliey are in a quandary at 
limes to altogether satisfy the trade wlihout an 
enlargement of Ihelr respoetlvn plants. 

VICTOR CO.'S EXPANSION, 
Plans and specifications have been completed 
and ostimalejy-luvltcd for an additional story to 
the warehouse of the Victor Talking Machine 
Co. In Camden. N. J. The addition will be 63 by 
UN feet, and will be of fireproof construction, to 
conform to the prft-enl building. 



GROWTH OF VAUDEVILLE PARLORS. 

Using Automatic Devices of All ^<inds— No-* 
Spreading Not Only Over the Country But 
Abroad — Large Purchasers, So It Is Said. 

The so-called ttitfoniatic \4udc\iil ( . parlors 

Illle.1 up will. MftklllK much!: . s. inORtl ■ Ol Ihe slot. 

machine variety, and simiu. dc*t ■<> „( nn amuse- 
meiit nature, arc spoken ol rs rapidly becoming 
an impressive part of the business. They am 
large consumers of staple goods; ■'peeiu.iiles. etc.. 
and they are always in tin- mark' 
mont novelties of all kinds, w 
mechanically automatic m their operation.-' 

In one of the most important „f il„ n -stabllsh 
tnc-Dts In New York, the ,„„, rnfta Alll ,., t radial- 

brunch establish ui> in all the cllb-s of the 

there are nearly COO machines of varlou.. 
floor alone, and tho real nf the big 
building is gtveri up In tl..- offices of the tompany, 
to repair "hope, etc. 

"The tirst nf these automatic parlors," ..iys the 
manager. »Inflj asked concerning the history of 
Abo place, "was our owt.. nn.l it i* about llv- 

years old. pelorq Mm thci re parlors— no 

one knows why ;!.ey pre always called parlors - 
with Jn.-t one l.ii.d oi nnchlno. Cdn orwrat.u 
lilano players, beside* talking mnchln.-s. am be 
coming aitructJjv^fi.atui. s nf these par, lore, and 
some lire really line lustrum- UtS, Th. y are very 
impular. Onr now wheel or mulli p! onogiapb 
contains two dozen records, an.! you ro:i scl.it 
any one you like. They are an Ingenious appare 
tus. Inventions In coin devices are appearing fre- 
quently, but we welcome them all. The makltic 
of special records for these BUWhtQefl Is getting to 
be quite a business in Itself" 

According to data gathered in the principal of 
fice. every place has Its automatic- peculiarity. 
For instance. In Australia, where there arc scv- ' 
eral branch bouses, the patrons are direly afraid 
of the ear cups on the phonographs and even 
protest against their public use. while they man! 
Test no dread of disease from the telephone. But 
ovary machine is disinfected once in twenty-four 
hours, and just as soon as the doors are closed 
a corps of cleaners are turned loose and every 
inch of floor Is scrubbed aud every bit of the 
walls Swept at"' cleaned. 



MANY NAMES SUGGESTED. 
The Columbia Phonograph "CO. state thai in re- 
sponse to iheatompany's inviiatlon to furnish a 
name for Ihelr new loud -sounding grapbo phone, 
Hie responses have been overwhelming. Two men 
have been kept busy tabulating titles and record- 
ing names for a couple of weeks. Mr. Bjekhardt, 
manager of tho Columbia's Kastern business, put 
In his llille line for fame, filing fifteen names. 



WALKER TALKER CO. INCORPORATED- 



One nf the big concerns chartered at the Stale 
Department at Dover. I>l„ last week Is the 
Walker Talker Co. The concern Is lo manufae- 
Hire a now and improve.! system of talking ma- 
chines and make and sell appliances and apparall 
necessary to talking machine outfits. The Incor- 
porators are of Brio, Pa., and the capital stock Is 



Free Trial Ad. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 




THE LATE POPE LEO XIII. 

ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY ! ! ! 

We are now prepared to supply the trade with two absorbingly Interesting records 
ol the voice fit the late Pope Leo XIII. These records were made at the Vatican in 
Rome February 5th, 1903, In the ninety-third year 61 his age. One record contains 
his Apostolic Benediction. On the other he Intones the Ave Maria. Both records are 
In Latin. For use only on cylinder machines. 

Though nothing remains ol the great Pontltl save an undying memory, his 
voice lives and he will continue to convey his Benediction dally to thousands by 
means ol these records. .. ."ii 

A certlllcate ol genuineness accompanies each record. Price *2.00 each. Liberal 
discounts to dealers. 

.i.i,„. •.« ...,.„<> The Benediction. 
Order by name ^ Ave Marla . 

{ AH Rights Reserved ) 

COLUMBIA 
PHONOGRAPH CO., tart 

Hfea PIONEERS AND LEADERS IN THE TALKING MACHINE ART n^A 





Grand Prize, Paris, 1900. 

NEW YORK. Whclcalr. 

CHICAGO, B8 W»l»»h Ave. 

I'l!!l M'l.l.l'HIA. l.H'M'.Vl Market St. 

Si. I.'li'ls, 111! "live St. . 

llliSTtlN. H-l Tfciii-m St. 

ISAl.TlMi'HK. -'-I N. H..*.iiil St.. 

I I.JATi.AM'. I .u>:,..l Ave. and hue Sl 

liri-l'Al.ii. ftlf. Mmi -SL 

SAN IIIAMIMi'. li.M.rn.v SI. . 

CINCINNATI, 1H-I19 \W't l"""h St. 

lTMSW'W;. di i'nm Ave. , 

NHW lilil.KANS, OL'S-r.aii Canal St. 

UriKiilT. vtl' \V"-i want Ave. 

MILWAUKEE, Ul Ent Water St. 



Double GrniMi Pri--"-. Three Gold Medals, St. Louis, 1901. 

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Grand Prl 



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North Withinjrton Av* 



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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



TAPE RECORD POSSIBILITIES. 

Wp have a Dumber of Inquiries ftom corre- 
spondents regarding the manufacture or a tape 
record referred to In lata month's World. The 
■proposition Is feasible. Its manufacture embodies 
no new scientific principle, but rather a difference 
in mechanical methods In tinier to change the 
f torm of records for either cylinder or disk to a 
strip of material wound on a reel. Suitable ma- 
terial, that will he Inexpensive and pliable, will. 
of course, necessitate much experimental re- 
search, and It is not Improbable lhat celluloid 
may form one of the demerit; (o In- employed. 

HOW FAST A RECORD TRAVELS. 

Discussing a somewhat similar topic, a writer 
In a London contemporary pertinently asks: 
"But supposing an Ideal material Is found and Is 
at hand ready for use, what advantage does the 
■strip' record offer? Probably my readers will 
reply that a longer record could he made. That 
It would he possible to have an entire souk In- 
stead of one verse and chorus. I,et us see. How 
fast does a talking machine record of the present 
day travel under the reproducer hall or sound- 
box needle? Somewhere about twenty inches per 
second. To obtain Ihe same quality and volume 
of sound from tin- strip record. It should he re- 
produced al the same rale of speed. That mi ans 
lhat to have a record to conialn as much us the 

average high-speed cylinder record, .the strip _ 

would have to be Jusl about 300 feet long. To 
have it equal the average ten-Inch disk It would 
lie perhaps 276 feet In length,. A celluloid (ape of 
Hint length would make rather a formidable Shed 
wheel when wound on a drum. To net the whole 
of a song or hand selection upon Ihe strip would 
greatly mill 10 its length, and consequently to 
it< hulk when-wound. 



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stnu'tlhle, hut it is questionable whither the dis- 
advantages of length of tape and bulk do not 
overbalance this. And llien, like piano players, 
after a record has been reproduced the tape would 
have lo be reeled back again on to lis original 
spool. That would lake a longer lime than Is 
now required for changing cylinders and disks. 
I am not asserting that there never will he tape 
records. 1 only point, OUt one or two obvious ob- 
jections to (hem which must he overcome before 
they can he put on the market. 



VELOCITY INSURES TRUER TONE. 

"The greater the surface velocity of the refcrd, 
the truer the tone in reproduction. Jf the thread 
were made finer than at present, the side wails 
would he so tfiln as quickly to break down and 
thereby ruin the reeord. So the only outlet seems 
to he to make the cylinders longer and the disks 
larger. Already IS-incb and 1 -I -inch disk records 
are on the market. At a speed of GO per minute 
these records will piny for four or five minutes. 

LONGER RECORDS BOUND TO COME. 

"But longer records arc hound lo come. The 

demand for them is clamorous and Insistent. 
What form will they take? There are Just three 
ways of lengthening a record. It can be run at a 
slower speed so thai more tan he recorded on It 
within the time limit. The grooves of the spiral 
track lanbe cut nearer to each other by using a . 
feed sere* with a liner thread. Or, thirdly, Ihe 
cylinder can' be made longer or the disk /'of u 
larger diameter. The first and second methods 
have been tried In the past and abandoned We 
are not likely lo see a return to slow speed rec- 
ords or to a 2t.»i-to-i he-inch thread." * 

LONGER CYLINDER RECORDS. 

In answer to an inquiry we may say thai in 
connection with the new loud-speaking graphn- 
phone Just being marketed, a new line or gold, 
molded cylindrical records, very much longer than 
any heretofore made will he added to the product 
of Ihe Columbia Phonograph Co. The new cylin- 
ders are half a foot in length, and capable of 
containing all of an ordinary composition. with- 
out Its being cut. The liew loud-speaking ma- 
chine, which is made with an exira long mandrel. 
affords splendid possibilities in the way of a 
larger cylinder record. About twelve of the new 
records have already been made and additions 
will he listed from month lo month. 

MAKING DISK RECORDS AT HOME. 

Judging from letters from correspondents there 
seems to lie quite some anxlely on (he part or a 
number of subscribers to The World to try their 
hand at making disk records at home. In this 
connection seven] nsk.: "is there any machine 
maunfai lur-d in this country that will III! the 



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part, If not wholly, the problem of disk recording 
al home. The recorder can be use*!! for the manu- 
facture of either nine inch, ten and one-half Inch, 
or twelve Inch disks which are furnished in 
blank with the machine. More anent this later. 

POINTERS ABOUT CYLINDER RECORDS. 

Some observations by an amateur maker of rec- 
ords supplied to The Talking Machine News of 
l^ndon may prove of IntercsL lie says:- "In 
record making it is essential that the blank cylin- 
der should be as perfect as possible. It is a great 
mistake to purchase inferior blanks, as the slight 
extra cost of a good blank is more than compen- 
sated by the Easily better tesults obtained. In' 
making vocal records with piano accompaniment, 
it is, in my opinion, advisable to employ a two- 
way recording horn, that Is, assuming a reason- 
ably loud piano effect is desired. If only one 
born Is used, the distance it will have to be placed 
from the piano to enable the vocalist to draw 
hack at high notes will cause the piano lo be al- 
most Inaudible when the reeord Is reproduced. 
In using a horizontal piano lor accompaniment, 1 
place the machine on a box about a foot high, on 
Ihe Anno, with one horn pointing down toward 
the treble end of the keyboard, and the other 
pointing slightly away from the piano. For Ihe 
vocalist excellent results can be obtained by these 



RECORDING THE BANJO AND MANDOLIN. 
'■In recording the banjo, mandolin, etc.. I obtain 

good results by placing the machine on a cabinet 
or table of the height of about 3" j feet, allowing 
the horn lo point downward at a sharp angle. 
The performet^sjjnuld sit so as lo bring his in- 
strument exactly under the mouth of the horn, 
and as dose as possible to it. Unless the down- 
ward position of the horn Is employed, a largo 
amount of sound is lost.^ FJnatly. when record- 
ing, see lhat the blank Is pressed firmly on to 
the mandrel, so that the chances of its slipping 
an- minimized as far as possible. It Is somewhat 
annoying to discover that an otherwise good rec- 
ord has been entirely ruined by the fact that II 
has slipped on the mandrel."' 

SOUND VOLUME AND QUALITY DISCUSSED. 
"Don't you think the tendency among manu- 
facturers to produce machines notable for Ihelr 
tieniendons volume a danger, Inasmuch as tone 
quality, color and other essentials are necessarily' 

No; we ilo not. Moreover, the closing words 
of your Inquiry are nol correct. Hasnfai turers 
to-day are giving more attention than ever heforc 
to not only producing more volume, hut con- 
doning that volume In regard to quality, and 
making It as perfect and as like the original of 
the record as DOMlbte, and whether It be a band. 
a noted Instrumental or vocal soloist, or a speak- 
ing number, every effort is boa! toward making 
Ihe reproduction teal and true. When both vol- 
ume and quality are combined you have ihe Ideal 
record. But. then, volume, and even quality, are 
always matters of personal taste. There are peo- 
ple, you know, who prefer the old spinet to the 
modern grand piano. One, they say. has refine- 
ment or lone; the tone of ihe other is coarse and 
blatant. People will differ regarding talking ma- 
chines and (erordfi as they will about pianos. 
There are certainly devices enough on the market 
claiming lo control the tone lo satisfy our corre- 
spondcnl. 

POSITION IN MAKING RECORDS. 

I. In making a record, how close should one 
stand In slngliut a solo anil how close for a quar- 
tette? 2. Should one use a recording horn£ 3. 
Should one use different recorders for single 
voice, quartette and banjo music? 4. At what 
speed should machine run In making records? 
5. Do you harden the records in any way after 
making them? I notice thal'blank records arc Of 
a ligMer color lhan moulded records. 

1. Iloth should stand aa close to the horn aa 
possible without causing the high notes lo blast. 
Professionals who have been making records for 
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roaster record made, and you must do likewise to 
got the exact Information. 2. Yea, to get the 
beat results. 3. This la, done -In professional 
record making, but unlefrs you' have had consid- 
erable experience* with recorders you will prob- 
ably do as well with our regular recorder. 4. 160 
revolution^ a.HI.ftjjte. 5. Wo do not harden 
the master records. Wo use ihetn to make- molds. 
nnd from these molds we nrnnntacture the Edison 
gold-molded record. This isTnndc ol a-harder. 
darker-colored composition, says Tho Edison 
1'horiogram; -v . 



GETTING. RIO OF THE ECHO. 

It is said that the echo, so much complained of 
In the reproduction of records, can be obviated' 
by altering the. angle at. which (he reproducer is 
adjusted. Ordinarily the reproducer should be 
level with the record, but by putting It slightly 
out of adjustment the echo will disappear. The 
same Informant states that In case of a disk ma- 
chine the line of a new needle will euro the much- 
disliked echo. 

TO PREVENT SAPPHIRE FROM CLOGGING. 
A correspondent complains that after running 
n disk record several times the sapphire becomes 
clogged with small pieces of hair or wool. The 
remedy for this Is almost obvious. The disk 
should be kept clean. Before uslng-always clean 
off with a earners hair brush. Where the surface 
of the disk records become dirty and the tracks 
clog, It would 'bo well to feet some benitollne, soak 
a soft, clean rag In it nnd wipe the record quickly 
without using pressure, then dry with a clean 
rag, and always be sure to apply the brush before 
using. " t 

SHOULD KNOW. HIS STOCK. 

The amount of trade a talking machine dealer 
does depends a great deal on his ability to give 
perfect sat Israel ion. This docs not mean be po- 
lite and obliging alone. He should have moro 
lhan a genera! knowledge n( his stock (which, 
by the way. should always be complete and kept 
In perfect order), and be able to give aid to a 



any difficulty which might arise. 
Atter disposing of a machine be should take 
care to explain carefully all parts of Ol ■■ mech- 
anism. 

SIZE Ul? THE CUSTOMER'S TASTE. 

The proper setting up of an fnstcunient is also 
very important, as a customer who has adjusted 
his machine wrongly often gets the Impression, 
through no' fault of the instrument, that he has 
KM a Boot article thrown off on him. The cor- 
rect adjustment of the horn on tho crane or. horn 
stand has, a great deahto do with the reproduc- 
tion. The idea being to set the born at such an 
angle that the rubber connection shall balance 
as near the mouth of the icnjoducer as possible, 
thereby lessening Its tcusiou on life machine; 
otherwise it either makes It drag by pressure 
'against {he reproducer or draws back, in which 
Inlter ease It is liable to cause repeating. 

Each' customer who buys records has a taste for 
a particular style of* music. One who might en- 
joy classical selections would be bored by popular 
or ragtime music. The salesman therefore should 
walih carefully and choose records accordingly. 
If be has the stock at his finger ends he will not 
only be able to get what Is wanted quickly, hut 
also Am suggest many which Hie customer will 
like, nnd [he rely often double the sale. 

NEVER USE A NEEDLE MORE THAN ONCE. 
The mient,loii of the Inndvlsablllly of using tt 
needle ^nore than once Is. often asked of the 
dealer. In using an old needle over, the person 
not only gels an inferior result, be actually dam- 
ages his disk. As these run from fifty cents 
apiece up, while the needles are mjIiL at the rate 
of about ten to fifteen for a ccni./Tnls Is poor 
policy. The needle Ifj made with a tapering 
point, which, when worn, becomes broader or 
blunt. If used over, this not only wears off the 
Impressions made by the recorder, but Ms liable 
to spread or break the threads. In which case the 
disk is useless, .as the needle will not feed past, 
the break. 



TO LIGHTEN THE RECORDER-. 

According to a writer In a London contem- 
porary, the easiest way to lighten an Edison re- 
corder. If it Is making too deep a cut, Is to coun- 
tersink some places In tho coverplate, that is to 
say. In the hinged weight. 

HERE'S A GIANT HORN TRULY. 

T. F. Murray writes us that the horn which 
Spratt & Corcoran, of Utlca, N. Y„ arc using for 
the sale of their records Is probably the largest In 
practical use in the United States. He adds: 
'•The writer has practically covered tho whole 
Union In the Inierest of talking machines, also 
the major portion of Canada, from Newfoundland 
on. and ne-cr yet has he seen anything to com- 
pare with It; and the best of it all Is that It is 
actually one of the best reproducing horns I 
have ever hcarV The dimensions are as follows: 
Length, 12 feet i Inches; bell. 5 feel; the tunnel 
width of the horn where bell begins Is 311 Inches 
across; It weighs 100 pounds, and is made from 
galvanized iron, and Is so well balanced that the 
actual weight on the reproducer Is less (hail one- 
half pound. 

■"The horn was designed by Mr. Corcoran, the 
junior member of the firm,.. and la of splendid 
proportions. At a distance of fifty feet I found 
every wo'rd and njjte moro distinct than 1 would 
from the ordinary horn at ten feet. These people 
are doing a splendid business in their section of 
the State/' Wo will be glnd to receive further 
lufomiaifnu on the born question." 



NEW DEMONSTRATING ROOMS. 

Three new comniodinus demonstrating parlors 
or booths were completed this week on the city 
lloor of the Victor Distributing £ Export Co., 77 
Chambers street. New York! The partitions of 
solid oak And plate glass, extend from the floor 
to the ceiling.'and" the sound-producing possibili- 
ties of these roomy and comfortable compart- 
ments are thereby greatly augmented. Tho equip 
ment represents the finished products of lb e com- 
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iHpielnl to The Talking Mnrlilnc World.) 
f London, En*.. June G. 1005. 

Some Interesting additions have been made to 
the phonographic archives of the Austrian Acad- 
emy of Sciences, the aim of which Is to obtain 
records of all the languages and dialects In the 
world that are spoken by natives. A German 
explorer In New Guinea, Dr. Rudolf Poch, has 
Just sent a record of a description of a wild boar 
hunt In the Papuan trumpet language, which Is a 
complete means of communication between these 
people quite distinct from llielr ordinary spoken 
language. It consists entirely or trumpet blasts 
Of different pilch and length. 

Other records Illustrate the peculiarities of the 
Papuan spoken language, which has five genders 
— masculine, feminine, neuter, Infantine and 
Imaginary— and different words for walking ae- 
cording to the direction of the compass, on the' 
Other hand llielr numerals an- only from one to 
the. Dr. Eisner, the director of the phono- 
graph archives, Is collecting records in India, and 
litis recently sent home some or th9 dialects of 

the hill tribes which are Interesting as possessing 
about one hundred and liny separnti 



They have sonic very progressive talking ma- 
chine dealers lu the Emerald Isle. One i>r the 

leading stores in Bellas! hat a largo Miking ma- 
chine Which is played through twenty-six feet of 
gHu-horti'l tubing light into the street. 

Tin- trade Jn talking machines throughout 
Great Britain Is steadily growing, und In Ireland 

and Wales there seems to be an Increasing de- 
mand. At out lugs, concerts and almost every 
cencelvnhlc affair ilie talking machine figures. 

Muring the recant journey from the States of 
Frank Dorian, European general manager, and 
Thomas II. Macdoiiuld. expert and factory man- 
ager of the Columbia Phonograph Co.. Ihey had 
as fellow-passenger Mn'ie. Melba. At the concert 
for the Seaman's Fund Mnic. Melba was Invited 
to hlng. but us usual with artists or her rank, 
she declined, but gave a signed photograph nf 



herself IbAie sold. It was secured by Mr. Mac- 
donald and was subsequently rallied for the pur- 
pose of raising a further sum for the Fund. Al- 
though Mr. .Macdonald took twenty chances at 
fl each on the Melba photograph, which be so 
generously donated, he did not win It back. * He 
was exceedingly gratified, however, the next day 
to be Invited hy Mme, Melba to hot* private din- 
ing room, where she presented him with another 
photograph of herself signed In his presence. 
She had been informed of the cireumslanees, 
and evidently must have been flattered. , 

Speaking of the Columbia gentlemen brings to 
mind that the new factory at Wandsworth is 
fast approaching completion and they expect to 
be able to turn out cylinder and disk records 
early in the autumn. The factory will have a 
floor area of 50,000 square feet, with plenty of 
adjoining land for the purpose of expansion. 

A rather novel feature has been Introduced 
here by the Nicole Co., who offer to make disk 
records ToY amateurs. They offer this at an In- 
clusive Tee, that Is to say, the amount includes 
the cost of six copies of the record. IT these 
private records should be suitable for public 
sale, the Nicole Co. will catalogue them, at the 
custcimer's option, ir catalogued, the fue will be 
returned in tall. They ofTcr to make ail classes 
of private records. 

A capital device Is to be found in the slock 
rooms of Darnell Samuels & Sons. Ltd., which 
ihey utilize to pnveni shortage in filling orders. 
They have a nnmlier of cardboard Iioxes holding 
exactly one, two ami three dozen records. The 
records are sent la the packers in these, and 
by comparison with the order 1 1 can he seen at a 
glance If the order Is complete. 

The editor of the News, our very Interesting 

local publication, makes a very good suggestion, 
as follows: "It is customary for some music 
dealers to employ a pianist who plays over pieces 
to customers so ■ hat they may lane and try be- 
lure they buy." We have no wis.h to disparagc 
tbe average pkuiist; in point of fact, the request 
addressed to visitors In a saloon in the wild and 
woolly West— Do not fire at the man at the 
piano, lie is doing his best." always had our sym- 
pathy. Hut we think, all the same, that 80BM 
dealers would sell more musk if they employed 
a talking machine Instead of a piano. We have 
not seen It tried: we should be glad to heal from 
anyone who has done so." 



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"Traveling commissioners In the service of the 
Gramophone Co. have returned (rom a tour in 
Siam, Japan, Persia. China, Russia and other 
countries, on' the termination of a successful hum 
for new "records." The resultant "bag" is varied 
and weird in the cxireme. 

"The ilrst item on the programme is a comic. 
song by the leading comedian In Siam," explained 
a gramophone expert to a little party which 
assembled at the company's offices yesterday af- 
ternoon. Then, having apologized ffir an Ineffec- 
tual attempt to pronounce the name of "the Dan 
Leno or Bangkok," the operator fixed the disk 
and switched on the machine. 

Presently ihjr company was listening to a sa- 
cred band of musicians playing In a Rangoon 
temple to an audience of idols. Then the won- 
derful voice of Sobinoff flooded the room with 
pure, lender melody. 

Who Is Sobinoff? Today he is a common sol- 
dier lying In the Russian trenches somewhere 
north, with a ride at his shoulder. But 
a month ago be was pouring this same pas- 
sionate song— a Russian war song— Into the ears 
of St. Petersburg society. Sobinoff Is the great- 
est t*ior in the Czar's dominions. He Is, besides. 
a Reservist, and when his turn came he went 
willingly to Manchuria. 

In Port Arthur and .Mukden— In every Russian 
hospital ai the 'front— Sobinoff 's comrades, as 
they lie on their weary couches, listen to the In- 
/spiriting song that delighted yesterday's audl- 

"Snhtnofl received C2.0M lot singing to our rep- 
resentative," again Inierjeeted the matter-of-fact 
.operator. He further explained that 13,000 talk- 
ing machine records and hundreds of machines 
have been sent out io the Japanese and Russian 
hospitals in war-swept .Manchuria. 

"The Japanese wounded." he added, "love to 
hear the next piece, and dream of home and con- 
quest," *— A 

And Ihe magic-working machine began to emit 
a slow, measured, and rather mournful tune. In 
which brazen Instruments droned and drums 
thundered. It was the Japanese national an- 
them, performed by a skilful baud of QeiShas In 
Toklo. 

A violent and rigorous war song by the Mi- 
kado's leading tenor was not quite so much ap- 
preciated by his London audience. 

"It sounds as If he were having high words 
With female relatives," was the appropriate simile 
of a listener. 



PREACHING FUNERAL SERMONS. 

The.preachlng of funeral sermons ihrnugh the 
talking machine Is now becoming an established 
custom In all parts of the country. . It Is now the 
fashion for tlftse gentlemen who wish to immor- 
talize themselves to say their final farewells into 
the miking machine and have the message pre- 
served, and after death heard by relatives and 

11. F. C.oodsell. of Ashmond. Erie County, O., 
has taken this step, believing that no one can 
speak belter of him than himself. Willi Mils 
Idea he wrote on address which contains his 
views upon many topics, as well as a final mes- 
sage to his Mends, and is now ready for the llnal 
call whenever 11 may come. 

This seems io lie robbing death of much of its 
horrors. Anyway, It la becoming Ihe fashion, 
and It is hard to offset that. 



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up tbe serious study of plain chant to learn that 
the services of the talking machines have been 
enlisted In order to disseminate the correct 
method of rendering the chifcit. says The' Tablet. 
No doubt It will he found a very useful ally, 
especially hy those priests and choirmasters who 
are working to train choirs In the use of the 
chant, but have no means or studying its render- 
ing in any of lae great schools of Us exponents. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE A COMFORT. 

How It Brings Joy to ^h'me Far Aw^y from 
the Fatherlana) — Who Dare Question IU In- 
fluence for Good? 

AccoritliiK io a "small paper published by a 
Worcester, Mbhh., church, an architect, following 
his profession In Jamaica, W.-t. writes as follows: 
" 'Eight hands around — forward anil back — right 
and .lefl,' theae are- the Bounds to-night, for one 
of. Ihe painters who arrived today brought a 
large'talkinK machine with him, and Ihe men are 
all (fathered In a room, dfreclly over me. I o en- 
Joy It-. A record has jufiL been started, play Ins 
'Mlra McI/wI'b Reel.' and instantly t bey formed 
a sel. One Is ratling off. It is a rolHckfng dance. 
1 can tell you, a^ul the shuffling of feet on tho 
tile door, the shouts of laughter, the shrill sound 
of Ihe piccolo playing the air, foTm a care-free 
combination 1 am glad to hear. Tired muscles, 
lazy negroes, longings for home are forgotten by 
Hie. men. They are happy to-nlRht. 

"Now" it Is 'Rood Old Summer Time,' and ihey 
are singing with Ihe machine. Some of them 
have very good voiles. Every one knows that obi 
mejody. anrl sings It wilh a will. Ah! here is 
one lhal brings me lo my feet, 1 can hear litem 
rising, too, 'The Star-Spangled Ilanner.' Ood bless 
It. Who says we are 1,500 miles from home? 
Not while that air Is ringing in our ears. There 
it comes, I^expected »:• One of our carpenters 
has ft oeantltql high tenor; he Is singing clear 
and sweet; his voice rings out; now every one 
is singing with him: and as the last note dies 
away, some one calls for 'three cheers for It, boys, 
It'it ours.' Do 'they give them? Weill 

"And now, is If accident or fate that selects 
the next tune, 'Lead, Kindly Light.' Twice It Is 
played and then lliey sing .it, softly and rev- 
erently, 

" 'The night Is dark and 1 am far from home, 
Lead Thou me on." 

"Hough, profane, coarse — men may be all of 
these, but that old hymn, the comfort of so many, 
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ter nor Jest In'ihls, And then as though to re- 
lieve the serious side— a bit away— they all Join 
In "Bill Halley.' There goes a rattling Souse 
two-step, and again the tiles echo dancing feet. 
Bless the fellow who brought that talking ma- 



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(Spcclnl In The Talking Mnehlni? World.) 

Chicago. 111., June 13. 1905. 

Ilolwrt B. (Iregory. vlcfrpjfsldenl of Lyon & 
Uealy, has been much InTerviewed since his re- 
turn from Europe, where he had been traveling 
for four months accompanied by,, his wife and 
daughter. The party went first to Spain and 
from there to Naples, Alexandria and (,'nlro. The 
trip was entirely for* pleasure, but nevertheless a 
gentleman Of Mr. Gregory's keen perceptions 
could not overlook certain trade developments in 
every section visited. 

One thing that particularly impressed him was 
that no matter where he Journeyed or how far 
awayvfrom civilization he found Victor talking 
machines— e'\T» up the Nile ns far as the As- 
souan IlamJ In Smyrna he found a store making 
a specialty of Victor talking machines, which 
were purchased In London, while in other far 
away spots -he found abundant evidence of Un- 
helpful Influence of the lalklng machine In bring- 
ing nations closer together and ilisseminating a 
love for music and literature. 



incidentally discovered a strange thing— the rea- 
son why tho popular air dies out so soon, and 
cannot be revived in public favor. I got out a 
nice waltz, one which I like exceedingly myself, 
from among the records and said: 'Now, we will 
use this for the experiments.' You may not un- 
derstand that In order to get the finest shades of 
alteration It Is necessnry in experiments always 
to have the same piece of music, for by hearing 
Ihe same thing often the ear is trained to a won- 
derful degree of delicacy. We played that waltz 
all day long. The second day It began to pall 
on us a little. At the end of'the fourlh day the 
men began to get dreadfully irritated; at the end 
of the week they could' not stay in the room. I 
ftrnily believe that it Is this Question of reitera- 
tion which makes it possible for you to hear 
Beethoven an*, Wagner over and over again 
without getting tired. The music or these great 
composers is so rompllcalcd thai it does not 
weary the nerve renters, while the simple melody, 
however tuneful, at last induces dislike and dis- 
gust." 



BETTIN1 CO. INCORPORATED. 



ins 'filed \ 
■ York on 



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York, for Ihe purpose of manufacturing talking 
machines, records, etc. Capital. (20.000. Incor- 
liorators; Fred G. I-oculer. Union, N. .1.: U- Guy 
Warner, Brooklyn; Sol. [jizarus, New York. 



EDISON'S INTERESTING- THEORY 

As to the Reasons for the Early Death of 
Popular Music. 

In a recent Interview Thomas A, ICdlsun. In 
talking of the reasons for the early death qf^ 
popular music, had the following to say: "In 
working on the perfection of the phonograph, 1 



COMPETITION AT THE FERRY HOUSES. 

Tho talking machines In llie ferry houses have 
In the past amused many waiting passengers, but 
now they nro put to a use which never falls lo 
bring a simile lo the rounlcnance of 
moBt gloomyV-Tn^n certain walling r<» 
these instruments are placed back tn 
cent Is dropped In each at the fame t 
start together, and the notes of' "l.'nde 
Apple Tree" ami "My Pal'' vie with each oth 
In trying lo make themselves distinguishable. 



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Does away -with theVratch which often spoils the effect 

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Improves the tone and brings out the most delicate 

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TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Notwithstanding the approach of the dulnoss 
Which many believe Is now here In full force, the 
manufacturing companies and progressive jobbing 
. homet, Willi goods the trade needs, continue to 
transact a business beyond all precedent. In fact, 
not a few firms In this class slate that trade, as 
compared with last year's record at the name lime, 
is marvelous and continues lo he heavy. The 
volume or business for the fall Is expected to he 
tremendous, and every preparation Is being made 
in the enlargement of plants and increase of facil- 
ities («> meet this anticipated demand. 

One of the leading daily papers within the past 
ten days, published conspicuously this "special 
cnlile despatch" from Paris, France: "A Parisian 
inventor will soon put on the market talking pos- 
tal cards. Yon Introduce a card Into an appara- 
tus of the nature of a phonograph, talk a message 
and despatch the card as a postal. There Is a 
similar apparatus at the other end. and when the 
card is introduced it gives the message In a nasal- 
ised reproduction. Talking postals will hold just 
three limes the quantity of words (hat cati ho 
written on one." The daily press Is never ex- 
pected lo he either exact or accurate In their 
knowledge of technical mailers or progressive in- 
ventions. What they do not know about such 
things would fill several bulky volumes. The 
above "cahle" is only another ami fresh instance 
of their ridiculous Ignorance hi matters of this 
kind. The so-called phono-record postals are of 
Herman origin, have been well known In all 
European countries for upward of a year, and In 
the United States are familiar articles of noveliy 
for at least six months— perhaps longer. The 
World's advertising pages have contained a full 
description and illustration of these miniature 
celluloid cards for several months, and Immense 
Quantities have been sold. 

A novel theory is being advanced by a gentle- 
man of some recent prominence in 111" trade. Ihnt 
In a scientific si nse there exists a code of musi- 
cal waves, fixed and rigid. He holds that by a 
method, which he only suggests rather than re- 
duces to a practical basis, these tones or sound 
waves lire capable of being utilized in connection 
with sound reproduction In talking machine 
records direct, thereby superseding either the or- 
dinary vocal or Instrumental recording process. 
In other words, this means of record making Is lo 
he accomplished the same as a composer commits 



his musical Inspirations to paper by the standard 
staff notation's. This being established, according 
to the argument advanced by this original think- 
er, the services of the intermedial y arilsi, or or- 
chestra, etc., will be superfluous, and conseVpieiitly 
music of any kind so reproduced cannot be pro- 
tected under the law. The Idea Is flimsy and 
hazy, and smacks strongly of sophistry, which the 
poorly informed or one jumping to quick con- 
clusions might accept as a new discovery. Plain- 
ly speaking the parly dispensing such thoughts 
has evidently forgotten to close his "hot air 
valve," 

Many complaints are heard that the manner In 
which department Stores are rated by manufac- 
turers is on injustice to the regular and legiti- 
mate, jobber. Because the Former may fiuy In 
quantities to come within the jobbing rule, still 
they are retailers only, and never pretend to sell 
to olher dealers, consequently both what may he 
termed the recognized jobber and dealer are 
pteBSd at a disadvantage in selling. As ll now 
stands the department store is averred- to have 
in per cent, advantage of the dealer, and is placed 
on an equality with the jobber at the same lime. 
Legitimate Jobbers and dealers are eagerly dis- 
cussing this phase of the business, which they 
state Is eating Into their trade at a rapid rale. 
and therefore their only salvation is a combina- 
tion among themselves in the form of eo-operalivo 
stores. Several such have lieen organised and 
more arc being considered. 

There Is evidently not much atlenilon being 
given the good ati-omplished by effective organiza- 
tion, Let alone direct ad vantages In trade 
matters, there is, too. much lo be learned by the 
open minded business man from conferences with 
those engaged In similar pursuits. The inter- 
change of experience and opinion, the descrip- 
tion of methods Which have been found advan- 
tageous, the frank acknowledgment even of diffi- 
culties which arc encountered, are all suggestive, 
instructive and stimulating to those who are 
studying the tendencies of talking machine trade 
and are on the lookout for desirable modifications 
of plan or method In connection with the prosecu- 
tion of business. The members of any live asso- 
ciation, who are at all open to suggestion nc in- 
fluence of this character, agree with substantial 
unanimity as to the advantage or this contact 
with their assnciatcH which they are thus permit- 



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FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES. .... 



The SOFTERTONE ATTACHMENT Is an Invention to hold a spe- 
cial needle known as tho SOFTERTONE. The purpose of this needle 
Is to reduce the over-tone in the reproduction of Records. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES are particularly well adapted for uao In 
homes and small apartments where the full volume of tone Is not 
desirable. 



PLAYS SIX RECORDS 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES may be played on the same or different Records at least six 
Injury to tho Record— In fact, a Record will last three tithes as long when a 

IMPORTANT : When ordering mention Name and Style of your Sound Box 
The attachment for the Victor Exhibition fits the GpjMnabfa and Zonophone Sound Boxes.' 
Price, SoftertoneXtlecdlcs, In packages o( 200. 25 cents. Price, Soflertone Attachments, each 
25 cents. Dealers' discount same as on machines. 




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ted to enjoy. Nowhere is this more needed than 

In the talking machine business to-day. „' 

Dr. Emlle Javal, an eminent Trench oculist, 
who lost his sight suddenly at the age of sixty- 
two, has written an extraordinary book in which 
he alms lo direct the blind as to bow they can 
best occupy their lime, lie especially -recom- 
mends the talking machine as being Invaluable to 
the blind man engaged In Hie business of litera- 
ture, and he advises dictating bis correspondence 
Into it and even sending by mail ihe records ihus 
made. Dr. Javal Is honorary director of the Onfr 
thalmic laboratory of ihe Bcole des Hautes 
Etudes, and a member of the French Academy of 
Medicine, lie has no! been able to keep up much of 
his scientific work since he lost his sight, but bos 
• devoted moat of his lime to a study of blindness, 
with a view to making the blind ns free aft pos- 
sible from dependence upon others. 

always maintained that the talking 
a men t Hi stimulator, anil It Is proven 
following, whbh we clip from a Hagers- 
paper: "Alonzo Helferstny. the well- 
known house palmer anil decorator, was sitting 
in bis cosy parlor some weeks ago, ami he gazed 
upon the rhythmic rorm of his talking machine, 
for which he has 1,017 records; he toyed mean- 
lime with a hit of silk that flowed from his tie. 
He bethought to himself, If I stay that 'Jarring, 
that lirassiness that once In a while scrapes Ihe 
poetry out of "Under the Dlsgnlser Hush,' I will 
do welt, and in that creative moment there came 
the inspiration.*- So he arose, sent til good dollars 
down the line to some Washington attorneys, and 
was soon the happy owner of a hit of paper that 
stated that the United Stales Government had 
registered his Idea aml_wpuhl defend II against 
armies from Halifax In the Philippines. That's 
not much, said Mr. Helferstay, until the other 
day the Edison people offered him (2,'kHi Tor the 
contrivance, anil the Columbia |2.G0(i." The lat- 
ler companies are yet to be heard from. 

The suggestion, if matured, made In the April 
Issue of The World, namely, "that thin metal 
disks be used In mailers of commercial and pri- 
vate correspondence," would fill a long-felt want 
In thai Hue. The many advantages Ihls system 
WOBld have over Ihe common typewritten letter o[ 
today will mark Ibis as on-' of the greatest steps 
in the talking machine world. Not only will 
communications; be repeated accurately, hut all 

the strenuous and delicate inclinations of Ihe 
original speaker will be retained, thereby doing 
away with all ihe misunderstandings which arise 
through the fault or inability or (he stenographer 
to lay stress on the ideas accentuated In the dicta- 
tion. In regard lo HI Inn away such disks as one 
may wish lo retain for future reference, they 
would he superior to typewritten leiiers for com- 
pactness and durability, as letters are easily lorn 
or made illegible by handling. Besides these 
many advantages the coat In the end would he 
far less, as It would not only lessen the staff of 
stenographers, hut the disks themselves could, 
with little trouble, be cleaned and used over. 

Ilefore ^ong Ihe talking machine's usefulness 
lo Ihe medical profession also bids fair lo overtop 
Its desirability in hospitals as simply a quieter of 
nerves. Among that- profession to day a rather 
crude method Is In vogue of recording normal 
mid abnormal action of ihe human heart: an In- 
strument called the sphygmagraph Is used, at 
[ached to tbn wrist; this records ihe action of 
the heart by transferring to a smokisl ribbon the 
waves of the pulse. Now the pulse at best Is an 
Irregular guide, influenced by sleep, eating, exor 
else. etc. and so a record must Ito. taken only at 
certain times. The physician In listening to the 
heart uses an instrument called the stethoscope. 
Tlris reproduces the heart sounds theniseU'es and 
can be used at any lime. The objection Is that 
it is only a temporary record and not- a perma- 
nent one. The latter Is most desirable, as by 
eomiiarlng sound records a doctor would then 
he able lo ascertain more accurately whether or 
not his medicine was helping the patient. Now. 
could a Bowels stethoscope (the common instru- 



10. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



meat would not transmit sound loud enojigh lo be 
recorded liy a talking machine) be-alUichod by a 
single rubber tube to a specially delicate aAri sen- 
sitive recorder, there seems to lie no obstacle in 
the way of .adding this new Improvement lor 
what might |bo.Wrmed "the phono stethoscope" I 
to their profession. 

The value of using the laTfting machine in 
pclcntHle researches has long lieen recognized h>' 
the Natural HistoryOItiseimi of New York City. 
Scarre^' an exposition .seta out wherein the talk- 
ing machine Is not an Important factor. All the 
gongs, mlisic nnil languages of the tribes and peo- 
ple of IjoiIi hemispheres are brought J>aek ami 
kept for reference, on records: made at -the lime. 
In fact, as Mr. Smyth, of the.aliove museum, said 
when Interviewed \y The World: -The tiicslt. ■ 
mable value of Ihe talking machine_lo explorers 
and this Insliliillon conmr lie realized or appre- 
ciated by the public in gcnetnl." 

In the rejMirtlng of cnnkTcsslonal speeches to- 
day the commercial talking machine is used lb 
the following riiannijr: The stenographer stands 
dlreeily under the speaker, taking his speech 
down word Tor word as li Is delivered, foi a 
■naca of about ten minutes, when lie is followed 
by a fresh man. who carries on his notes where 
Ihe other left off. The Bral then goes Into a side 
room and dictates Trom his stenographic notes 
Into a commercial talking machine, finm which 
h is again taken and typewritten. This is re- ■ 
pealed until the speech, or series of speeches: is 
, finished. The ribbon record if perfected, how- 
ever, would simplify matter.-, as the speech could 
then be taken dlreeily by ihe -machine, thereby 
doing away with the great expense of the relay 
stenographic system. Up to Mini lime, howescr. 
the Impossibility of recording long speeches, 
documents, letters, etc.. without changing rec- 
ords, will be one of the greatest drawbacks to the 
talking machine in the commercial world. 



The talking machine is being used In many 
unique ways for advertising. .A cigar man. with 
a quirt eye for meana of Increasing trade, re- 
cently made clever use of the halntual Indian In 
connection with his talking machine. Standing 
the Image near his window he inserted a rubber 
tul« up through the llgure to the head (which 
was hollow), connecting it lo a small horn fas- 
tened to the Inside or the mouth. The other end 
was then attached to a machine which was oper- 
ated In the store by his young son. but out of 
sight beneath the counter. The effect al first of 
passing and lielng addressed by a wooden image 
was startling, and collected a rrowd, who prompt/ 
ly paid homage lo this man's genius in a way lit 
most appreciated. 

- What an Infinite relief the new system of the 
talking machine letter will be to the bashful 
lover. He now will be able to put just as much 
fervor and adoration into his words as he lias 
ao often done bPlilnd' barred doors, without rua» 
nlng the risk of a breakdown before his "heart's 
desire," and thereby forcing her (If he happens 
to be rich) Into the undignified position of pop- 
ping the question. 

Of all the luxuries and comforts supplied by 
the V. M. C. A. to the Japanese in the field that 
which has been most in demaml linn been the talk- 
ing machine. 



FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CATALOGUES. 
Owing to .the changes that have taken place In' 
the disk machines. Harnett, Samuel £ Sons. Ltd., 
32-3ti Worship street. London, E. C. Eng.. an- 
nounce they have found It necessary to brine out 
a summer edition of their talking machine cata- 
logue, which is complete in every department. 
Prefatorliy they state: "We are aware that In 
producing a list of phonographic goods al this 
time of year, we are departing from the eslali- 
llshed custom or other wholesale houses. This 
step has, however, been rendered necessary by the 
many changes .which have taken place in talking 
machines since the publication of our last cata- 



A WELL EQUIPPED TALKINOIMACHINE ESTABLISHMENT. 




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In no line of business In tills country, perhaps, 
ire there better appointed establishments or more 
modernly equipped than those devoted lo talk 
?snories.' Take, for Instance, 
recently occupied by the 
Tlieo. F. Bentel Co., In Pittsburg, Pa. The In- 
terior view which we present herewith affords tin 
excellent idea of Its completeness. Tim length of 
the retail department, as shown in/the photo- 
graph, -la-flu x It; feet, with a Li-foot! celling. In 
this deparl menf Tnvy have wall space sufficient 
and arc now showing L'.s.wm Edison gold-moulded 
records on one side, and on the other 3Ii.;;mi Vic- 
tor. Zonophone ami American disk records in the 
l'l-inch nnd 12-inch size only. The disk side la' 
fitted up with wire racks made to order especially 
by the Syracuse Wire Works to meet Mr. llentei's 
own Ideas and requirements. 

The second door is devoted enlirely to the 



Hll feet. The third and fourth floors are the same 
size. All this space is devoted entirely to whole 
sallng. 

The departments throughout are lighted with 
the latest electric appliances, while elevators inn- 
nect all Hoars. At the rear of, the building they 
havea large area-wa>*or court, permitting freight 



and express wagons to drive in and load or on- 
load from tlu»->lev!itors. in this way they are 
able to make all -shlpmen's. with Hint despatch 
which has distinguished their nine years in the 
talking machine business. 

The Hentel Co.'s larger facilities and Improved 
-methods have already resulted In a marked nnd 
healthy Increase in their trade, and thus It Is 
demonstrated afresh th;\t any investment made 
in improving one"s establishment, rendering ii 



; atln 






logue in November, 1904." The publication is 

u2 pages and cover, and these full of machines, 
accessories and sundries are adequately illustrated 

and described. 

Copies of the spring "'Catalogue and Price List 
or Odeon Disk Talking Machines and Supplies," 

as well aa two supplementary weekly lists or 

"Odeon Double Sided Records" have been received 
from the International Talklm^.Mnehlne Co.. m. 
h. a.. Berlin. Neu-Wiessensee, i.ehder-Slrasse 
22-2:t. .The former makes an Interesting pre- 
sentallon of their Standard goods and specialties, 
some quite novel lo the American trade. The 
record catalogues contain quite an extensive 
repertoire in English. French, Dutch. Bohemian, 
Polish, Flemish, German, Hungarian, Turkish, 
Austrian, Clreek and Hebrew, many rendered by 
famous artists and musical organizations in these 
respective languages. J 



The cover of the new record catalogue issued bi- 
lbo 1'nlversal Talking Machine Co.. 2N Warren 
street. New York. Is. a facsimile reproduction of 
a disk record as to shape and colors, ami Is there- 
fore strikingly unique and original. Their ma- 
chine eatalogue. also entirely new In conception 
and cx'culinn, also showed each machine in their 
colorings and finishes, true In every detail. 



COMMISSIONER BILL HONORED. 

Edward Lyman Hill, treasurer of the New York * 
World's Fair Commission, bus received a notice 
rrom President David It. Francis, under dale of 
June 1. that by direction of the Unislann Pur- 
chase Exposition Co., a commemorative diploma 
ami a commemorative medal was conferred upon 
Commissioner Hill In special recognition of bis 
active interest ami efficient cn-opemliou In Ihe 
U&lversal Exposition of 1EH>4. 



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COLUMBIA MEN ORGANIZE 

Enjoy a Pleasant Dinner and FrlenoHy Chat 
With the Result That Monthly Reunions 
Will be Held — A Suggestion Worth Follow- 
ing by the Trade at Large. 

(Spttlal to The Talking Mnclilae World.) 

Chicago. Ill,, June 1U, 1905. 
One or the features that has always distin- 
. .guishcit the Chicago branch or the service of the 
Columbia Phonograph Co.. and contributed more 
than all other influences combined to the sue- 
cess of that office, has been (he magnificent esurli 
du corps shown' by the force. This was very 
pleasantly emphasized recently at a social and 
business meeting or the local sub- managers and 
department managers of the office, which was 
held recently at the Tip Top Inn In the I'nlluian 
building. Covers were lai'l for thirty-two, in- 
i Hiding t Ik- wives uf many of Ihe department anil 
sub-managers, and the gathering partook rnUwr 
of the nature of 11 inniily reunion than a business 
men's supper. After the repast a purely Inter- 
mal discussion was Inaugurated by Manager 
J. H. Dorian, designed to bring out criticisms of 
local mc Hinds und condliltms. and siiggcKllniis 
foi the betterment uf tin- Chicago end of the 
uTviiT. with the result thai ihe meeting has al- 
ready paid fur itself many limes over in im- 
proved serviie ami an Increased alertness and 
m-operation In the company's interest. Formal 
speeches were tabooed, bill ninny helpful Miggei'- 
lions were made land recorded for attention) by 
almost every employe present. Among these 
specially valtialde criticisms ami suggestion* 
were secured from Assistant Manager Wltlsou. 
Retail Manager Devfnc, .Instalment Manager 
Cass, anil Sub-Managers Parker, IVnison and 
Itcinh-iischncider. 

Arrangements have been made by the Chicago 
management to hold Iheae meetings monthly, 
and so much"" benefit tuis been obtained through 
the lirst meeting that there can tie no doubt the 

movement a* a whole will be 1 facial lo this 

pailb-iilar tirnn.h of the servile. One result of 
the meeting is the contemplated formation of a 
Columbia Phonograph Co. Club, on the general 
lines of Hie orglUttsatklB existing in the great 
Mail Older Mouse uf Bears, Roebuck & Co.. this 
club to include all or the employes of the Chi- 
cago office nml lis brunches, ami to have for lis 
object ilu> development of company interest and 
ihe elimination, through united effort, as fir as 
possible, of every element that Interferes with 



the proper development of this particular part or 
the service. In other words, the Chicago force 
has decided, collectively and Individually, that its 
connection is one to he proud of and to make 
the most or; and the new organization wilrbend 
every energy to that end. It has been suggested 
that an organization of this kind', of a national 
or even international character would be In the 
interest of harmony and growth. 

At the June meeting permanent organization 
will be effected and officers elected. 



THE TALKING MACHINE IN CHINA. 

Almost a Riot When It Wouldn't Work In One 
Up-Country Village. 

"Those who have reviled the talking machine," 
suhl Henry M. Black wc! I. a famous engineer. 
"would have been properly rebuked if Ihcy wit- 
nessed a seem- that ottestod tts popularity with 
I lie hvat^LTii Chinee. 

"Three yearn ago I was. with a small contptfny 
or surveyors who were laying out the Im- ui the 
railroad between Hankow und Canton, ami one 
day round us at Chushuehow, a small but popu- 
lous village. A talking maUtlBe Impugned to Im 
a part of our equipment, as it bud proved more 
efficient in placating the celestials than a squad 
or soldiers. 

■■Though our party htnl taken a long Jump into ' 
Chushai how. U became plainly evident that news 
I ravel;; from mouth to month as quickly as by 
telegraph, fur a i-rowd or several hundred chat- 
tering Chinamen gathered nutsfrte of our quar 
icrs and awaited n comer!.. They didn't make 
any request; they simply Milted for what they 
considered their rights. m , 

"One of our military escorts told us what his 
ci.mpiitiiols wanted, and wlim we unveiled the 
talking machine Sirfth grrni ceremony it received 



the house, probably to take tl>> machine apart 
and extract the foreign songs from It. The Chi- 
nese soldiers kept their heads, strange to say, 
and when the ebulltion of Chinese curiosity began 
to evaporate, they dispersed the rioters and 
hauled off several ringleaders to the lockup. 

"No prima donna ever got the tribute paid to 
that weatherbeaten talking machine. We sat up 
half the night tinkering around Uie mechanism 
until it rasped off the records of 'coon' songs and 
comic opera trifles. 

"The next morning a larger crowd was present 
a; the concert and departed grateful, awestruck 
and satisfied. This musical event was unattend- 
ed, however, by three of the riot leaders, they 
being detained in the calaboose, as the magistrate 
had sentenced thenf lo be suspended by the 
wrists for forty-eight hours. Every innovation 



la bo 



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HOW $50,000 WERE MADE. 

ton A Co. Tell the Story ol a "Gold Strike" 



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I he machine kicked and rcfns.il t<> 

upon we informed oar i-.-if httfts i miijjtit through 

ihe interpreter, that the en rlamineni was off. 

"Muttering. arose from the crowd and a spokes- 
man addressed the Interpreter, declaring Hint 

there had been unfair distTimiuatloi I Mint If 

their sovereign rights were withheld, they would 
'get hung." When the flUle Hie of soldiers at 
templed lo disperse them Hie Uproar lieraillc deaf- 
cuiuK and the engineers rushed nut to llml an 
incipient ISnxer outbreak. 

•'Several cooliea made a nostile move toward 



WHAT'S WHAT 



IN SOUND 
REPRODUCTION 



Sound Perfection Realized 

VICTOR TRUMPETS (Two Models) 
ADVANTAGES 




Made of Specialty Prepared Flfa 
Paper and Wood. 

Ill by He. rid. Acoustically 



Wc think "e Inn.' Hi.- i.ai!.;i:st spick ur \ni.,i; i:i:.oia>S. Tito "..ili.-r Mlmv" «,.ni 
kIi.iiv .1- 1,1s li»cf.l..i-v -r «v mkl.l In- ,,ir... II tu y„„ ,|„„-| ,■„,■,. i]t -„ii ,j 1!b i. wt.nt I STKllllSTN you 
IS the «-,.,- your ordtr. arc Sited. 

If you have been getting about 75 per cent. of,what yoo order, or less, 
\ / B lv e U" a trial order. 

VICTOR DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO. 

77 CHAMBERS ST., NEW VORK 



& (>.. of Toronto, have organised a 
company lo provide" additional capital for their 
talking machine business, and in this connection 
have Issued a prosper IH« which comalus a great 
deal of Interesting and instructive news. Space 
will not permit us to no into ihe matter at (treat 
length, Inn some opening sentences are worthy 
of reproduction, showing I lie possibilities of the 
talking machine business. Mr. Johnston says: 

"I have made about $50,000 and a Rood living 
besides, in iligjast seven years, Ai Urn begin- 
nlnK of May. I8V8, 1 went Into the mall order 
business without experience and with a capital of 
$50. At the end or one month I was making 
money, and have kepi on lying so ever since. 

"A year ago last October I added talking ma- 
cliines lo my other lines and Ibis has turned out 
the Iw'st thing 1 ever touched. l-"or the last quar- 
ter of 1903 my cash receipts in talking machine* 
alone were H.ui.i's. Kor [he last quarter of 
nail they amounted to no ten Ufttn *i7.nrt.:;,. 
Fur ilie firsi quarter iif [MM Ihe cash receipts to- 
taled $10,5S9.Gft and for the first quarter of trior,. 
$23,177-05. Kor the six months. October, 1903, to 
March. 1004, receipts totaled $14.71.1.78. Kor the 
t-i* months, October, mot, io .March, IJJ05, re- 
nlpts totaled $40,051.67, u gain or 1 7K |>er cent. 

"Here Is evidence ur astonishing development. 
I don in if there Is any parallel to be found, except 
in venture! such as mining, which are largely of 
a speculative character. 

"Then consider ihat. In one important respect, 
talking machines differ from any other kind of 
murfeal instrument, Vou.may pny JlWj for a 
I latin, and Injhc course ot several years not more 
than ten or fifteen dollars lor music. With ihe 
talking machine, on an average, two or three' 
times more If paid tor records. In the flnt year 
alone, than ror ihe Instrument itself. One cus- 
tomer of mine paid $tr, for an instrument eight 
months ago, and so far lias bought records to the 
amount of $:mn. a medical man In this city la 






■ of . 









ml. 



Ranees could he cited of people 
whose collection of record! represent an invest- 
ment of between two and three thousand dollars. 
What thli means to the dealer yon can Imagine," 



E. 1). EASTON RETURNS. 



in All Department!. 

E. n. ISaston, president of the Columbia Ijhoiui- 
graph Co., general, who has been In Europe Tor a 
mouth, arrived in New York June S. Ills 
general health has been greatly Improved by the 
trip, and bis enthusiasm 1b placed at a higher 
notch than ever when taming machine affairs 
are up Tor discussion. Many matters of import- 
ance to the company awaiting his personal at- 
tention will now be brought forward for early 
action. The business of the Columbia Co. Is far 
ahead or last year, and the brads or l»th whole- 
sale and retail departments believe the fall trade 
will exceed anything in the history of the trade, 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



New Victor Records 

for July 

JTUmWrs boginomg with 4 arc in 10-inch size, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. 
'• Ntatbcqi beginhing with 31 arc in J->-inetrff£c, *U0 iactai $15.00 per dawn. 

Here, is the list of the latest Victor records: 

Arthur Pryor*» Band 

m J-'iM r-'.-Vl-I"') *i i'-V-'r'""" ''"''. .*''' ,7 ...V.'.Y.'.iii-niy Ml 4H71 at, _._ 

.1 1330 Wxle *■ ~v~~ ill Coon Song by Bob Roberta 

itllitnl rVMHai "i-/"i" ■ , *-^**.A,")".B r| 1 "i UU '" M.43H1 I Wiiiii's..['ii.''iin- i'i fail M.- il-.ii. y. .O'llrli'H 

313111 i '» er .'.UjJJ B i!M t "'' " BUwdOrtM Bmrry Macdonough and Haydn QuarW-1 

31302 PMt (S3 Srtt Eta 1 .•■!■«. l«t !■»'« [l. wltb or.-lu-lni n.-.-itm.:i it. 

-fur I"-""' ■•' A-- * .Mutuli.tl-s m r.!f! :;. m .- aI<«iik. Lit tic i;ii-l. I'mw Al-im. Miil.-u 

31303 Ivpr liim **■•!«- N- I •■!■■'» *»• >'?;'Ji 1 ;. M, 4307 Jl.'iiliili Land t Sv.i-.ii.-j- 

Ai.ii.j • .H.t... ' |iiit .; „;, i' 1 , 1 ,^ ' Billy Murray and Haydn Quart el ,' J 

•fa Hip Unit ■■! Hi' M '"" UB '|'^ | t'n' r ',nirli-i; M. 1.100 Mm M- 'l'..wri m i'Viih ."l.'.-n.t ' 

Pryoi-o Orcbcalra Comic Duel, by Colllua and Harlan 

H ?,'■".' i M '.""J).'n.i" w»fi™'''' VlfotalMM SI. I."m.". TaWWUW .'. ..■ '■'- ■ ■ ' ' ■ • l-M'vnnl- 

1 ■;■'.- V,m,',,;,,;.. M>..;. ■„«! l'»..s,>|. i:.l«,.r.i, M. WJ T..k.. n iV :..Hi*-.....l Sl.y.kr 

Pryor-a brcueutra Choi' «««»» "> ■■* Trlalljr Cbolr 

>.k ii.-i »»«»_• I., i,..r,i. ■(,.]■> wiiti organ ictomMVltntnt 

M 1370 ThU "uUr* , .!.'..... .^'.........Kr»nk M. 4333 <!. M prl Itrih »<-W Mania 

Trombone Solo by Arthur Pryor Deaerlptlve Uu,:l by Mt» Jon« and Mr. Spencer 

«|EI, ..Miwtrii n. ni|. i inii.i.-nt. ^^ y] y , m ..^l} 1 '/*] ^'\ r ^ .";'.'"'!"'.' ■ ".''."A' - '-.- 

""■bU Sol'obyChrla Chapman Tragedi- Burlesqa* by Mlaa Jonea and 

wllh.T.<!i.»Prn ,„v„ 1 .„Miiln..-lll. , £ ■ »*•»»««««* V - 

M I'I7I Imni'i- t'nllfuriiiii fcri'iniry ' tn, l,|,i,t i, 1 mils!' 1-y it. In -itni. 

Violin Solo by Ch.rle. D-Almalnc M. 43.13 .*'«-> ^ ,« U£Xp 

'■I' 1 ' '""'■■" ■■ 1,: ' ri.-.-..rii|.:in.m«lit. ..„ U;- fii!i)'>H- HT.:;.'.ly i-f Sink--! - - 

M.435S Hoi-lns Song MmaerMnnn 

Soprano Solo by Mlaa Ada Jon en 

m. 43.10 j lw . , \ l ^'r/,-Vu;;'V^";^- , "T;">\"i'.' , .'!'..v,. n _Tiii.-r New Red $eal Records 

Contrail o Solo by Mlaa Cor Inn e Morgan Uj pamoat AnlMH nf Die Metropolitan Opera Company, 

3i3o^,.,ii";:N;'";^-^r'r! ,u " ,ra ; n ':.j n r,,iK,«-k t . " M . p»i p^con. »«. 

Tenor Soloa by Barry Macdonough * /a "Vn.Ti. ' ' 

with uri'lieMrn terOBHWOliWBt 81013 Li- ^<n.i ■■ be- iTh" Bblbl HwabiTS 

M. 43^Tll.fi'ti>'-' -M^^ Mi.- ll.-urt i:r-.« 1 ..nit- r. I Ull.-n • T«,|v.j imb *!*.-. *3.>HI i-ilfb. 

M.13H-. N.-MI- H.-a.i (Vi.irn- My ll-an'* l>;-ir... (WWiTC I-e l>r iTlif H..nu \. Kl.-Hl.-r 

I l.nvr lou| ArWltronX Iji linllnn. 

Tenor Solo by Byron C. Harlan *;,.|77 Dot MnBU ,""" L 1 ! ^?? IS '"''" ll ">T 

wiili orcbftUr* ii if noon ii l hi.' in iaertd noiran) UngM l-liiii 1 M.-mri 

818D0 Tbc Ucaaaaafl' I'"' " ui ^_ B \S^i_ a '- li^.l* Slg. Antonio Seoul. Baritone 

Tenor Solo by Jo«eph Natua ta ttg&m. 

M. 43tll' Hy-iV.ii..! Days In DfiS*.. , ..iStotnUord ' jjW l""i rb-rl-b. Itntli. In M<" 

Tenor Solo by James MeCool Twi'A".. In.-h «in- njMI • mil 

11.4302 Th.-'s'iV'lllnls Vr. n sN"'l.'i'!;' -it "y.V.1... Sullivan ^,'.'^! l;!!;',^ , '| Ji^.'"^?!!,.'.' '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '.'"i;." 'li'-lin''.' 

T '" h "SrcteSr "°^ im «m w"!""" FrnneUeo Nnlbo. Tenor 

Basa Soto by Frank C Stanley /„ /-,', ,„'l, 

with r.nin-iirn aeeoHi Imcni. B107S Cfttatln* i Mlr.-lll.-t ... li'iunwt 

, 81300 By the WKfcn of llabylon II.m-.il Tw-.-lv ln.ii .1.-. tx>»i .n.l.. 

Duel by Stanley and Macdonongb Kio"r> Al. t. - -vi. L.l "..l.-ll"'i Sinr ..f tin- M..rn. 

\l 430H ii >i*.t I ii'it!i" i'.'i.«. l r: 'I'-'l'nill tbfl day brenli Arwa-H Bamfa .-i JuiWW Owned 

uml Hi.- ibadowi ii'-.' :i«-«,v. "- -Ciuil. G I tin ppc Cunpioir l. Baritone 

Duet by Dudley and Maedohough T.-nln.h -I'.-. s\iihi ™.li. 

Dsct by Koberla and Murray ' ' ''/,', JUtl'tm, 

M. |3ilt I'v." :'..'r '"' i'im^' i'l-'n .'■,'' '.»',! i"V"s:.v«l U " -""""u'n.i.-ii . . !'!"! '!'. '.T. . '. .'.'"."'.'! r .'..".'" 1U,.-I 

All t«t Yi'U MIv.t WMIH Olariaja If Hum in IV,. i.. 



Order as many as you chodse ; but let us give 
you this pointer:. The dealer who has the most 
complete line is the one who does the most business 
and makes the most money. 

Victor Talking Machine Company, 

i Camden, N. J. 



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THE TALKING^ MACHINE WORLD. 



13 



TALKING MACHINES A NECESSITY. 

This la Apparent from the ImmenseVBusiness 
Which Is Being Transacted In Pittsburg and 
Locality — A Budget of Trade News Which Is 
of Interest to Readers. 

[Special 10 Tin; Talklnj: Machine World.) 

Pittsburg. Pa.. June 10, 11*05. 

The advent of tlic hot weather coemn to have 
hud no appreciable effect upon the talking ma- 
chine business. A lour of Hie dealers through- 
out the clly tails to find a single one wlio la not 
aw busy as a liee. This Is as It should lie and if 
a vary gratifying nriil significant fact. It appears 
os if the talking machine had become a necessity 
at all seasons of the year. 

What heller companion could there be than a 
good machine and complement of records to take 
away with the tired worker to hla vacation 
haunts? If there is any time when the heat 
music can he enjoyed, It certainly la when one's 
mind la relieved from all the strain and care of 
business, as It ought to bo when Hie desk ts 
closed and a vacation trip undertaken. 

The Talking Machine Co. is the name of a new- 
COOier In the retail business of Pittsburg. It has 
opened n very prettily furnished and equipped 
store al 133 Smlthfielil street, in the very heart 
of the business district. The men who are at 
its head are of a character such as will make 
Ihe business a success from the start. The store 
handle* only Columbia goods. 

The grapbophone department of the C. C. 
Melhir Co.. in charge of C. P, Ulenhausen, is mak- 
ing a very creditable display of Edison goods. 
The manager Ih a progressive and up-to-date man, 
and his methods of doing business have won for 
his house a very large and constantly increasing 
share of the talking machine trade of the city. 

Henry P. Keeley. the hustling East End dealer. 
has Just dosed his eighth sale for tlic month or 
the new iCc. machine which the Columhia Co. 
have recently put on the market. Mr. Keeley 
wants 'I understood that he Is selling some other 
machines and records, loo. 

The miking machine department recently In- 
stalled hy the Uosenbaiim Co. has been placed In 
charge of Miss Ada Pruden. an experienced sales- 
lady. Miss Pruilen reports thai her llrst month's 
business was very gratifying, both to herself anil 
the house. 

Adam G. Collins, a talking machine man well 
known In Pittsburg trade circles, died In the 
General Hospital at Erie during the past month 
from Ihe results of an operation for appendicitis. 
At the time of his death Mr. Collins was In 
.■barge of the talking machine department in the 
large store of Trask. I'rcscolt and Richardson, of 
that city. 

A well-known society lady of the East End has 
put her cylinder machine 1o an odd use. She is 
the proud possessor of a dog of rare breed. Not- 
withstanding its pedigree, however, or perhaps. 
In spite of It. the canine will wander from its 
fireside. When It conies time for the dog curfew 
to ring the ingenious lady hints loose a cylinder 
through the side door on which has heen re- 



- ■ / ' 

corded a series of dog calls, which are always 
effective in bringing his dogship to heel, long be- 
fore the middle of the cylinder Is reached. The 
ludy denies that the device has been patented. 

Manager W. E. Henry, of the Columbia Co.'s 
store, reports that his May business has exceeded 
that of any previous May In the-hlstory of the 
store, Ho states that although the Pone Leo 
records havf been on Bale only a very few days, 
Hie demand for them is something unprecedented. 
A very successful prlaie contest has Just been 
closed. Four Columbia graphophones, 'ranging 
from a ty]»e QA to an AY were offered for the 
best poem of lull words embodying the merits 
of the Columbia grnphophone. The following 
IMiem, written by H. A. Italdwin. general 
tary of the Y. M. C. A. of East Liberty, i 

A fllONOIiK.M'llIC lIUMAM-'ti. 



C. A. RAY 

Louisville, Ky. 

Edison Phonographs 
Records and Supplies 

WHOLESALE ONLY 



rinUr will pn.ve [lint It Bill 1'ny you t» do I'uijU 

neat with me. 'Clip Raj CwacerW LhwaoM Huru 
In the only Perfect \Wr,./ Band f"r sample hom nt 
special l-rlce. If ltlrii..t tl»' v.ry best yuu ever 



i first 






«K a\t bef kin ami rlim. 

■ Tlii' Crapti.ipli.iiic, titer till 
Will ,1- die toiKlnrM *,ir.' 
Nil.' l*>ii|flit n new 1'nlumlili 

tiepetiaed en li pure!)-. 

Bat mn.lc It In 



Ik aiiit sljtlt nml utile. 

I'lijilil'n -tK.rtliiii ; 



TRADE NEWS FROM BOSTON. 



IS Sostcn 


M 


sical In 


trument 


House 


Sue- 


ceeds to 


Its 


Business 


of the 1 


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Ma- 


chine Ex 


eh a 


nge— A 


Big Dea 


With 


the 


Columbia 


Ph 


onograph 


Co. — Tr 


de Particu- 


tarty Cooc 


— Victor Tr 


umpet Ho 


rn Fea 


ured 


by Dltson 


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(Specfal to The TnlktiiK Machine World.) 

Boston, Mass., June 9, 1905. 

Extension and progress has been the watch- 
word with J. H. Ormsby ever since he started in 
lils present place of business as the Huston Talk- 
ing Machine Exchange on Summer street. So 
fast has be*n the progress and so greatly has the 
business extended that It has been found desir- 
able to change the name of the corporation to one 
more inclusive. As a result the corporation name 
has been changed to the Doston Musical Instru- 
ment House. In line with this advance, the com- 
pany has secured the agency for Batter ii Co.'s 
fine line of mandolins and guitars and the S. S. 
Stewart banjos. A contract has just been entered 
Into with the Columbia Phonograph Co. by which 
the Doston Musical Instrument House will Dandle 
the Columbia instruments exclusively in Uoston, 
Providence. Pawtucket. Holyoke and Unrlinglon. 
Vt„ in ihe newspaper advertising system. This 
contract will greatly increase the business of the 
bouse, which already does a phenomenal mail or- 
der business. 

The corporation, in view of the capital required 
because of Ihe new Columbia contract, has de- 
cided to Issue common stock, and 60,000 shares, 
par value Jl. with guaranteed G per cent, divi- 
dends, are now being sold to customers, who 
recognize the good business investment It Is. 

Trade among the talking machine dealers of 
Boston has been particularly good for some 
months. The mail order business is proving to 
he a big factor with the local men. and ^hla 
btan.h of the business is being rapidly developed, 
The advantages afforded by a talking machine in 
a home in ihe country have coma to be realised 
by the farmer and village dweller, with th» re- 
sult that they are sternly customers nnd buy the 
most popular np-todnle records. The rural free 
delivery In country places Is a great factor 
In the development Of this trade. 

At the Oliver Dltson ■Co. n feature la being 
made of the new Victor trumpet born, made of 
papier macho and dried by artificial means. Two 
sizes are used, the trumpet and the concert trum- 
pet npd-'fhe new horn Is distinctly a. success. In 
that the metallic sound, so long the bete nolr of 
manufacturers, is entirely done away with. 

Business with the Eastern Talking Machine 
Co. Is espevlally good. 



Mr. Edison's 

Guarantee: 



From the Laboratory ol 

THOMAS A. EDISON, 

OBANGE, NEW JERSEY. 

"In your efforts to secure a perfect 
langtuge record for instruction pur- 
poses, I am pleased lo stale that the. 
master phonograph records, approved 
by authorities and submitted to me, 
i will be reproduced at the laboratory by 
'my Gold Mould Process, which in- 
sures an accurate and unchangeable 
product for any number of duplicates, 
virtually placing the language in a 
Standard form. Furthermore, these 
special records will reproduce the hu- 
man vojee, in the most perfect and 
natural manner." 



Our New Proposition 

to Ihe Edison Trade : 
"Guaranteed pronunciation" is the 
latest thing. The leading, linguists 
pronounced the masters perfect and 
Mr. Edison made the gold moulds to 
Standardize the languages. T6 make 
ii easy t<» sell and demonstrate I.C. S. 
language outfits, we offer the trade a 
free sample record containing ex- 
tracts from four foreign tongues, 
French, German, Spanish and Eng- 
lish. One record demonstrates all, 
saves time and proves ihe perfection 
of Rdisiitt apparatus. Do not delay in 
making the request; we make yuu our 
representative and supply all litera- 
ture and advice. 



MAIL THIS TO-DAY 

No! Good Alter Auflitat I, 1S03. 
1 

I. C. S. Language Dept. t «• 

Scruton, ('». 
Please said me the sample record 
ft'itr languages free of any expense to 
mic. / am an luii%on dealer in good 
standing. 

Name 

Address 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 






EDWARD LYMAN BILL. - Editor >nd Proprietor. 

J. B SNLLANE Hu^M Editor, 

Tr&dc RcpRKnlbliTt ! G«o. D. K(iXU. 

Bo.ion Of lie*; Ennui L WAIir. IH Wilbington St 

Chiujo Oilier E. P. Van IlAiUHCtN, 30 U Salic St. 

t>hlU.d*lphu Oriiee ; Hinnopalii «.>.!. Si. r«Dl ; 

H. W. Kxurruu. E> tTouiy. 

Si. Loaia Ofilu - Sin FnneiKO Ofiie* 

. Ciiai. M. Va* Bui". 1 Altmsd Umcu, «2W*7 Ft 



fvblUkcd In* ISlh a 



ra.nlh 11 I Mid 



ADVEK.T(SErlENTS. «-00 per incb. timlc column, w. 
count ii »lloncd. Ad«crtu>mg l'agct. ftu.uu; oppaiiie read- 



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■ Diilucc Tflfplmn. Numbir 1745 Gr.merty. 

NEW YORK, JUNE 15. 1905. 

AI.KKS should understand that while busi- 
ness Is Hoi.nl I y .In" through Ibe Hummcr,lf 
Iking machine be property exploited. Ii can 
de the mean* in mutually neslsl trail-- ne- 



The 



of tin- 



Ing machines should be exploited fully. For so- 
cial gatherings, outings, yachting cruises, lawn 
purlieu, ami the thousand iitnl OHO occasions 
where happiness i.s sought, the talking machine 
may play nn importnni factor in entertaining 

AS we have urged In ' former Issues, great 
rare should be exercised in regulating ilie 
speed of the -various Instruments. Dealers can- 
not take this suggestion loo seriously, for people 
may lie easily turned away from talking ma- 
chine establishments through listening to raspy, 
squeaking machines, n condition caused wholly 
by the lack of attention paid to speed regulating 
ami other details when displaying them. 

ANUMBBR of clever little programs have* 
been sent in lo Tile World from various 
subscribers showing how some dealers are get- 



: up 






I heir 



JctiVe 



localities. This is certainly one of the most 
Interesting ways to augment interest ami culi.l- 
vate friends. One denier said that lie has traced: 
a great many sales direct to his concert work. 
He gets UP a neat little program containing the 
names or some of the celebrated vocalists of the 
world who will sing that night. The cards are' 
attractively, gotien up, ami many people attend 
the concerts, attracted largely through curiosity, 
and In many cases curiosity reaches n jioinl of 
intense interest, which culminates In n purchase, 
so thai a direct pecuniary resuil Ik the outcome 



IrrtdlNti from the 
us the Belt) fo 



epo 



Who hoc. 



Hon Is rapidly developing, 
gone Into the handling o( talking machines in n 
careful ami progressive manner have been more 
than gratified with the results. Our observation 
teaches us that there has been astonishing de- 
velopments, no parallel for which may be found 
In any other special lines of manufacture. When 



. for i 



Kinder] the profit 
here in frequently 
ven the 



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T 



n Is paid for the instrument liself. 
ales Unit a customer who paid flfiy 
ii instrument purchased less than 
ago has bought records to Hie ox- 
- The machines pay a fair profit. 
lot take a large capital to start In. 

so many young men are afforded 
y lo engage na tiie talking machine 

have hot' Sufficient capital to em- 

ufjlie larger ■ nicrprises. 



I IK talking machine will.be an entering 
Ige to many a ■ llsllngnlsbed business 
r gradually rlth Ihe talking machine 
net inns will i/eep in until the end will 
■ wfttrpped store with novelties of all 
,'o'knnw of large concerns who have 
nany years engaged in lite music lutsl- 



who 



lies lit: 



1 la 



to in 



dollars in talking machines than in pj amis ami 
all musical aevejsorlea eonililnecl. There Is no 
reason to fear) Hie future of the talking machine 
business, inn there must "he a certain progressive- 
ness exercised In Its eomlitei n-bleb is oecesaary 

A SUBSCRIBER asks The World 10 rerom- 
mend a machine of a particular make, ami 
closes by asking the qnestlon, "Which one do you 

consider the best?" We most frnnUlj- decline 
m answer any such a question. We are nut en-. 
gaged in grading the nuichiries, and litis paper 
could not go on record as tjupdbrttng any par- 
ticular make of instrument to the disadvantage. 
of any or the others. Our reply in this case, 
ami in all oilier cases, has been lo our subscrib- 
er* !o use their own Intelligetieeaiul Judgment In 
the selection of machines, and place confidence 
in Hie statement made by a reputable dealer. 
This paper has no Interest in the product or any 
concern, but,, is simply a medium, .for the distri- 
bution or useful, Interesting Information ami it 
cannot be used for the exploitation of oae prod- 
uct again si the exclusion ol another, and as the 
World reaches loclay. a goodly number of the 
users or miking machines, we wish this principle 
thoroughly understood.— -that we propose to take 
no Bides in any trade controversy. No paper can 
afford lo which exercises lltilt heullh)* degree of 
Independence which should In Inseparably asso- 
ciated Willi correct Journalism. 



w 



ilial a good tunny people him- 
talking" Machines. today are Inter- 
ested in the bicycle business. They certainly 
must reel discouraged with the treatment which 
they have received at the bands of the American 
bicycle manufacturers. They simple have per 
mltteil the bicycle to lapjjjt^flilo desuetude frum 
which It will he possible to resuscitate it only 
through the med turn ship of -forceful and Intelli- 
gent advertising; The bicycle dealers really have 
merited better treatment at Hie bauds of the 
makers who advertise to-day, in such a weak 
manner that Ihe attention of the public is rarely 
ever called to the aiiiuitmi cment. whereas Hie 



publications; hence the dealers who formerly 
sold wheels, and who are now selling talking 
machines, are not slow to express their feelings 
towards Hie men who control Hie bicycle output 
In this country. 

SEE the difference! in England they have 
kept steadily advertising the wheel, and 
the demand for il amounts today lo a veritable 
Isiom. The factories lire all working overtime. 
and yet the leading linns find 'it impossible to 
meet the demand. The coming or the cheap 

.bicycle revolutionized Hie market, "A year ago 
bicycle trade wits slow, but a manufacturer 
brought out ami advertised in striking fashion a 
new Mrsl-clasu machine for forty dollars. Ills 
rivals "followed suit. That was in Ihe town of 

'Coventry, and today they are employing over 
elghl thousand men and thousands, of women 
anil girls In the manufacture ol wheels in thai 
city.. It only shows the value of Advertising, and 
in this country, by simply dropping out of the 
piriodiculs and trade Journals ihe bicycle manii- 
faelurers have d roofed practically (he enure 
business and put the lid nn. One does not have 
to limli further for a practical lesson of what 
lisseR may accrue from Hie withdrawal of ad- 
vertising than may be found in the American 
bicycle situation of to-day. 

TIIF. Talking Machine World will have lis 
Imnie In n { magnificent booth In the Liberal 
Arts building aj/ihe Lewis ami l.'lark Exposition, 
where all those wJw are Interested In talking 
■ machines are Invited to call, and where they will 
he assured or a benny welcome. This paper and 
The MttStc Trade Review are the only trade 
journals which arc Itliliigiy represented in that 
Imposition, which so weH ]H»rlrnys Western vigor 
find energy. The I'orHnnd Exposition, while mil 
as large an the Chicago or St. Louis fairs, ranks 
as one or great importance, because H is the larg- 
est exposition ever held in Hie Far West; and to- 
day Its results mitst^ be far-reaching in a trade 
ami Industrial souse. 

BUSINESS in every industry Is made to grow 
and expand by Using plenty of gooil ad- 
vertising to cultivate new trade. The manufac- 
turers of talking machines and accessories 
should not overlook ihe importance of reaching 
the dealer, because ihe dealer Is the king, after 
all. He Is Hie means of distribution lo the pith 
lie. and our Observation ol many years in trade 
Journalistic work teaches us thai Hie dealers can 
sell almost anything Which possesses a reason- 
able amount of merit, provided they present lis 
virtues intelligently and give iheni their own 
endorsement. They are known locally, ami what 
they say goes a lung way in convincing a cus- 
tomer. They know bow to strengthen Hielr argu- 
ment In every possible way. antl t mnny of them 
find that It Is. not necessary to sacrifice truth 



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■fill a raetor, and could be ma 
ml ot publicity, considerably I 



BICYCLE man u fact u rets, which means prac- 
tically the trust, have dropped their ad- 
vertising so that we rarely ever see one of their 
announcement^ In Hie magazines or in the trade 



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THE talking machine Is being used dally In 
many novel and useful ways. In England 
It has been in the forefront in lively political 
campaigns. A gentleman, seeking political Office", 
used the talking machine in addressing open nir 
meetings, and nn voting day the candidate se- 
cured 1 premises opposite the polling booth, and 
dnriiig'tho day the voters were hVlng continually 
urged, to vote Tor Mr. So and So, and at intervals 
the crowd was entertained with interesting selec- 
tions. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 



«** 15 



IMPORTANCE OF THE NEEDLE. 



The Work It Has to do — Some Pointers Upon 
Being Needle Wise and Record Foolish. 



, It Ik almost Impossible to lay mo much stress 
on Hid importance of using only the highest 
grade nt points ior needles) on dink records, not 
^-finly In order to ulilain the l ( eat results, bat lo 
actually save expense. Pew realize that in re- 
p rod hi lug ii single Hi-lnrii record over 4IWI feet 
of Us bard BUrflMW rubs under u needle point less 
than one-hundredth of nn Inch in diameter, pel 
such is the ease, and It is a simple "sum" to 
figure that the needle point does therefore about 
1*0,000 limes more work than uny Ilk.- amount of 



mid should both preach' and practice the folio 

lug doctrine for his own welfare: "Don't 

needle wise and record foolish." 



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A needle point which Is .son. Improperly |kiIM- 
cd. or badly polished, wears down ijiii.-kly. does 
not fit the sound groove perfectly, and Is sure to 
Injure the record by Spreading Hie groove or 
otherwise destroying some or the finer sound 

Wiih high-grade needles nt 80 cents per then- 
sand retail, and like record disks at $i each, the 
relative value* average over 1,260 lo one in favor 
ol the record, anil any one who tries to save 
money by purchasing Inferior points {necessarily 
cheap), l* doing far worse than "saying at the 
Spigot." In trying to say five cents a package 
on needles, one takes grtai chances of ruining 
lo.noii in 2u.'ino limes their value In records. Any 

' capable at thinking should give this heed. 

l.veii a dealer cannot afford to sell poor needles 
to Hie ultimate destruction of his trade, for a 
satisfied customer Is the very best ami strongest 
of advertisements, hut the amount of damage 
done to trade by a disgruntled one is hard to 
• alculnle, especially IT he has Just cause for com- 
plaint. 

While the pTirase Is hy no means original with 
e writer, and is also old In the business, every 
.■rotor dealer In disk talking machines should 
Ste in his hat. or in a more conspicuous place,. 



TRADE VERY ACTIVE IN CHICAGO. 

Teamsters" Strike nc Longer Adverse Factor, 
Says Goodwin — New Talking Machine Store 
— Devine Promoted — Clergymen to Hear 
Pope Leo's Voice — E. C. Plume's Sig Sates. 

CBpMlSi to Til* Tiilklnit Miirldne Worlil.) 

Chicago, ill.. June Id. IMS. 

Albert Atkinson, superintendent of the factory 
of the Victor Talking Machine Co.. Is expected 
in Chicago this wi i-k. 

C. E. Goodwin, manager of the talking ma- 
chine department of I.yon & Healy, reports busi- 
ness as very good indeed, considering the season. 
The teamsters- stilke Is now no longer an adverse 
fa. tor. as Ihey are makin* deliveries promptly, 
both In the city and to ih-- trun sport at ion com- 
panies! -*oe of the best selling records of the 
month of the popular type In "In the Shade of 
the Old Apple Tree." - a quartette selection. 

II la reported thai Carson. I'lrle. Scott & Co. 
are lo add a talking machine department, in 
charge of Mr. Wyatl. who now buys Hit- photo- 
graphic supplies. 

Manager J. H. Dorian, of the Chh-ago onl.-c of 
tin- Columbia Phonograph Co.. started down town 

nn his tine saddle horse Decoration Hay morn- 
ing. On .Michigan avenue his steed shied nt an 
autO and Slipped, throwing the rider over his 
head. Mr. Dorian's left arm won severely frac- 
tured, hilt he plucklly remounted and drove 
home, guiding the horse with one hand He has 
been at the office each day sin.e with his arm In 
a plaster cast. No permanent injury oT the 
member Is expected 

Thomas Devine. who has liren manager of the 
retail at the Chicago offl.e of Hie Columbia 
Phonograph Co., has been made manager of the 
suh-nlflie of the Cbbngo branch ai Indianapolis, 
vice J. II. Harrison, resigned. Mr. Define* is con- 
Sldered one of tiie coming men by Manager 




Dorian. Before coming to Chicago he was in 

charge of the Kansas City o.fice under Mr. Fiihri, 

or St, i^ouis. and did excellent work mr the com- 
pany at their exhibit ai the St. Louis Fair. The 
Columbia Co.s new Salt Lake City more will lie 
opened about July ]. 

Arrangements are lieing made by which the 
Catholic- priesthood and members of Catholic 
sorlellas will have an opportunltyfto lu-pr the 
Columbia gold-mounted records of Hie living 

VelcO of the late Pope Leo .XIII. ill the ll-nedic- 

tion and Ave Maria, nt a recital to" he given 
some time ibis, month al the company's main 
warerooms at NX Wabash avenue. Of course,* 
other records suited to the taste of the aildicme 
will be presented. 

K. C. Plume, manager of Ibe wholesale depart- 
ment of the Columbia's Chi. ago office, says Hint 
the business of Ills office Is a record-breaker. It 

only having been eke led once, and that by 'the 

Loudon Office. Mr. I'lunn- owns up to personal 
sales of (Iii.ikkj in the first twenty days of Iflst 
month. 



E^IDE TALKS BY PHONOGRAPH. 

Ten-Thousand Mile Greeting — She's in China, 
but the "Record" Speaks in New Jersey. 

A talking OldVhlns record has been received 
rroni Hankow. China, hy Hie Rev. Fredrrli k II. 
Carter and Mrs. Carter of Church street. Mont 
ihilr. K. J. it Is from their daughter, ticiinide. 
who was married recently In Hankow to the Itev. 
Alfred A. Oilman, of North I'latt. Neb. The rec- 
ord Is one of remarkable .harness ami la It the 
young woman semis greetings to her family and 
Menus, and relates some of the details of her 
marriage. Mr. Carter In speaking of It tul.l of 
Hie pleasure and satisfaction It afforded them. 

"When our daughter sfmkV la lis she was In 
fni-Ktff China. S00 miles from the sea roast and 
10,000 miles from Monti-lalr. but as we listened 
we plainly recognized, not only our Gertrude's 
voice, but also the little nervous tremor and the 



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We are just placing on the market 
an entirely new line of Record Cabi' 
nets. _,They are of neat design, nicely 
finished and have large record capacity. 





We allow liberal discounts to Jobbers and Dealers. 

Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg. Co., 



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Price *]■!* 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



A Wofd With You, Mr. 
Talking Machine Dealer ! 



Vuu are anxious t<> increase yrttt in- 
come without doubt, ami we presume 
that yn(i $K 'interested in securing an 
article that will help make your store at- 
tractive and aid yott 'materially in a busi- 
ness way. 

•Now, wc have that article, and you 
liayc the store, and the possible outlet. 
tlicreffjrc. there is nitUual advantage in 
fi inning & business connection. . 

'"What is it ':" you ask. . * 
■ It's tlie i Rcginai>honei.'"or ■ in other 
words, a talking machine incorporated 
in a Regina Music Box. '«, . 

And that reminds us. yon probably 
could sell some Regina Music Boxes as 
well as talking machines! The Regina 
is tlie acknowledged standard in the 
music bo* lii\c/ 

Thc ReginanhoTic is an attractive 
■product. The same power which turns 




the discs for a Regiria tune sheet is ar- 
ranged lo turn the discs "'of the talking 
machine, 

It will take any standard talking disc 
records- not exceeding fourteen inches in 
diameter. 

Now, it will not take much figuring on 
your part to' see the advantage of this 
combination music box and talking ma- 
chine which occupies exactly Ihe same 
space as cither one alone. 

There is not another talking machine 
on the 'market made with as gw>d a mo- 
tor as we put in the Reginaphont. It will 
run for a longer time and more evenly 
and naturally give better results than any 
other talking machine, 
, Then think what ibis means as. a 
power of attraction for your store. 

You will have something lo show out 
of the ordinary, and it will be not only 
an attractive feature of your establifth- 
nienl. lnit a paving one as well, and the 
paying end of the business is where the 
emphasis should l>e placed. 

Can we take this mailer up with you? 



THE REGINA COMPANY 



* York 25l> Wabub Ave, Chlcafo 



A SALESMAN'S OBSERVATIONS. 

The Advance and Expansion of This Business 
; — The Aesthetic Influence of the Talking 
Machine — A Joy in the Home. 

Few inventions of the nineteenth century have 
shown such growth ami improvement as Iho talk- 
ing machine. Fifteen years ago It wait bought 
by the rich as a curiosity or mere child's toy,. hut 
scorned, p a necessary addition to the home and 
more aira strong rival to young ■•Jack's" noisy 
drum. The pioneer salesmen kncwlhat they had 
an article which would in time bo known and 
loved in every corner of the globe, but they had, 
aa a whole, a prejudiced people lo convince, but 
by the perseverance of the inventors and manu- 
facturers, the talking machine (repudiated as an 
instrument of torture) stands now second lo 
none, not alone as an entertainer but as an edu- 
cator of body, mind and soul. 

Lest my readers ihlnkj-«ieak loo forcibly in 
its favor I will quote some Incidents connected 
with my experience In placing these machines be- 
fore the'ilnbllc During my slay 1n New York I 
placed many in the si inns of the Bast Side. I 
remember one famljy in particular, because of 
iheir lack of -all that makes life bearable. Walk- 
ing Into the living room 1 was met by a perfect 
bedlam of discord. Everything betokened a slate 
of hopeless drudgery. Eight or nine children 
were here and there, some hanging onto Ihe poor 
mother, whose sad, hollow eyes looked forward lo 
nothing butjleath to alleviate her Buffering. 
Others fighting and swearing over a dirty, comi- 
cal sheet of a journal, and all showing a disposi- 
tion savage and uncouth. 

Explaining io her my mission, I urged her. for 
her children's sake, to consider my proposal, 
Money was Ihe only drawback, but by placing a 
machine on the Instalment basis she was enabled 
to secure it. Some six weeks later I was called 
upon to visit them in reference to some repairs 
made necessary by the baby who,'ip/-hIs earnest- 
ness lo ■■mat-e-mu7.ic." / had thrbwrtthe regulator 
out of gear. One can scarcely conceive Oie 
change wrought In that time. The floor was 
cleaner, the room more cheerful; tli* mother 
came to the d/oi)r gayly humming the strains of 
the "Anion re use"; no more ■quarreling, no more_ 
discord, but an air of homeliness pervaded over 
all, accompanied only .by the cooing of the baby 
at her breast, as the elder children were off sell- 
ing papers to pay "He Muzslc Man." This change 
brought about by a little ray of sunshtne'a mere 
glimmer of the golden world to which they Von 
utter strangers, but enough to fire the ambition 
for something higher and belter, which lay dor- 
mant In ihclr, breasts. 

The educated and rich also greet the talking 
.machine with open arms. One woman evidently 
of means came to me one afternoon — she was 
looking for au added attraction for her already 
beautiful home. Her reason was simple bill ur- 
gent. Her husband bad a passion for the theatre 
and music hall, and night aficr night she was left 
alone io await his return. Knowing this, her at- 
tention was drawn to ihe talking machine as Ihe 
substitute. Picking out one of the best, and u 
large and varied selection of records, she re- 
quested' I hem sent Immediately lo her house. That 
night ua her "lord anil muster" was callng his 
dinner he was besieged by the very tones, he hud 
. deserted his wife to hear. Is il necessary to state 
he reformed? ^ 

And tills is Ilie' once scorned talking machine. 
now used In every brum h of e^ilized lire; by 
ifimmercial houses for^jfleir correspondence^ 
schools nod colleges Asa teacher of languages. 
tflnip meetings in place of a choir, missionaries 
as a medium ■ nf approach to Ihe savages, etc. 
With such rapid progress who can define its 
zenith— fnl ure. Tut: Saiknman. 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machines 
Shipped Abroad from the Port of New York. 

(Special tu The Talking Mneblnc World.) 

Washington, I). 0,, June IS. 1005. 

Manufacturers and dealers in lalklng machines 
will doubtless be interested in the figures show- 
ing the exports of talking machines for the five 
weeks just ended from the port of New York: 
MAY 15. 

Alexandria. 6 pkgs., (219: Bombay. 22 pkgs.. 
(020; Brussels. 32 pkgs., (272; Unenos Ayres, 52 
PkgS, (4,322; Callao. 9 pkgs., (872; 10 pkgs.. (3H2; 
Cnpc Town. 20 pkgs., (389; Glasgow, 5 pkgs,, 1290; 
Guayaquil, 18 pkgs.. 1220; Havana, 11 pkgs., 81,- 
027; 91 pkgs.. (3,732; Havre. 47 pkgs.. (3,067; 
Hull, 9 pkgs., $159; Liverpool. 12 pkgs.. (310; 
London, 82 pkgs., 130,108; 58 pkgs.. 82,811; Man- 
chester, 10 pkgs., (25fe Manila. 2 pkgs., 1200; 
Natal, 1 Pkg., (120; I'adang, 8 pkgs., 1330; Bora, 
7 pkgs., JllS; Rio Janeiro. 10 pkgs., (353; Val- 
paraiso, 30 pkgs., («77. 

' .MAY 22. • 

Cape Town. 7 pkgs., (486; Demerara, 2 pkgs., 
(120; Gibraltar, 3 pkgs., (15ii; Glasgow, 17 pkgs.. 
(C33; Havana. IB pkgs., (541; 1 pkgs., 1105; 
Havre. 71 pkgs., 13,667; Hong Kong, 1 pkg„ $486; 
I-aguayra, 9 pkgs.. (207; Leeds, 10 pkgs.. (173; 
Liverpool, 12 pkgs., (458; I-ondou. 194 pkgs., (7,- 
290; Matanzas. 18 pkgs.. (113: Manehesler, 7 
pkgs., (341; Milan, 7 pkgs... (600; Soernlmya, l 
pkg,. (147; St. Petersburg, 15 pkgs., (823; Singa- 
pore,- 8 pkgs., .(235: Tampico, 11 pkgs., 83T0; 
Vienna. 7 pkgs.. (333. 

MAY 20. 

Berlin. 57 pkgs.. (2,918; Bristol, 16 pkgs,, (740; 
Bombay, 77 pkgs., (1.222; Brussels. 10 pkgs.. 
(282; Buenos Ayres, 30 pkgs.. (2,933; Callao. li 
pkgs., (1,069; Clenfnegos, IS pkgs.. (299; Colon. 
3 pkgs., (100; Dublin. 29 pkgs., (638; Glasgow, 3 
pkgs., (147; Guayaquil, 12 pkgs., (255; Hamburg. 
2 pkgs.. (115; Hamilton, S pkgs., (150; Havana. 
9 pkgs., (US'; Havre. 24 pkgs.. (1,603; Hong 
Kong. 4 pkgs.. (152; Hull. 15 pkgs.. (765; Liver- 
pool. 31 pkfttu-3Sll; London, 12 pkgs., (9.920; 
121 pkgs., (1,-158; Maracalbo, 5 pkgs,, (111; Man- 
chester. 5 pkgs., (217; Melbourne, 38 pkgs.. (791; 
Oporto, 18 pkgs.. (182; Para. 19 pkgs., (675; Port 
Chalmers. 34 pkgs'.. (957; Shanghai, 7 pkgs., (265; 
Sheffield, 12 pkgs.. (132; Sydney, 172 pkgs.. |3," 
912; Valparaiso. 6 pkgs., (222; Vienna. 10 pkgs.. 
(586. - 

JUNE E. 

Batavia. 6 pkgs.. (166; Berlin. Ill pkgs.. (3.- 
490; Calcutta. 7 pkgs.. (126; Glasgow, 32 pkgs.. 
(150; Hamburg. 18 pkgs., (361; Havre. 33 pkgs., 
(1,573; Leeds, 7 pkgs., (128; Liverpool, 37 pkgs.. 
(689: London. 4 pkgs.. 8828; 2 pkgs., (278: Man- 
chester. 8 pkgs., (302; .Melbourne, 28 pkgs., 8M9! 
Montevideo, 11 pkgs., (201; Santos. 13 pkgs,. 
(362; Sheffield, 5 pkgs., (217; St. Petersburg. 12 
pkgs., (GOO: Sydney, 137 pkgs. (3.797: Vi.-niiu. 

7 pkgs., (296. 

JUNE 12. 

Alioona. 16 pkgs., (696; Acajntla, 8 pkgs.. (112; 

Berlin, 9 pkgs.. (204; Bombay, 17 pkgs,. CMS; 

Brussels, 2 pkgs.. (124; Buenos Ayres, 7 pkgs,, 

(375; Callao. 1 pkg.. (160; 10 pkgs.. |103; Cardiff, 

8 pkgs., (Hi; 2 pkgs.. 1102; Corinlo, 1 pkg.. 
(120; (iualanamo. t; pkgs., (101; Havana, 118 
pkgs.. (3.054; 21 pkgs., (SOS; Havre, 4 pkgs., (75; 
La Guayra. 4 pkgs,. $130; London, 160 pkgs.. (1.- 
210; 14 pkgs., (1.036; 171 pkgs., (2.725; Manila. 
It pkgs.. (1.973; Milan, 38 pkgs., (1.410; Monte- 
video. 2.pkgs.. (127; Para. 10 pkgs.. (183; Klo de 
Janeiro, 16 pkgs., (lit: Snvnnilla. 2 pkgs.. (192; 
Shanghai, 81 pkgs.. (5.082; Stockholm, 27 pkgs., 
(1,024; Singapore. 3 pkgs.. (L509; St. Kltls, II 
pkgs., (210; Sydney, 88 pkgs.. (1.089; Vienna, 8 
pkgs.. (455; Yokohama, B4J pkgs., (4.343. 



THE UNTVEBSAL CO.'S AMBASSADOR. 
■E. .F. O'Neill, who Is looking after the rily 
trade for a while. In Ihe Interest or the Universal 
Talking .Machine Mfg. Co.. 2S Warren street, New 
York, expects to go on his regular territory, west 
of Chicago, nboul July 1. 



In going over the factory of the Victor Talk- 
ing Machine Co., at Camden, N. J., an expert In 
the lino was astonished to learn that the company 
was turning out a complete machine every min- 
ute of the entire working day. This Is marvel- 
ous work, anil is only a further evidence of the 
Immense strides being made by the Victor Co. in 
all departments. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



17 



LOVE, WAR AND A TALKING MACHINE. 



ir The Talking 

In the shade of his hut of thatched straw a 
little yellow nldier of Japan was Binning his tea 
from a dainty lacquered cup while ho listened 
languidly lo the incessant scream Of shells as 
they soared over the hills to the left, ploughing 
their way through the fields of corn beyond, 
where the deceived Russians thought tho Japa- 
nese were In hiding. 

Oh! those Russians. They were so easily mis- 
led; it was becoming monotonous. The day he- 
^tore. the Japanese troops hart agitated the tas- 
seled stalks as though an army was manoeuver 
ing there, and the enemy took the halt as willing- 
ly as did the goldfish In his father's garden from 
the slender hand of C.hlng Ling. Tomorrow, when 
the golden sun climbed over the eastern moun- 
tains, they would lake the Japanese bullets Just 
as willingly. Ah! they could not fight, those Rus- 
sians; It was disgusting. 

Vet. he longed for that to-morrow, for the flghl 
thai was sure to come would bring him the op- 
portunity ho had lived for. tho chance to die 
fighting for his country. Banzai: what greater 
glory could come lo Hie son of the great San Toy! 
He could picture Ihe rejoicing, the procession, 
his father's house decked Willi garlands of flowers 
In honor of the brave young man who gave his 
life for his Mikado and for the honor of his 
family. 

Finishing his ten, he lighted a long, brown 
cigarette, brown as his khaki uniform, ami puffed 
contentedly. Gradually through the curling 
smoke rings drifted visions of his home and 
Citing I, Ing. Chlng Ung— ah! that liltle nlmond- 
rycil maid of Japan: bow well he remembered 
the eve of his departure for the front, ami how 
she sang to him benefit!) the sweet magnolia blos- 
soms. It was a rollicking air— 



and as her guliar thrummed a tender accompani- 
ment, he was overcome with love tor her. anil he 
tidd her lliat when Hie war was over and he came 
prancing home on a mllk-wlilte charger nt the 
hind of his regiment, he would take her to Ills 
father, and. with his military honors thick upon 
him, demand her hand in marriage: Ihen more 
rejoicings, more processions and endless happl- 



A TALE OF THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR 

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war hud claimed him. hut he had put off the 
pleasure until this moment. Now the time had 
come, he would wait no more. His face look on 
an expression of Joy rarely seen among the stole 
troojMsrs of the Mikado, as he drew Irora his Amp 
chest a carved box which bore in letters of gilt 
the American word "Grani-o-plioue." Adjusting 
one of the many black disks that made up his 
repertoire of records, ho was soon listening with 
rapt attention to the voice of Cuing Ling. Just as 
she sang to him in the mngnolla grove oft that 
last night at home. 

O ye gods! how he blessed the day that brought 
the American company to Toklo; the day they 
offered Chlng Ling a small fortune to engrave 
her voice upon the flat, black cakes that talk 
again when asked to do so. 

As the SWeet notes of her rich soprano singing 
the quaint Japanese love gang came to tils ears 
so far from home, away In dreary Manchuria, 
Ihe Russian shells meanwhile shrieking an obli- 
gate, he saw faintly through the grim picture of. 
war. IhiatTitg like a summer mist on a moonlit 
river, the face of Chlng Ung. The longing for 
her came over him with Hie Intensity of a subtle 
wine. Forgetting that he was a soldier, that the 
shells were still screaming, and that tomorrow 
he hoped to die for Japan, ho fell into a Ian- 
•gnorous slumber— sting lo sleep by the talking 
machine. 

He awoke amid the bustle of the approaching 
engagement, the call of the bugle and the tramp 
of marching men. 

As the tlrsl beams of the morning sun painted 
the landscape with a brush of gold, the army or 
Japan was on ihe march. They were to capture 
ihe Russian position on a bluff five miles away, 
tho Bpot whence came the screaming shells. 
The Russians might ohjefl ? Yes, they doubtless 
would, and strenuously, bujt that mattered not. 
The position would be taken, or the last man 
under the Japanese banner would die. and lhat 
was not likely. 

So they swept onward, and among them the son 
of San Toy. 

It was a terrible battle, mom dead bodies 
glutted the plain, and more vultures soared in tho 
heavens above than ever before. When the smoke 
lilted after the final charge the Hag ot Ihe Mikado 
floated proudly in the breem where only au hour 
Itcfore Hie flaunting standard of tin- mlghiy Czar 
bung unchallenged, but our Utile stldier of the 
thatched cottage and Ihe talking machine would 
light no more. He hail journeyed fo ihe laud of 
verdant fields, where everything is beautiful and 
the heart forever glad. In fronl or the kussiiui 
liilrenchments I hey found him, one band stttl 
upon his rifle, the oilier among Ihe bloody folds 
of the tattle-flag he had died to save. 

They dug a simple grave, and wrapping him 
in the colors of his regiment, lowered him rever- 
ently to bis last long sleep, a rifle volley sound- 
ing his requiem. 

As the burying sipiad niiircheil away In the 
gathering twilight tiny board, ever growing 
rainier in the distance. Ihe song of Chlng I. Ing to 
her deail lover. Not the love song lhat lulled 
him in rest on the eve of battle, hut a lament, 
tender and sad. waited, softly to them on the 
wings of the approaihlnguUhl : 



$16.50 



a hundred 



"Dubbing.'' lhat Is. duplicating rv.orrta from 
those bought In the open market, Is Ihe general 
charge made against several y»tne r ns whoso cases 
are now pending In the United States courts. The 
claim Is made that the making of •■dubs" 1 la an 
infringement of patent rights, but. as yet the mat- 
IE. S. OLIVER, 20 New SI., Newark, N. Jj# ter has neverbcen finally adjudicated. 



Tliese records can be turned in on the 

3 to i basis. 

Zon-o-phone. Terms, 10 per cent, wltb 

order; balance spot. 




No. 2 



Yotj surprise me. What a great 
(of of fellows there arc selling Talk- 
ing Machines and supplies. So many 
of you wrote that I could not reply- 
to all of yon in a personal letter. 

However, I did scntl all of you Cir- 
cular ,\o.-iD9 and they tell me up in 
the factory that they have orders 
enough. 

I know a lot of fellows who will 
work overtime, amTso I am gong to 
keep on talking until every dealer 
from Maine to California and from 
Canada to Ihe Gulf knows about and 
owns a Syracuse Wire Record Rack, 
or a number of them. 

Next month 1 am Ruing to tell you 
what Smith and Jones and Brown 
think about my goods, hut meantime 
I want all of yon to get ihe circular — 
No. 109 — and then yon will know 
what I am talking about. 



With one of my rack* you can 
double your record units; you can 
ce.rry double your present stock In 
less spiice: your time will be econo- 
mized, damage eliminated and stock 
kept so the.1 you can tell eu e. glance 
lust whal you ere " low " on or 
" long " on. 

Yes, I am an Owl. but I am not 
asleep, day or night, on this Record 
question, and as I e.m accounted a 
" Bird of Wisdom," I lake the liberty 
oF saying thai I KNOW Syracuse 
Wire Record Rocks will double your 
record sales. 

Now, will you write and gel the 
circular. No. 109 7 Write to me. 

THE OWL 

'""'Syracuse Wire Works 

SYR.ACUSF^ N. Y. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



THE EUROPEAN VIEWPOINT. 

Henry Cowen Says That Trade in Great Britain 
ts on a Better Basis Than the United State* 
— Some Argument* in This Connection. 

The Editor Talking Marine World: 

Dear Sir:— 1 observe with pleasure onXpagc 10 
of your May issue some' comments regarding the 
siatetiieiitsfniajlphy mc to you, and which appear 
on page 13'ofthe same number. 

[ consider an Interchange, of lileaa a very 
.wholesome thing, anil, while gpmpnrlsons may be 
odious, they are sometimes very useful in show- 
ing u[i two. aides of. a question. Notwithstanding 
what your reader s&ys. 1 still think that the trade 
throughout Europe generally and, In fir-eat Brit- 
Bin. particularly, is on n bptler basis than In the 
United StuH'S. ami while we over here emulate 
all t hut Is good wliii h romi'H frori* America, we 



It Is ipii 



thai i 



regarded as ert lira lore of the people, who almost 
Invariably trade their cheap purchases for some- 
thing better, TliUH a desire for n dearer otitlil 
results 1n business for the dealer, ami greater 
satisfaction to the purchaser. 

I ilii not doubt (Hat every one admits that when 
the trade was taken hold of by London Br ma thai 
they lifted the entire talking machine Irnm a 
low level and placed It «n Its present pinnacle of 
perfection; this 'alludes especially to records, and 
oven yet manufacturers will tell you that In this 
. respect what will pass hi America, In many In- 
stances Will not be looked al In England. The 
whole trend of popular tnsle Is towards high-class 
goods, and nowadays ihe people are most dia- 
.-ri mi mi tine In the class of records they buy, 

The European catalogues contain vaal reper- 
toires, and one result is the man In the street 
who knew and cared little about music is beenm- 



tha 



rth afr 



quiring. Tin- talking ma. bine lias certainly 
brought the great composers into I lie homes of 
tin people in a manner which no other means 
has achieved. 
I beg again to romp! t men I you on your sterling 
- publication ami hope that amongst Us other fea- 
tures It will inaugurate .a column In which Vari- 
ous views will find publicity, ejmeli as this, as 
then- Is no doubt that while competition Is Ihe 
Mini of business, a Utile Irlendly rivalry is a 
good second. Your* very truly, ** 

Hkmiv CuveV. 
llcrwlckupou Tweed. England, May 30, 1905. 



THE BIRTHPLACE OF INVENTIONS. 

Some Famous Industries Had Their Start In 
Washington, D. C. — An interesting Chat 
With Paul H. Cromelln on This Subject. 

In a chat recently with Paul H. Cromelln, of 
the Columbia Phonograph Co., he gave The World 
some Information regarding Washington, D. C, 
which proves that It Is celebrated not merely as 
the nation's capital, but was the'blrthplace of 
some of the big lnduatrlea of the world- "*'or 
Instange," jald Mr. Cromelln, '"the grapbophoue 
was Invented In the Volta laboratory at Wash- 
ington In 1886 by Messrs. Bell and Taintoc, and 
the American Grephophone Co. Is a Washington 
enterprise. The Morgehthaler Linotype Co., one 
of the most successful Industrial corporations ever 
bfgailhsed, Is a Washington concern, as is alsn 
the Lingstori' Monotype o^nanlci. Armai, the 
Inventor or the moving picture machine, is a 
Washington Ian. and Brail Berliner, of early gram- 
ophone fame, lias lived In Washington for many 
years. ... 

"The comhlnntloti,of the moving picture ma- 
chine and the talking machine has frequently been 
nilcnipled. and undoubtedly Ihls will he accom- 
plished in lime. In the earliest days of the 
klneloscope we had Ibis combination of talking 
machines and animated picture*, -but the niecb 
anient Was expensive, complicat-il and rieiiacutly 
lailed to g*^ satisfaction, alesiefu blophono, 
which has Ij-en shown from time to lime In Euro- 
pean theatres, proved to lie a dismal failure as ;i 
drawing card at the recent St. Louis Exposition, 
where II was featured on the. Pike under Ihe; 
name A spectroscope. 

'■There Is a field for siu-h a machine, If It can 
In- made cheaply, and if ihe musical reproduction 
can bo timed In perfect synchronism Willi the 
animated picture. It is reported that a Wnsh- 
Ingtoulan. who Tor many years Hoy-been Inter- 
ested in Ihe graphopliniic as well ,as In moving 
picture apparatus, has recently perfected, a cheap 
machine Of Ibis kind which Is designed fur home 
entertainment, and will be sold In toy timl nov 
eliy stores. This Is said to be more satisfactory 
than anything heretofore made In Ibis line." v^_ 



OPEN BRANCH IN ATLANTIC CITY. 

LouIb Silverman, formerly in charge of the Vic 
tor Distributing & Export Co.'a city department, 
has accepted the management of a new Atlantic 
City (N: J.) concern, one of a chain of stores 
jnit being established in the East. 



evening. May 23, to their, city patrons, and the 
new June records were played to an audience lliat 
filled the rooms. 

Mr. Clancy, manager of the talking machine 
department of the Conroy Piano Co:, reports last 
week's business to have been one of the best 
weeks his department has ever had. His sales 
were surprising. Inasmuch as his patrons were 
nearly all buyers of the high est- priced machines 
he had In stock. Mr. Clancy sold a number of 
our leading citizens fine Instruments. The sales- 
room of the talking machine department of ibis 
Arm is 85 x 25. and It is fitted up on a par with 
the splendor of the resl of the establishment. 

W. C. Fuhrl, manager of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co., slates thai business With them Hi their 
new quarters is very satisfactory, and be Is ex- 
pecting a fine trade throughout ihe y.'ar. with a 
possible lull during the- summer muni lis. 

The Viil A. Iteis Music Co. have recently u.ldcil 
the Victor lines, and with I lie Talkophotu- Ihey 
report a very Jibe trade. 

A. C. Mlddletown. secretary of the Victor Talk 
lug Machine Co., was a recent vlsilor lime. 



SOME TRADE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS. 

(Sppclnt lo The TnlklnK Machine Worlil.) 

St. Louis. Mo- June lO.ilUtir,. 
The talking machine trade for the month of 
May has been very good: Ihe last two weeks of 
Ihe month In particular being quite brisk. The 
general reporls in this line are very favorable, 
and (hough there may lie a lull during the sum- 
mer months, a splendid trade is predicted for Ihls 
fall. . * _ t 

E. S. Ramsdell. vice-president of the Si. Louis 
Talking Machine Co.. reports a large Increase In 
their time payment trade, and looks for a big 
year's business. This concern gave a lalking ma- 
Wednesday 



E. F. DROOP CO. IN BALTIMORE. 

Open an Establishment for the Sale of Talk 
Jng Machines and Supplies— Will Carry ai 
Immense Stock to Meet All Demands. 



. Baltimore. Mil.. June 7. (BOB. 
The E. V. Droop & Sons Co., wholesale and re- 
tail distributors of the Victor and BdlsOO lalklnn 
machines In Washington, have just opened, a 
branch In ihls cliy at 109. N'orih Charles street, 
where they will carry a complete iine uf Vlcliir 
lalklni; machines, records and supplies, and Edi 
son. phonographs, records and supplies, as well as 
a complete- line of,.hortis. sundries. etc., made by 
the leading miiiiufaviurci-s ihrutighuut tho. coun- 
try. They will carry n very large slock, and be 
able In mecX-till demands made upon litem by Ihe 
Eastern, Southern and Middle Western dealers. 

VICTOR CO. ENJOIN HILLMANS 

From Selling or Advertising Victor Talking 
Machines at Less Price Than Specified by 
the Company. 



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The Victor Talking Machine Co. hnvi> been 
granted a perpetual Injunction In the Ifnli .-.1 
Slates Circuit Court against Ilillmans. Incor- 
porated, the Slate: Street Department Store, en- 
Joiaiac Ibem from selling or ndvcrlisiiifi talking 
machines made In accord with companies patents 
al less price than thai specified by Ihe company. 

Hillmans advertised on May 19 to give a Vlclor 
machine listed at »18 with every purchase of a 
dozen ten-Inch records at $12. Sull was brought at 
once and a temporary resiralning order was 
granted which is now made permanent. 




"HERZOG" 



Style 

Qyality 

FinisH 



If your jobbers refuse or 
are tumble to supply you, write 

y,j th* largmMt Record Cabinet 
Manufacturers In (A* wo rid, 

direct. 

HERZOG ART FURNITURE CO. 

SAGINAW. MICH. 

Library and Fancy Tables, 

Ladies' Parlor Desks, 

Music and Record Cabinets 




COPYRIGHT ON MOVING PICTURES. 

Some Interesting Points Involved In a Recent 
Dm Moil Which Will Prove of interest to 
Our Readers. 

I 

Aside from the merits of ihe case of American 
Muloscope & Olograph Co. against Edison Mfg. 
Co.. in equity, before Judge banning, United 
States Circuit Court. Trcniou. N. J-. in which an 
■ enjoining order is sought restraining ihe defend- 
mil from publishing ami selrfing n certain moving 
picture, the court defined what was emitted to 
- the -benefits of the copyright law. in connection 
wlili photographs of (his kind, as follows^ 

"The, complainant's photograph conshrts of 
hundreds or separate pictures on a positive mm 
lirinii'il from a lumber of negatives lakin by a 
camera placed In several different locations. Can 
the positive film In stub a case be regarded as a 
photograph! • . • * In Edison against Luhln, 
122 Fed- 240. in an opinion iiy Hie Circuit Court 
of Appeals of Mils circuit, ii appears thai a aerlaa 
of pictures representing me launching of n ves- 
sel were taken by means of a camera on n nega- 
tive mm. and Mini from such film a positive film 
was reproduced io be Med in representing n mov- 
ing picture, Tlic camera In iliat case occupied 
inii oiii' postttORi though II was placed on a pivot 
on which it I'onlii he moved so as to keen Ihn 
vessel, an ii left Us stays nml moved into ihe 
water, within Ibo told of rtte camera's lenses, it 
was held that the positive Him reproduced from 
the negative film thus taken waa a photograph of 
one aii or event, and therefore ihe proper subject 
of a copyright, lu t tint case the defendant, who has 
secured a pari of one of those positive Hints, hut 
wiiiioni knowledge thai 11 hail bean copyrighted. 
reproduced it on celluloid sheets nnd sold them 
io exhibitors. Having held thai the complain- 
ant's picture eonsillnied a photograph, the de- 
fendant was. of course, enjoin* ii from further 
Infringement of the complainant** copyright 

"1 nm iinnhli' to sw> why. If a series of pic- 
tures of n moving object taken by a pivoted raire> 
era may be? copyrighted as a photograph, a 
series of pictures telling n single: story, ilk,' that 
of (bo complainant 'in this ease, even though tin* 
camera he placed nt different points, may not also 
be copyrighted as a photograph. Though taken 
at different jiolnls. tile pictures express the. 
author's ideas and conceptions embodied In the, 
one story. In thai siory. it is ime. there are dif- 
ferent scenes, lint no one has ever suggested 
that a story told ht'written Words may not bo 
copyrighted merely because, in unfolding its In- 
cidents, (he reader is carried from one scene io 
another. The recent advance in the art of pho- 
lograpby now enables un author to tell the story 
of the launching of a ship in a series of pictures 
printed iiiion a single positive film in such a 
manner that by throwing the pictures In rapid 
sucicssinn upon a screen there Is produced the 
representation of the mm Inn ship. Such a series 
of pictures, so primed, the Circuit Court of Ap- 
peals of ihl.i Circuit has said, is a photograph 
within the meaning of section 4952 of the Re- 
viser! Statutes, So here the complainant's posi- 
tive, film contains a series oT pieinres that may 
he I brown In rapid succession upon a screen lell- 



THE TALKINGjIiACHTNE WORLD 

-lotod story of ~ ■ 



lng a single connected story of a man fleeing man, whose ovi 

from a crowd of wotnen. On the authority of sometimes hrei 

Edi-on against l.iihin, as I understand that case, "lessening of se 

my conclusion la thai i lie complainant's post ttva been weakened 

film is a photograph." InK theories, a 

Injunctive relief was denied by .Indue limning open to convfetl 



whose decision has 
weighing of innlHc.- 

rcjudieos are always 



that 



viilei 



i had 



proof that Ihi 
As the proofs 

question or lis 



the defendant's iufringe.nis/ii 
it's picture as alleged In the hi 
aid: ■'The burdened" the proof 
nanl. it must establish l>y ale 
defendant is violating lis rkh 
iow Stand, there Is don lit upon t 
rights to any relief whatever." 



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THE COMMERCIAL PHONOGRAPH. 



TRADE NOTES FROM TEXAS. 

Goggans Big Trade — Grant Opens Up — Tc 



lonograph Co. Buys Hoi 



The new commercial phonog 
the St. Louis World's Valr by 
Phonograph Co., and which is a 

meat on preying apparatus of Mi 



ph shown first hi 
>>■ ihe National 



kiinl le-iirltrfe 



ibji-ct 



to the 



i ii, :n.' 



-Id. I 



Houston, Tex., June 10, l'j«ii. 

Thomas Goggan & Bra are the Victor iiistrlb 
Utors here, wiih headquarters at Galveston, from 
whirl! point all shipments U dealers throughouj 
the Stnifc"are made. 

M. A. (Irani, who has been In ihe general retail 
talking machine business here tor a number of 

years, and the pioneer ami original talking ma- 
chine advocate In Texas, has relumed from Cali- 
fornia and opened a typewriter and Milking ma- 
chine parlor at 417 Main street. Houston, under 
the name of Unique Talking .Machine J'artor. 
He is pushing Ihe American records. 

Charles .V Kischer, Congress avenue, handles 
alt makes of machines, but specially pushing disk 
goods. He Is pulling in a larger slock nml states 
Hint the outlook is goo.l for a (all trade better 
Ihan ever before, unlets the rains have seriously 

Injured the cotton wop, 

The Texas Phonograph Co.. the control of 
which was owned by It. M. Hollemun, has ab- 
sorbed the Edison Jobbing basilicas of Ihe H. H. 
Ilollcmnn Co.. distributors, nnd taken a long 
lease on three stores. The partitions have been 
taken out and the building rearranged into one 
of the most complete and the largest talking" ma- 
chine establishments In the Son Hi. having en- 
trances on two streets. 1019 Capitol avenue, and 
tlis Fannin street. Their customers are dealers 
in Texas. Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma. Indian 
Territory and Western States, distributing horns, 
accessories, and general talking ma> hine sup- 
plies; also Mexican goods. H. If. Hollcman Is 
manager. Tliey have two traveling sah'stnen on 
the rand for Hie summer. 



tests 



i Hank of 'he Met 



rery-day business require, 
be marketed by a rigorous 

ng campaign, flor this pur- 

lloor of 31 Union Square 

Oils Building). New York. 



'd. and a lam 



clerics 
u.l carry o 



1.. Hlbbard, of the company's as 
be lie manager of Ihe new clep 
meals Ihn conduct of this hn 



TALENTS AND CONFIDENCE. 

A slngle-tnlent man, supported by gnat self- 
confidences will achieve more than a ten-talent 
man who does not believe In himself. The mind 
cannot aei with vigor in ihe presence oi doubt, 
A wavering mind makes a wavering execution. 
There must tie certainty, confluence ami assur- 
ance, or there can be no efficiency. An unedu- 
cated man who believes in himself, and who has 
faith that he can do the thing he undertakes. 



ALPHABET OF SUCCESS. 

Th" following "Alphabet or Success" was i 
ceuily printed In The ladles' Home Journal: 
Attend carefully to details. 
Be prompt In all things. 
Consider well, Ihen decide positively. 
Dare to dn rlgirr; tear io do wrong. 
Endure trials patiently. 
Fight life's battle bravely. 
Go not into ihe society of the vicious. 

H"bi Integrity sacred. 

Injure not another's reputation, 
Join hands only with the virtuous. 
Keep your mind free from evil thoughts. 
Lie not for any consideration. 

Make few special acquaintances. 

Never try to appear what yon are not. 

Observe good manners. 

Pay your debts promptly. 

Question not the veracity of n friend. 

Respect Ihe counsel of your parents. 

Sacrifice money rather than principle. 

Touch not, taste not, handle not In toxical hi 

drinks. 
Use your leisure for improvement. 
Venture not upon the threshold or wrong. 
Wnieh carefully over your passions. 
X-tend to every one a kindly greeting. 
Yielil not to discouragement. 
Zealously labor for the right anil success : 



PIANOTIST CO.'S LATEST MUSIC. 



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YOU DONT HAVE TO 

"COAX ME" 

Io till your Orders promptly 

••MR. DEALER" 

I do this without Coaxing. 



|]..->'lini'|.'- nf itic'li-u App 
lil-1i Indlioi 



loyal of 



from mc. I fnb every talking njaVlritw line. 

Send for irty. complete alphabetically arranged 
Ifsi of all makes of records. 



.JAMES I. LYONS 



TH ■ 



S imt ISSUED M O M T H L Y 



of a Bermuda hotel recently 

bought a talking machine and some records. The 
hotel verandas overhang the water, and Ihe ma- 
chine, when played there, rings out clear as a 
(fell. The first night he gave a concert only a 
few people knew or It, bttWw second and third 
evenings quite a crowd gathered. The owner Is 
now giving talking machine concerts, at a profit. 
Must have been a Yankee! 



■) 



20 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TRADE LITIGATION. 



Some Sulti Up Before the C-ourti on Which 
Action It Pending. 

Wben.Uie rancor the Amcrlian Graphophone 
Co. el al. BgaloHt the Unt vernal Talking Machine 
Mfg. Co., nWrfifMr *'ilh Infringing the Jones pat- 
ent rolallnl, to the* manufacture of ill»k records. 
In the Unlieil States ClrviiH. Court, equity uart. 
May term, tame up, the hritcing, on ai>»lliHHo.i 
of contuse., was iioslponeil until October, on the 
Broiiml thai c*rtUo material avldence had not 
Inch Included In tlie testimony, and would (here- 
fore-firejiiulec the cOsc of oiher defenilants. Al 
Ihe BannTitnie Ihe court sfgneil an order lor tbe 
taking of testimony In a similar suit of- the anme 
complainants against the Amerliati Record Co., 
nnd which wlli be maile Up arid suhmlttod Oi'tc 
ber IB. J . . 

Encouraged by Jtidgp Hazel's .revision and In- 
junction, which was subsequently suspeniled 
pending the appeal to tbe United States Circuit 
Court of Appeals, New York, In the case or the 
New Ydrk Phonograph Co,, five similar suits were 
filed June fi, at Trenton, N. J.. In the United 
States Circuit Cdifrt. The plaintiffs are the Mis- 
souri Phonograph Co., of St. I-oitls; Kansas Pho- 
nograph Co.. of Topeka: New England Phono- 
graph Co., Gardiner, Me.; Ohio Phonograph Co., 
Cincinnati, and the Minnesota Phonograph Co- 
Minneapolis, against Thomas A. Edison, Edison 
Phonograph. Works, Edison Phonograph Co.. anil 
National Phonograph Co.. damages being placed 
at |575,(WO In each bill of complaint, and an en- 
Joining order asked In the respective territories 
In which the companies are alleged to have oper- 
ated — once upon a lime. 

An extract from the foregoing decree, but omit- 
ling all mention of the suspension order, has 
been sent broadcast to the trade as a so-called 
"notice of warning." To date an even thirteen 
persons have written the National Phonograph 
Co. Inquiring when their business was to bo 
"annihilated," as the most of them facetiously In- 
quired. The National has not abated one jot or 
tlltle In their course of- business. 
♦ 

The merits of the Jones disk record patent 
were not gone Into when the ease of the Amer- 
ican Grnphophone Co. and another against Lfiedfl 



* Catlln Co. wua up before Judge Hazel. In equity, 
Uniled States Circuit Court. New York. May 31. 
The hearing was on the pleadings only. 

No suit has been brought against Pathe Kreres 
by the Edison Interests for alleged Infringement 
of their moulded record patents, ■ Nor lias any ac- 
tion been taken regarding Hie latter's tapering 
mandrel machine. Hence tbe American company 
exploiting the Palhe Freres records and other 
products are presumed' to he proceeding without 
opposition of a legal kind. They are establishing 
a record plant In ihe vl.li.lty of Newark. N. J. 



decree to the already long list in talking machine 
cases, when, In denying a motion, argument on 
which be had deferred for lack of time, he re- 
marked, at the conclusion of hlB hearing: "The 
motion should have been denied in tbe hour ami 
the minute in which it was presented." 



A BELLAMY "DREAM" REALIZED. 

Edward Uellanty, in hhrfitory 'l^ooklng Back- 
ward," which created a sensation nearly twenty 
. years ago, outlined an apparatus which furnished 
music t6 suit the desires of a patron In response 
lo a touch upon nn electric button. Opera and con- 
certs, vocal and Instrumental, could be enjoyed 
by one sitting at his llresiile. No standing In 
line lo procure tickets; no calj-hire In stormy 
nights; no getting home fagged out In the wee 
small hours. Just .draw up your comfortable 
chair in your favorite library cnriur, louch a but- 
ton and drink in the sweet sounds. , If the selec- 
tion i£ disposing to you. just turn It off— no 
waiting tiff the curtain goes down for fear of a 
conspicuous departure from the theatre. Mr. Bel- 
lamy's dream has liedi fully realized In the pros- 
ent day talking machine, without a doubt. Or 
will certainly lie when the improvements now 
under way are perfected, not only In the recog- 
nized type of phonographic apparatus, but in 
other sound reproducing devices, of which 
tlon hns been made from time to time In The 
Talking Machine World. 



i time to tin 



JUDGE PLATT ALWAYS ORIGINAL. " 

Judge Plait, of the United States Clr.nlt Court, 
District or Connecticut, who presided In the 
equity part of the Circuit Court In New York dur : 
ing Ihe fore part of the May term, is the same 
Judge whose opinions-have aroused various emo- 
tions in talking machine and piano construction 
litigation. His opinions. are certainly orginal as 
lo expression, and the winning side enjoys his 
picturesque langunge and grim humor Immense- 
ly. Last week he added another brief and pltby 



HERZOG CO.'S BIG PLANT. 

The Henog Art Furniture Co.. Saginaw. W. S.. 
Mich., manufacturers of cabinets for talking ma- 
chines, and other specialties, are now completing 
work on the fivestory addition to iheir hand- 
some factory which, when completed, will give 
them a street frontage of 3IU feel racing one of 
the main thoroughfares of this city The addition 
can hardly lie considered five slorle*. inasmm h 
as Ihe top door will he so arranged that it l« 
practically the same as three floora making a 
total of seven glories, besides the basement under 
the entire plant. This will give them, not In.lii.l. 
ing the basement. 121.993 square feel, liesldes ihe 
large iable plant, which is aboul a hair mile dis- 
tance from the Art Furniture Co.a plant. The 
IKiwer house, which is now completed, Is at x lit. 
The chimney, which is an ornament in itself, is 
2(0 reel high, and is built up of different colored 
brick, and resembles vines running up the chim- 
ney. There will be a freight elevator running 
Horn the basemeni to lop floor, a new oil house. 
which Is now being built, strictly flreproor. and 
will have the most modern Improvement* The 
size of same is 18 x 38. The capacity of the dry- 
kiln will lie lll.doO feel. The new part of the 
plant will be ready to be occupied by July 15. 
after which lime Ihey expect to be in a isisitlon 
to lake prompt care of all orders. 



FRED PETMECKY INVENTS A NEEDLE. 

J (HpcclsltnTlip Review.) 

Austin, Tex., June ID. 11105. 
Fred I'etnierfiy; of this'clty. Is the inventor or 
a needle lor talking machines for willed ha 
makes many claims. The first shipment of these 
needles has Just been received from tbe factory. 
Mr. Peimecky claims that with one needle be 
can make the machine reproduce In the most 
powerful manner, Iben by simply changing ihe 
position of the needle a smooth, soft tone Is 
produced free from all metallic and scratching 
noises. It is his intention lo bring Hils needle 
betore the trade in a large way later. 



Leading' Jobbers of TalKing Machines in America 



' NEW ENGLAND ' ]] 

JOBBING HEADQUARTERS 

EDISON AND VICTOR |. 

Machine*. Records and Supplies. 

TBE EASTERN TALKING MACHINE CO. I 

177 Trtm.nl Slr«I BOSTON. MASS. || 



PITTSBURO'S HIADQUARTKRIfor 

EDISON and VICTOR 



50.0*0 Victor Records! 

Ihe Thto. F. Bo'nlel Co. ""''SuSSM 



Sherman, Clay 6 Q£}*1$SS3X- 

1'ACIFIC (.'HAST DiSTltll U'Tl ON 

VICTOR TALKING MACHINES 
REGINA MUSIC BOXES 

•'Reliable "Sell-Playing Piano 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 











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ROTH'aHD ENGELHABDT MUSIC. 


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WHAT BECOMES OF THE NEEDLES ? 

(Rpcclnl in Tlie TnUdng M.-iclilnr World.) 

Washington, I>. C„ June 10, 1905, 

Mont people' have absolutely no idea of the 
Immense quantities of needles which are-msjui- 
furtiir.nl annually for use !n connection Willi disk 
talking machines. The greatest' needle manufac- 
turers of the world now an- devoting their atten- 
tion to this branch or their Industry, and there 
art' many more kinds anil qualities of needles 
tlinn titers arc talking machines. 

The wonder is what becomes of tllcm all, and 
morn surprising still, ihat there Is not n greater 
d< mant] for the used needles which, as every one 
knows, have to be east aside after one reproduc- 
tion IT the owners value (heir records. 

A customer visited the Washington office of the 
Columbia Phonograph Co. a few days ago to pur- 
chase a quart of used disk graphophone needles, 
and Inquiry 'developed the fact that he Intended 
, using ihem for the cone of a large horse-radian 
Crater. He had been using the ordinary brads 
for tills purpose, but found they were not strong 
enough. nnd that the used needles were just what 
he wanted. This is the most novel use or them 
whh-h has ever been, lo-ought to notice. It would 
o disposition of the 



millions 
month. 



of n 



dies \ 



In 



ORDER STAYING INJUNCTION, 
the Clrcu 



eree for an Injunction and shall on or before that 
date have filed a bond In the office of the (Jerk of 
this court In an amount, and with surety 
approved by the complainant's counsel or fixed 
and approved by this court, said bond lo lie con- 
ditioned upon the payment to complainant by de- 
fendant, National Phonograph Co., in case the 
said decree shall be affirmed by the said I'nlted 
States "circuit Court of Appeals or all profits 
w'Tfleh shall he made by or which shall accrue to 
said defendant. National Phonograph Co.. and of 
all damages which shall be sustained by com- 
plainant. New York Phonograph Co., by reason 6f 
this stay or the said Injunction, then this slay Is 
continued till the first dny^QlXho next term of 
said I'nlted Slates Circuit Court or Appeals; 
that If then said appeal is docketed and noticed 
for hearipg by defendant, National Phonograph 
Co.. as a preferred cause, this stay Is continued 
till the'hearlng, decision and mandate of said 
■United States. Circuit Court of Appeals. It Is 
further ordered that the bond hereinbefore- re- 
ferred to be In the amount of $10,006." 



lit Court of the United States, 
Southern District of New York, May 2, Judge 
Haiti, In the equity suit or thoNew York Phono- 
graph Co., against Thomas A. Edison, the Na- 
tional .Phonograph Co., and others, "ordered, 
adjudged and decreed that the said Injunction 
against the said defendant, National Phonograph 
Co., be, ami the same hereby is, stayed till the' 
first day of July, 1905; that If on or before the 
Mid lirst day of July. 1905, said defendant. Na- 
tional Phonograph Co., shall have perfected nn 
appeal to the United Stales Circuit Court of 
Appeals for the Second Circuit, from said de- 

REPRESENTATIVES WANTED 

for all State* to sell "PERFECT 'PHONE 
CONNECTION." Also Jobber*. Address 
W. PATTEN, 2535 Eighth Avenue, New- 
York, N. Y. 



POINTERS ON SELLING. 

J. W. Bi ode r'««jDI ever Contributions Are Most 
lllilminatiftg and Instructive.. 

J. \Y. Hinder, superintendent of the commer- 
cial graphophotic depart meni of the Columbia 
Phonograph Co.. in Pittsburg.. Pa., has a'very in- 
teresting article in the current issue of System 
upon how to sell n commercial graphophotie. He 
explains in detail how the actual sale was begun, 
carried through and closed, the machines being 
Bold to the Oil Well Supply Co.. of rttjfotkg. The 
article explains how prospects are Secured, fol- 
lowed up and recorded, and how tV prospective 
buyer has to be educated to n knowledge and ap- 
preciation of the 'machine. The imlnls In this i 
connection being: 

■■First. That the use of the machines will saves, 
him from 40 to r,u per cent; or his present expense 
Tor letter writing. 

■'Second. That With iliem he is the absolute 
muster of his time, lie can dictate at any, hour 
of the day or night, and at any desired rite of 
speed. 

"Third. That letters dictated hi this way— at 
Ihe-momeulVhen the subject Is fresh in his mind, 
and in absolute privacy— are apt to be better 
constructed, more concise than when dictated to 
the average stenographer, who. when the pace he- 
comes hot, as mental concentration advances, is 
apt to interrupt the dictator lo inquire artlessly, 

'Please, "sir, did -you say oxtail soup or castlta 
soap?'" \ 

lit then proceeds to emphasize how the reeling 
of need and ebnsequchl desire are instilled In the 
party being approached, ami how objections on 
■personal grounds' are successfully overcome'. 

Mr. Hinder in this arliele very clearly empha- 
sises the saving to be affected in a large business 
institution by the usn of the commercial machine. 
. and demonstrates that today in business It is 
absolutely necessary to follow a definite, proved* 
by-experience plan, prepared by the ^lousc. In 

The article Is Illustrated with ihc coj-r<-sp on deuce 
that passed between M r. llljyreV and the Oil Well 
Supply Co,^ and from tlfst 10 last is a splendid 
contribution written hy a mast er of his business, 
in a way to stimulate wavering ones and en- 
lighten them as lo ilie most essential require- 
ments to enable a salesman to become a .master 
of bis calling. 

In the some issue of. System there is nlso a 
goodstory by Mr. Hinder entitled -The Salesman 
Who Siitd Himself." being the fifth of 'The True 
Stories of Traveling' Salesmen. '" .11 la admirably 
written and'points a moral that must be helpful 
to every reader of ihls interesting magazine. 



R. L THOMAE'S EXPERIENCE 

With New York's Non-Buoyant Gas—A Clever 
Communication from a Clever Man, 

The New York Sun or recent dale contained 
the following clever teller from It. U Thomao, 
who. relates experiences with New York City gas 
in his endeavor to utilize a balloon for Victor ad- 
vertising purposes: 

"To the Editor of the Sun— Sir:— 1 have Just 
had an amusing experience with our much-talked- 
or gas, but also a dangerous and expensive one. 
In attempting to raise a fnll-growii balloon over 
a building on Chambers street near liroadway. I 
found it Impracticable to use hydrogen gas, be- 
cause there wad no way to dispose of its waste 
products. I therefore tried illuminating gas, as 
sliming that it was cither water or coal gas, either 
or which, pure, would have answered the purpose, 

"We had partly filled the balloon when the 
great dust storm or May 4 almost tore H to pieces. 
and Incidentally nearly asphyxiated the aeronaut, 
who, In trying to deflate it. accidentally breathed 
a tew whiffs of the gas and bpeame unconscious 
instanter (see New York papers of same or next 
day). Which necessitated a call for an ambulance. 
So much for the deadllness of this widely adver- 
tised commodity, 

"Some days later wc filled the balloon, tint 
without success, as the gas had no lifting power. 
A 'Combustible' city official then called on us 
nnd told 11s that Ilie ■thing' on our roof was a 
menace to the surrounding buildings: that the 
authorities would not permit It, ami. further, Unit 
we must deflate It forthwith without allowing the 
gas to escape on the ambient air in such killing 
quantities, W&en the suggestion was made thai 
he tiring a truek_uml car! It, away he left in high 
dudgeon, nnd has not been heard of since. Wo 
learned, too. thai bis vlsll was due to a complain' 
rrom some one In a nearby building who possibly 
■ [•arcd that he also might by chance get under 11 
chunk of this gus and be smothered. It seems 
that this particular breed <>r gas contains too 
large a percentage nf naphtha to have buoyancy. 
and our experience Indicates that, like Loudon 
fog. It is betfer adapted for paperweights than 
bill loons. 

"Thus far I am not only out of pocket for an 
experiment which was. a dead lor nearly dead) 
failure, but am confronted wiih possible awful 
cniisennenccs should any or this gas (which we 
afterward carefully released during the night I 
fall by chance upon some illstaul innocent vil- 
lage, and either smother or crush Hie Inhabi- 
tants, 

"The aeronaut failed to see the Joke about 
■Ills Master's lireath. 1 He considers It a serious 
matter— if gas can be classed ns such. 

"It. I,. Tiii.m.u:." J 



There Is a tremendous demand for the record* 
containing the voice of Ihe late Pope l.co XIII. 
Which are made by the Columbia Phonograph 
Co. One contains the Apostolic Benediction ami 
the other the Ave Maria. 



An Ingenious talking machine traveler sends 
In tils reports lo the home office hy cylinder, lie 
says it saves him a lot of trouble, and moreover 
It Ik a good advertisement for his business. 
Other ambassadors should observe nud do like- 
wise. ' 



If you desire to keep posted on the affairs 
of the music trade, read 

The Music Trade Review, 



rin B all 



the oldest publication of its hind i 
from fifty to sixty pages weekly.' 
dapartments of trade information. 

It won the Grand Prix at the Pari 
position, 1900; Diploma at Pan-An 
Exposition, 1901; Silver Modal at Charleston 
Exposition, 1902; Gold Medal at St. Louis 
Exposition, 1904. 
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EDWARD LYHAN BILL. Editor vnd Publijbcr. 
Offices. 1 Hidlson Avtmit. : New York. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



23 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING, 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



(Special to Tlic Tolklm Machine World.) 

Washington. D. C, June 10, 1805. 

Phohqokafii. Ernest A. ivatta. Paris, Franco. 
/■""assignor to I-a Compagnlc Generate do Phono- 
graphes, etc., same place. Patent No. 787, 7.G5. 

The subject of this invention Is I movable sup- 
port for (he sound-horus of talking machines. 
The Improved support Ik characterized by Ihe fca- 
lure that It follows the 
phragm, which is fa- 
cilitated by the use of 
a roller on a suitable 
part of the support. **?< 
Tile bail effect of a 
very long lever or 
ami on Hie receiving 
or record ins dla- 



Ihe needle-holder. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the 
bridge and holder, the needle being removed on 
about lino 7 7 of Fig. S, and Fig. 8 Is u detail 
cross-section on about line 8 S of Fig. 6. ' 

Socno-Co.\oi:ctok kib TaxxiKO MaCKUiBB. Al- 
bert CWicchers, New York, N. Y., assignor to the 
Itegina Co.. Rahway. N. J. Patent No. 7U0.54G. 



of the dia- 



phragm Is thus avoid- 
ed. 




> sound-conductors for 
i art' employed for con- 



En the drawings 
forming pari of this 

specification. Figure 1 
Is an elevation of the support shown applied to 
ati ordinary phonograph, and Fig. J Is ft plait 
view of the same. 

Tai.kinii Maciiink. Joseph E. neatly. Hunting- 
ion. Pa. Patent No. 787.864, 

This Invention Is in the- nature of an' attach, 
menl Tor use ou talking machine*, especially re 
lating lo Ihe em ploy men I nf a violin as a sound- 
Iwix or reproducer by lurning audi instrument 
upside down and employing a specinl form of 
bridge carrying the needle or stylus which oper- 
ates in the record. 

In lite drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view 
■ if the apparatus ns In use. Fig. 2 Is a face view 
of the violin wilh Hie bridge and needle or stylus 
holder In place. Fig. .T Is a cross section on about 





line 3 3 of Fig. 2 

1 Is a perspective view 

of Hie holder. Fig. r. Is -•-■ £ J2 

a detail pcrspecllw ^, 1^-. ;Ft 

view or the needle- *j/f*~ .->. 

holder and bridge. Fig. - 1 

(J is a perspective view of Ihe clevis f< 



This Invention rclati 
talking machine's, such 
veying the sound from 
the vibrating dia- 
phragm to the ampli- 
fying horn. Inasmuch 
as a Joint has lo be 
provided In litis con- 
ductor, ffr view of the 
fact that the re| i fo- 
ri titer Is loosely 
mounted, so us to fol- 
low the record In Its 
movements, consider- 
able difficulty has 
been experienced ow- 
ing to ihe rattling of the metallic parts at the 
joint, and even when metallic parts are avoided 
the practical results hitherto have not been satis- 
factory. 

The object of the invention Is to Improve the 
joint between that part of the sound-conduit 
which Is connected wilh ihe horn and the part 
of the conduit leading lo 
ttie reproducer. The 
joliil provided by Hie In- 
vention allows the repro- 
ducer to swing freely In 
a horizontal plane and 
also allows It 'to swing 
freely In tliat vertical 
j-^-i "j» plane which passes 

IgfA''. ' .JtfWi'; through the reproducer 
IMP '/%ff:' m and the adjacent portion 
''J' or Ihe sound-conduit. 

-■ Any other vertical move- 

ment of the reproducer and sound-conduit is, how- 
ever, prevented. 

Figure 1 Is a side elevation of a talking ma- 
chine sufficient to explain the invention. Fig. 2 
Is a sectional plan on line 2 2 of Fig. I. Fig. 3 Is 
a sectional elevation oti tine 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig, 4 
Is a sectional elevation on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. 
Figs. 5 atyl 7 are sectional elevations of two 
other forms of the Invention; ami Figs. G and S 
are sectional plans on line fi G of Fig. fi and line 



Have You Heard 

any ol Ihe Hebrew records manufactured 
by Tbe Untied Hebrew Disc Record Co.? 




Why Should You Not Hear Them? 

FIRST— They are the loudest and clearest 
over produced. 

SECOND.-They are made of the best mate- 
rial, and last longer than any record manufactured 
at present. 

THIRD.— They are reproduced from the best and most expensive talents of the Jewish stage. 

It will pay evary dealer to handle our goods, even if he has the smallest Hebrew trade, as 
by securing one customer, it will mean for him to secure the entire Hebrew trade. It is impos- 
sible for a Hebrew to hear these records and not buy them. 

The largest and most influential houses in this country are selling our records'. Why don't you? 

You will find an advance list of June, Juiy and August records in this issue. All these records 
are ready for shipment. Place your orders at once. 
•* 

. Send For Catalogue unit Fyll particular*. 

The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 

257-61 Grand Street, New York. 

| brand Theatre Building. 



8 8 of Fig. 7. respectively. 

PaOCESS OF Dri'LICATl.NU PUONOUItAl'lIIO Rto- 

OBD9. Thomas A. Edison. Llewellyn Park, N.J., 
assignor to New Jersey Patent Co., Orange, N. J. 
Patent No. 790,351. 

The present Invention relates to an Improved 
process for duplicating phonograph records from 
a matrix or mold, and particularly to the pro- 
duction of an improved master from which the 
matrices or molds are made. 

The object of the invention is to produce an 
original master carrying a cut record correspond* 
ing accurately to sound-waves and free from ex- 
traneous surface variations or disturbances, so 
lhat no sound will be reproduced other than that 
representative of the true record. When a ma- 
trix or mold is made so as to faithfully copy such 
a master, as shall be described, the resulting 
duplicates obtained from the matrix or mold by 
any well-known process are superior to records an 
now made, whether original or duplicate, in a 
number of respects to be presently pointed out. 

It\ order to product; an 
absolutely perfect master .*— T *"*- 

from which a correspond- s- 
Ing matrix or mold can bo i .»—**•*»» 

subsequently ,niade, it la J 

necessary to employ a ma- 
terial or substance which la perfectly amor- 
phous and without crystallization, that Is 
uniform In structure at least for a sufficient depth 
within Its surface to receive the record, that has 
sufficient adhesion to permit a substantially con- 
tinuous sliaviniL^to be cut by the recording de- 
vice, and that, finally. Is of such a character as 
to be readily cut by the recorder In order that the 
latter may form a perfectly smooth record, which 
while representative of the.truo vibrations, shall 
not possess superfluous surface variations lhat at 
the present time and with present materials pro- 
duce scratching and other extraneous sounds. 
When a material of this character is employed 
from which to construct the master, much less 
power Is required lo cut It, owing lo" its relatively 
soft character, so that all of the sound vibrations 
will bo recorded, oven those representing the very 
weak overtones of musical Instruments, also lhat 
ihe depth of the record can be considerably In- 
creased, so as to thereby permit very loud sounds 
lo be recorded without danger of the recorder 
vibrating clear of the surface, and finally that a 
perfectly smooth record will be cut, even when 
very deep, with a substantially continuous chip, 
so as lo entirely eliminate the scratchy Rounds 
now due lo the mere cutting of Ihe present ma- 
terial. 

cntlon conslsls in the era- 
lufncttirc of the master of a 
itral soap soluble In alcohol 
d by preference a soda-soap 
ami in the manipulation of this material to put 
It Into the required form for use In receiving a 
so u ml -record. 

AitaKati s torn Maki.vo BOUSO Rkoukoh ok 
Bijinkh. -Walter H. Miller. Orange, N. J., and 
Alexander N. Pierman. Newark, N. J., assignors 
to New Jersey Patent Co., Orange. N. J. Patent 
No. 790.G1G, ' 

This invefilion relates lo improved apparatus 
for making sound records or blanks, and particu- 
larly of the type sel forlh 
In Patents NO* 72G.9GG 
and 736.3U7, dated May " 
' 5. 1903, in which a mass /J 
of fibrous material Is dls- ]p 
trlbuied through the ' 
wax-like substance so as 
lo make the resulting 
article of greatly In- 
creased durability. 
making records of this « 
type a Isyer of eottoi 
halting in a tapered core 

was first applied, which was then Intro- 
duced into a moid, and a molten wax- 
like material was then allowed to enter the space 
between ihe core and the tnold to impregnate the 
fibrous material. 

In carrying the process In question into prac- 
tice It was found that since the sheet of flbroua. 



Preferably the I 
ploymenl foi^ihe n 




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BOf sulistan(ia£y-i 



lllll lilll'SS 

....jushoiit, its aiiiill'ntlon to a tniiereil afire re- 
Bulled In a variation in the density of the fibrous 
mass, such dfcimiy- gradually Increasing from the 
upper anil Smaller and of the core toward the 
lower and larger end thereof. This variation In 
the density of the fibrous mass resulted In very 
considerable variations in the dlntribullon'of the 
wax-like material coins Into the make-up of the 
resulting articles. Thus where the record or 
blank Jft*a» thinnest there would he a relatively 
great masa-of flbrous material and a relatively 
small amount of the wax-like material, and at. the 
thickest end a relatively small ampimt of the 
fibrous material- and a disproportionately ,lnr-f!«-- 
bnlk of the wax-like substance. These variations 
in the structure of 1 ' ihe composite article reflnltcd 
in unequal expansion and conlracilon through' the 
mass ami made the pro|iortlon of discords due lo 
cracking objectionably large. 

The object of the present invention is lo over- 
i-ome this objection and lo permit of the manu- 
facture of Bound records and blanks which shall 
be substantially uniform both In bulk and in 
structure throughout their entire moss. This will 
lie so whether the Improved apparatus is used In 
the manufacture of composite records r of the type 
described In the patents before referred to." 

Figure 1 Is a sectional view of the Improved 
apparatus in Its preferred form, and Fig. 2 a 
front elevation of the rore. 

Soikd HkcoW) oh Hunk. Walter H. Miller. 
Orange, N. J.. Alexander N: Herman. Newark. 
N. J., assignors to New Jersey I'atent Co.. Orange. 
N. J. Patent No 1 . 790.S17. 

latea to Improvements in 
sound records or blanks, 
anil particularly of the 
type described In Patent 
No. TiG.SUG. doted May 5. 
131)3. In which the usual 
wax-like article Is Inti- 
mately associated with a 



Art of Paoni:ciso .Molded Records on Bi.\sks. 

Walter II. Miller. Orang<?, N. J., and Alexander J4. 

-j—-^ ill'lerman,, Newark, N. J.. 

— I (assignors to New Jer- 

^ ' Ley Patent Co., Orange. 

\i. J. Patent Kp. 790.- 

feis. 

i This lnventii 

the production 

molded phonograph 
cordB and blanks, and 
_*hos for Ita object the 
" ' *T? "j a provision of a process 
^^»'-,v7 tS J Bfeff wh**el>y tbn records 

' < - J ."--* - T ^i-"f : .(=»_ and blanks may be pro- 
^- 1 — = duced cheaply and may 

bo removed from their molds In the least ]««• 
Bible time nnd with the least possible Injury 
thereto as regards the surfaces of the said rec- 
ords and blanks. 

• In the drawing which accompanies this specifi- 
cation Is shown In sectional elevation eer- 



This lira 




Icrabh 



of . 



fibre 



liiterial. 



ductlon of o 
bllity. 

Heretofore s 
ed for use or 
graph type ha 






U l« result in the pro- 
of greatly- in creased dura- 



u 

lot r 



tain apparatus by means of which the invention 
may be carried out. 

Phonoobamuc Rkcuhoer. Peter Weber, Orange, 
N. J., assignor to New Jersey Patent Co., Orange, 
N. J. Patent No. 790,642. 

This invention relates lo improvements In pho- 
nograph recorders in which the diaphragm carry- 
ing the stylus is In turn supported and carried 



»me sound records or blanks adapt- 
talking machines of the phono- 
n boon formed on their Interiors 
ore. ribs or substantially the same 
depth Ihroughoui. and since such articles are 
used on a tailored mandrel, these ribs or projec- 
tions are of Increasing diameter. Consequently 
the thickness of the main portion of such records 
or blanks has varied from one end to the other. 
Owing lo this variation in bulk of material, varia- 
tions in temperature result in variations in ex- 
pansion and contraction, and consequently the 
proportion of discards due to cracking has been 
objectionably large. Furthermore, In the manu- 
facture of such duplicate sound-records the thin- 
ner portion of the record first contracts away 
from the mold, while Ihe thicker portion thereof 
is still in contact with the mold, nnd consequently 
opportunity Is offered for longitudinal contrac- 
tion of the record to result In some distortion or 
the record-groove, producing "echoes." The objec- 
tions noted are even more prominent in the manu- 
facture of durable records or the type described 
In the patent alwve referred to, tor the 
that in winding sheets of fibrous material around 
a tapered core the density or the fibrous material 
will be much greater at. the larger end or the core. 
than at the smaller end. and this permits a dis- 
proportionately small amount of wax to onteMha 
make-up of the record at ils thin end compared 
to its thick end. Consequently the liability of 
cincklng due to unequal expansion or contraction 



The object of the lnv< 



itton is to provide i 
rhlcb these objection: 



sound record or blank In 
arc overcome. 

Figure 1 is a sectional view or a composite, 
Or durable, record or blank embodying our pres- 
ent improvements: Fig. 2, a cross-sect ion a I view 
on'tho line 2-2 of Fig. J. anil Fig! 3 an enlarged 
vertical sectional view of a duplicate sound-rec- 
ord embodying the Invention. 



liy a casing movable by gravity, so as to engage 
the stylus with Ihe blank, and has for its object 
to improve the manner of plvotatly mounting the 

the body of the device. 

teal sectional view of a re- 

e form of the invention, nnd 

view thereof. 



diaphragm casing o 

Figure 1 la a ve: 

corder embodying o 

Fig. 2 a bottom plai 







Phonograph Perfection 

is attained by the use of the 

^^ PHONO-CONSONATOR. 


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Thousands in use throuj?hout the United 
/.States have attested this fact. Huilt on sci- 
entific principles it is bound to succeed. No 
. one short of deafness can fail to detect the 




1 




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v F«rtee, S3.SO 

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rsjo Metallic or r>rae»»y sound . ^* *■ 

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We nl*o Hnmifncliire the "1 
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25 



TRADE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS OF 
THE COMPASS 



There seem 8 to by no end lo what is being 
'done in the talking machine line. Mr. Drown, 
d[ Brown, Page & Hllltuan Co.. Peoria, 111.. Rays 
.he believes there are people now living in Peoria 
who will before they die lie able to pother around 
Hie court house and listen lo the Inauguration 
ceremonies at Washington, and hear every word 
when uttered lliere. 

H. S, Prire. of the Price I'honograph Co.. says 
he Is enlarging all his stores and making ready 
for a large fall business. His new store at I2«n 
BrOUlWay, Urooklyn. N. Y-. la. he believes, the 
finest store. In Greater New York, showing the 
B&fMu line complete. At Hie I'oughkeepsic store, 
the manager. Clintnn iS. Price, has enlarged his 
slore space and has had n large electric sign with 
the word "Edison" placed on Hie building. The 
company have on their lisi Ihree stores lo add to 
their eliain of establishments, making seven In 
all that will be opened in time for Ihe f.ill sea- 
sen. Their Jamaica (U I.) store was sol il to the 
P, R. Cooper Phonograph Co. The Prire Co. ex- 
pect 10 manufacture a few novelties for talking 
machines in a short time. 

A. N. Peill. patentee of the duplex disk record, 
and brother of A. P. Pel 1 1, with the Douglas 
Phonograph Co.. New York City, lias opened a 
new slore at 31K North Howard street. Baltimore. 
Md. He handles Hie Victor ami Edison lines, and 
during the exposition which opened Monday ami 
continues for the remainder of Hie month. .Mr. 
Petit is making an elaborate and notable exhibit 
of talking machine goods. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co.. Gen'l. recently 
opened a handsome new talking machine depart- 
ment for Rothenherg A Co.. New York, having 
withdrawn from the Hth Street Store entirely. 
The tatter establishment's department will he 
controlled by soi Bloom, Introducing the Edison 
ami Victor goods . 

R. S. Prlliyl. formerly v.iih the Jacot Music 
Co.. lias joined Ihe American Record Co.'s travel- 
ing corps, anil Is spoken of as leaving a "blue" 
slreak of records through Ihe East, his territory. 

Otto Goldsmith, 12S4 Broadway, New York. 

hough! Ills inllial order from A. T. Doty, of the 

Victor Distributing & Export Co.. and will handle 

- the Victor line exclusively. Judging from Hie 

locality his success seems assured. 

H. J. llagan, one of the expert record makers 
of the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.. New- 
York, is now in Cuba taking a repertoire of na 
live singers, orchestras and bands. He sailed 
May 27 and will Is? gone about iwo tnonlhs. fieo. 
K. Cheney, the chief of the company's record- 
making department, leaves for China, via San 
Francisco. Hie middle of July, and experts to be 
away Tor a year. The purpose of this trip is to 
secure master records on the spot, and as Mr, 
Cheney Is one of the most proficient men In the 
business, splendid resulls are anticipated. 

F. W. Wool worth £ Co.. proprietors of the fa- 
mous chain of "five and ten cent stores" through- 
out the country, are opening a line of talking ma- 
chine establishments In New York. Philadelphia 

end Atlantic City. N. J., under the name of ihe 
Musical Echo Co. 

Henry B. Salmon, president of Hie Universal 
Talking Machine Mfg. Co.. lias the honor of being 
the first Victor Jobber appointed. The Eastejp 
Talking Machine Co.. Hosjon, Mass.. was the ser- 
ond. ^ — / 

During the past couple or weeks Harry Jack- 
son, he of the six stores in New York, anrl one 
each In Urooklyn. N. Y.. and Hartford, Conn., 
baa been having a "(1 disk record sale at 29 



its — all new and latest selections." Jackson is 
I of the money -making prodigies of the busi- 



.M. Bancroft, late manager of CluelL *? Sons' 
stores. In Schenectady, N. Y.. owing to 111 health. 
is working up the outside trade, while C. G. Rus- 
sell, formerly of the Syracuse place. Is In charge 
of ihe establishment. Their talking machine de- 
partment is expanding rapidly, and a splendid 
Victor trade is reported. 

Tlios. Goggan & lire. Galveston. Texas, music 
and piano dealers, have an important talking 
machine department, and they carry a large 
stoek.ofcoods, for which Ihey have a distinctive 
cataloguer 

Frost it Davis. Manhattan, Kan., recently in- 
corporated the entire bant-door folder of the Uni- 
versal Co. in their local newspaper advertisement. 
This effective circular, fold and all, was perma- 
nently pasted to their space and sent broadcast, 
n piece of enterprise favorably commented Upon 
by ihe knowing ones in the trade. 

The Edison Cesellschaft (1. m. 1>. H. of Berlin, 
(lie company who are controlling the Edison prod- 
ucts in Germany, are making great headway. 
They have been established a little over twelve 
m o n t hs , yet during thai short lime have made 
such excellent progress as to war ran I the expecta- 
tion that they will soon Be rivalling the enormous 
Output or the British company. 

The new rigid arm disk graphophones now be- 
ing manufactured, will be ready Tor delivery In 
large ipiantitles at an early dale. Samples al- 
ready distributed have been received with great 
favor. 

There is unquestionably a large demand for a 
good tine of record cabinets that can be sold at 
reasonable prices, in this connection the Haw- 
thorne & Sheblc Mfg. Co. remark: "Many of the 
cabinets already on the market are either loo ex- 
pensive or else they are so cheaply constructed as 
to debar them from the homes or pen/pie who can 
afford to own talking machines. We have been 
working for some time endeavoring to get up a 
line of cabinets that would be attractive In ap 
pearance, ,have large record capacity, and could 
be sold at reasonable prices. We are just plac- 



ing this line on Ihe market, and from all accounts 
they are going to meet with a most favorable re- 
ception, as we believe they offer better value 'for 
Ihe money than has heretofore been possible."' 

On Saturday, the 10th Inst., H. Fihberg closed 
with the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.. and 
from that dale will represent tticmJn the North- 
western territory, expecting to make his head- 
quarters In Chicago. Mr. F. Is said to have had 
an excellent buslrinss up to the present time with 
the Talkophtme Co., closing some good deals 
while with theV • 

Harry Mlchloskcy. the very popular manager 
of Samuel Landau's music slore, Wilkesbarre, 
Pa., reports business as very satisfactory indeed, 
especially (n Victor and Edison goods. Harry la 
a worthy successor to his brother. 8. P. Mlohlos- 
key. who is handling talking machines jn Scran- 
Ion. Mr. Landau's .May business was far In- ex- 
cess of Hie same month last yi'ar. 



CaC. Garrison, of Schenectady. 
centtV bought out ihe old eleilricn 



Y.. who re- 

rlcal Arm of E. C. 
itechtobl St Co.. pulsion, Pa., and made a wonder- 
ful success of It. has put in a number of Im- 
provements, among which is a talking machine 
department that Is second to none in the town. 
Mr. Garrison reports this branch of his business 
as Increasing, and is delighted at the prospects. 

James P. Clune. the well-known and popular 
music dealer of Willimaniic. Conn., reports his 
talking inacMa&irade as Increasing very rapidly. 
This is hardly to be wondered at when It Is 
known thai Jim is not only a hustler, but f» ex- 
ceedingly popular, and knows every man, woman 
and child in Windham County. 

Edmiiml E. Buelin, who with his brother. L. 
Huehn. controls the Wells Phonograph Co., of 
Philadelphia, and represents ihe' firm on the 
road, reports business excellent, considering the 
season, especially In Edison and' Victor goods. 
Mr. Uuehn has Just completed his Pennsylvania 
circuit, which he makes every month, and is very 
well pleased with the condition of his order book. 
The Messrs. Huehn look hold of the Wells Co, 
some two years ago. and have built up. in that 
short time, a very satisfactory business. They 
nre especially pushing the American "Indian" 
records. Rower horns and carrying cases, which 
are giving mi i versa! satisfaction among their 
dealers. 







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75,000 Records Carried in Stock 








T-F yon nre not satisfied with your present 
J. .service send us your next order tor 
Victor or Edison Records and let us 
show yon what we can do. We pride ourselves 
on our ability to fill your orders promptly ant 
complete. We, also carry a lar«c stock ot 
Horns, Cabinets and Carrying Cases. 

SEND US VOUR MSME AND WC WILL SCUD VOU 
SOME IKTENCSTINS ADVEKSISINO MNTTER 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



chine business exceptionally good. In two years 
lie has nearly doubled the sales. Among the . 

. many Improvements he ban made In a very hand- 
somely decorated and sound-proof taming ma- 
chine department, to whlcjt may. be credited the 
increase and the satisfaction that has bfcn ex- 
pressed by all his old customers and the new 
ones he Is gijinlnj; every day. This example only 
goes to show what Is hound to occur when hav- 

■ Ing a separate department for talking machines. 
Mr. Snyder believes In advertising and .besides 
running newspaper ads. every day. he also gives 
weekly concerts and finds the Increased business 
has more than paid Tor the expenditure. 

J. Flsher^one of the popular representatives of 
the Victor Talking Machine Co., wlio has.hereto- 
fore worked in the Middle West, has, been trans- 
ferred to New York State and Pennsylvania, and 
is duplication his western sales. As Mr. Fisher's 
1 home is In Ilurfalo.'and the change allows htm to 
get home every two weeks, It Is not-necessary to 
say he Is well pleased with the shift. 

The Elmira Arms Co., Elmira. N. Y.. the Edison 
Jobbers, have taken up the Jobbing end of the Vic- 
tor goods, and will in all probability duplicate 
(heir Edison success. The Elmira Arms To. have 
within the last two years added automobiles to 
their' many lines and have one of the finest and 



most complete garages on the southern tier, and 
their success In this lloo Is phenomenal. 

Owing to the Increase In business The Talk- 
O -Phone Co., of Chicago, have decided to give up 
their old quarters at The Palmer House, and 
establish offices at 911 Stelnway Hall, IT E. Van 
liuren street. C. H. Wyatt being in charge. Mr. 
Wyatt will be pleased to welcome all visitors. 

A new tine of combination Victor talking ma- 
chine and record cabinets of special designs, have 
lately been placed on sale by the Douglas Phono- 
graph Co.. SO Chambers street. New York. The 
decorations, embellishments and finishes of these 
goods. Intended for disks and cylinders, are ex- 
tremely handsome, ranging in price from (125 to 
Jl.OOO, the latter having soHd, gold trimming*. 
They will be ready for the fall trade, "though of 
one -pattern. When placed on the floor the first 
day twenty were sold. Their spcciaLcablnet cata- 
logue will be off the press about July ID. An- 
other specialty Just placed on the market by this 
progressive Jobbing hfniso Is a new needle, called 
the Douglas, consisting or a steel shaft or core of 
peculiar temper, finish and adaptability, enclosed 
in glass. It has a soft, yet resonant tone, does not 
iraich and will play one hundred records with' 
out the slightest injury lo the disks. The sales 
of the Arm are of good size, one of a* fortnight 




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i i.i,..,. „.„„,„, )/■.. „,,,.-. 

Th« tairmai-.«ni>C«l1ua of Lta- 
«u»r»«.JJ»ir v Vo«i. V. Y. 

1 1.:i... l.-i.f'l ..nlj tl.-'l'r.-i.-li 
III ■.-■ 1 III \\i;iit. Ph.IV 



INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

1169 Metropolis Building. Broadway and 16th St.. New York City. 



since to a single dealer, of (2,700, and another of 
(3,000 last week. The arrangement of their store 
floor is not only admirable for the practical han- 
dling of business, but Is attractive and a model In 



Its 



toy. 



The Bettini Phonograph Co.'s new establlsh- 
ment, 156 West 23d street. New York, Id being 
whipped Into splendid working trim by Manager 
Warner. I„irgr gold signs ore In place on the. 
building's front, and the spacious show windows 
uri: similarly adorned. Handsome demonstrating 
booths have l>een erected on the store floor, nnd 
Hie arrangements for carrying both dink and 
ij'liiider records are excellent. Besides Jobbing 
the Edition and Victor lines they are the exclu- 
sive American agents of the Odcon talking ma- 
chines and the Hymnophon, which are of foreign 
origin. 

The sacred songs, with organ accompaniment, 
being placed on the market by the American 
Ilecdrd Co., Springfield, Mass., have alt tho tone 
and quality of that impressive instrument In real- 
istic form. Tho numbers, of which there are 
eight, are sung with reeling and expression that 
will appeal to people who like that class or music 
The traveling corps of the company keep a-going 
with purposeful celerity. EL A. Hawthorne, chief 
of the sales manager*, who was in Pittsburg, Pa.. 
early this week, returned today. C. W. Noyes, at 
Memphis. Tenn., this week, la en route to the 
Pacific Coast, which be calculates reaching about 
July 1. Will. McArdle, who has been In Canada. 
Is on his way to Cincinnati, from which point he 
will again return East. 

W. V. P. ■ Bradley,, formerly with the Talko- 
phone Co.. and subsequently traveling for the 
trnl versa) Talklnp Machine Mfg. Co., Is now man 
agpr of sales of. (lie Infernal, iona - ] Record Co., New 
York. Besides looking after the principal city 
, trade, he also travels. 



A PROGRESSIVE PORTLAND DEALER. 

(Special lo The Talklug Msrlilnc World.) 

Toledo, O.. June 13. 1905. 

Fred w. Graves, head of the firm of Grave* & 
Co., Portland, Ore., one of the largest and most 
progressive music bouses in the Northwest, was 
here last week visiting the Tnlko-phonc Co. 
Craves & Co. handle large quantities of Talko- 
[ibones, anil Mr. Craves staled that the Talko- 
phone is one of tho best machines on the 
market. Their success with this line, be states, 
is phenomenal. He was somewhat surprised at 
the magnitude or the Talk-o- phone Co.'s plant In 
Toledo, and predicts nothing but success for the 
Talko phone Co. on the coast. 

Mr. Graves is making unite an extensive trip 
through the East nnd will return in plenty of , 
time to enjoy the festivities of the Portland Kalr. 
He says Portland Is the best town on earth. 



SOME EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY. 

Manager Mitchell, of the Victor Distributing & 
Export Co., 77 Chambers street. New York, ta 
[Hitting out an effective line of printed matter. 
His latest, "No Head Stock," a four-page leaflet 
In colors and typographically correct in every es- 
sential, lakes up the moot question of old or 
worn-out records, His second proposition. In con- 
nection with returned "Victor. Zpn-ophone and 
Columbia records only (no others)," are explic- 
itly explained, and are of distinct advantage to 
every denier who realizes what dead stock means 
ami desires to save the room. 

The balloon which was reported as having as- 
cended and floaled over (Ity Hall recently, was 
unable to po up on account of the poor quality 
of tho ordinary illuminating gas. Mr. Thomae, 
however, is determined m have ihe balloon ac- 
complish the specified stunt, nnd this means suc- 
cess will crown his efforts eventually or ho will 
know' why. 



The talking machine was much in use at May 
day parties In Central Park last month. 



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THE TALKTN0 MACHINE WORLD. 



27 



THESE CUTS SHOW 



PEERLESS 



NICKEL. 
SLOT 



,N PIANOS 



IN USE AND LETTERS STATE WHAT THE BUYERS 
SAY OF THE PEERLESS AUTOMATIC PIANOS 




Cincinnati, Jan. 28, 1904. 
MESSRS. ROTH & ENGELHARDT, 

Windsor Arcade, New York City. 
Gentlemen :— I am well pleased with the PEERLESS 
PIANO, and cannot say too much in its praise, as I have 
heard other Self- Playing Pianos, and will say the PEER- 
LESS is the one to buy. 

Yours respectfully, 

L. FISCHER. 



Harrisbc'rg, Pa., December 9, 1903. 
PEERLESS PIANO PLAYER CO., 

Roth & Engelhardt, Proprietors, 

2 East 47th Street, New York. 
Gentlemen : — Your request for a photograph of my 
place of business showing the position of the piano which 
you sold me July 17, 1902, affords me an opportunity to 
express my utmost satisfaction with the instrument. My 
investment Of $700 has been nearly doubled bymy receipts 
to this date, while the enlivening effects of the music has 
caused a marked improvement in my business. Aside 
from the material Benefits I have received my commenda- 
tion also extends tb the practical workings- of the in- 
strument itself. It is not only ornamental, but produces 
a harmony of which the human finger is not susceptible 
and the surprising feature to me has been its freedom 
from- the necessity of repair. 

Yours truly, 

D. K. MILLER. " 
This piano took in $2,030.15 in 32 months. 




_ 


MALOKE, N. Y., June 18, 1903. 


iH 


ROTH & ENGELHARDT, 


1 


Proprietors Peerless Piano Player Co., 

New York City, N. Y. 


gOgH 


GetiHttnen:— The PEERLESS ELECTRIC PIANO, 
operated by a nickel, which I purchased from you for my 
billiard parlors about a month ago, has given perfect sat- 
isfaction and is the greatest entertainer I have ever seen. 

It has been kept playing continually day and night, and , 
has certainly been a trade drawer besides being a good 
investment. 

Thanking you for your efforts to get the PIANO to us 
611 the exact date agreed upon, I am,* 


JpSff QJf :<B^ ' ' '^^T—— 


Yours very truly, 


1—*Jl JH^'&ijtf 


E. E. HOGLE. 


S^yxP"" «- — 16.4M Hi 


- 



ROTH & ENGELHARDT, ^fSV^i NEW YORK 



- V^ PROPRIETORS PEERLESS PIANO PLAYER CO. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




Everybody Knows 
Edison Ouality 



Edison dealers do not' have to argue with prospective 
customers about either quality or price. Quality is un- 
derstood and prices are fixed. The dealer has only to 
suit the customer in his choice of an instrument. 

Nothing in the music trade sells so easily and at such 
a good profit. Phonographs do noj: cut into Other sales. The profit is extra 
profit. 

If .you have had an unsatisfactory experience in selling other machines, just 
ask some Edison dealer to tell you his experience. Write to us or to your near- 
est jobber for further particulars. 

Edison Dealers Sell Phonographs r 
They Don't "".eep" Them. 






National PHonog'rapH Go., or r n j ge 

31 Union Square, New YorK 304 Wabash Avenue, Chicago 

The following are the Jobber* in Edl.on goods In the United States and Cnrmd*. It you 
' we.nl terms, discounts, conditions, etc., write to the one nearest you. Or write lo in. We will 
supply you with the Information, and put you In touch with a Jobber who can give you good service. 



ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM— Talking Machine Co. 

M'lhli.r \V. H. HejrnaKls. 
MONTGOMERY— ti. L. Fenlck. 



CONNECTICUT. 

MIDDLETOWN— Caulklns * Tost Co 
NEW HAVEN— Par doe- KM enberger Co. 



MAINE. 

BANGOR— 8. L. Croaby Co. 
PORTLAND— W. II. Ross A Bon. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

BOSTON— Boston Cycle * Sundry Co. ; 

Km! em Talking Machine Co. ; Iter 

Johnson Sporting Good. Co. : C. E. 

Osguod Co. : Read A Rend. 
FlTCUitritu— Iter Johnson Sporting 

Good a Co. 
I.owi 1.1. .T:., :;i :s Woni.r. 
NEW BEDFORD— Household Furnlsb- 
SI'R I Nil FIELD— Flint A Brlckett Co. 

i'iiiii.'i:s'n:it— lT«r Johnson Sporting 



Good* C 



CEOBC1A. 

ATLANTA— A Hints. Phonograph Co. 
WA YC I tOSS— George it. Ymitnami. 

ILLINOIS. 

CHICAGO— James I. Lyons : Slegel- 
Cou]wr&Co. ; Talking Machine Co. : 
The Vim Co. ; Montgomery Ward 
A Co.; Rudolph Wnrlltser Co. 

STY1IU 1 r.'..r|.| I'll.. ill, j;r:ii'!l I'm 

(JD1NCY — Qui my Phonograph Co. 



MICHIGAN. 

DETROIT — American J'bi 



INDIANA. 

Ig-Jay Co. : Kl 
Wanl A Co, 
" " " 4 Co. 



MISSOURI 
KANSAS CITY— J. W. Jenl 
" Co.; J. F. Bduseli 



INDIANAPOLIS— (T»! 
LAFAYETTE-^-A. 

IOWA. 
DES MOINES— Hopkins Bros. Co. : The 

Vim Co. 
FORT DODGE — Early Music Honae. 

RENTUCnY. 
LOUISVILLE— C. A. Ray. 

LOUISIANA. 
N/IW ORLEANS— » I IRam Ralley :_Na- 



Arms Co. 
ST. I.uL'IS — Conr 



riaoo Co. I 



„JTM - 

Ing Mnchlnr Co. 

NEBRASKA. 

LINCOLN— H. E.' Sidles Cycle Co. 

nMAIi.1 — nainiin Ul.-tc!* I,.. : Nchrin- 

ka Cycle. Co, 

NEW JERSE.T. 

HOROKEN— Eclipse Phono. Co. 
NEWARK— A. O. I'etlt. 
PATERHON- '-- 



NEW YORK. 

ALBANY— Flncb * llaha. 

BROOKLYN— Chapman A Co.; A. D. 
Matthews' Bona; l'rlca Phono- 
graph Co. 

BUFFALO— I'. A. Powere. 

ELM1RA— Elmlra Arms Co. 

OLOVERSVILLE — American Pbono- 
grapb Co. 

KINGSTON— Forsjtb A DbtIi. 

NEW YORK CITY— lleUlnl Phono. 
Co.: Blackmail Talking Machine 
Co.; J. F. Blackman £ Son; U 
Dasega, Jr. ; 8. B. DaTega ; 
Douglas I'bono. Co. ; II. a Gordon : 
Harry Jackson; Jacot Music- Box 
Co.; Victor II. Rapke: 8 lege 1- 
Conner Co, ■ John Wnnamakcr; Al- 
I fred Weiss? 

OSWEGO— Frank K. Bolwny. 

POUGnKEKPSIE-I'rlce Phonograph 

ROCHESTER— A. J. Deulnger: Mackle 
— "^ I'lani!. «. A M. Co.; lilies II. Mill- 
er: Talking Machine Co. 

SCHENECTADY— Finch A Hahn ; Jay 
A. Rlckard A C«- 

SYRACUSE— W. D. Andrews 

TROY— Flneh A llnbn. 

UTICA— Clark- Horrocka Co. 
F. Ferrlia: William 
UHca Cycle Co. 



ai.lkntown :;. i\ Aachbarh. 
E ASTON -William Werner. 
itAiLidHiu i;i ; — s K. Hamburger. 
new I'ASTi.i; w. c. DaForent A 

Son 
PHILADELPHIA— C. J. Heppe A Son; 

LIE Bros. ; I'enn Fbonugrsiib Co.; 

John Wanamaker ; Welle Plinnn. 

graph Co.: .W.-nt.Tn Talking 



Cblo* 



; H. i 






OHIO. 



(lonal 



latlc Fire Ala 



i Co. 



n.EVI-:i.ANIi--i:cll|i- 1 - Musical Co. 
COLUMBUS— Ferry B. Wbltsll Co. 
DAYTON— Nlehana A Dobse. 
EAST LIVERPOOL— Smith A Phillips 

Music Co. 
NEWARK— Hoover-Ball Co.. Inc. 
TOLEDO— Hayes Music Co- 



PITTSBURG— Then. F. ..... 

I r .- : Kai: rn:;ir;ii ):;•■. : r : i I M--N-- A 
Hro. | C. C. Mellor Co.; Pittsburg 
Phono. Co. 

READING — Bending Phonograph Co. 

SCRANTON— Ackcrman A Co.: Tech- 
nical Supply Co. 

RHODE ISLAND. 

PAWTCCKKT— Pawim-set Furo. Co. 

IMtUVIHKNCE— J, M. Dean Co.; J. A, 
Foster Co.: Household Furniture 
Co. : J. Samuela A Urn. J A. T. 
Scattergood A Co. 

TENNESSEE. 

KNOXVILI.K — Knoirllla Typewriter 
and Phonograph Co. 

M i:m i ■! I is— F. M. Atwood : O. K. 
ii * Piano Co. 

.\Asn\ ll.l.i: Mflgruder A Co.; Nash- 
ville Talking Machine Co. 
TEXAS. 

DALLAS -S.mili.ru Talking Mach. Co. 

H>HT WORTH — Cumlngs, Shepherd A 
Co. ■ 

HOUSTON— II. M. Ilolleman Co. 
VIRGINIA 

RICHMOND— Magruder A Co. 
WISCONSIN. 

MILWAUKEE— McOreal Broa. 
CANADA. 

TORONTO— B. S. Wllllama A Bona Co., 



Ltd. 

winmi'i: 



..Ltd 



— n. 



WllllBma A : 



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VOL. I. No. 7. 




Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Avenue. New York, July IS, 1905. 




The inferior views shown on 
j» this page will give an idea of 
. the entertainment features of 
the "Regal." Talking Ma- 
chine dealers will find the 
"Regal" a splendid medium 
through which their income 
may be materially increased. 
, ' There will be a steady stream 
of nickels coming their way. 

These players are most at- 
tractively gotten up and are 

decidedly ornamental in all 
places of public resort. A 
dealer can interest a great 
many lines in his respective 
locality. The instruments re- 
quire no attention and have 
musical features far beyond 
the ordinary. 

We can tell you of many 
dealers who have had splen- 
did financial results from the 
"Regal." 

The Re gal Piano and Player Company 

S88 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW VniTir 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




American Records and American Fjag effectively displayed 
in a New Haven store window. 



AMERICAN RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHORNE, SHEBLE <& PRESCOTT 

SALES MANAGERS 

SPRINGFIELD, :•• - MASS. 



T~. 



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The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I. No. 7. 



New York, July 15, 1905. 



Price Five Cents 



WKI 



(Special (o The Talking Mnrhuie World.) 

London, Eng., July 4. 1905. 

It is a matter of general regret that the talking 
machine men of this city could not see their way 
to come together for the betterment of the craft 
In remedying many of the evils which exist re- 
garding prices and other matters which need 
consideration. The situation at present Is suc- 
cinctly told in a communication from Alfred llal- 
combe. secretary pro tcm of the proposed Talk- 
ing Machine Trade Association, who said: 

"In my provisional capacity of honorary secre- 
tary to the proposed Talking Machine Trades 
Association. I am being inundated with inquiries 
from Interested dealers who ileslro information 
(is to the present state of affairs, and as to tho 
probable dale of the incorporation of the asso- 
ciation. I accordingly think it wise to Inform 
the talking machine trade that a meeting of the 
subcommittee was held on the lf.tli Inst, at the 
offices of the Gramophone end Typewriter, Ltd., 
M, City Road, with Mr. Uirnbaum in the chair, 
to consider Ihe articles of association submitted 
by Nelson Samuel |i>f Harnett Samuel A Sons, 
l.lil.l, The chairman announced, however, on 
behalf of his Arm.' that Ihe Gramophone Co. 
proposed to take no active part whatever In the 
formation of the assoelallon. and had decided to 
withdraw from the movement for the present. 
Mr. Hlnihnnm's action having received the sup- 
port of Prank Dorian (on behalf of the Columbia 
Phonograph Co. I. and James H. White (on behalf 
of, the National Phonograph Co.), it has been dfr 
i Wed. for the present, 10 abandon the idea of 
forming a trades association; It having been con- 
ceded on all sides that such a body could not be 
truly representative so long as three leading 
manufiictiirliic Rrsia were disassociated with it.' 1 



In the 



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leal 



tent which Is 
spreading over Great Britain, the talking ma- 
chine Is destlued to play an important part as an 
aid In bringing back to the Christian fold those 
who have wandered away, or who never realize 
the blessings of Christianity. I notice that the 
Federation of Evangelical Free Churches are ar- 
ranging to send a talking machine and three 
dozen or more records to organizations In rural 
districts, to the end thai they use them at their 
meetings. In this way th«y will bring into the 
smaller sections of the country the voice anil the 
eloquence of noted preachers, and this, with a 
certain amount of imagination which Is always 
to he found In gatherings of this kind, will In- 
sure satisfactory results, it is expected. 

The editors and leader writers In the daily 
pnpers. not only In London hut In the provinces, 
arc evidently totally Ignorant of the Imiwmnt 
place which the talking machine occupies in the 
world of to-day. They love to write sltly puns 
about the machine, which to those who know the 
facts only evoke pity for their ignorance. But 
nevertheless the propagation of this silly stuff Is 
apt to do damage. Inasmuch as It may binder 
people from buying or considering the talking 
machine, which to-day has won a place that is 
distinctly It* own In\jje_niuBlcal world. The 
attitude of these papers, while not Intentionally 
antagonistic, is certainly not helpful to our In- 
dustry. It illustrates why new ideas make such 
progress in the States as compared with our 
country. Hence it is shown how Journals de- 



voted to the talking machine interests fulfil their 
mission In setting right the public mind. 

Sir J. G. Tollemache Sinclair, Hart., recently 
offered to supply a talking machine nnd thirty 
records to the Board of Guardians in London and 
locality on condition that it would he used one 
hour dally. His purpose wan to cheer, console 
and brighten the lives of Ihose who lake refuge 
In the workhouse. Many of the Imards have 
shown their appreciation of this generous gift, 
but the Hampstead lioard of Guardians, com- 
posed very largely of clergymen and retired army 
officers, ^fcre afraid, evidently. Dial loo much 
pleasure woujd he injected into the lives of those 
unfortunate Inmates, and therefore refused tho 
proposition on the ground that Hie talking ma- 
efcfDQ was a vulgar instrument." Could there he 
a greater display of Ignorance and lack^pt hroad- 
mindedness than Is here displayed? It Is evident 
that some people are still living In the "dark 
ages," nnd If they occupy positions of authority 
those under them must certainly suffer. The 
Board of Guardians of Hampatead are a disgrace 
and the word "tyranls"' might, with all safety, 
be substituted for "guardians." 

Russell Hunting, who was well known In New- 
York in years agone. is making rapid headway 
here. The Russell Hunting Record Co. have now- 
very nne quarters in City Rnad. where they are 
making a specially of master records. 

The Gramophone ami Typcwrltrr Co.. Ltd., 
held their annual outing the last week of Che 
month. There was quite a crowd present, who 
embarked on the launch "Princess lieatrlre" and 
proceeded through Datchel and Windsor, to Bray, 
where a very delightful luncheon was enjoyed al 
Ihe George Hotel. 

The Crown Princess of Germany has ordered 
from the Gramophone Co., through their Berlin 
offices, a Mclba gramophone and a selection or 
red label records. 

The Odeon Disk Talking Machine Co. have 
moved to new and larger quarters at 11 HaiRaeTl 
street. Jewin street. E. C. where they will have 

much-needed" facilities to enlarge their business. 

Valnbhdas Itelmiiordas & Co.. Bombay, will In 
future lie known by the name of Vnlabtwlns I.akh- 
mldns & Co. There is no change in the proprie- 
tary; the alteration In the name is merely In- 
tended to denote the fact that Lnkhmldas Rowjl 
Taltsee is a partner in the concern. 

One of the most, enterprising Jobbers of talking 
machines and records In the North of Ireland is 
T. Bdens Osborne, of Belfast. He is working up 
quite a business In the Emerald Isle with Ihe 
Edison and Columbia goods, and Is making a 
splendid showing. The Irish are great lovers o(, 
the talking machine, anil It Is impossible io jour- 
ney through that heanllful country without be- 
ing convinced of this fact. In ihe homes as well 
as in concerts and outdoor entertainments., the 
talking machine is much In use. 

The trustees of the British Museum have ex- 
pressed their willingness to receive carefully se- 
lected phonographic records & the voice* of dis- 
tinguished living men. The records will be for 
posterity only, and will In no circumstance r>e 
available for contemporary use. 

Marcus A. Miller, of the Betiini Phonograph 
Co.. and who has exploited a number of English 
nnd German specialties In the talking machine 
line, returned last week from a protracted con- 
ference with Col. Irish, of the Talk-o-plioue Co- 
Toledo, O. 

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-<• PMB-. $799; La Guayra, C pkg 
-Ion, \ pkgs., |]£0; ISO pkgs., (3.G 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machine* 
Shipped Abroad from the Port of New York. 

(SperlnMn flic TuUInx Machine World.) « 

Washington. D. C, July 13, 1905. 
Manufacturers and dealers In talking machines 
will douhtlesB be interested In the figures show- 
ing the exports or talking machines Tor the four 
weeks just ended from the wort of New York; 
JUNE 19. 
Berlin. 14 pkgs.. (202; Brussels, 4 pkgs., (20S: 
Callao. .1 pkgs., (020; Egypt, 5 pkgs., (225; Glas- 
gow. 2' pkgs., (200; Hamburg, 73 pkgs., (7,0M; 
Havana, 23 pkgs., |5it; 113 pkgs., (2.637; Havre, 
pkgs., (120; Lon- 
Matanzas, 

M pkgs.. |221; Milan. 10 pkgs.. (515; Palermo, 
B pkgs.. (000; Fori Llraon, 7 pkgs., (237; San. 
tlago. 29 pkgs.. j J602; Savanilla. 4 pkga, (Il8;i 
Valparaiso, 66 pkgs.. (2,725; 40 pkgs., (483. 
JUNE 2tt. 
Berlin. 77 pkgs., (2.38G; Buenos Ayres, 40 
pkgs.. (1,000; Callao. G pkgs.. (510; Glasgow, 13 
pkgs.. (1,000; Guatanamo. 15 pkgs., (225; Ham- 
burg, 7 pkgs,, (110; Havana, S pkgs., (K53; 8 
pkgs.. (230; Havre, 21 pkgs., (1.2315; Kingston. 9 
pkgs., (143; Leeds. 2 pkgs.. (102; Lisbon. 4 pkgs., 
8888; Liverpool. 4 pkgs.. (197; Ixtndon. 28 pkgs.* 
(2,060; 03 pkgs., (2.201; Maracalbo, 2 pkg*., (150;, 
Montevideo, 40 pkgs., (3,338: Opdrto. 17 pkgs..- 
1878; Para, 9 pkgs., (353T Progresso. IT pkgs., 
(175; Rio de Janeiro. 4 pkgs., (181; Sagua La 
Grande, 38 pkgs., (797; Santiago. 22 pkga,', (500; 
Sonrubaya. 7 pkgs.. (40G; St. Johns. 15 pkgs., 
(181: St. Petersburg. 12 pkgs., (4,102: Sydney. 
186 pkgs., (1.1G2; Vienna. 3 pkgs., J128. 
JULY 3. 
Berlin. 151 pkgs.. (3,824; Bombay. 35. pkgs., 
1820; 109 pkgs.. (4.G25; Callao. 3 pkgs.. (330; 
Glasgow, 13 pkgs., (32!); Havana. 13 pkgs., (7.'.:!: 
31 pkgs., (1.209; Havre, 3 pkgs.. (270; Kingslon. 
11 pkgs.. (150; U Guayra. 7 pkgs.. (113; London, ' 
2 pkgs., (123; 132 pkgs.. (3.510; Manila. * pkgs., 
1101; Milan. 20 pkgH.. (054; Montevideo, 2|pkss.. 
(244; Panama, 3 pkgs.. (101; Progresso. 8 pkgs., 
(132: Santos, 2(1 pkgs.. (1.002: St. Petersburg, 7 
pkgs., (33R; Tampleo. 9 pkgs., (270; Vienna, !) 
pkgs., .(401. 

JULY 10, 
Auckland. 93 packages, (I.SG5; Bombay. 
15 pkgs., (75* Callao. fi pkgs. (59<>; Colon. 7 
pkgs.. (Hit; Guayaquil, 9 pkgs.. 103; 8 pkgs.. 
(221; Havana, 16 pkgs., (278: Havre. 10 pkgs..! 
(595; London. 114 pkgs.. (4.936; Melbourne. 41 
pkgs.. (901; Oporto. 9 pkgs.. (278; Rio de Janeiro.' 
20 pkgs., (2.179; Valparaiso. 13 pkgs., (1.03G. 



C. Wood. In charge of the talking machine de- 
partment of the Hahne Co., Newark. N. J., writes' 
he finds an Increase of 25 per cent, in the busi- 
ness over previous years. Wlih traveling men 
Manager Wood Is considered the prince of cour- 
tesy, and they firmly believe thai under his skil- 
ful supervision the department should he one of 
the finest East. 



Elbridge Johnson, president of the Victor Talk- 
ing .Machine Co^Cnmden, N. J., will return from 
abroad in about a month. He has been In Eupipe 
since June 1. 



Good Impressions ! 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 





SOMETHING NEW 

Is the orSer of the day in the Talking Machine Trade. This month 
we offer our 

Perfection Combination 

Victor Talking Machine 

In three styles' of finish 1 — Kookwood, Vernis Martin, Marqiietric. 



The promptness with which orders were placed by both Jobbers 
and Dealers who have seen this outfit has been most encouraging and 
demonstrates that wc have again anticipated a popular demand. 



Order now. We are sold ahead and cannot guarantee shipment 
prior to August 1st, on orders not already placed. 



L& 



NOTHING NEW 

That we have acquired a reputation for progre.ssiveness and originality. 

This combination outfit is only a forerunner of a line of high-grade 

outfits, both EDISON and VICTOR, which will list at from #75 to $1000. 



The Douglas Scratchiest Needle 

Another consignment just received. Orders not filled from first . 
signment receive preference. 



A Printed Disc Record Envelope keeps your name before cus- 
tomers. We have both manila and transparent. Send for Samples 
and Prices. 



Your name included in our mailing list will keep you in touch 
with our offerings. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD, 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



Several patents have recently been applied for 
In Germany to secure tbo rights in Inventions 
through which it is hoped to manufacture talk- 
lug machine records by the photography of 
*■ -sound-waves. These (according to- the Phono- 
graphlschc Zeltschrlft) have not been crowned 
with complete success as yet, owing to the In- 
ability to discover a toning process which will 
he Bufmlcntly strong to develop the lines formed 
by the soundwaves and thus enable these to be 
recorded. Should, however, this and minor ob- 
stacles be overcome; a complete change In the 
manufacture of talking machines may be the re- 
sult. For there can be no doubt that records 
taken in tills way should of necessity be more 
faithful, unvarying, and complete In the minut- 
est details than those which arc being made In 
Ihe mode which obtains at the present time, how- 
ever good and exact the latter may be. 
REGARDING SPEED REGULATION. 

A correspondent says, "1 notice In one of your 
recent Issues some pointers for calculating speed 
for the talking machine. One of the simplest 
and most effective plans to adopt Is to let a ma- 
chine run for one and a quarter minutes with 
record off anil speaker arm down. If the ma- 
chine has traveled two Inches In that lime, the 
speed is correct, namely IC.o revolutions to the 
minute. The above method does away with com- 
plicated fractious, and Is absolutely correct." 
PLAYING RECORDS OVER TELEPHONE. 

A dealer in Nebraska usks regarding some 
plan of playing records over telephone, in other 
words be Is desirous of bringing his machines 
and records lo the attention of many people in 
ihe farming sections of the State. 

In response to an Inquiry on this subject one 
of the leading houses Informs us that a very sim- 
ple and effective plan Of playing into a telephone 
la to place the talking machine wLthin twenty 
Indies of the telephone transmitter, which must 
be lowered to u point exactly at right angles 
from the wall. The ma.hlne is then connected 
with the telephone by means of a live-eighth inch 
bicycle lulling polished on Ihe Inside, ns brightly 
as possible, with n limine, a bra/lng compound 
very commonly used In bicycle stores. This tub 
Ing is connected to the talking machine with the 
USUal rubber tubing, the edge of the metal tubing 
at the point of run net-lion being filed within so 
as to permit of ready transmission of Ihe sound 
waves. The mouthpiece Is unscrewed, and the 



tubing placed within onc-thirly-secbnd of an inch 
trom the diaphragm of the telephone. A very 
good plan of securing correct speed is to take 
a watch and adjust the talking machine so that 
the mandrel will count thirteen revolutions In 
live seconds. This works satisfactorily. It will 
take a little application to secure desirable re- 
sults, hut anybody with a mechanical turn of 
mind can easily work out a device which will an- 
swer the purpose desired by our correspondent. 
COLLAPSIBLE HORN NEEDED. 

J. S. Urooks, of Chicago, Is of the opinion that 
If a manufacturer of horns would place a collapsi- 
ble horn for talking machines on the market, he 
would do quite a good business. He says, "'In 
travcUng^ihe most Inconvenient adjunct of the- 
talking machine Is the horn, particularly so 
when a great number of people are taking'their 
machines and horns to the country these days. 
If there was a good collapsible, or folding horn, 
on the market, which would occupy a very small 
space, and yet would lock (Irmly when opened up. 
I believe it would be Just the thing. Of course, 
it should be made so us uot to Interfere with 
the transmission of the sound waves." 
A NOVEL REPRODUCER. 

If you were anxious to hear a record and hail 
a machine but no repro. or sound-lwx. what would 
you do? asks the expert of the Talking Machine 
News of London. If It were a disc record the an- 
swer is simple, but will surprise many people 
because of Its novelty. Take a lead pencil and 
hold It lightly in the record groove at the same 
angle as the sound box needle. The pencil will 
vibrate just as the needle does and give off a 
faint reproduction. Though Taint It is perfectly 
intelligible. There is no diaphragm, tq he sure, 
but a diaphragm Is not absolutely essential to 
sound reproduction. A pencil as repro. is theor- 
etically possible with a cylinder record, but it Is 
a more difficult matter. The principle was, how- 
ever, employed in a style of machine which had a 
brief vogue In America some years ago. It was 
a cylinder machine without a diaphragm. The 
horn ended in the reproducer point, so that the 
trumpet alone performed the double duty usually 
shared between the diaphragm and the horn. 
TWO HORNS FOR MAKING RECORDS 

An amateur record maker in England claims 
that he secures the very best effects la making 
records at home by the use of two horns— one for 
the v.olee, one for the piano. He says: "For 



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97 Chambers St., New York. 




songs I always take the part out of the piano, 
and [he singer I if he or she is a good musician) 
can both accompany and sing at the same time. 
It is very necessary Tor the singer to draw back 
for high notes, to stop blasting. The recording 
point should be sharp, and the blank a brown 
one. It Is useless trying to sing on black blanks; 
they are far too hatd. See If you tjan get all the 
song on the record before you start, and record 
at 170 revs, per minute. The songs I get are quite 
as good as any I have bought, and this Is saying a 
lot. The slite of my trumpets are (Tor voice) 
11 by t Ins.; -"piano. U by 7 Ins. I do not have" 
any flare on the trumpet for the voice, but on 
the piano horn a rather long (not large) one la 
fitted." » 

INVENTS A STORE ANNOUNCER. 

A very clever attachment to the talking ma- 
chine bas been devised by O. C. Thompson, which 
Is valuable for use in stores. The device is de- 
scribed as follows: "To a talking machine of 
any type bore a hole In the start lever and at- 
tach a chain, which should run over a shleve at 
the Wlge of a machine, which will prevent chain 
from 'scratching varnish. To this chain Is at- 
tached a weight, which will, when dropped about 
three or Tour Inches, throw the start lever and 
cause the machine to start. This weight is a part 
of an electrical contrivance known as a chain 
drop (commonly used In Ore engine houses for 
opening doors, dropping harness, etc.. when an 
alarm is sounded), which I constructed myseir. 
This chain drop Is connected to a set of dry bat- 
teries through a common door bell switch and a 
Victor door trrp^which Is on the front store door. 
I put on the machine a record which 1 maao 
especially for the occasion and then set same 
ready for operation, taking care that the begin- 
ning of the record is far, enough from the end 
that the machine will attain the proper speed 
before any results are heard. 
HOW RESULTS ARE SECURED. 

"I then make It n point to seclude myseir Trom 
view of any one who may enter the store. The 
result Is as follows: A customer enters, and In 
doing so the opening of the door causes the door 
trip to close the circuit through the chain drop 
magnets. This in turn releases the hook that 
holds up the weight, the weight drops and starts 
the machine to running, but the closing of the 
store door, etc., drowns the sound of the falling 
weight and the customer does not know that he 
has started the machine. Uy this lime tbe ma- 
chine has gained its speed, and when the cus- 
tomer looks around and sees no one In view ths 
machine begins as follows; Do you want to see 
the proprietor? Well, Just have a chair and I 

will call him. Mr. , here is a party that 

would like tqgpeB you jn regard to a machine. 
ACTS AS SALESMAN. 

"By this time you are aware of the surround- 



ings, and all that is 



r 1st 



go up t 



toe 



prospective buyer and lake his purse from his 
habil, count out enough to pay for a good ma- 
chine and some records, hand him back the bal- 
ance in his purse and go to wrapping up your 
sale. This outfit could also be used lo an advan- 
tage for turning away collar button and lead 
pencil merchants, who bother you every day, or 
perhaps refusing some one-arm or peg-leg rail- 
road man who Is seeking enough money to pay 
his fare to Mexico or the Islands." 
arrow-head NEEDLES. 

Arrow-head needles, such as our correspondent 
Inquires about, are manufactured by the Haw- 
thorne & Sheble Mfg. Co., Philadelphia. Pa., and 
they are said To multiply sound greatly, ^fhn 
flat-head needles ore made in Germany. Needles 
of various kinds, and of good repute, are of Eng- 
lish and American origin. 
BRUSH TO REMOVE OUST AND DJRT. 

In reply to any inqulrer^wa may say that 
the Blackman Talking Machine Co., 87 Chambers 
street, New York, have patented a smell camel's 
hair brush which can he fastened onto the re- 
producer just ahead or the sapphire, which, aa 
the record is being played, removes all dust and 
dirt which so often elogs'the reproducer. The 
fact that It nts any cylinder machine, and Its 
slight cost (25 cents), will make this useful at- 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



ARRIVED 



The "Twentieth Century" Graphophone 

The Most Marvellous Talking Machine Ever Constructed. 

Reproduces the Human Voice With AH Uie Volume ol the Original. 



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DEALERS ENTHUSED t QUICK SALES I BIG PROFITS I 
Read this communication lrom one ol tbe largest distributors 
\ -I received Ihe new muhlat yesterday. 11 U certainly ■ wonder. 11 _ rT 

leem-nfiH II could be - talking machine: no nnrnhnc-a, and metallic aonnd all 
lone away wllh. The aonoa are |u*l aa loud and clear an It the alnne 

p^_ . — ^z ---. • __.. — • eleuanl: every Inatrument can oe'delet 

going lo create a long llle tor Ihe talkli 



A WORD TO THE WISE: 

<I You cannot alford lo be without 
our "Twentieth Century" Grapho- 
phones. Order immediately, 
whether you have ever handled 
Columbia goods or not In the past. 
Write to the nearest olllce lor lull 
description, prices and discounts. 




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NEW I! 
Colombia 
'•Twentieth 
Cenlnry" 
Cylinder 
Records. 
Hall foot 
long: Price 
SI. oo each. 

Colombia 
Gold 
Moulded 
Records XP 
25c. each. 

Write lor 
Catalogues. 





Style Premier. Price without horn), $100.00. 

COLUMBIA 
PHONOGRAPH CO., Gem = 



Creators ol the Talking Machine Industry. Owners ol the Fundamental Patents. 
• Largest Talking Machine Manufacturers In, the World. 

Grand Prize, Paris, 1900. Double Grand Prize, Three Gold Medals, St. Lonls, 1901. 

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tachment widely sought nfler liy all lovers of 

Rood milHll'. 

A NEW SOUND BOX. * 

Chan. A. G, Prliehard. of Cleveland, o.. lias In- 
vented anil applied for patents on a new and 
novel sound-lmx. The novel features or thin 
sound-box is Uw needle feed, which Is a quick 
. nrnl positive means nt changing needles. U Is 
tin capable of furnishing a variation of sounds. 
It will play from n whisper to the loudest unil 

whoa needle magazine Is nearly empty. Operator 
CAP readily see ami reload while playing, wltlioul 
interfering with the record playing. 
NEW REPEATNG ATTACHMENT. 

In answer io an Inquiry, we may say that ihe 

K. ft c. repeating attachment is manufactured 

by the K. & C. Novelty Co.. of Indianapolis, I ml. 
It is the invention of W. B. Kipp. on which he 
has secured a patent. It will he welcomed l» ait 
I n I e rested in EdiBOn machines. The claims made 
for this device are as follows: -'it is ihe first and 
only one to operate successfully on the standard 
talking machine. It is so Simple In const run Ion 
ihat it can he attached ami removed by a child 
in ten seconds. H is sold at a price to allow job- 
bers and their dealers a good profit. 
ABOUT WIRE RECORD RACKS. 

In reply to K. S, Portland, (Ire., we would say 
that the Syracuse Wire Works. Syracuse. X, Y.. 
are Ihe makers of wire record racks as well as 
other equipment for talking machine stores which 
will entirely suit his purpose. These racks are 
now used by leading dealers and Jobbers in the 
railed Stales ami abroad, ami are conceded the 
best of their kind. This com em have built up a 
very large business by the production of reliable 
goods which have nte) with ureal favor. 
PLAY OVER THE OLDER TITLES. 

Dealers oftentimes make a very serious mis- 
take in playing over the records in the latest 
supplements, ami noi railing attention to ihe 
standard records of the regular catalogues. As 
our conlemiMirury.' the l-Misou Monthly, aptly 
says: It Is a mistake to think that the newer 
selections are the most desirable. There are 
hundreds of titles in the regular catalogue that 
arc most desirable, but many owners or talking 
machines know httle uliout litem because dealers 
have fallen into a habit of showing the latest 
titles llrst. Healers should remember that many 
of the old ami familiar airs are. in the main cat- 
alogue. These arc the songs that really never 
grow old bin have fls strong a foothold upon flic 
public as [hey did years ago. The playing of 
those old songs will ofttinies awaken pleasant 



THE TALKING 1 MACHINE WOULD. 

« >" — 

ROY McCARDELL'S GREAT IDEA. 



memories of ihe past In the minds of hearers 
antl make sales Ihat would not otherwise have 
been possible. The wise dealer is he who Is keen 
enough to Size up his prospective customers and 

who puts on records Ihat seem most llkfly to 



- nim 



refill 



lofiue will Benefit many ileal' 
A HORN fvUJCH IN USE. 
The (lower horns pat on 
Blackman Talking Machine 
Blackmail" 1 . 97 Chambers 



the 




(•'the White 
. New York, 
have n reputation and 
Standing all their own. 
They are made out of 
pieces of sheet steel, 
reamed mot soldered) to- 
gether, highly polished 
and finished In b-aullfitl 
shades of enamel; and 
they are of Ihe dependable 
kind. Now that their new 
plcted. ' 



rythin 



In 



plat 



place r»r everything, the Company ;)re bel- 
ief [irepared than ever Io handle business, which 
Is not only largely increased, but Ihey are hold 
Ing all their old trade. Small dealers are es- 
pecially looked afler. ■*. 

RECORD CABINETS. 

C. M.. South Carolina, who Inquires for a job- 
Iter of record cabinets, is referred to the Doug ,' 
lass Phonograph Co.. Sit Chambers street. New 
York, Their line is not only one of great varieiy 
ns to size and price, hut their designs are diverse, 
ranging from Veruis .Martin and solid mahogany, 
and even rosewood, if desired, down to the stand' 
ard goods. The company, which is one of the 
largest and best equipped jobbing bouses In the 
country, have given BpOMal attention to ■abineis 

-disc antl cylinder— of wniih the finishes ami 
models aie hard to excel mm eiilur the point of 
artistic beadty as well us general utility and 
practicability. A handsome, descriptive catalogue 
may be had on application. 



A NEW VICTOR DOG. 

A new Victor dog. for show window display. 
has been originated by the Douglas Phonograph 
Co.. SH Chambers street. New York, ami was 
shown for Ihe first time this week. The sculp- 
tor, one of high reputation in the art, has caught 
all the life and spirit of this noted fox terrier 
and reproduced it faithfully. H stands I'll inches 
high, is 10 x 20 at the base, and comes In Ivory. 
and gold leaf. The Victor Talking Machine Co 
ordered one hundred from Ihe photograph. 



Will Conveniently Hold Jill Sizes 
=^^^^= of Records =^=^=^== 



DISK 

AND 

CYLINDER 

RECORD CABINETS 



Write for Booklets and Pnc 
They will interest ] 




'jr. 
THE UDELL WORKS 

Indianapolis Indiana 



Vitascopic-Stenographic Apparatus for Long- 
Distance Interviewing with the Reticent 
Great — The Evening World's Vitascope- 
Stenographone Locates Them Instantly and 
Makes Them Talk. 

in response to public clamor as io how it works, 

script Ion of The Kvftilng tt'orid's 



Fan 



Vitas. 



pie- 
lewiOg .Mai 



rraphone. or l.ong-llls- 

Hyde. Admiral llojesl- 
illlvan, ".MugBsy Mc- 



' "de- 
thing 



With it James 
veiisky. ■i.|i>le 1 
draw. John I). Km 
personages have been compelled to tost! 

There is no -refused to be Intervlen 
cilueil to discuss the matter" or "huvt 
to say lor publication" foolishness almut 
seopic-Stenogiaptiic Apparatus. It locales Its In 
tervlewee. holds him and makes him talk. 

Watch How it Works! ThVre Is n Reason. 

The basic element of the Vitaseopie-Stenogra- 
phone 1st radium, or course. Radium costs III.. 
iHHiOim n pound, 




wore charged for the last ton or two we put in. 
The price Is somewhat excessive, which Is due to 
the Radium Trust. Ilttt expense Is a mere detail. 
We have friends In the ICttultablc and so had no 
rlllHciiliy |n obtaining funds. 

The radium is contained In a retort in the 
Chassis of the apparatus. This Is necessary be- 
cause the machine chassis lis subjects ami in all 
cases a retort Is necessary. 

A paraphrase of the Hertzian wave, augmented 
by the radiations, locates the subject Here a 
duplex magnet izcr comes Into operation auto- 
matically. 

A semaphore, brought Into play by a ratchet 
ami pawl, holds a phniowraphic headrest with 
padded clamps In position. This is focussed by 
electrical coincidence upon the subject, and his 
rllgliiest deviation from the electrical Held con- 
1 roiled by the machine Is Ihe signal for volialc 



A ■eiitrirugal pressor* 
stpinre Inch is then exe 
operator. In case tin 
the sphere of iniinci 
graphone refuses to ; 
are aiitomafti ally vol. ed al lilm from a wax cy|. 
Imler. 

His replies are transmitted along the Hcrulan 
waves and are absorbed by Hie receiving cylin- 
der, antl canned [here In the radium solution for 



100 pounds to (he 

erle.l al Ihe will of the 

abject or person within 

of the VitltScOpeSIeno 

iWer the.qoe-Mlnni which 



flltUl 

Th 



■itcl-c 



r fall 



of the BppnntttU la remarkable. 



The nuto-telepaih ancillary working through a 
mercury transformer rings an automatic alarm 
in case the Interviewee does not Bnswer fully 
ami frankly. 

The radiograph locates him. the telematic reso- 
nator tind duplex a. ijnii- clamps holds him In 

place. The centrifugal pressure compels him to 
answer, the vocal diaphragm asks the questions 

ami the transmission slylographle cylinder rec- 
ords his answers. 

it is all vcfV simple, infringers will be rlgm- 

It-.v I . M'CvWKt. 
Attorney tor the Piteuteo, 



■he rnl- 



Two new sound Ihjxps. fcinminecil l» ' 
ver^l Talking Machine Co., will he known as ihe 
Zonophone and i'nlversal. 

Dealers should not overlook the Importitil an- 
nouncement which appears on page 8 of this 
issue. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Important Notice to the Trade 



After many months of preparation -we are at last able "to' announce tlie following 

REMARKABLE NOVELTIES 

which. we think will he welcomed by all dealers in phonographs or records. For further 
particulars, .samples, etc., apply, to Edwin A. Denham, No. 31 Barclay Street, New York. 



No. I. A first class Phonograph to retail at about $4.00 complete, and yield- 
ing you at that price an exceptionally large percentage of profit. 

Manufactured in Germany, but should not be confused with the cheap German 
^"Lyra"' machines. 

This phonograph, trad X^o. 3 (below) play all, standard size cylinder records in a 
manner that has met with the unqualified approval of every manufacturer 
of records to whom we haveisubmitted them. 



No. 2. A first class Recording and Reproducing Phonograph to retail at 
' about $6.00 complete. 

An entirely different machine from No. 1, but equally satisfactory. 



£F" [As stated above there is a large prolit in handling these machines. But it Mould pay you 
to handle them even if this were flot the ease; for as means of securing new customers— of 
creating at a rapid rate new consumers of records — these two'machincs are without a, rival. 

££■■ There is nothing in the appearance, construction or operation of Nos. I and •£ to sug- 
gest in any way that they are low priced machines. On the contrary, they arc strong 
and handsome instruments. Hrst-class jn every particular, and (another innovation) decidedly 
ornamental— graceful in form and artistic in design. 



No 



3. Correspondence by Phonograph at last made practical 

by the introduction (at very low prices) of our new "Correspondence Blanks," to be 
used with No. *2 or any standard machine. These blanks are of standard diameter hut of 
considerably less than the usual length, thus effecting a great saving not only in the cost of 
the blanks but also in postage, while the risk of breakage is practically done away with. 
Each blank is enclosed in a specially made box ready to be sent through the mails. 
Blanks can be used an indefinite number of times— no shaving machine necessary. 



No. 4. Talking and Musical Post Cards 

Perfectly transparent indestructible discs mounted on artistic post cards. Can be sent 
through the mails without the slightest injury. Manufactured in England. 

While similar cards have been sold for some months past ours are entitled to a place in 
this list of "remarkable novelties" by the fact that the records are exclusively American or 
English, and also by the' tact that our cards can be very profitably retailed at the same 
price at which they are sold at retail in London ( sixpence), and at a lower price than 
that generally asked in Berlin for the German cards. Records " made to order" free of 
charge when large quantities arc taken. 



No. 5. A really practical Disc Talking Machine 
and $5.00 ^ 



to retail between $4.00 



Built primarily to be used in combination with the musical post cards, hut is also a first- 
class machine for a seven-inch record. The machine will play a ten-inch record through, 
hut is apt to become a little apologetic towards the end. 



For samples and lull particulars apply to 

EDWIN A* D E N H A M» si Barclay street, new york 

E£* It will pay you to keep 'an eye on our announcements in the trade papers. 



THE TALKING MACHINK WORLD. 



1 I 



TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Export trade In talking machine, goods in the 
Latin Americas countries Is developing ni an 
nma/ing rate, but if the exporters nre to have 
full credence siren, our Mends to the bouiIi ol 
us are not making fortunes out of the business. 
_, The machines and records are so well advertised, 
manufacturers explain, that' Die ultimate buyer 
I.-) only too familiar with the retail figure, and 
therefore no fancy price can he charged. Conse- 
•yiently in many sales a brokerage of only 2 per 
ent- 1s the profit realised. As an export man- 
ager said to The Talking Machine World a few 
days ago: "Just where our Central and South 
American trade get off on a matter of price pro- 
xies me, considering their credits customarily 
extend from ninety days to six months. Of 
course, we do not give that time. With us It is 
two off ten days f. o. h. ship, excepting with a 
few large exporting houses, who can have all the 
dating they want. But they never lake it, and 
therefore the usual terms prevail. The talking 
machine trade in these countries Is controlled 
principally by American manufacturers, anil on 
merit, therefore, we may feel a trifle indepen- 
dent. The trading arrangements with tending 

European houses is or each a nature as to aire us 

a pretty free scope. It Is true our exporters do 
not Conform to the tastes of the natives, nor do 
they extend Bitch long credits, and perhaps llielr 
, salesmen are not thoroughly conversant with tlf 
Spanish. French or Italian languages or the cere- 
monious methods that have lo be employed while 
one Is making Bales to such people, till, then, 
again, our own country is growing so rapidly and 
the consumption here is so enormous llial we 
can afford to he somewhat Indifferent in our 
line, though I will admit it is not altogether 
good business." 

It Is suggested [hat the next thing In order 
will be a combined disc and cylinder machine. 
Possibly this may not he a new Idea, excepting 
that such a combination Is unknown In a com- 
mercial way. I.lkely a talking machine In which 
both disc and cylinder records can lie utilised 
Is In the Inventive mliid. If not already an accom- 
plished invention, and is sleeping peacefully 0:1 

the shelf or some of our manufacturer*, who do 
not believe in overcrowding the market, a pol- 
icy of litis kind is generally recognized as in the 
line of excellent business judgment: that Is. so 
long as the known machines are in demand ami 
selling as fast as the factories can turn them out 



Why Introduce anything that will displace these 
goods anil probably cause a loss^- 

Wblle th(?*mord manufacturers are oversold 

Ihe orders are being slowly caught up with. The 
pressure, however, is still on for the ■hits," and 
the success or failure of a number is as eagerly 
followed as [i Is with the publishers of popular 
music; The advenl of fresh "taleiii" and the Im- 
pression they create is a rnctor of the utiuosl 
Importance In this special section of the business: 
care and Judgment is required in their selection. 
As In theatricals, the desire for a "find" is so 
keen that nearly every applicant lo have ibeir 
ability and capacity tried is given an opportunity 
to prove their worth. The question of repertoire 
is paramount, and Ihe concern pOSBesShlg It is a 
factor -l^L be reckoned with at all limes; and in 
this respect, quality and not price governs., 

Wh lit" the dull season is said to be with us. 
manufacturers and aggressive jobbers are not 
complaining of a d'-arth of business. One manu- 
facturer, briefly discussing the situation with The 
World, said this week: "We are still back on 
orders both for machines and records.- Healers 
must be. selling or they would not be buying from ' 
the manufacturers.'' Another said: "The thing 
is lobe looking for a new outlet for your goods. 
Wo have worked several Hues advantageously, 
and now are preparing to Invade the Furniture 
trade. A number of furniture dealers have al- 
ready seen a 'great light," and clambered on to 
the talking machine wagon. We now propose to 
get more Interested if th"y know a good thing 
when they sen it. Eurniuni dealers are pretty 
milch In the same position as the music trade; 
lhal Is. they have an established business, have 
ample room ami facilities Tor handling the goods 
properly and are already familiar with and ac- 
customed to the methods pursued In exploiting 
and promoting the sale of the line. There is noi 
tin- suggestion of a gamble in the furniture propo- 
sition; It is not only straight, but good business 
prospectively." 

Negotiations which have been pending wlih a 
well-known talking machine concern and ihe pro- 
moter of certain foreign devices for some time 
have been about concluded. As yet no official 
Utterances us to the extent of the deal, or Ihe 
nature of the combination httve been vouchsafed; 
yet, unofficially, arrangements have been com- 



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show you what we can do. We pride ourselves 
on our ability to fill your orders promptly ant 
complete. We also carry a lurare stock ot 
Horns, Cabinets and Carrying Cases. 

SEND US TOUR NIMI nno WC WILL SEND TOU 
SOME INTERESTING RDVERSISINO MATTER 

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Dieted, the details of which will not now be long 
delayed. The parties concerned were Individu- 
ally weak In vital spots, hut It lit said the con- 
solidation will nut up a bold front and will do 
business at the front door, with every confidence 
that Ihe future Is exceedingly Inviting. 

Apropos of combinations, one of the particu- 
larly bright younger men In the trade, and who 
Is being heard from now In no (hieertafh way. 
told The World he had f2ftQOQ,O00 pledged' at one 
lime to take over the talking machine manufac- 
turers Into one gigantic concern. The plan would 
have cnrtfeUmt for Ihe refusal of one company. 
who positively declined to entertain the propo- 
siiion at all. One guess only is allowed the 
curious to name the objector. 

During the past month there has been unusual 
activity in the production of reproducing horns, 
in fiber, metal and other material. The resonant 
ipiallty of these very essential articles are re- 
ceiving ihe closest attention, and the configura- 
tion and finish presented In these new creations 
]c|*-cscnt marked improvements, which their 
orifiyiators lay great store by. It is said even 
the artisans of far-off Japan have bad their skill 
railed n|Hin; but the "Chinese" horns of domes- 
tic construction are claimed to be their equal In 
every respect.' The horn question is of no Utile 
moment, and expert opinion Is eagerly«eougnt to 
differentiate moot points. 

A very unique and clever idea for a window 
decoration has been gotten up by the Columbia 
Phonograph L'o. at their department in Ehrich's 
department store. New York. It consists of vari- 
ous parts of a talking machine outfit. In the form 
of an automobile, with a large wax doll chauffeur. 
The body or this model is covered with machine 
catalogues. Four horns" Oie! Is outward) repre- 
sent the wheels. Beneath are storage bilterles 
in the form of a 24-pejt X I* record box. This 
lr connected by rubber tubing to three piles of 
I'Mnch disks, which are the COilS. The steering 
wheel Is a 14-inch dirk, which is in the hands of 
•Our Lady In Wax." All Is complete, even lo 
the license. No. 1904. On the side Is a placard, 
"We may not know much about building auto- 
mobiles, but we know all about talking ma- 
in Uruguay and other Soulh American coun- 
tries the natives are rapidly learning English 
by means of talking machines. In this connec- 
tion we may say the talking machine as an edit 
ir.ilonal factor has been largely overlooked by 
IM-dagogues and writers. It is destined lo make 
the English language known the world over. Not 
only has the (failed States become a world power, 
but one nf^ts greatest Inventions, the talking 
machine. Is destined lo make the English lan- 
guage a world power. No question shunt It. 

, J, E. Welton, Of J. L. Orme ft Son. or Ottawa. 
Can., surprised the camping parties on ihe river 
a week ago by giving a concert with a Columbia 
talking machine on a moonlight night The con- 
cert was entirely unannounced, and as soon as 
the strains of music were heard from the canoe 
Mr. Welton, was surrounded by several hundred 
campers, who <-ame In canoes and small boats, 
delighted with this novel treat The possibilities 
of the machine as as entertainer wre thus 
demonsi rated, no noubt to some advantage. 



L. Kaiser, who Is v 
he trade as Uie 



veil and F4Vorablf known in 
r of many useful special- 
i for talking machine men. as well as a bustler 
of renown, left on Saturday for a month's so- 
journ In the West. He will visil St. Louis, Chi- 
cago, making bis headquarters at Kansas, and 
will be away About four weeks. The Kaiser 
transparent window sign* are reported as In 
Ureal demand. 

The navies Piano Co., of Nashville, Tenn.. are 
now at home In iheir new building In that city, 
where. In addition to pjanos. they are handling 
a full line of Victor and Edison lalklng machines, 



10 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



BUSINESS ACTIVE -IN PITTSBURG. 

x 

How a Talking*Machlne Lover Takes a Vaca- 
tion — Commercial Talking Machine* Heard 
at Shojl rfand.Associ»tian Meeting. 

(Special lo Tile Tfl]kinfi .Machine World.) 

Pittsburgh Pa., July l£, 1905. 

The ho> weather seems not lo have 
aflecicd the la Iking machine business mate- 
rially In I'iWKburs-' In wtoter ihe charms 
ot ''the talking machine appeal hi the aver- 
age individual as he sit£ »>■ his cozy II res lite 
In summer, while the thermometer Is ranging 
COUnd the nineties, lie takes Die Mime degree Ot 
pleasure In itlelng away to the mountains' and 
inking with It In) his favorite musical Instrument. 
At least, It is on this hypothesis that we must ae- 
count for the many antes or records Which all 
dealers report during the month or June. 

Directly along this line, the following incident 
will he apropos. One o( Pittsburg's wealthiest. 
best' known steel men, decided to take a novel 
outing ibis, year. In place of going to Long. 
Branch or the •'White .Mountains or one ot the 
swell resorts which he had hitherto patronized, 
this Individual knight a railroad ticket to Cres- 
son Springs, on the npe* ot the AUeghcnics. 



with 



les. l/e 
hat yj.e 



servant to take cure ot ii. planned an Ideal 
cation. Immediately adjacent to his cottage was 
a magnificent oak tree, not less than seventy feet 
In height. On Ihe spreading branches ot this 
I'rce. about forty feet trom the ground. Mr! Mag- 
nate bull! for himself a comfortable hut which 
v-iia reached by means or easy stairway ladders. 
In this airy retreat lie anemia a great portion of 
his time, surrounded by his favorite hooks and 
amusements. Among Ihe latter, may he classed 
a graphophone w 1 1 1 . Ii he look with him. The fast 
night when be' played the Instrument rratti his 
tony loot perch. It astonished the natives, to 
say the least, lo hear emanating from Ihe leafy 
boughs of the line oak tree, the strains ot "Wont 
you como home, HIM ltniley.V and kindred airs. 
The Magnate, bowever,. isof the opinion that it 
is strictly none or their busings and Is proceed- 
ing to enjoy himself after his own fashion. He 
has a standing order with a prominent Pittsburg 
house Tor all the latest le-im h disc records, which . 
are produced, so that while he is away from<clv- 
111/.) lion, he does not Intend lo eat himself off 
entirely from its pleasures. 

The meeting or the Pennsylvania Slate Short- 
hand Association, which was held at the Hotel 
Henry. July 5th and lith, was an occasion of 
which the graphophone and phonograph people 
availed themselves. There were gathered at this 
meeting shorthand writers from all over tne 
.state, principally court reporters. The National 
Phonograph Co. was present and for the first 
time exhibited to Ihe public the new Business 
Phonograph which they have just pal on the 
market. Messrs. Hlbltard and Durum), of tho. 
New York oilice, represented the National Co. 
and 'made many friends ror themselves. The: Co- 



lumbia product was represented by J. w. Hinder, 
the manager of the Pittsburg department. .The 
work of l.hc graphophone in aiding court steno- 
graphers In turning out dally transcript was 
favorably commented on in the addresses which 
were made by visiting speakers. Fred Irlntid, 
one oj thc_ Congressional reporters, especially al- 
luded to this renture or the machine's usefulness. 
The meeting was mil of Interest and w.ell~n[- 

.Mlss II. U. llrown. who tor the past rour years 
has been connected wlin the Columbia office In 
litis city us costlier and chief bookkeeper, will 
leave about the 1.1th of JjjJ*<for Denver, to which 
place she has been transterred by order or tlen- 
cral Manager l.yte. Miss Hrown leaves ninny 
frlends. in the Pittsburg olllce un.I-tlirougltoiit the 
trade circles generally In the field covered by 
business done iron^lhls nillce. She Is known as 
a walking encyclopedia of Ihe graphophone busi- 

Manager Wagner, of Ihe Pittsburg Phnnograpli 
Co!, speaks In glowing terms or Ihe prospects of 
his business. The store occupied by this growing 
concern was recently damaged by fire, but re- 
pairs' have. been made and the business is going 
on more merrily than ever. 

The Ilnfl or H, Klcbcr & lira, extensive dealers 
In EalWB ami other pronograph goods, are re- 
arranging the" part of their store devoted lo [hi* 
bram-fc. When completed, they will have on-- or 
Ihe most attraclively arranged displays in tne 
city. The department Is in charge of a compet- 
ent man and the new arrangement win reflect a 
great deal or creilll upon hint. 

Messrs. Karrell & Waller, ot Ull/.City. an en- 
terprising firm of young men.linyccnjnrged the 
part of their store ilcvoied to the phonograph 
business, and lire carrying a full fine of ColnmlUa 
ami lidlson goods. Mr. Kartell has long had III" 
reputation of being a hustler, and Ihe new inent 
ber of the tlnn, Mr. Waller, brings an enviable 
record with hint from Chicago. 

Manager W. K. Henry, or Ihe Columbia store. 
has been enjoying a vacation. during Ihe past lew 
weeks at his birthplace In Bradford, Pa. \Vlth 
Mr. Henry, however, n vacation consists or work- 
ing about seven hours each ilay. Prom reports 
received. It appears that he cannot get out of bis 
Habit, i'Vf" when he is eighty utiles away from 
Ills place of business: This is IT good trait and 
One that might be' emulated with success by 
talking machine men in general. 



The Dcvlueau lilophone Co., of Cleveland. 12IH).- 
ooo. has been Incorporated by I.. Dt-vlneau. James 
C. Krooks. M. Stanley Brnwu. K. P. Archer and 
W. J. Roberts. Talking machines, etc. 

American Arcades, organized at Portland, Me.. 
Tor the purpose of establishing and maintaining 
arcade parlors and other places, for the exhibi- 
tion, hiring or uole or slot mni-hlnes. phono- 
graphs, etc.. wiih tlMMXW capital stock, of which 
nothing is paid in. The officers are: President 
and treasurer, Franklin Wagner, of New York. 



RECENT INCORPORATIONS. 

The Texas I'll imagm ph C'o^. of Hotistun. Texas, 
capital stock, $25,000; purpose, to buy and sell 
phonographs, etc. Incorporator*— H. 11. Halle 
man. S. H. Womble and John ti. Tod. 

The National Discaphone -Co., New York tlalk- 
Ing machines): capital, JlTi.niin. Directors — C. 
H. Itepp and J. E. Tate, New York; E. J. I.yneh, 
Railway, N. j. 



SOME COLUMBIA NEWS. 



Addition Belh,g Made to 

aid for England— Columbia Disc 
Peary — Will Make Records in ti 



T. A. Macdon- 



North. 



Ceo. \V. I.ylc. general manager or the Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co., Geitl, who is now on n trip 
of Inspection in r the Western territory, will com- 
bine business with pleasure by returning to New 
York via the Thousand Islands and Toronto. 
And, by ihe way. ihe company has opened a new 
office ami store nl Montreal. 

While additions are being steadily made to the 
American Graphophone fo.'s Brent plant nt 
Bridgeport, Conn., plans have just been approved 
for another new building and a MO horsepower 
engine io furnish ihe necessary power. 

Thos. a. Macdnmtld. factory superintendent, 
and wife, will sail ror England shortly. Ills trip 
is undertaken to plan farther extensions to the 
American firapho'nhnne Co.'s new Loudon plant. 
Several expects from the factory lo.ik an advance 
sleatner riir^thc same destination lo superintend 
ihe work,'-!)! manufacture and work Incidental 
thereto, Vx"—- 

, Commander Peary, the eminent Arclle ex- 
plorer, has lilted bis new ship, the "Itoosevell." 
which sails for the Polar regions next week. 
wiih a special Columbia disc machine, of the 
iliiesi make, and u full equipment of records, 
lie will also record his experiences by means or 
the machine, making or ii a sort of a permanent 
big. in connection with r bc regulation vessel's log. 
In ease the expedition meets With a disastrous 
rate and the grnphophoiic is recovered, Ihe tale 
will be spoken, and therefore mitre eloquent than 
n mere written .-recount, no mailer how graphic 
ihe descriptions. This is a new Held of useful- 
ness for the talking machine, 



The question of issuing record bulletins at 
greater Intervals that a month is being serious, 
y considered. Ii Is claimed tho inottihly Issues 
in- too frequent, as they Interfere too much with 
heir proper distribution mid sale. Some of the 
ompanles talk of having a bulletin quarterly, 
md others hi-mouihly. 

The AtiX'.'lopliouc. the loud-sounding talking 
nachlne, is controlled In this country by the Vie- 
or Talking Machine Co. 




The' 



HERZOG 



CABINETS bring 
business your way ! 

Full in line by placing a sam- 
ple order with your jobber. 

HERZOG 

Art Furniture Company 



SAGHAW, MICH., 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORtD. 



11 



BOSTON BEATS ALL RECORDS 



In the Sale of 


Talkl 


Six Months— 


Expa 


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ctar 


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The six moot 


Its en 


liesi In Dip hist 


nry d 


ncss In Huston. 


and 


ami retail, has 


seen 


nil departments 


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increased during; thi>. 



fil- 



iation — Other News. 



nro. hutli wholesale 
(tensions l" "hearty 
records has largely 
. particularly since 



ilklng 



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O'of 






ilio Eastern Tathtng Machine Co.. at 1 77 Tnnuont 
i- building is being remodeled nml 
■ Itelng added. These are in 
lie divided lni» many small rooms for tin' display 
of machines ami record*. Manager K. F. Tuft. 
Oho of the most capable and enthusiastic men 
in the business. In a firm believer In .small rooms 
and Plenty of them, for handling the trade on 
records. The new floor* will give him about 
lE.OM square feet of floor space, making his es- 
tablishment one of ihe largest In the country. 

"The Voire Camera.'" as the Victor instrument 
Id railed, Is hcing^exienslvely exploited in the 
daily papers by Manager nobzin ai the Oliver 
nitsnn Co. Mr, Bobzln writes nil the advertise- 
ments himself ami they arc wonderful trade 
stimulators. There la a great demand ai Dit- 
son's for the*CaruK) records for the Victor in- 
struments, It is Manager Bobstn'i idea to send 
OUt each month in ihe trade and to his Individual 
customers the supplementary catalogues of new 
records. Nearly 3.000 of tin m are sent out and 
the results are very gratifying. 

The change in name or the Boston Talking 
Machine Exchange to the Boston Mimical Instru- 
ment House, and the new plan of selling mock 
In tin- corporation to rjistomera, has caused n big 
boom in business. Manager Ormsby is one of the 



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Are You in Favor 
Of Protection ? ? 



■'Ormsby 



ally "branching out," 

have made a hit and his 

basement is constantly being replenished. 

Ai i he Colombia Phonograph Co, 
growth in the demand for the bmd-sji 
Qijaphophone is being recorded. The fat- 
still behind On its orders for them. M 
Winched has recently put out a number <> 

each district with great thoroughness, A 
to-housc canvass is made and the resul 
seen ( in the tremendous Increase in buslne 



In the 



'he general reduction in price. 

Now Hint the summer season Is on. business In 
talking machines has taken on a hnom, and the 
express wagons are burdened daily with ship- 
ments of machines and records to the various 
summer resorts, ll Is noticeable that the de- 
mand for high-grade machines Is increasing ai 
a more rapid rate than for the cheaper grades. 
>f the extension Of business in 



EDISON BUSINESS PHONOGRAPH. 



The Perfected Commerc 
tlonal Phonograph Co 



Will be Sold Olr 






The "Edison Business Phonograph," 
Nalional Phonograph Co. designate their 
Hal machine, Is to he solely in chaw 
Unci fiitdWeparaie department, and will 
direct and not to tile jobber. The new depart- 
mint will occupy a portion of the third floor of 
the Itank of the .Metropolis building, :tl Union 
Square, New Vork. dire-tly beneath the offices 
of the company, and is now reaily forj in sines*. 
Nelson S. I Hi ni nil will '»■ ihe manager. The 






the department is in mil 






GEO. K. CHENEY'S WORLD THIP. 

Ceo. K. Cheney. Iwhb record junker of the Uni- 
versal Talhint Machine Co.. who sailed Tor the 
orient July 3. via ihe steamer "Empress," of the 

Northern Pacific Co. line, from Vancouver, 11. C, 
is taking the trip in the exclusive interest o/ Hie 
Victor Talking Machine Co.. Camden. N. J., for 
whom he will secure "ma'sle'rs." heing filled tip 
with a miniature out Mt for the purpose. Mr. 
Cheney ia evidently one of the most popular men 
In the trade, for his personal, lodge and hnsiness- 
friends made his farewell departure from New 
Vork a memorable occasion, and he Was the re- 
cipient of many handsome and useful presents. 



. Che 



' will I 



nder 



REJUVENATES PHONOGRAPH RECORDS. 

H. M. Zeigler. of Battle Creek. Mich., claims to 

have discovered a process wherehy phonograph 

records, if not entirely worn out, can he made to 



Is not the protection ot your 
machine, horn and records 
worth while? 

The Victor Vulcanized Fibre Cases Are 






Light, 


lack: 1. 

IVeal 


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pare thi. with 


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■ .if any 



Serviceable 



pulp. If 

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Price 1 1st, Send lor Quotations 

fftMr Trumpet. ■ M.73 FoAltiw ihe Firm. - f 



SiriOrSTRicord 



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Victor Distributing and Export Company 

77 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK 



RECORDS AND COPYRIQHTS. 

The Recent Decision of Judge Hazel in 
Perforated Roll Case Bears Distinctly 
Records. Which Apparently Are Not 

fringements. 



feu .low if* I, if. dec 



June ii|, In which 

le rolls were u.it 
; oJTthe COpfriBllt i 



and ihei 
righii 



or 



Ihe p 

llsh i 



B Of 



iirtH. Thai po 



with this 

■in the Kenned; against 
Veil. Rep., r.84>. which was • 
Colt held that perforated : 
or paper are not Infrlus' 
sheet*, 

dgned 

l' a mer-tiauliii 
hiiniinlly perform tunes. . 



Iced the talking tna- 
■aiegory by approving 
h American ami Kiic- 
Ion of his opinion dealing 



sheet*.* of r 

an .resign 



right 



rate! -; 



le lifld or sheet 
Itinnlloti to me- 
- Ill the Stern 
against Itosey caSe (IT App. U. C, 6B2), decided 
In l!iu|. it was 'held . . . that the ordinary 
^meaning of ihe words copying. piibHshlrtg,' etc., 
cnnnoi he enlarg^l to Include 'the reproducttou 
ihroiiKh the agency n f the phono K raph of {ho 
sounds of musical Instruments, playing tiie music 
composed and published |»y the comtilalnantB.- 
There apparently is Hill,- .llfferen.e between the 
facts of the Steffi" eace and the facia here, ex- 
cept thai in that ense the allece.! InfrinRlng rec- 
ord consisted of a disk or cylinder for reproduc- 
ing sounds hy means of the phonograph. The 
COBM further said: 'U ls-not pretendeil that the 
mnrkiims upon waxed cylinders can lie -made out 
by the eye, or that they ran he utilized in any 
other way than as parts or the mechanism of the 
phonograph.' " 



WANTS PATENT CASE REINSTATED. 



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WashiUKion, D. C. July S. lfH 
Oeo. H. L'nderhlTI has applle.l for a writ of 
mandamus in Ihe Dlttrlcl Supreme Court r.-quir- 
iiiK ihe Commissioner of Patents to relnsinte an * 
nppenl In a pending patent case, and to direct Urn 
Hoard of Examiners In chief to lake aetron on 
(he .us.-, and <le,-l.|e on Its merits. The inven- ' 
lion under discussion is nn improvement in sound 
reproducing machines, Mr. Underbill explains 
in his, petition thai he Died application ror a 

patent rip' July K, t!iii|, iu|l | ,| lllt , m September 
-". I'.»'l. an iiiterfereiii e was iletlareil by ihe 
l'<imniis.«limer*l' Patents, on issues between the 
petitioner. Underbill, ami Julius Wellner and 
Klan tlilb.-ri. On l-'ebruary 1. 1905, a UOu 



lo diSf 



i the 



Thf 



ipiMMi baa 



NEW CONCERN IN OAKLAND, CAL. 



.'TnlklnK Mn.-ti 



Oak I 



rkt.) 



The Pa 



I. Cat, July s. 



(irnpliiiphone Co.. under the man- 
agement of F. 0, Mills, has recently opened a 
slore in the Ua-oti block on 11th street that bills 
fair to take a place niinmn the many upioilate 
business 1,..::, s ..r this ciiy. The appointments 
of the store are In a .lark flat (Inlsh. BOraowbat 
ob the Flemish style and show to good advan- 



TALKING MACHINES ON THE SEA. 
What la proving lo be an attractive feature In 
s used around summer 
oLa talking n 



many nf th. 
resorts is t 



ploym 

'n on the deck, and In the 
t daticlnt; is even indulged In with the asalat- 
pa of ihi«sf machines. For Instance, ihe cabin 
tsengen on hoard the S. 3. Victoria, on a re- 
it voyage t > Montreal, gave a dance to the 
aitis of a hi 1 1 sounding talking machine, while 
mnnyof the s:mgs the passengers joined forces 
Ih the artists represented In the record. 



12 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




One of our two advertisements in the August magazines puts a list of the 
new Victor records before millions^of^people. In the border design we 
suggest the large variety of our records. > 

This advertising will create a big demand— people want the newest 
records, and we make it easy for them to select what they want. 

It makes the selling easy, too, and you had better have the. full 
variety. New Victor records are issued every month, and the dealer 
who can best supply the demand for them builds up a large, desirable 
trade and piles up his profits. Don't You want to be that dealer? 



•N 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



18 



TRADE NEWS FROM CHICAQO. 

Summer Business Quite Active — Victor the 
First in Demand — Some Columbia News. 

{Sped*! to The Talking Machine World.) 

Chicago, 111.. July U, 1906. 

Trade with the local talking machine dealers 
Is keeping up very well indeed. Large numbers 
of wealthy Cbii-aRoans take their talking inn- 
chines with them to their summer cottages to 
help beguile the evenings, and many sales o( 
high-priced machines have been made for this 
purpose. The Bale ot records Is proving un- 
usually good tor the senium. 

C. E. Goodwin, manager of the tnlklng machine 
department ot Lyon & Mealy. Is spending a 
three-weeks' enforced vacation at Mt. demons. 
Mich., and finds (he hatha patent In subduing an 
attack ot rheumatism with which he has. been 
suffering. In hie absence. M. A. Hcaly is look- 
lug after Hie work of the department. 

Lyon & Healy are having remarkable success 
with the Victor the First, the new fl'2 machine 
Just brought out by the Victor people. It has 
the advantage ot being absolutely noiseless and 
Is certainly remarkable value for the money. 
The first shipment was prarilcally sold before 
lis arrival. 

Mr. Atkinson, mechanical supcriuli-ndent of 
the Victor Talking .Machine Co.. was a visitor 
at Lyon & Healy's a couple ot weeks ago. He 
was on a trip among the company's larger West- 
ern trade. 

The Columbia Co.'s new rigid arm fluu ma- 
chine, the Majestic, is attracting much atten- 
tion at the company's Chicago office. Ten to 
twelve records can be run through at a winding. 
It has a handsome nlriielplnted burn and ma- 
hogany cabinet. 

Here Is a bunch of personals clustering around 
the Chicago office of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co. Manager John H. Dorian and K. 0. 1'lume 
have both taken the 3 2d degree in Masonry. 
Wholesale Manager E. C. I'lume left today Tor 
the flrst vacation he lias had in eight years. He 
will put In two or three weeks at Fox Lake 
W. S. Gray, manager ot the San Francisco office 
and J. J. Grimsey, manager of the Seattle store. 
a sub-office of Kan Francisco, were visitors nl the 
Chicago office on their relnru from a visit to the 
factory. Mr. Graves, of Graves £ Co., Portland, 
Ore., was a recent visitor on his return from the 
East. The firm has a nourishing talking ma- 
chine department. 

George W. Lyle. general manager of the Co- 
lombia Phonograph Co. and vice-president of the 
American Graphophone Co.. was a visitor at the 
Chicago office this week. 

The Vim Co,, of G8 East Lake street, narrowly 
escaped a suit for selling Columbia records lielow 



C. A. RAY, 

Talking Machines, Records 
and Supplies= 



Wholesale Exclusively 
LOUISVILLE, KY. 

To every retail dealer in Talking Ma- 
chines who will send mo his name and ad- 
dress on a postal card I will lend particu- 
lars of my guarantee of sale plan, which 
costs nothing, yet eliminates from the busi- 
ness of handling Talking Machines and 
Records every element of risk and makes it 
as steady and certain as the sale of staple 
groceries. 

1 have tested this plan most thoroughly^ 
in conjunction Win oyer I'M) dealers in dif- 
ferent sections CflsWcou ttry for five years, 
and it has proven entirely practical, safe 
and profitable to the dealers as well as to 

Address 
C. A. RAY, 
648 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky. 



the stipulated price the other day. Further- 
more, a peculiar method of accomplishing this 
end was revealed. The evidence was developed 
by H. L. .AVllson, assistant to Manager J. H. 
Dorian, of the Chicago office of the Columbia 
Phonograph Co., and working under the tatter's 
direction. Affidavits were prepared and the pa- 
pers were ready for filing in court when the Vim 
Co. agreed to discontinue the practice and to pay 
the costs incurred by the Columbia Co. Accord- 
ing to affidavits sworn to by Mr. Wilson, he 
bought two records bearing the legal notice that 
(hey were licensed to sell at ft, for 70 cents cash 
each, without asking for a discbunt An affidavit 
by another employe ot the Columbia showed that 
he went into the Vim store, asked for a Colum- 
bia record, and was told the price was Jl, but 
that he could get a used record for 20 cents on 
the attar side of the store, and trade it In for 
50 cents, the allowance dealers are permitted to 
make for old records. The customer went to the 
counter Indicated, said he wanted a record In 
order to get the allowance on a new record, and 
was simply given a ticket for which he paid 
20 cents and which was accepted In lieu of SO 
cents on the purchase of the new record, thus 
making It cost him 70 cents net. The proprietor, 
of the Vim Co. claimed to Mr. Dorian that such 
transactions were made without, his knowledge. 



EDISON ON DIAPHRA0M RECORDERS 

Improvement of Tone Quality — Violin Condi- 
tions Not Yet Understood — The Wizard's 
Opinion of PopulariMutic, 

S|ieaklng ot improving the tone quality of the 
talking machine in a recent Interview. Thomas 
A Edison said: "I have worked thlrly-flve years 
on the phonograph. A great deal of-my time at 
present Is directed toward Its perfection. 1 want 
In improve the quality of lone. A iery little 
alteration makes a great difference In quality, 
and experiments are correspondingly difficult. 
You can't tell why a Stradivarlus violin iB belter 
In tone that one picked up at random lu the 
music shops, but so it is: and while we know 
that in the phonograph the sweetness depends 
on the delicacy of the diaphragm and the son- 
orousness ot the receiver. Just how and what that 
is is the question. A certain diaphragm recorder 
takes the human voice very nicely without nny 
of that vibrating harshness, and another, wlili-h 
Is Just like it to all seeming, won't do It at alt 
We don'[ know why yet. but wo will In time. 

"hi working on the perfection of the phono- 
graph I discovered Incidentally a M range thing 
—the reason practically why the popular air so 
soon dies out and cannot be revived to public 
favor. 1 got out a nice waltz, one that I like 
exceedingly myself, and said, "Now we will use 
that waltz for recording.' You see, in order to 
gel the finest shades ot alteration it la necessary 
in experiments to have always the same piece of 
music, for the ear gets trained to a wonderful 
degree of delicacy. We played that waltz all day 
long. The second day it began to pall a little. 
At the end ot the fourth day the men began to 
gel dreadfully Irritated; at the end ot the week 
they could not stay In the room where it was 
being played. 

"I firmly believe that it is that question of 
reiteration which makes It possible for. you to 
hear Wagner and Beethoven over and over again 
and not get tired, while the simple melody, how- 
ever beautiful, wearies after a while and ends In 
disgust and dislike, for the music of men like 
those named Is so complicated that It has not 
the same effect on the nerve centers." 



GOT RECORD OF KAISERS VOICE. 

Prof. E. W. Scripture of New York, a member 
ot the Carnegie Research Society. Is to lecture 
on experimental phonetics at the University ot 
Marburg, Germany. Prof. Scripture recently ob- 
tained the only phonographed record ever made 
of the voice of the German Emperor, It was 
deposited In the Library of Congress, the Na- 
tional Museum, and at Harvard University. 



Free Language 
Demonstrating 
^^ Outfit ^^ 



The study of languages with 
Vtlie aid of the phonograph is 
daily becoming more popular. 
People are realizing the many 
advantages to be gained through 
the knowledge of a foreign lan- 
guage, and dealers are receiving 
increased demands lor language 
outfits — Those representing 
"double service" are increasing 
their sales from ten to thirty 
per cent. It won't cost YOU 
anything to find out whether 
or not you can thus increase 
YOUR business through the 

I.C.5. LANGUAGE jYSTEM 

<^mo»fl* Q,,€d Uon— 
PHONOGRAPH 

If you will fill out and mail the 
coupon below, we will send, 
without any expense to you, a 
demonstrating record contain- 
ing words in four languages, 
and a set of pamphlets giving 
the translation of the words and 
sentences reproduced by this 
record. These records are made 
by the gold mould process from 
perfect masters; the pronuncia,- 
tion is guaranteed to be abso- 
lutely correct. 

Will you let us help you 
boom your sales ? 



MAIL THI8 TO-DAY 

Not Good Altar Angus! IS. IMS 

I. C. S. Ijingunge Dept., 

Scruton. Pa. 

and pamphlets, four languages, free of 
any expense to me. I am an Edison 
Please send me the sample record 
dealer in good standing. 

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insertion. On aoarttrl) or rarly eomracti • in« 

ILEHITTANCE5. in other than current* form. 
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NEW YORK, JULY 15, 1905. 

IN various linen or trade there In ranalderable 
discussion relative lo the subject Of 'special 
brands. The talking machine Industry has Iwen 
largely free from (hi* evil, which has rteadlly 
crept Into many linen of business Bvvy tor 

■ ■■■r ,i I :..ri II, i mi I .!■ ;..i il.e [Biking machine* has ItK 

trademark ftnuutcd well to the :.. ef™ ,i ami 
the manufacturers thus far have refused in meet 
the demand which has com" frum snme jobbers 
and dealers to create for tliem special brands. 
By tbat we mean any talking machine which 
they can exploit under their own name or n 
special trademark. 4, 

IT Is possible tbat some new concerns may 
tippear later who will cater til the de- 
mand for special brands, but the move should 
lie discountenanced by all (be legitimate manu- 
facturers. Cor 'if Hie special business once takes 
a foothold in this industry It will lie hound to 
grow, and (be Una] result will he extremely detri- 
mental to the heal Interests of the trade. There 
Is realty) no good reason why there shoiilfl lie 
even a break In the line of legitimate talking 
machines. A few manufacturers control the 
situation, and they should protect not only their 
own Intercuts, bin the' Interests of the regular 
dealers every whir re. 



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nfaciured. the citt- 
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JUST- as soon as talking r 
ated under a variety <i 
those hy whom they are nu 
throat business will begin, i 
demoralize the entire Indusl 
It many of those- elements which have i out dil- 
uted mo largely to ItK success. If there is any 
one Industry In the world which should be held 
to regular brands it Is the talking machine line. 
and it can be controlled so easily. Of course. 
there are nittny special Inducements made to-day 
to the manufacturer by offering lo place' large 
orders for talking machines made for certain 
popular uses under different names. Just as 
Boon as this business Is accepted. It will seri- 
ously Injure the best Interests of the talking 
ms/hlne. it will lower prices and lower confi- 
dence and general stability. 



TilKHK is no reason why the talking machine 
business should not be conducted on the 
highest business plane. There should be no 
cheapening, no lowering of iritde standards, and 
no Introduction of special brands. Another 
thing, .no good reason can lie Advanced why 
there should not be an absolute fixity, of prices 
In the talking machine trade. There should be 
no cutting or slashing In the prices, and It must 
be said to the credit of the talking machine 
""manufacturers ihat they have held to coles 6r 
business common sense ami have applied excel- 
lent principles In the conduct of their various 
enterprises. 

LET not the business"" - !*- lowered by special 
■ brands, because that will mean a Matter- 
ing of. prices and a general demoralization of 
tradi; conditions. Trade-marked goods, guaran- 
teed hy the manufacturers, mean business sta- 
bility and security, and to depart from that 
WOUld he like stepping out from the clear busi- 
ness nimosphere into one clouded with doubt 
BRd discomfort. The individuality would be lost 
to a certain extent, and "business Individuality 
makes for' "lias in ess success to-day. The manu- 
facturer *ho advertises Ills brands Impresses his 
Individuality straight on through lo the jobber 
ami retail, dealer down to Hie customer. Special 
hraiiiTs arc like patent medicine. You never 
know what they nre made of until you fry them. 
When tin- manufacturer's name Is taken off a 
product there is absolutely no guarantee as to 
its value. * /* 

Till-: advertiser who makes, the [mini from 
manufacturer to consumer Is not always on 
easy lines. It may he all right to advertise >ome 
breakfast food or some trifle which costs a few 
cents. For these, people do not object to enclos- 
ing stamps or n little coin, and It is easy lor the 
manufacturer to semi »u a small stock to the 
country grocery store, 'together with l^ls maga- 
zine orders, as an encouragement lo the dealer 
lo put In n line. He Is Jeatly aiming at the 
dialer. That helps trade, but the manufacturer 
who advertises an article in which' there are 
several dollars Involved in a single purchase, 
should not lay too much stress upon 'he advise 
. I.llity of selling dire- 1 to the consumer, 

THK retail dealer cannot lie overlooked, for 
he Is a tremendous fore* in the distribu- 
tive machinery of business. Generally magazine 
advertising Helps materially, but. after all. the 
dealer himself musi be Interested, for he pos- 
sesses- Influence, ami he usually has a persona! 
Following to such.au extent that In* can sell any- 
thing that he desires. The position of ihe dealer 
■ Is h strong one, ami there (s .nothing that can 
be done to renm.ie him from his present vantage 
;>f power. Any advertising which does 



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Ot'K special reports show that there has been 
a satisfactory condition of business dur- 
ing the pun month, It is realty surprising even 
to those who have watched the steadily Increas- 
ing Interest in mis special product that there 
has 'been such a demand for talking machines 
during the tlrst month of summer. Healers have 
found that It pays to place n little added em- 
phasis on the talking machine Hue during the 
heated term. Formerly they have been lit the 
habit of slowing up on talking machine publicity 



mphasis 
(graphic 



TllOSK. however, «*h« have given the talkers 
. a proper treatment have been splendidly re- 
wardeiL for they have developed a trade Which 
has been surprising. It only shows that with the 
many outdoor sports which are In vogue during 
vm-nlion time the enlerialiimcni features of the 
talkers can he splendidly utilized- yachts, lawn 
parlies; In fact, there arc scores of ways In 
which talkers can lie used during the summer. 

A GOOD many of our readers have written us 
ihat they' believe that their business will 
show but little falling off during Hie summer. 
If this condition prevails to the extent that we 
are advised, dealers and Jobbers will do well to 
order slocks early for fall, because the men who 
have the largest stocks will he In the best posi- 
tion to serve Ihe Interests ol their local Irade. 

Atf a manor of business we would suggest 
the Immediate placing of orders, for we 
know of manufacturers whrt are months behind 
In filling their requirement s. am! with a stendily 
growlng export trade. II will be difficult to sup- 
ply the home market with a promptness which 
ft desired. Moil men fall into Ihe habit of de- 
laying ordering iinlll they have Immediate orders 
for goods. This is not a safe policy lo follow In 
Ibis particular line, and we believe that the talk- 
ing machine meii', canum get in line too quickly 
io place thejr orders for fall shipments, 

IT Is injposslhle to print, or even acknowledge 
Ihe hundreds of letters which have peached 
lis expressing words of praise aneut The Talk- 
ing Machine World. We made.no boastful state- 
ments when The World was first Issued, believ- 
ing Ihat our work would In- improslvc enough 
lo cause interest later. Here Is a sample ol the 
kind of commuuicailotis we are receiving. Un- 
der dale of July :: John Walsh writes from 
Vl.ksbnrg. Miss.: 

■■I received the hrst copy of your paper to-day . 
and iuiis.1 say thai l was musi agreeably sur- 
prised at It.; style and get-tif). I have seen, in 
my life, so many monthly publications boomed 
up by different editors, and when they were re- 
ceived were only fit fur the waste basket. There 
Mas nothing boomed by yon In describing the 
quality of your paper. Von spoke actual finis. 
The paper is there to talk for Itself. In fact, 
you delivered the gomls, I aln delighted with Jts 

style and get-up. ami the Information that Jit 
gives lo those that are in the talking machine 
business Is extremely valuable. 1 am three years 
la this business, and have gained more informa- 
tion through its columns at one glance that i 
did In nil that time. No dealer In machines In 
the country should be without a copy of The 
World. Its columns I look on as Isilb a day ami 
night School to those In the business, ami I 
would advise nil dealers for their own Informa- 
tion both socially, intellectually and Ilium. -tally 
to lose no time In -becoming subscribers to The 
World." i 

IT is a mistake in think ibai advertising 
should' be abandoned during the summer 
months. _ One dues not pin up shatters at ihe 
window just because. we have a warm day or 
two, ami certainly if business methods or In- 
terest Ik permitted to languish, naturally Ihe 
sales go tlnwn. There should lie no oft ami on 
seasons In advertising, but different forms of" 
advertising should be used in meel ibe require- 
ments of each"season. but advertising pays liest 



when j 



i keep everlastingly at it. 



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San Francisco. Cal.. July 6. 1805. 

The talking machine business In this city con- 
tinues Quite brisk, unit surpasses the expectation! 
of Ihe trade generally. Peter Bacigalupf has 
been mi a short irl|> to Eureka and succeeded in 
placing a number of electric self-playing pianos 
in that sec-lion. Hie Kdlson trade Is growing 
larger all the time, and lie continues as enthusi- 
astic as ever over the outlook generally for busi- 
ness In the im'menso territory which he controls. 

Byron Maur.y has adde'l a talking machine i i ■ ■ 
partment to his business, and like his piano 
business will be conducted on updn-date lines. 
<rftn a strong line or all kinds of Instruments, 
records and supplies. 

A welcome Visitor to the eity recently was 
C. \V. Noyes. who represents the American Rec- 
ord Co. and the Hawthorne £ Shculc Mfg. Co. 
After calling on the trade here he left for LOB 
Angeles, and from there will vIkII toe Lewis and 
Clark Exposition in rortlaud. He will then 
work his way Kast. 

Manager dray, of the Columbia Co.'s branch in 
this elty, has left for the Kast. accompanied by 
his wife and family. He was Joined by J. J. 
(irlmwy. manager of too Columbia Seattle 
branch. On their homeward trip they will conic 
by way of Portland to visit the Kulr. 

Chas. !■;. llrnwn. of Hie TalkoI'lione Co., just 
dosed an Important contract between the South- 
ern California Music Co., or Los Angeles anil the 
I. os Angeles Record, whereby the latter paper 
will use Talk-o-Phono machines as premiums. 
The first order is for six thousand machines. 
.Mr. Brown has also arranged with the San Fran 
Cisco Call, and it Is said thai their order will 
amount i« fifty thousand. The machines win i.c 
distributer! by Kohb-r & Chase. I understand 



ac-herae ho as to Include all the leading papers,, 
not only In the Par West, bin in the East. 

The Victor talking machine trade with Sher- 
man. Clay & Co. is in splendid shape. 1,. F, 
Oehnler, secretory of the company. Is quite: en- 
thusiastic over the future ot this business. He 
believes that expansion is inevitable. arid thai 
the talking machine will become a necessity to 
the pleasure of the people in their home. 

Recent elsitors to the city were A. A. ■ Gardner, 
of Napa. Cnl„ and Peter Bngel, of Marysville, 
Cal„ both enterprising talking machine dealers 
In their cities. They placed some godd orders 
while here. 



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TALKINO MACHINE'S ANCESTORS. 

Devices for Imitating the Human Voice Known 
to the Ancients — Like Watches, They Were 
Attributed to the Evil One. 

Wendell Phillips long ago exploited the Idea 
that some ancient Inventions still remain losl to 
modern engineers and scientists. When he 
spdkcVtlie phonograph had not been discovered. 
Recently .a French scholar, Edoiiard Fourntcr. 
has taken np the other end of the subject and 
traced the history of new things which were 
known to the am-lents. An example given is the 
talking machine. Which is desirilie4.as a device 
for imitating the human voire by mechanical 
vocal organs. 

Ancient talking machines were attributed 'P 
the evil one, and a notable wonder made by Al- 
bert the Great was smashed Into pieces by 
Thomas Aquinas In a moment of superstitious 
rage. The Queen of Sweden was amused by a 
talking head which spoke In Hebrew. Greek, 
Latin ami French. Skeptics attributed the re- 
umrkahle powers of ibis nisi, bine to ventrilo- 
quism. The first talking machine known to au- 
thentic history was presented to the French 
Academy of Sciences InylTJCt. It was iillimately 
broken np by its inventor, the Abb" .Mbal. Four 
years later a German inventor produced a ma- 
chine which was mentioned In scli-nUllc Journals 



of the time as a phonograph, but the particulars 
of the mechanism were not handed down. 

Ii is believed that the talking machines In- 
spired the ventriloquists to resort to tricks in 
order to deceive the public. An Ingenious Fremh- 
iiian had all Paris miming to hear a (diking 
figure a foot and a half in height, which an- > 
s we red all questions put to it distinctly, hut 
Investigation proved that the showman answered 
the questions himself through the aid of ven- 
triloquism. It Is, however, certain, according 
to this authority, (bat in the eighteenth- century 
there were talking machines of remarkable in- 
genuity, although none or them so tar as known 
reproduced the human voice as does the modern 
phonograph^ , 



NOW AN AUTOMATIC BABY NUBSE. 

An Ingenious Swiss mechanic claims lo have 
Invented an automatic baby nurse. The appa- 
ratus is attached to a cradle. If the baby cries, 
air waves cause specially , arranged wires to 
operate a talking machine, which sings a lullaby, 
while simultaneously clockwork is released and 
rocks the cradlo. When the crying ceases Ihe 
lAre falls to vibrate and Ihe cradle stops roc k- 
iuY Just think how (he young married man will 
bless this device. 



TALKIN.G MACHINES FOR PICNICS. 

Severn! snbsc-rl hers— dealers in various sec- 
tions of the country— apeak enthusiastically 
about the way the talking machine is tielng util- 
ized for picnics and outings of all kinds during 
Ihe summer months. In the homes of a number 
or pronilneni^peoplc the talking machine has 
been used for lawn parlies, adding considerably 
to the enjoyment of Ihe occasion. 



The Portland. Me., .Talking Machine Co. 
.been compelled to secure larger quarters at 
Congress street, owing lo the growth of 



TALKING MACHINE SUPPLIES 



All Flower Horns of our manufacture have a Trade-Mark attached 
similar to cut shown below. Accept no imitations. 
Our Trade-Mark is a guarantee of quality. * 




WE MANUFACTURE EVERYTHING IN THE NATURE OF 
TALKING MACHINE SUPPLIES. 

Hawthorne & Shcblc Manufacturing Company 

Mascher and Oxford Streets, V PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



A Word -Witt You, "Mr. 
Talking-Machine Dealer ! 



cbffte willii.nl jjrmlit. am! we presume 
thai yon arc interested in securing an 
article that will help make your store at- 
tractive ami aid yon materially in »■ busi- 
ness way. . '■ ' ' . 

Now, wc have that article, 'and yoii 
have the store, ami the possible outlet, 
therefore, there is mutual advantage in 
forming a business conncctioii. 

"What is it?" you ask. 
.It's the Kcyinaphonc, or in other 
words, a talking machine incorporated - 
in a Rcgiua Nliisic ISh.n. 

And that reminds us. you probably 
could sell some Rcgiua Music Doxcs as 
well as talking machines. The Rcgiua 
is the acknowledged standard in the 
nuisic box line. 

The ReginaplKnie is an altradive 
product The same power which turns 




the discs for a Rcgiua tune sheet is ar- 
ranged to turn the discs of the talking ' 
machine: 

It will take' any standard talking disc 
records not exceeding fourteen inches in 
diameter. 

■ Now, it will not take much figuring on 
your part to see the advantage of this / 
combination music box and talking ma- 
chine which occupies exactly the same 
space as either one alone. 

There is not another talking machine 
on the market made with as good a mo- 
tor as we put in the Keginaphoue. It will . 
run for a liTnger time and more evenly 
add naturally give better results than any 
other talking machine. 

Then think what ibis means -as a 
power of attraction for yonr store. 

You will have something to show out 
of the ordinary, and it will be not only 
an attractive feature of your establish- 
ment, but a paying one as well, ami the 
paying end of the business is where the 
emphasis should be placed. 

Can wc take this matter up with von? 



THE REGINA COMPANY 



SPOKE AFTER DEATH. 

How the Rev. H. C. Slade, Kentucky'! Famous 
Feud Breaker, Came to Preach His Own Ser- 
mon—Creates Sensation. 

(Special in The Tulklhj; Machine World.] 

Lexington, Ky., July 8,-11105. 

Alih<*igu Rev. HenryC. Slade. Kentucky;* fa- 
nyyis "fetid breaker," created perhaps more sen- 
sallons during the course of his life than- t lie 
average mountaineer of Ills State, hi- broke all 
records when, the other day, Ills own voice 
preached a funeral sermon over Ills dead body, 
arretted the- music and made one last Impassioned 
addreBB to the rough peopl»-irtu"ong wliom he had 
lived and worked for so many years. 

\Vhen this man, who In his Utile mountain 
church had won widespread fume, was breathing 
his last Iji his humble cabin under [he mountains 
he had a talking machine drawn close to his bed 
'and then i-oured Into It the story of his life and 
a last plea to the rough mountaineers. This was 
the e]imax of his life's noble work. A few days 
later Mr. Slnde died and two days after the 
strange funeral service was held: Word had 
gone for and wide that the minister would preach 
bis own fttneraj^ sermon, for the members of the 
longrcgatlonthad spread the news lit) It became 
the wonder of the mountains. When lite body 
was carried Into the church and placed upon the 
trestles In front of the altar, hundreds had Blith- 
ered to (tear the dead past or. preach. One of Hie 
minister's friends siarted the machine, and a 
familiar voice spoke. Baying: 

"The Lord giveth and the I.ord lakoth away." 

After the song the funeral sermon! itseir be- 
gan, ami the volee. seemingly wlihotipetrnrt. told 
the life story of the dead, man. his fitrugBles. hie 
hopes and his fears. How in ttie fo'urih year of 
his ministry his efforts w»re rewarded by bring- 
ing Into the Christian fold families who for gen- 
erations had bitterly fought 'each other, many 
murders being the result. ^ 

At the end of the sermon the voice admon 
tshed the people to be constant in welldoing. 
And then suddenly the voice asked the emigre- 
gntlon to rise nml sing. ."Jews, Lover of .My 
Soul," and the members of Mr. Blade*! church 
Joined their dead minister In that old hymn. 

When the ceremony was over Hie congregation, 
awed and whispering, stood in groups while Ihe 
body was borne out ot the church to tfi'o dairying 
ground, where it was laid to rest. 

For eleven years Mr. Slade hnd preached to nil 
mountain congregation. Ilrsl in the homes o[ Ihe 
people, and afterwards in the little church at 
Hideout. Through his efforts the Howard-White 
fend, and the famous Tolllver^fend. were ended. 

He became Interested in the talking machine 
while on a visit to Louisville, anil oil returning 
.to the' mountains took with hlui a lalking ma- 
chine and a number of records, among which 
were the latest musical successes, the best In ora- 
-tory and many humorous rei tuitions, Such a 
luxury had never before been heard of in that 
remote monntaln district, so when ?-tr. Slade 
turned ills Wednesday evening prayer meetings 
into talking machine entertainments the chorea 
was crowded. t * 

He became so Impressed with the Importance 

he could 

ved the Idea 

of preaching his own funeral sermon. By doing 
so he helped to nettle the difficulties between 
many families who were threatening to declare 



Mr. Howsey said the task proved to lie the 
hardest be bad ever undertaken. He sanfi to 
the accompaniment of liells on either side of him. 
nnd the piano was rattling away for all the 
pianist was worth. He Bang into the various 
trumpets until the perspiration was running on" 
him. He hnd lo sing each song seven or eight 
times, and as the voko varied It had to be fo- 
cused to suit the record. The diaphragm was to 
blame at lirst, and the firm had to send to Italy 
for a new one. Then the wax of the record was 
too hard. It was not the case that his voice was 
too weak. The records must have turned out 
good, because they were offered for sale In de- 
fendant's stores. 

The evidence for the defense was to the effect 
that Howsey was to produce twelve "master rec 
ords"— records capable of producing others— for 
which he was to receive three guineas. Bow- 
sej's voice, however, was not a good one for 
such purposes, as then was a want of brilliancy 
and clearness for production. The arrangement 
was that the money was to be paid when the 
"master records" were produced, and these bail 
not" yet been obtained. The sheriff decided in 
favor of the vocalist. ,. 



lie uucajiie mi mi|ir< r :-.--'-'.i wu u me iru 
of the talking machine thai Jp/'bclicved 
do good after .death, andJrelico conceived 



SINGING INTO TALKING MACHINES. 

A .vocalist described his experiences In sing- 
ing for' talking machine records In a sheriff's 
Court In Scotland, recently. John II. Howsey, a 
singer whose professional name Is J. 11. Oswald. 
I was engaged by the Noble Manufacturing Co, 
Glasgow, to sing twelve songs into a talking ma- 
chine, and was promised three guineas (about 
(15) for his services. Afterwatds, however, he 
was told that the records had not turned out well 
and were tin reproduc live, and he was not paid. 
He now sued, the llrm for the amount. 



NOVEL STREET INSTRUMENT 



We sometimes have to go abroad lo get do- 
meslie news. For instance, Ihe London IKng.l 
(Hobo says: "An American is said to have in- 
vented a musical itisirument. which. If It ever 
became popular, wou'd revolutionise our streets. 
It Is nothing jess than a machine which com- 
bines the qualities of the organ and of the Aeo- 
lian harp, arid isjnnde In two sizes; one small. 
to he ntted to^rlie^Tratne of a bicycle; and the 
other, larger, .to be attached In front of a motor 
car. The Inventor claims that Ihe wind blowing 
through the Instrument will proddce such a eon- 
"cold of sweet sounds that neither the cyclist nor 
the motorist will ever be wearied on a Journey, 
but will rldo and drive la ecstasy, entranced 
with their own music. Moreover, the complaints 
which have hitherto been made ot the harsh 
jingle of the bicycle bell, and of the raucous bel- 
low of ihe motor's horn, will no longer have any 
Justification. The cycle and the motor will be 
announced by fairy-like melodies, which wilt 
soothe the pedestrian, and almost reconcile him 
to being run over. The idea Is ingenious, but 
we doubt whether tl will ever become popular 
In this country. The weight of such an Instru- 
ment cannot be inconsiderable, and its chief 
drawback Is that (he music is not under the con- 
trol of the rider ami driver. A talking machine 
attachment would be simpler, and would have* 
the advantage of proclaiming the owner's musl- ■* 
eal tastes, differentiating the admirers of Brahms 
and Wagner from thi' man devoted merely to the 
Spring Chicken."* - 



The Century Cycle Co.'s store la Bridgeport, 
.'onn„ wns badly damaged by Ore last week, a 
ileal many talking machines being destroyed, 



Incorporate!) under the Lawi o 



=New York= 



Phonograph Company 

Exclusive Llcensoe* under the 
Phonograph patent* of Thomas, II. 
Edison for tho State of New York 



Grxinlicd under lutuorilr of The North 
Amerkan Phonograph Company and Jcmc 
it. Upphicott, Sole Licensee of The 
American Qraphophoae Company. 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



17 



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ADVANTAGE OF ORGANIZATION. 

>w the Interest of Dealers and Jobbers May 



The attention of the Iradc lias been directed 
from lime to lime, and In ninny ways, to the 
.matter of organization, as both jobbers and deal- 
ers are, lo a greater extent ttiau over before, 
coming together In associated form for the ad- 
f 'Vancemcnt of their respective intarcsls. Not- 
withstanding Ihe limitations which there must 
lie to the success wltli which associations carry 
mit their special projects, there nre few informed 
In regard lo these, organizations who nre not 
ready to acknowledge the advantage they are lo 
those for whose special benefit they ore const i- 
tnti'd. nml also lo the trade as a whole. 

In tin' ncoonipHatunent of the spcrinl purposes 
for which they are orgwHwd, Ihetv is no doubt 
that as a rule these associations Succeed In Justi- 
fying their existence. Instances will occur to 
those in close touch with such mailers of ariion 
taken by organizations of Jobbers, for example, 
which resulted much to their advnuiHge. as bet 
ter terms were obtained froui manufacturers, or 
a concert of action secured among the trade by 
which liners were maintained or the aseocla- 
-~\l Ion's interests in one way or another promoted. 
^~Thoau Identified with retail organisations can 
cite many instances also in which united action 
resulted in the corweUon of trade abuses and in 
the protection of retail Interest.-; in many ways, 

The broadening Influence of connection with a 
trade nssocial Ion is perhaps more Important 
MatliT* which would not otherwise eonie up for 
<b finite caaaMeeufton are thus brought lo I he 
uiuujfMta' Bii'iiibui. and trade questions are ron- 
nipici.tly eomtdored in it broader spirit 'and 
from a different anil more Just point of view than 
la 'furnished by the Individual's Interest consid- 
ered by Itself. These Influences are accentuated 
by attenilani* at the meetings, when there is the 
coming together el n targe number of mm en- 
gaged In the same bnalnetu. not a few of whom 
nre persons of ability. The associations thus 
■lo eametulflg lo gel the membership out of the 
rut Into which they are. despite their Intentions 
nml protests, Bpl to fall, ami lo Invigorate them 
wiib a new ami morcentcrprisinit spirit. 

If the trade asMoelaiions were limited iii any 
one class, uk. for example, i Ither lo Jobbers or 






id i 



the 



SLOT MACHINES 



Look at these prices: 

Picture machines, $6.00 

Slot Talking .Machines 
Mahogany Cabinets, $35.00 
Punching machines. $15.00 

Name Plate Machines, $30.00 
Slot Weighing Scales, $3t).(10 

Victoria Disc Talking 
.lachlnes t Special > $8.00 

ROCERS MFC. CO. 

147 West 23rd St., NEW YORK 



New Records for 


Old. 


S EXnn, t ..ny(»„,l.,„k.n, ,»i«. V 

Columbia, and I will send ymi a i 

record (or send two .7-111. oi same male 

press must he paid by you. Every 

E. S. OLIVER. 

20 New St., *"— ' Newark 
I.irKesi Talking Midline Hoist 10 Sew 


ecord is 

1 
. N. J. 



large, or for the separate associations, the name 
benefit that there is when all classes In the trade 
art- effleiently represented by organizations de- 
voted to their carious special Interests. By 
means of the associations no one class Inline 
trade Is iiermlttcd to have everything Us own 
way. The jobbers, for example, haw forced home 
upon them the fact that there are manufacturers 
on the one side anil dealers on the other who 
are In an entirely friendly way. U may be as- 
sumed, watchful and vigilant In looking out for 
their rights and emphasizing their iioslllon in 
various matters in which In the very nature of- 
ihe case there must needs be some conflict ot 
Interest. In this way there is secured a more 
Just appreciation of the real bearing of the ques- 
tions, which present themselves, permitting and, 
indeed, requiring a broai] view of the subjects, 
thus promoting not only their own special Inter- 
ests, but the welfare of the trade ul large. 



TRADE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS. 



(Special I" The Itelkleg ItaehbM World.) 

St. Louis, Mo., July Ul. V.«K>. 

The miking maehlne business for the month 
of June Is reported to have been nolle satisfac- 
tory, and especially so considering the" severe 
spell of wurni weather that existed ilurlng a por- 
tion of that month. The trade In general Is well 
pleased with present conditions and future pros- 
pects, 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. 'report a good 
volume ot activity with Ihem, and are having 
quite a large Increase In their business since 
they moved Into thefr^new quarters. Wi C. 
Fuhrl. manager of the local, branch, left Monday 
for New York on a flying business trip. He is 
expected home the latter part of the week. 

II. S. Ramsdell, vice- president of the St. Louis 
Talking Machine Co.. states (hat tlicir.trade for 
th< month of June was IfeltSr than expected, and 
that they are looking for July to do still better. 

The Western Talking Machlne't'o.. recent suc- 
cessors 10 the Ray Co., through Manager El L. 
liat'vln. report business good and Improving. 

Manager T. P, Clancy, of the talking machine 
department of the t'onroy I'iano Co.. states that 
their business for the first six months of this 
year has been the best for that period of any 
tilt)'- In their history. When seen by your corre- 
spondent on Monday at about four o'clock he 
elated that they had been so busy thai day he 
had 1101 had time to open his mall. 

Manager K, II, Walthall, of the talking machine 
department of (be o. K. llomk Plana Co., re- 
ports their trade surprisingly good for the month 
of June. About August 1 this di'panment will 
be enlarged, and liny will occupy the entire 
third floor for talking machine purposes, a per 
lion of which will be used as their wholesale 
and Jobbing department, They now occupy a 
little more than one-bait of the third flo;>r. 




EDISON RETURN PROPOSITION WITH- 
DRAWN. 

C, II WIIpiui. manager of sales. National I'ho 
nograph Co.. under dale oi June 27. sent onl the 
fallowing notice to dealers- "We hereby notify 
you thai on July S, IMS, the offer, contained fn 
our letter of May 15, relating to return of broken. 
cracked or defective records will !«> withdrawn. 
After thai flair we will not lake back, or accept 
for ireilii or exchange, records ot any descrip- 
tion whatever, unless It be such as are mechani- 
cally detective; and. they must not be returned 
until you have* fire! written us advising the 
quantity to be returned, ah/*, the nature of the 
■hfecls. ami Obtained our permission to return 
them." 



The talking iiiaiiiinc denartmenl pi Botnen- 
bt-rg-S rtC, one of New York's popular dry goods 
stores, has undergone a thorough overhauling 
under the experienced supervision oi Ph. Allen, 
tin' manager. 411 lines are handled. 



OWL TALKS 



No. 3 

There 's^hjjihmI ik-ai of satisfaction 
in being able lo sell goods, but there's 
a kind of satisfaction that lifts a fol- 
low up as mere profit cannot. ■ 

It's the kind that is ejcpenenced 
where yotl get a couple of letters in 
ymir morning mail that read like the 

two below. 



A. S. Waynes, manager of the Co- 
lunihia fhonograpb Co.'s branch at 
Lowell, Mass., says: 

"Your wire racks for Disc Records 
are now set tip mul In operation. 
They ire more than satisfactory : 
we ivro greatly pleased and wonder 
how we ever managed lo gel along 
under our oli system." 

The kTiiKhl-CamiHR-ll Music Go., of 
Cripple Creek, Colo., write: 

"We find It simple enough to find 
any desired record In a. few set-, nds, 
and the racks hold more records 
than one would suppose, consider- 
ing the small amount of space they 
occupy. 

Since 'using them wc have had no 
damaged records." 



THE QWL 

^""'Syracuse Wire Works 
SYRACUSE. N. Y. 



V 



18 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TALKING MACHINE LITIGATION. 

.etter from Janies M.^.Andem, of the N. Y. 
Phonograph Co. — Communication A Tap from 
W. E. Gilmore'of National Phonograph Co." 







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able to Understand the situation Intel llgenlly. 

When Mr. Edison sold his phonograph patents 
in ihe North American Phonograph Co. Cor fSuo.- 
(rttti rash, ami the Ioca] phonograph companies 
purchased their ri^ht t> through iliai company, 
paying several times that amount for their ex- 
clusive privllegeaj they became entitled, under 
their Mat tacts, to the sole right to handle tho 
phonograph In their respective territories, nm 
only In its then Imperfectly developed male, but 
also to all Improvements upon it lo In- made 
within fifteen yearn thereafter. Ah your inform- 
ant sajf, -ih.ii recently published interview iti 
your paper, the phonograph business during the. 
first years of lis promotion was, Indeed, "In a 
groggy condition." The New York Co. Itself. 
spent (".ti.OO'O from its treasury during the first 
five years of lis existence in a. vain effort to pro- 
mote the business. i The public would not take 
the imperfect machines offered them, the prom' 
Iseil Improvements were slow In com Inn. and 
they could not do a profitable business with the 
machines then obtainable. 

Finally, when the North American Co., Us only 
source or supply, was forced by Mr. Bdlun Into 
the hands of a receiver, and an attempt Was made 
to gel the local company contracts onl of tha 
way. by a legal trick which* Is characterised hy 
the conn in Its opinion as "an I] Advised attempt 
to evade contractual liability." them seemed to 
be nothing left .except to make a direct appeal 
to Mr. Edison for recognition. This was done. 
A committee was appointed which waited upon 
him. had many conferences with his counsel and 
himself, called Ms attention to Iheir commit 
right's, tried lo make some satisfactory arrange- 
ment with him. but the only remit was his final 
reply that. he would sell phonographs to the New 
York Co. u|ion the same basis as lie was selling 
Ibem to h jar agents, but not otherwise; and that 
If ihe company thought they bad any exclusive 



rights under ihelr contracts they had better es- 
tablish them hy litigation. 

There was nothing left to he done, therefore. 
but to follow this advice, ami in 1901 LlK bill, of 
complaint wan filed with the UnjtMl States Clr- 
suit Court, and arter Tour years of slrenilinis 
litigation in which defendants' connscl availed 
themselves of every technicality known to Un- 
law, to postpone and evade a final hearing, a 
decree has been handed down hy the United 
Sfflles Circuit Court granting the injunction 
prayed for against- ihe National Co. ami ordering- 

-them lo give an arrouatlng of their profits lo 
the New York Co. An order staying Ihe injunc- 
tion until the 'October term of Ihe United Slates 
Circuit Conn of Appeals wm* filed at ihe tame 
lime, but [he accounting will he proceeded with 
before United States Commissioner Shields with- 
out delay, and under the order of -the court the 
defendants are required to' produce Iheir hooks 
and lie examined to show what damages shall be 

-assessed against them. 

In the meantime ihe defendants have, through 
their ag-nts. purchased several thousand shares 
of Ihe slock of the New York Co. In an nnsiii-- 
ccssful attempt to gel control of its affairs for 
the ptlfpOBO or Stopping this litigation against 
them, Vnd they are now Iflrga slocKhoiders ot 
record, "YOtiii|ir*nt every 'election to score a 
hoard In Ihelr own interests. 

As a subscriber to and an advertiser in your 

'widely circulated paper, I request that yon will, 
as a iinilu-r of fair play, give publication to Mils 
Il iter, and lo the decree, n printed copy of which 
I enclose, so that the Irnde and the public gem-r- 
ally may be property informed as to ihe true 
mains of the case, and not he misled by tho 
erroneous reports which (lie dcfemlan/s have so 
freely circulated. Yours very truly/ 

rjAUES L. AniiKM. 

Secretary N, Y. Phonograph Co. 
Without making any comment on Mr. Andcm's 
letter. It would be well to remind the trade* that 
the entire mnlter is Still In the courts. Also that 
the questions' *si issue, which in no wise nffcci^"-tinual Phonog 
the business directly, and deal solely with tin 
legal rights or the respective companies, wll 
not l>e finally adjudicated until they are review** 
hy ihe United States Court 1 of Appeals. Pepdtui 
ibis all proceedings. are absolutely stayed. 



lobbies ami dealers In the Slat.- of New York in 
reference to ihe suit brought by them to enjoin 
this company from dealing in phonographs and 
supplies in that State. The notice in question 
has also been disseminated by other companies 
claiming similar rights In other localities. 

"The order for the injunction referred to in 
said notice was stayed by an order of the court, 
llli-il simultaneously with ihe Injunction order 
[already published.— Bd-] An apnea] having been 

takefi from the decision of the lower court. Ihe 

siay is continued ant) all other proceedings ore 
suspended, pending final deposition of ihe ease 
by Ihe U. S. Circuit Cunt of Appeals. If the 
Court or Appeals should finally hold that the 
New York Co. is entitled to an accounting, thai 
will be a matter lor the National Co. to settle. 
and Jobbers end. dealers throughout the stale oi 
New York and elsewhere cannot he held account- 
able to the New York Co. or any other parties 
. laimlng similar rights, for the obvious reason 
that damages cannot be exacted twice Tor the 
same cause of anion. 

"So far ns concerns other companies outside 
i he State of New 'York claiming similar rights, 
it Is sufnch-hl to say that no suit has prngresse I 
beyond the mere formality pt filing the usual 
1:111 of complaint In any event, we repeal the 
assurance which' Jti< have- always cheerfully 
given, that we stand back nf our jobbers and 
dealers to the fullest extent, ami that we hold 
ourselves ready to defend, al our expense, any 
a Hon which may be brought against them for 
Violation of any patent, or similar rights, in con- 
nection with our goo. Is. and lo pay any damages 
which may lie assessed therein, provided ihai In 
the event of such a suit, ihe mailer lie Imme- 
diately turned over fa us. to he hr.mlle.l by our 
attorney. ■.Yours very irujy, 

National PltOMH.M.M'H Co., 
s.W. B. Gil Mom, President," 
Answers to Ihe hills or complaint or the Wis- 
consin and Illinois companies- have been tiled 
by Ibe Kdlson Phonograph Works anil Ihe No- 
iph Co. The other suits will he 



■ Vou, 



DEALERS INJURING THEMSELVES 

By Not Taking Hold j 



The appended circular letter lias been seui lb. 
Iratle by the National Phonograph Co. relative i< 
a notice issued by Ibe'New York Phonograph Co 
in connection with recent decisions rendered bj 
Judge Hazel, or the United States Circuit Court 
silting lu eriulty, for Ihe Southern District ot 
New York: 

'•Orange, N, J,. June 8, tWB. 

"We have had our atlenlion^lled lo a nolbi 
whiuh the New York Phonograph Co. have sent ti 



od Establi 
c Depart m 



at. 



Whili 



hold of the busio. 
so characteristic 
goods. The niusi. 
Hilly for demons! 

who regai 




The K. C. 

For Edison 



Repeating Attachment 

STANDARD Phonographs 



SIMPLE enough for a child to attach. # 

CHEAP enough for everybody to buy. ' m 
The first and only repeating AttacirliTent which 

operates successfully on a Standard, phonograph. 

Now ready for the market. 

Price 83.50 

Special styles made for the Home and Triumph machines. 

MANUFACTURED BY 

THE K. C. NOVELTY COMPANY 

27 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 

— ■ ■ -FOR SALE BY ALL iOISOM JnttnFnm 



>r Do- distribution and ink) or 
rodiiets, still they <|u mil take 
ss with lluil Vim and activity 
>f nlher lines handling these 
trades proper have every la- 
nionstrntiiig and niiirkoilng the Hup, 
room ready a' hiiml and customer* 
these dealers as the leglilmute repre * 
lenlatltet and sellers or everything pertaining - 
o -music and kindred merchandise, A talking 
tinehlnc deiinrtninil Is held to lie a iinilllahle 
iddltion lo the business, and the only drawback 
o n belter understand lug or Ihls-liivitlng (iros- 
leet in the prejudice or music dealers them- 

A Krai many, much to the credit or their Judg- 
iienl, hove recognise", this lad and take pleas- 
ire in maintaining ibis branch or their estab- 
Uhnieut nt the highest jilieh oi efficiency, ae- 
ording II amide room ami suitable equipment 
the wise ones. Anoihei portion of the 
rnde look, askance at Ihe proposition, arguing 
hut Ihe talking machine la In no Sense musical, 
lence should be ignored entirely as" being out- 
tide Ihe pale. No greater mistake was ever ninde 
r the commercla] side of the business is taken 
tilo consideration. It Is rf splendid line or goods 

have, and in Ibe hands or men entirety pro- 
;resKlve there Is "nig money" In It. Besides, a 
alklng machine department worthy the name is 

1 drawing attraction to ihe distinctly musical 
■nd not to be despised, as many live dealers have 
cheerfully testified. 



11.. W. Wright, of nnston. has purchased an 
interest in the talking machine business conduct- 
ed by Kingman Bros., In rittsnebl, Mass. 



Thi 






THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



1!) 



Sunshine' and Shadow 



A TALE OF A SOUTHERN HUNTINQ T«IP 



[Written specially tor Ttw 'entiling - 

There Is a secluded nook nettling In a pic- 
turesque bend of the St John's River tlmt Ik vir- 
tually a beauty spot on the face of Moiher Earth, 
li is shaded by lalf. Microns plow that bend tliolr 
majestic [ops io ihe caress of every breejte that 
whisper* through thorn. Birds of gay plumage 
sing their love hours then; the day long, ami the 
woodland solitude Is unbroken by the crack of 
the hunter's ritlo or the whir of the fisherman's" 

Here wo (Jack Raymond and I) found our- 
selves on a beautiful evening of early summer, 
basking in Hit- glow of oar cumpfiro ami enjoying 
(he golden glory of the rlslug moon, nnd our 
evening pipes. 

We were Harvard men, anil had drifted ShjttU 
on n bunting triji before taking no mir profe* 
slons. Wo were both eager <i> enier upon our 
llfework, Inn wo sorely needed iliai plunge Into 
the wllils, tho niter absence of everything per- 
taining to the strenuous life that brings ihe tutor 
racing baek into 1 lie faded cheeks, anil brawn to 
the lagging limbs. As before staled, we wore on a 
hunting irii>; not In ihe sense amhiistood by the 
employers of the reel ami rifle, inn in a manner 
much inure difficult ami exciting, ami when sue- 
eeashil, accompanied by far creator satisfaction. 
Wc were in search of all wild things that came 
wlihin rnn[;>' of our Instruments, bin we did not 
wound or kill. Instead of the cold, lifeless reran) 
that fill the so-called iportsnmn'a bag after a day 
of. murder, ami futunl Urn in his dreams at night, 
we carried home with us the linages ol our 
Woodland friends and their void's also, perma- 
mnily photographed on film and cylinder, for 
wo hunted with the camera and the phonograph. 

Hunting wiih ihe" camera lias been indulged In 
for years, lint I think 1 am Jusilficd in saying 
ihai to Jack ami I belong 'he honors of making 
ihe only really successful records of Hie voices 
of birds in their native haunts. It is a simple 
operation, ami for Ihe 1 1 milt of those who may 
car- to try it. I will desrrllie briefly how it is 
done, 

t will give as an example our cxin>ricme in 
recording Hie cry of the great horned owl. known 
as the king of Hie forest. 

Wo discovered a large, ragged hole In the limb 
nf a gnurleil oak. which seemed especially adapt- 
ed io the requirements of Hie bird we sought. 
After climbing the tree ami peering cautiously 
into Hie moss-rimmed aperture. .Inch returned iu 
isreat excitement with the intense]}- Interesting 
information iliat n whole family of owls lived 
there and that they were all at home We un- 
packed our recording oiittlr which consisted or an 
Killson phonograph ami small paper horn, over 
which we stretched u cover of cloth painted to 
resemble Ihe bark of ihe oak tree. We had itotena 
of ihese covers, ami i dontd if Ihere was a dent- 
sen of Hie foresl whose coal we could nol match 
wlih one of them. After adjusting the recorder 
ami I lank ryltfldor. I slowly ascended to tho 
limb, carrying ihe paraphernalia with me. 



scUm World bg Howard Tuyi..r.i 
/ 

Eventually I discovered an Ideal spot In whtch 
lo place tho machine, a forkeil branch whero 
dense foliage obscured it from the vlew'of the 
sleepy Inhabitants of the cavern Just beyond. 
Then J placed Ihe horn in position, lowered the 
recorder on the surface of the blank, attached 
the sinrltng cord, and descended to await Hie 
night, ami to pray lhat Mr. Owl would at least 
indulge In a good-bye lo Ills family before start- 
ing out on his nocturnal marketing. 

Just aa Ihe twilight deepened into night and 
ihe big. full moon was pain tine (he trcetops 
wiih silver we heard a low, weird hool. My fin- 
gers jingling with apprehension. I gently pulled 
the siriuiT. I.Ike minutes, ihe seconds wenl by, 
and still no'sonnd. Then loml and clear, ringing 
wiih Hie volume of a hunter's horn through ihe 
foresl glade, came the long, piercing cry we 
longed for. Whoo-oooo! Whoo-o-o-o-o! It con- 
tinued through a jierioi] of nearly thro>> nilniiles. 
then wlih a blinding Hash il was none. The sud- 
den glare of light frightened me as fflueft as did 
Hie owl, for In my excitement I had forgotten 
thai .lack's camera was io play a leading part In 
ihe drama, ami thai he had taken a flashlight 
photograph as I had made the record 

Was ihe wiund 1 yearned for so eagerly re- 
corded u|Hjn Hie little black cylinder up yonder 
BtROng lb" shadowy oak leaves? I lost no time 
in meditation, but clambered' up the tree with all 
possible speed, despite Hw injury lo clothing re- 
snliing (herefrom, nnd soon had Hie. machine in- 
stalled upon n soap box in the corner of our 
shanty, a reproducer inserted, and then came Hie 
concert. 

Smrllng wlih a low tremolo. Hie voice in Ihe 
horn swelled lo a fortissimo of greal .Volume, dy- 
ing away again in a faint echo.. Several Hnies 
was Ibis repented, until Ihe whole surface of the 
cylinder had been traversed by Hie sapphire hall, 
assuring us lhat we hail procured a ]ierfer-t copra- 
diicllon of the voice of the great horni d owl. 

However, ns Ihis story has not to do with 
horned OWla hereafter, hut to something far more 
fascinating, I will bo more explicit ami return 
to our camp on the hanks of the limpid Si. 
John's. 

(in Hie beautiful evening in Question we were 
particularly well pleased wlih our trip, ourselves 
and Ihe world at large. We had found came 
plentiful, as a case or ni-ords ami a large roll of 
photographic films bora evidence, and schemes 
were drifting out into Ihe moonlight woven hi 
the smoke from our fire, that spoke of oilier 
worlds to conquer, of diversions Unit would af- 
ford us » iasi. deep pleasure before throwing off 
lite cloak of idleness and selling our shoulders 
io the cart wheel of lalmr again. 

We sat In Silence — only Jack's mandolin break- 
ing the stillness. As. ihe faint, sweet strains 
gilded out on the moonlit water, and came to us 
niyiin In a tender echo* full of melody from the 
misty distance, a feeling of peace, a love for the 
calm and Quiet of the wihlcrm'ss stole upon Re 




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and I spoke io Jack, pouring out my heart to him 
on Hie suhject. *' 

"Yes: It is nil right here," he replied, hut Ms 
lone assured me that them was something 
wrong. He was not the care-frec Jack who had 
made our nip a picnic until now. 

"Anything the mailer, old man," 1 asked, fear- 
ing he might bo III. "Oh, nothing sgeclftl.".a"nd he 
sighed. After a few moments of silence he spoke 
wiih nn effort. "I might as well make a clean 
breast of it— I'm homesick. You will admit, I 
think, that it^Js mighty hard on a fellow who Is 
engage,! to the nicest little girl in all the worhf 
lo he shin out of her sight all these weeks, with 
only her picture to console him. I know we have 
had a bang-up time,' hut I would give a week's 
railons for Just one peep Into a certain Fifth 
Avenue drawing room to-night." Taking a photo- 
graph from the depths of his hunting shirt, he . 
gniied long nnd passionately ^at the sweel, re- 
fined face whose brown eyes mel his blue ones 
so Irnstfully from thai piece of cardboard. 

Far down the river a Hoop of water rowl were 
s[H>Aug. We coubl hear ihe dull heat of their 
wings, and their brazen erys as they entreated 
iliclr mates lo join the frolic, and so the night 
wore on. We were crawling Into our blankeis 
when a shadow passed between us and a figure 
' stepped out Into the fire light. It was an Indian. 
a tlne-Iooklng Mlow, of heroic physique, straight 
as an arrow, and his figure set off to great advan- 
tage by the light-fitting shirt and leggings cf 
buckskin, Hie dress of Ills people. His feet were 
shod with beaded moccasins, and his long black 
hair, which fell-vrn showers over his broad nnd 
shapely shoulders, was decorated with a plume 
from a heron's wing, while as snow. Evidently 
he was a specimen of the seldom seen perfect In- 

"tTgh! me tlgallali— bring lettir." and stepping 
over to my side of the blase he handed me a 
dainty envelope upon which ihere was no name 
or address. Wonderingty, I broko the seal and 
read in a small, feminine hand ihe following: 

"Senors.— lloubtlcss you will ihink me bold to 
thus address you. having never met yoli, but 
when I saw your canoe pass our villa jeslerday I 
examined you carefully through my spyglass, and 
became firm in Ihe lieiler that you were gentle- 
men, and that yon might he Induced lo favor us 
with a visit. It is very lonely here, as we are 
used to Ihe society of a great cliy. and a caller, 
therefore, Is a rare treat. 

"Please come and lighten Ihe heart of 
"Ever yours. 

"UAttOHEHm DOS CAIii-os." 

'"\Ve are In luck now. at any rale." I exclaimed, 
handing Jack the delicate eplsil- for jsTttsal. He 
rend II In silence and ended with his customary. 
"By Jove!" 

"Say. Mr. rgallnh. who gave you (his letter. 
and where does she live?" 

"Ugh! Si'norila give urn me. Live down river. 
Kay. Ogallah. give nm Sennrs letter. Stay In 
.amp lo-nlght. Bring nm Senors down Villa In 
morning". 

"fly .love:" cried my friend, "it's strange we 
never noticed that Villa in our many trips down 
Ihe river, but no mailer, that will come right to- 
morrow. Wtat sort of damsel do you lake her to 
he. Frank?" 

"Tall und stalely, with a sallow complexion." 
I answered between luxurious puffs on my lasl 
Pipe. 

"I'll bet she's Just ihe Opposite," laughed Jack, 
and we went to sleep. 

We awoke togfind a tempting breakfast await- 
ing us, lo which we did full Justice, proclaiming 
our friend. Ogallah. an adepl In the culinary 
line. After- a careful adjusting of raiment lie- 
fore a. cracked mirror ami a devout wish for 
many an absent toilet article, we placed our- 
selves in the custody of onr dusky guide, ami 
were *oon gliding down the river, prniielled by 
the dexterous paddling that only an Indian 
knows. We had gone, perhaps, a mile when our 
canoe wheeled sharply, and springing to iho 
right, entered a II tf Its cove. Leaping out and 
bidding us follow him along a winding path he 
soon brought us in view of a stately mansion of 
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and Nil i- rounded l.y a spacious lawn, stnooih and 
green as velvet.' wvil reared for walks of red 
gravel wound In find oil! anions Ihe Irees anil 
innrlilr foinHiiliis sent forth sprays of c-rjulnl 
water, wlilrli glowed with every color fff Hie rain- 
bow In the llslit of Hie itfnrliim,' sun. ' r&corilns; 
uh 10 Hie massive-gateway Hanked on either sldo 
hy alone lions, lite red' man [mused, and with 
sinewy ami oii^IV.elieil illrei ted us lo the hous". 
Thi'ti. wllh'a wavo*of Hie hand, he wan none. 

We walked briskly tip the broad driveway, and 
on nnnroachlns the \>>rainl;i «y» discovered a bam- 
mock gently swinging to and fro from the Co- 
lonial pillars. The. occupant was not visible,' a 
deeply frlngril mafftttla- obFcnring the view. As 
we NMcticd, a liny toot encased (n red leather, 
and holdlnj; lis spellbounif with its symmetry, 
pcepoit lorth from the Unify lace, It -was fol- 
lowed by just a suspicion of trim, ankle.. Our 
smothered cry -of wlmliailun brought forth' an 
Immediate and violent agitation on the part of 
the mantilla, as though It sympathized with im. 
and would keep us In suspense no-longer.. 

Like the 'unveiling of a beautiful picture, or 
the bursting forth of a butterfly from Its cocoon, 
came forth the Senorltn Don "Carlos to bid- us 
welcome. 

"Ah, this Is Indeed a pleasure, Sonera; 1 am - 
mom charmed," and she gave MO a band so small 
and delicate Ihut I was loath to take It In my 
owri for fear that I might mar its beauty. It 
reminded mo of a dainty piece of bric-a-brac, to 
he admired from a distance. She Installed us it. 
easy chairs beside her hammock, and we 'were 
soon talking as easily ajid as confidentially as 
If we had known each other alt our lives. She 
was not so handsome as she was Striking, bat, Oh!' 
what a fascination settled its [angB In my Heart 
as I heard her silvery laughter. She told us of 
Ihe pleasures of the winter season, the glory of 
the Mardi tSras: called me her Francisco and 
admired I be color of my hair. 

IVe entertained her in return with an account. 
of our trip and Utt plenslng'results. She was 
very" enthusiastic over our "talking machine gun- 
Ding,? as s(M termed it, and begged us to let her 
hear our records upon our next visit to the villa. 



glad, her dark eyes sparkled bewitch! ugly, and 
she cried In a voice of exqiiMte melody, "Ah, 
that will be sublime! 1 llko you. Senors; I love 
your humanity. You do not Rloat on killing, as 
do my countrymen. I am sometimes ashamed 
of Ihem. When I was a little girl my father took 
me to wltnMa a bull light, aad the horror of It Is 
with me sllll. i laughed with glee at the "guy 
pniresslou of matadors on their prancing steeds, 
the music and the flowers that fell among Ihem. 
tint when a wild bull, maddened by torture and 
survatioe. bounded Into Ihe arena, and gored a 
|M>nr. helpless horse with his cruel boras, and the 
ladles clapped lliclr jeweled hands and cried. 
'Bravo I ' 1 did not hear them. I heard only the 
agonising groans of Ihe dying horse, and saw 
the pathetic plea for mercy In his fast glazing 
eyes. My baby heart fill*!— w"lth anyer for tho 
nionslera who could permit such a thine; I 
screamed and shook my chubby llsls at the peo- 
ple, My-fa'her endeavored lo QUlBt me. but to 
no avail, and he was forced lo carry me away. 
You should be ihank^il. Senors, that you are not 
Spaniards, and thai yen have never seen a bull 
fishi" 

At. dinner we met her mother, a sweet little 
woman, who seemed an antique copy of her 
daughter; so much did she resemble her, nnd her 
father, a portly gentleman In ihe sugar trade; 
whose llrm, he gave. us (o Understand, was a 
rich and Influential on.". He became quite con- 
llib-nlial over his coffee and cigarettes, and re- 
galed us with many a good s'nry. shreds of 
which are clinging to my memory even now. 

tt'e sfttke lo him oT Ogalhjth, and bow we en- 
joyed his vlsi: to onrcamp. "Oh. Ocallali called 
on you. did he?" and he laughed, "He Is a toy 
of Maritherita's, When my daughter wishes for 
anything she sends Ogallah off peat hnrie to 
Ket ll for her." and he laughed ag-iin/- After he 
had recovered from Ihe second attaclfof mirth he 
told us that there had f;een a grew many Senr- 
inoles in Florida In the old days, but that they 
were nearly all gnne now. Ogallah was the sou .' 
of a chief, famous in his lime, who had left n 
few descendants io save his tribe from utter ex- 



Tinction. He was very faithful, and l:iey had 
grown to treat hlm as one of the family. 

As we look our leave late In ihe- afternoon I 
noticed that the Seuoriia held my band longer 
than simple etiquette demanded, ami t felt a lit- 
tle note. Jusi a morsel of paper, clinging to my 
lingers as we made our way back to our canoe. 
Paddling: homeward In the gloaming, Jack de- 
tected me readies " under cover or lighting my 
pile, anil proceeded to congratulate me on what 
he termel my successful conquest, and hogged 
the honor of best man. Finally his curiosity «ot 
.the belter of him, and hi' asked lo see the note. 
I gave It to him eagerly, secretly gbtatlns on ihe 
humiliation I fell sure il would cause him, for 
Jack was a lion anions women -yea. an idol of 
ihe Nrw York drawing rooms. Ofien had ho 
been the center of an admiring group of preiiy 
slrls at some afternoon tea. or evening dance, 
while I, the wall llower, was forced lo enter Inlo 
a dry discussion, on cats wl.h a prim old maid. 
Hn! .ha! .he Hunorlla bail ibanm d all that at 
last. "This Is what he read: 

arrow night and alone 1 . I want you. 



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me "ti the veranda In a low- 
necked evening sown of whit.', and as I unnetl 
nl .her there the moonbeams nestling In her 
raven tresses and sparkling on her dimpled 
shoulders, my heart went out lii her entirely, and 
I loved her with ny whole soul from that mo- 
ment. " '" * 

I bad brought my phonoRrnph. and as we lis- 
tened to, the records Jack and I had made in the 
forest. 1 asked her. laughingly, in name Hie 
feathered artists. She knew iti.-m all. and could 
Imltnle them with wonderful accuracy. "Ogallah 
laiighi me," she said In answer lo my look of 
surprise. ;;ftid the Senor ever make n record 
of a lady's voice?"'",! told her I had, and very 
orten. Was it possible thai I was to have the 
permanent renroilui'tioii of ihe rippling music 
that biibbleiKfrom the lips of this beautiful crea. 
lure before me-fo^ave il tor my very own for- 
ever? Ah. no, that was far too greal a pleasure 
for one man. "I will sing for Ihe Senor. If he 
desires II." She touched a silver bell, bringing 



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W the .lark waters -\ the St. 
i<> ia:m> thai night, I carried .1 
record worth many 1 lines tta Weight Itl gold. 

1 round .lack asleep, curled snugly in his 

blanket by (be flrei feet to the dying embers, 

_ mid in oik- outstretched hand ihe picture or iiio 

Klrl lie loved. "Two ran play at that Kami;." I 
miitiercil. and Wrapping the voice of the Sr-noritn 
„ In many coverings of cotton, I laid l.i beneath my 
pillow. Then, as a whip-poor-will called 10 its 
male across the tree lops. I soared. away Into lie 
land of "dreams, where my love sal on a llirone of 
phonograi hs ami wielded a Bower horn as a 
scent re. 

In the morning, over our breakfast of auecu- 
lent trout, I told Jail; I was In love. "I knew 
that lint!: ago," was the calm answer. "Well, old 
man, if yon don't mind, I think I will navigate 
the waters ol the Si. John's In iho neighborhood 
of the villa litis morning. That is if — oh, bans 
It! there's something I want to tell her." 

"Oh. then* is? Well, here's to your success, my 
boy," and kneeling at tin- ft rook that hobbled 1 its 
way merrily through our sylvan domain, lie 
quaffed long nod deep to the Benoritar and 10 me. 

An hour later I was putting llm gnat knocker 
on the from dour 6r the Villa with hope strong 
in my breast. Tor after my experience of the night 
before l f»it assured thai the matrimonial battle 
was all bUl won. 

"Is the Senorlta at home?" 

-she in out walking with the Senor. !!■■ 

seated." 

1 turned i" confront ihe siren of the mandolin. 
her pretty face wearing an Insmitalde smile. 1 
thanked her and waited. 

Presently 1 saw my affinity strolling u» ihe 
walk with a man. "Ah. there is fit- gentleman I 
wrote yon about, Pedro; Is he not handsome? 
Senor Francisco, allow me 10 present my hits. 
hand. PedroJJOn Carlos." 

I reached cani|i In a sorry plight lo tlml .lack 
in the depths of a.novel. lie looked at me anil 
grinned. 

"How diil you find the lovely Senorlm?" 

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a store especially designed to handle together 
these Roods on a basis (o dial with the heal ap- 
pointed homes. Mr. Fonil's model of the "Victor 
Dug" Is really a work of an. anil It Is attracting 
nineli Favorable notice. 



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11. M. Hollemiin,. of Hotlfl(oo. Tex., recent): 
sold to Governor Hogg ;i Jl.'.n outfit, lii.-lndlni 
ae Edison machine. re. ords and blanks: nls< 
apenl severaplaynwitli the (.overm.r on hi* la 
tmms iiIantittlcmniaktiiK records of apeerhei 
•Jr., for rntiire^fefwence. 



The Jacot Music liox Co.. 39 Colon Square. 
.have rented a large.'tofl in the Jackson building, 
Union Square and ITlli street, to meet the de- 
mands of their Increasing business. 



M. F. HolilemiaiL a well-known Inventor of 
Washington. D. (".. has just completed a cylinder 

talking ma. hiti- whl rh has won I lie praise of 
noted experts. It was built for his own use, 



NEW MUSIC FDR REGAL PIANO. 



P. J. Kelly, who has been connected with the 
Columbia Phonograph Co. for the past three 
>cnrs. has taken charge of the St. Joseph. Mo., 
branch of the company. 



OUR NEW 
DISC RECORD 

CABINET 



FEIGE DESK CO. 

IKS CttniN SI. SAGINAW, MIL!!., u. S. A. 




POSITION WANTED 

By tvprri phonograph recorder. Ni. had entire charge ol 
matrla, wax and recording depart ment* of I-amhjn C. ■ 1.1 j . 
In London and ha* made matrlcci for Hdlmn-Hell CoamI. 

o! cylinder recorda (ram raw material, atao gUe good help 
In dlac work. Addr*** 



llhewi, Carllrnllle. IN. 



WANTED 

An all-round talking machine man who under- 
atanda the aelllng add repairing of Victor and 
Edlaort machines. Address Box 27, care ol 
The Talking Machine World, No. 1 fladlson 
Avenue, New York. 



the SoftertonF 



ATTACHMENTS 
AND NEEDLES 



FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES. . . . . 



The SOFTERTONE ATTACHMENT is an Invention (o hold a spe- 
cial needle known as the SOFTEIITONE. The purpose of this needle 
Is to redneeJthe over-tone In the reproduction of Itecorda. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES are pnrlleularly well adapted for use In 
homos anil small apartments where the full volume of lone Is not 
,^Wsirable. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES reduce the volume but brlag out every 
detail and shade of tone in the Record, 

PLAYS SIX RECORDS 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES may he played on the aarao or different Records at least six 
times without injury to the Record— In fact, n Record will -last three limes as long when a 
Softcrtone Needle Is used. , 

IMPORTANT : When ordering mention Name and Style ol your Sound Box 

The attachment for the Victor* Exhibition flls the Columbia and Zoaophono Sound Boxes, 
cents. Price, Softortone Attachments, each 




FOR SALE ' BY I 



LYON & HEALY 



CHICAGO 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



23 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



Washington. 1). C. July II. 1905. 


ceLying material. BMeeesBlve 


l'iti>MH.ii.M-ii. Frederick Meyers, Mew York. 


portions of which arc pre- 


N. Y. Patent No. JB3,fiS?. 


sented to tire action of the 


Tills Invent Inn relates 10 improvements In 


recorder intermittently as 


phonographs, using the tana in Include all in 


each previous portion 1ms 


struments which reproduce articulate speech nml 


been filled with a. record. 


other apunds.-tbe in- 


The mosl convenient form 


*S^- - ^^ _ - v.-ntliin relating par- 


consists of a record- receiv- 


•T^H^ ""4-- UMtartf to means 


ing strip or flexible material 


U^-jVjyjaiw ■ ftfHeS tor permitting Uw 
Stea^Cr "jfo torn to be turned in 


wound upon a drum or 
roller, and preferably this 




any required direc- 
tion nml for dispos- 
ing the sound-box or-davlee used in connection 
with the disk or record for recording or repro- 
ducing articulate speech 
ami other Founds imme- 
diately adjacent to the 
inner end of the horn in 
prevent loss of volume 
of the sound between 
t It e sound-box and 

in the* accompany Ins drawings. Figure i is ait 
elevation <>f a phonograph embodying one form 




of 1 



■emit 



Fig. 






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Pig. 3 l» a detail sectional view taken on the 
plane indicated li>- the line a a of Kin. !. Fig. J 
is- a similar view taken on the plane Indicated 
hy the line ti b of Fig. I. 

Tai.kim. Mauiini:. Ceo. A. ManwwrW »ay 
■ niue. N. J., assignor to American Granhonboiis 
Co.. Washington, l). G. Patent No. 7!>:i.nn. 

This invention provides lor continuous sound- 
records and practically continuous reproductions 
of the same, the length of any record depending. 
id course, upon the amount that can !«• placed 
upon the available surface of the retord-tohlet. 
Heretofore, in practice »t least, this hat- been 
limited to pounds that would occupy but about 
flu- minntee or generally less time By this in- 
vention one is enabled In a convenient manner 
in make records practically continuous through 
hours. 



oooooo 

dnini is carried by a revolving support thai 
paisea under the recorder. The support In ques- 
tion may be either cylindrical or of other shape: 
lint for clearness a Hat turn table Is described. 

In the drawings. Figure 1 Is a side view of one 
furni.o^ijic invention. Fig. 2 Is a plan of the 
Bamo, the BOUnd-bOSI lielng removed. Fig. 3 is a 
sectional view of the roller containing a snip of 
the record-receiving materia); and Fig., l Is a 
portion of such strip, on a reduced scale, draw- 
ing a succession of spiral records. 

Bm'.MVMoturtKB, cues. l„ itihhtinT. Orange, 
N. J„ assignor to New Jersey Patent Co., Wc*l_. 
Orange. N. J. Patent N'o. 793,112. v 

In using phonographs and similar talking ma- 
chines for commercial purposes, such as- the dic- 
tation of letters and other documents, and also 
in using such machines for tiio study of a lan- 
guage, it is customary for the person listening 
to the phonographic reproduction of the sottad- 
n cords of the said letters or lessons to use ear- 
tubes leading from the reproducer of the Jnslru- 
mer.i. It Is found. howAer. that frequently 'be 
Bounds given out by the reproducer are so power- 
ful as to produce an unpleasant effect upon the 
listener, especially one whose sense of hearing is 



ami preferably that It shall be eapsbla of being 
readily connected with or disconnected from the 
ear-tubes which are In common use; also, (hat it 
shall be so designed as to be capable of ready 
and delicate adjustment, whereby the volume of 
sound may be adapted to any particular ear. 
This Invention has for lis object the provision of 
a device having Hie characteristics above set 
forth. 

Reference Is hereby made to thg- accompany- 
ing drawings, illustrating one rorm of device In 
which (lie Invention may he cm bodied, in which 
Figure 1 is a plait:" Fig. i, a side elevation; Fig. 
3, a section omlhe line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 
a section on fhe line 4 i of Fig. 1. 

Ci>Miu\t:i> Stano ami HORN fob Tai.kim; Ma- 
ciiinks. Henry C. Miller, Wain-ford, N. Y. Pat- 
ent NO. 793,013. ' 

This Invention relates to Improvements in a 
combined stand and horn for a talking machine. 
Talking machines now in use employ a horn ex- 
tending out from the souiid-bdx, which Is large. 
unsightly, and frequently takes up so much room 
s In the way. It has been found that 
essential to extend the horn from the 
and therefore a cabinet is constructed 



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1 



1 1 1 



very acoto, It is for mis reason desirable, that 
means bo provided whereby the sounds thus 
given nut by the reproducer mechanism may in 
modified or reduced in intensity or volume, |< is 
iilra desirable that such means shall be so con. 
siru.'ieil as M be capable of being readily al- 



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Have You Heard 

any of the Hebrew records manufactured 
by The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 7 




Why Should You Nol Hear Them? 

FIRST. They are the loudest and clearest 
ever produced. 

SECOND.-They are made of the best mate- 
rial, and last longer than any record manufactured 
at present. * 

THIRD. -They are reproduced from the bast and most sxpmsivy talents of the Jewish stage' 

It will pay every dealer to handle our goods, even if he has the smallest Habrew trade as 
by securing one customer, it will mean for him to secure the entire Hebtew trade. It is impos- 
sible for a Hebrew to hear those records and not buy them. 

The latest and most influential houses in this country are selling our records. Why don't you? 

You will find an advance list of June, July and August records in this issue. All these records 
are ready for shipment. Place your orders at once. 

Send For Catalogue and Full Particular*. 

The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 

\ 257-61 Grand Street,- New York. 

iGrand TH.aire Btilldlnn.i 



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on Which the talking machine is placed and util- 
izes the Interiujjif the cabinet to accommodate a 
horn and a deflector to distribute the sound. 
The object of combining these two elements Is 
U economise space and at the same time provide 
means for utilizing a large horn without pro- 
jecting ii out from the miking machine* as prac- 
tised wiili machines of ihiB type now in use. A 
further object of this Invention is to provide a 
stationary horn in a cabinet with an adjustable 
exit that the sound may be directed to an audi- 
ence at any angle. 

In the drawing*. Figure i Is a sectional view 
of the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 2 
is a lop plan view with the cover removed. Fig. 
.1 is a detail transverse vertical section of the 
means employed for supporting the pipe wading; 
from the talking machine to the horn and the 
connection between the pipe and horn. Fig. 4 is 
n vertical sectional view of a modified form of 
. the Invention. Fig. .J Is a plan view D r the 
s:iui". Pig, G is a veiii.-al section of a different 
mcdilbathm. Fig. 7 Is a similar view of 'a Tur- 
tier modification. Fig. fi js a plan view of the 
mod in. -at. on shown in Fig. J. 

Soi \n-Unx. Henry C. Miller, Waterford, N. Y. 
Patent l'J2.»fl!. 



This 



it Ion . 



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in 



jound-bexes for talking machine". The object 1b 
o provide, a sound-bOX with a working and a 
.ymiiatlutlc diaphragm. In combination with a 



e 1 il I 



sty 1 1 





inted iii bearings 


ha 


iiig menus for au- 


w< 


aflmlly taking up 
tr at the hearing- 


r.o 


its ami means llx- 


Ins 


t It c take-up 


m< 


tins after It is set. 


the 


purpose of such 


construction being 


to 


reduce the scrap- 


Inn 
le 


sound so preva- 
i 1 with found- 
er, as well as to 


gh 


• accurate laden- 




s and anicnlaiioi 




In the drawings. Figure I Is a side elevation. 
partially In section, uf a muml-box operatlvely 
related to a talking machine and record. Fig. 2 
Is an edge view of the Improved sound-box. Fig. I 
is a vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 
Fig. JL Fig. i Is a detail vertical section of the 
bearings for tbe needle-carrying bar. Fig. .6 Is 



24 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



an edgB view of the mfeUc-cnrrylnK bar and 
stylus. Pig. G JB£ face view ot the sameT 

Smsp-Box, Louis P. Valiqnet, New York. 
N. Y-, a£filkno«t.t« Victor TnlkinR Machine Co., 
New Jerscyl Patent No, 791,536. 

This Invention relates generally to talking 
machines, and more particularly to the con- 
struction and mounting of Bound-bones employed 



P& 



In connecilon therewith. The object is tondaiil 
the Koiimt-tiox for use In connection with a 
straight horn by forming the elbow In part wlib 
one member of the sound-box casing, and at Die 
same time centering the sound-box supporting 
arm relatively beneath the horn, no that the vari- 
ous parts are more nearly balanced, more com- 
pact, and presenl Lj a neui and finished appenr- 

The preferred form of npuariitim embodying 
the Invention Is Illustrated in the Accompanying 
drawings, throughout the several views of which 
like reference numerals Indicate corresponding 

In the drawings. Figure 1 Is a sectional view 
of the sound-box, taken on the line s' s' of Fig. 2. ■ 
Fig. 2 is a view In rear el.-vntlon. Fig. 3 is a. 
view In elevation, showing the sound-box mount- 
ed on a talking., machine: and Fig. 4 is a cross- 
sectional view (hereof, taken on the line s" s" of 
Fig. 3. I 

Ohauiu'iionk Attachment, (labor Konlgsteln, 
Ban FranclRco. Cal. Patent No. 792,779. 

This invention relates to an attachment which 
la designed for use In conjunction with the mov- 



W 



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is of gramophones or taking machines; 
and It la especially designed to protect Ihe dia- 
phragm and. Its airachraents from Injury. 

Figure 1 shows application of tile Improved 
aiiachment. Fig. 2 Is n sectional view of dia- 
phragm and ring. . Fig. 3 is a perspective view 
of my attachment. Figs. A and, 5 are modified 
forma of same. 



TRADE CONDITIONS REVIEWED. 

Palling Off In Trade Not Observable In 
Retail 1 Field — Manufacturer! Busy. '' 

For June, business with the talking machine 
' contingent was not so brisk as during May. A 
falling off was discounted at least with Jobbers 
and dealers, though the manufacturing com- 
panies are still fairly husy, not having caught 
up either with machine or record orders. It Is 
probable next month may look up, in view of the 
great increase In the business over last year, but 
It is normally quiet. The summer trade, how- 
ever. Is far and away better than that of 1904. 



SAID THE TELEPHONOGRAPH. 

Hpargonohpelet S'nealuop-iAnd the Ladies 
Thought It Queer. 

The alumni of Stevens Institute had a re- 
union In the auditorium last week, at which Pro- . 
feasor Ganz-exhlhlieil for ihe first lime the tcle- 
phonogrnph. an invention by Professor Poulse'n 
of Copenhagen. The audience was largely rem!- 
nine, so the professor. In explaining the wonders 
of the tclcphonograph. tried to do so as simply 
as ho could. 

"The machine, " said the professor, ■■is a com- 
bination of Ihe talking machine and the tele- 
phone. By it a person may receive ihe record o( 
a telephone message sent while be or she Is ab- 
sent. Briefly: Somebody calls. You are not In. 
but (he message Is recorded. When* you do come 
In the dial above the machine tells you that there 
Is a message for you In the lelcnhomgraph. 



Now. there is a message In this machine. It 

was put there before we met. We will now re- 
ceive it. "; ■ 

Professor Ganz started the Instrument, which 
clearly uttered the following: 

"hpargonohpelet s'nealuoP .forP si stht ,nem- 
eltneg Una seidaL." 
^Goodness!" cried the women, and said the 

"Choctaw!" ■ 

■Malay, I think!" 

"No. Swedish!" 

"No," laughed Professor (lanj, "Ihere Is a little 
mistake. I should have idiTyou thirt the mes- 
sage Is received on a sensitive steel wire, which 
winds up aa the Instrument Is working. In or- 
der to gel the language from the right end It Is 
necessary to unwind the wire an. I begin at the 
beginning." * 

While explaining the professor unwound the 
sensitive recording wire. Then spake the tele- 
phonograph : 

"Ladies and gentlemen, this Is Prof. Poulsens 
telephonogrnph." 



DEVELOPING SUMMER TRADE. 

The American Talking Machine Co., 58G Fulton 
street. Brooklyn, N. Y.. are paying much atten- 
tion to the development of summer trade. They 
have recently Issued to their retail customers a 
circular with the following text: 

"Are you going to the country for the summer: 
If you are. take your 'Victor outfll' with you. 
Any of our customers who contemplate spending 
the summer away from home should not fall to 
take (heir outfit with them. The music will help 
b) while away the lime on stormy days and will 
also add lo the outdoor pleasures. The Victor 
la just the thing for 'dancing' either Indoors or 
out. You can also enjoy 'opera by moonlight.' 
Take a good supply of records with yon. 

"Special Notice.— You can take It without in- 
convenience to yourself. We will be pleased lo 
send for — pack carefully— and ship on tilts for 
any of our cusionieis without any charge." 

This Is a very excellent iuea, which would |iay 
other Jobbers throughout the country to simulate. 




; ~ 

Phonograph Perfection 

is attained by the use of the 

PHONO CONSONATOR. 

/• Thousands in use. throughout the United 
States have attestedrthis fact, lJuiit on sci- 
entific principles it is bound to succeed. No 
one short of deafness can fail to detect the 
difference. Send for descriptive circular. 

Price, $3.50 



LEWIS MFG. CO., 



373 SIXTH AVENUE 
NEW VO RK 



AT I FIVPm PAPER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No Metallic op brassy sound 
No brass to clean 



F»rIce,$10iPO 

PETER BAClGAU)Pl,fo"W'- 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Abw PACIFIC COAST JOB B EH for I 



PHONOGRAPHS. RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 



the niciilin co :i°,r— I E .°. r.'.! NO 

The Perfect Self Playing Piano. It Operates 50 'Per Cent 
Easier Than Any Other. 

The Nicklin Coin-Operated Piano 

Ths ONLY Perfect POSITIVE IN ACTION. 

Coin-Operated Piano. SLUGS WILL NOT OPERATE IT. 



Good Territory Still Open. Write for Catalogue "T.M.W." and Discounts 



PIAflOTlST COMPANY B? 



WEST 24lh STREET 1 



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25 




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Some News in. The Novelty World 



Specialties which may be carried as a side line by dealers 



This publication reaches thousands of talking 
machine men in all parts or the world who can, 

wiih advantage, Handle specialty lines in con- 
junction wiih iheir regular lalking machine dc- 
partments. They are business men, anil inn In- 
crease materially their income by offering novel- 
ties to the public, which can be sold at fair 
profits, and which will form additional attrac- 
tions lo iheir establishments. 

It is with a view of supplying special informa- 
(ion along Iheso lines that this department has 
been opened, and we Khali lie glad lo receive from 
our readers Inquiries as lo specialties of any na- 
ture. There are a number of particularly desir- 
able articles which can be e;isily sob! during the 
summer months, and com mimical Ions addressed 
to this office requesting Information on lines of 
novelty goods will receive Immediate attention. 

We shall be glad to hear from our readers at 
any time In reference to novelty matters. There 
are manufacturers of specialties who are desir- 
ous of gelling in touch with the talking machine 
men. and as there are thousands of them, the Held 
is necessarily a large one for Ihe exploitation of 
specialties. • • • • 

Camera* and Photographic Supplies. 
A particularly rich field lies open Tor the re- 
tail dealer in cameras and photographic supplies, 
and Ihe demand for these reproducers of nature 
is growing each year, until now 11 has become 
almost a mania. Everywhere business is pros- 
pering, anil stores that carry these lines are at 
Iheir wits ends 10 supply the trade. Like the 
talking machine, the profit seldom ends with the 
sale of a camera. (OP year aftet year the customer 
will Invariably come Back for repairs, dims. etc. 
.Many little side lines may be added, which will 
make this department more complete, and reap 
an additional profit, such as picture frames, 
mounts, a developing and printing department, 
etc. The questions, "What?" and "How much 
shni! 1 buy?" will occur to the prospective dealer. 
These are best answered hy the manufacturers 
themselves, as locality has everything lo do with 
the amount and quality of the goods to be car- 
ried. For Instance, a man In a large, wealthy 
city would have a stotk which, while it would 
suit his palron's purse and taste, would be far 
beyond that of some dealer In a small manufac- 
turing town. Where to buy? That, of course, is 
a matter of choice. While most of the manufac- 
turers are controlled by one company, litis, how- 
ever, in more than one way benefits the retailers. 
Tor as all prices are standard, the large depart- 
ment slores cannot monopolize the trade by cul- 
ling prices. One of the great secrets of success 
in any business is to make friends with your cus- 
tomers. Transient trade is all right, but steady 
custom Is the foundation of a successful busi- 
ness. Thai's what dealers should work for the 
year round. Have a store that will attract peo- 
ple, then (real them so that they will not go 
elsewhere, Establish a reputation for rellahltlty 
nnd fair dealing. Remember, too. that Rood ad- 
vertising and successful merchandising go hand 
i,i hand. The one depends upon the olher. 
Pyrographic Outfits. 
The art of wood burning is very popular, and 
all indications point to much larger sales In t 
future. One good reason why sales have been 



numerous Is that almost every one can do the 
work. An amateur possessing talent for paint- 
ing or drawing soon becomes an export, natural 
lalents enabling them to produce beautiful effects 
on wood. The work Is a success and pleasure 
to thousands of people having no artistic ability 
whatever. Each article of wood Is beautifully 
designed, and Ihe amateur simply follows Ihe 
lines with the nerdle, anil progresses by shading 
and burning Ihe background. later addiag colors 
to such designs as require ihem. The present 
consumption of pyrographic wood is enormous, 
and the futdre will double the present demand, 
as there are beginners without end. The mer- 
chant conduits this department with an eye to 
profit, and the views and suggestions of Morton 
E. Dunn, for twenty years buyer for"*lhe pyro- 
graphic department of the Adams Dry Goods Co., 
of this clly. will he of interest. In a talk with 
The World he said: "A pyrographic department 
must have good designs, clean whitewood, and 
ihe assortments of articles and designs must be 
kept up. Every beginner Is a growing customer. 
first selecting a simple article and next a better 
one. finally buying labonrettcs. chairs, tables, 
shirt-waist boxes, and other large pieces. The 
pyrographic polnl or burner question shou|d not 
be allowed to hinder the" tale of wood. Cheer- 
fully exchange or replace ail Imperfect burners. 
This difficulty does not often arise, and should 
be adjusted at once. since the customer must not 
lie discouraged in the work. A manufacturer 
will place Ihe few Imperfect burners la! the end 
of the season) in good condition al small cost. 
Pyrography is good twelve months in the year. 
though the busy season begins abonl the first 
of October and lasts unlil ihe end or March. 
January is rather Ihe best monlh. however, as so 
many outfits are given as holiday presents, and 
the recipients begin buying wood al once. Sales- 
people should have some knowledge of Ihe art 
for purposes of Instruction. The sale of wood is 
aided by the display of a finished model in con- 
nection with each lot of designed wood, as it 
shows how beaulirul the pieces will look when 
finished. Burning on leather has not been taken 
up very extensively as yet, though the sales 
have Increased the last year." 

Stationary and School Supplies- 
Stationery and school supplies Is a line that 
can be carried profitably by lalking machine deal- 
ers, and the demand Is a continuous one. Cer- 
tain standard brands which have been on Ihe 
market for years sell well at all times. Linen 
writing paper, writing tablets and pads are good 
articles to keep In stock In all sizes, as the call 
for this class of stationery, especially In schools 
and offices, is steady. White, cream and yellow, 
ruled and plain, are the jwpular colors; each has 
Its admirer, and the hustling dealer should ho 
ready lo fill all orders. 

Artistic Covers. 
Manufacturers have realized the importance of 
attractive covers for school stationery Children 
will ofien walk out of their way lo buy a pad 
whose artistic rover has caught their eye. These 
goods come In various grades, ihe largest demand 
lieing ror the popular-prlced lines, selling from a 
penny up. Address hooks, appoinlment hooka, 
bill holders, card eases, /ngagement hooks, 
memorandum books, note hooks, portfolios, 
Places I Have Visited, photograph cases, station- 
shopping and visiting, lists, etc., all 



1 do nil k 



Of- 



Photographic Instrument Repairing. 

*0i|iteti inn Hint*) mii ( , liottt changed In ihullcti. etc. 

Talking: Huhlnu Repaired. 

K.ptnmenut Work SdtBtlBeaUy Kmcttod 

RICHARD A. STENDICKE, 

UUphontiSStiann.- 61 FULTON ST.. NEW TOHK. 



■ should he represented, the prices varying from 
15 cents t«-*5. Inks In ell enlors should be car- 
ried and a large selection or pens. A cheap grade 
or paint brushes, water colors and crayons, with 
paper for such iia.es, are popular, especially with 
school children. Pencils of all kinds should be 
on hand, retailing from one to ten cents. School 
slates with padded edges (single or double) sell 
well. Slate pencils are about the same, varying 



In cover only. Those of wood are rather the 
belter, as they do not break when dropped. Book 
straps, lunch '"boxes, etc., are frequently called* 
for, a new miniature Buit rase for books, and 
various small articles being very popular, 
illustrated Postal Cards. 
The demand ror Illustrated postal cards 
throughout the country has grown almost lo a 
craze, tourists especially buying them in large 
quantities for remembrances ol places visited In 
their travels; and the dealer will find It a safe 
investment lo lay In a good supply. They can be 
bought from most any of the large publishing 
houses, and the supply is so extensive that no 
maitor how small your city may be, it will have 
its full complement or cards, Including every- 
thing of Interest from the "city hall" to the 
"town pump." , By placing a substantial order 
the name of the dealer will not only be printed 
on each card, but the publisher will furnish a 
revolving rack, which both adds to the attrac- 
tiveness of the dealers counter and displays 
the stock to the best advantage. 

Sporting and Outing Goods. 
Sporting and^outlng goods or every descrip- 
tion offer golden opportunities to [he lalking 
machine dealer, who will devote a little time and 
study lo them. The demand for this class of 
goods Is rapidly Increasing, and ihe trend of the 
demand is for belter grades, which, of course. 
mean greater profits for (be dealer and more 
satisfaction lo the consumer. Just now those 
who are carrying this class of merchandise are 
reaping a harvest, and Ihe season promises to be 
the best ever experienced. The slores In this 
clly are doing an excellent business In this line; 
In fact, It has been necessary In many instances 
lo increase the selling force. When space Is not 
available to carry a complete line. It will be well 
to slock only such goods as are In demand In 
your locality. For instance, ir In your neighbor- 
hood good fishing can be found, put in a line of 
fishing tackle; not merely a pole or so. but a 
complete assortment. If you are located in a 
summer resort or college town, golf, tennis, base- 
ball and football supplies will prove the best 
sellers; while In winter an immense business Is 
done In the skate and hockey line. Whether you 
carry a complete stock or only a small one, make 
the department conspicuous, create a favorable 
Impression. So when people In your section 
think of sporting goods they will immediately 
come to your establishment. 

The Cigar Band Plate. 
Any addition to a line of popular novelties Is 
always received with delight, and this is espec- 
ially true of the cigar band plate or tray. When 
first introduced the dish. Including fell tar back- 
ing, was to be had; then came Ihe cigar bands. 
put up In packages, and oblong trays were added. 
Now conies the latest addition to the line, con- 
sisting of round and square frames, made in 
various sizes, and in colors of green, brown and 
black. A photograph or scenic picture Is placed 
In the center of the dish, which Is then covered 
with cigar bands and placed in the frame. The 
dishes may be placed in ihe frame In a convex 
or concave manner—both ways are effeckKe. 
Dealers will find this novelty a great seller and 
one well worth their attention. 



TALKING MACHINES AND PIANOS USED 

IK|j.Tlal i.i The Talking Mnchlnr- Wnrlel.) 
Allefitown, Pa., July 12, 1305— The Lohlgh 
Penny Arcade Co. has secured the right Tor five 
years for mutoscones and talking machines at 
Dorney Park. In the former laughing Callery 
they have placed numerous penny devices for 
the amusement of the public. An electric piano 
is constantly going. Besides these things there 
are postal cards and novelty machines alt over 
the part. 



26 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TALKING MACHINE AS ORATOR. 



R. L. Lowe Talks to Old SchoolfeNo 
90'Miles ftway. 

Long-distance oratory 
tore at ihe (recent,, reiin 

School Aliunii! Asso- lai 



Ion of the Bat I 



High 



i:ii/.:il. 



. R. I.auultz Ldwe, ol (ho class 
of ISM, addressed ihe nliimnt, sending his words 
through ninety miles of spate. A lalkliifc ma- 
chine delivered the speech, into which Mr. Low* 
had spoken a tow ttKys before. Those present 
could nmrk the characteristic.' Intunntlons of the 
voice of the -speaker, stationed at Pennsylvania 
University in Philadelphia. '' 

"I'm glad to be with you."' wild the i/honogruph. 
and then followed a very good speech, .Which end- 
ed with a "Hip! Hip—!" thnt set the audience 
cheering. The Idea of the transported oration 
was John I^aurvlk'n. — 

There was a good ntlendancc at the meeting. 
many classes being reprcsenlcd. 



JOINS THE 0. K. HOITCK FORCES. 

[S|HTlnl l.i Tlio Tnllilii« Machine World.) 

Memphis, Tern., July HI. IftOI 
Mr. Swain, who has recently joined 
throng Of Memphis boomers, has been 



many years connected with the Victor Talk- 
ing Machine Co. at their factory. He 
Is thoroughly familiar with the Victor In all its' 
moods and will be (i distinct addition to the force 
thai has made the Vctor talking .Machine ruiii- 
nion property in Memphis, lie will Ik- Identified 
with the Memphis house of 0. K.' Hoiick Piano 

Huslness with the llom-k Co. is mi He brisk, nnd 
P, K. Miles, the manager of ihe talking machine 
department, attributes much of his success to 
iigRTcuftivi' udviTiislng, ll*. has just placed an- 
order for Itiil Kdisnn phonographs mid L'C.Ui.iU 
records for immediate shipment. Dustiness at 
the Nashville branch is quite brisk. They are 
organizing a button club which win is- composed 
or two hundred, thousand memhjjrs. 

AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE. 

e Play 

A correspondent writing, lo Fry's Magazine 
Ives an Illustration or the potency of "his mas- 
t's voice," He says; 

"I recently tried an interesting experiment. 
aving occasion to be away from home for a 
■w dnjis. I made a somewhat original talking 
inchine recnnU.1 began with a long repeated 



whistle.' such as I am accustomed to trill when 
culling my fox-terrier, nnl then Interpolated Ihe 
doggy conversation I use when talking to him; 
then 1 added more whistles, and finally repeated 
my every morning invitation: 'Hood dog. coiue 



nnd : 



' oh* i 



the statloi 



Upon ihe 




TKe Original— Others Are Imitations 



Better than Classroom Instruction 

LEARN AT HOME IN SPARE MOMENTS 
TO SPEAK . / 

French, German, 
SpanisK or Italian 

You Learn Quickly. Easily, Pleasantly, and at Little Expense 



k Hinikw Twin 



y .V I,:,-. cini.,1. I. wiii,]! Hi,- tiif-ilc!-! Lingu!*! „f ilit .by *i!| ['KliSON A I.I.T 

LM-iru.-i V...I. .... r-.„;<< :,..■,.- -^ ■.■>"-:....-:: .r ■:..■' -.>...:■■ .: . . : I.,:,. V'H I! | AH ■' r ■■■ , I ;.■.■.,-,.: ; 



LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

Combining Three Great Helpers in One 



Some of Its Surprising 

Fee. hires 
1. You hate Ihe LIVING. SPEAK- 
ING VOICE of Ihe proftiwr. wh-). 

iivei jrou the forrijii lounilj elcartjr, 
diilincltr. and torrcrlly. 



S. He will n 
1 1.. Ian llir 






.ur>cl!. or ymi may share 
t.le [amity or cta« at Ihe 

i evtn RECITE Al.OUt), 

c profewor, anil com|>aie 



CORNELL UNIVERSlI. 

lii.n- ... S. V . Hay 1. IM1 

(1. ii:.m-t. 1...... ,,. „..■!.. n 




DEP'tHNENT OF ENGLISH 
Prlnctlon u- >■ rill) 

May ltlib. If03- 




UftlVERSIIV OF PENNSTlVASIlt 
DepMtseal ol Phiioiophj 

PUilaoVlpblajJU) ft, 1003 

Toe Iol*r»l>iuKC«lltra of Laa- 
■■1MM..JRT* York. V y. 
*;. i.l :..n. .. I ho, t,,|,.nl»b.-.l 

mid l.'liirniufM- S " 



INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD 

1169 Metropolis Building, Bro&dwa.y &.nd 16th St.. New York City. 



third day of my absence -i member nf my house- 
hold after breakfast started the machine, and a 
perfect pantomime commenced. The dog was 
asleep od the hearthrug, but directly he heard 
my fainilliir whistle lie dashed nil over the bouse 
and Harden looking for nn\ This he eontinued 
to do for the remainder of (he-day. There never 
was sueh a puzzled flog; Ills fare, they tell me, 
was a study. I tried it on the dog myself upon 
my return, remaining In the same room with 
li! in and Ihe talking machine. He Stroke with a 
start, looked nt me fixedly Tor half a minute: 
then slowly 'winked the oilier eye*— ant) colled 
himself ii]i to sleep again. He was not to b;> 

PREPARING SOME NEW VICTOR STYLES. 



. Tli.- Tulklii 



M • 



a.) 



l'hlliideliihla, Pa.. July 13. 1906. 

Business wlih the Victor Talking Machine 
Company, of Camden, New .Jersey, hns been 
excellent all Bummer. The ■ ■firm li*d Iieen 
looking forward lo a stump during the summer 
mouths, hut it bits nul as yet struck them. It 
seems that the factory In general cannot manu- 
facture ihe machines fast enough lor the demand. 
They were In hones or having n large stock of 
ma. h lues on hand hy the 1st of August, hut 
from present indications this will not he the 
ease. The same also applies to the record mann- 
liiciiiriiifi department, whlrh. al the jiresent time, 
is working overtime. * This is. Indeed, very un- 
usual for this llnic of the year. The Victor Co. 
are looking f0j>(l Very targe hnslnesH this Tall. 

The VlitorXo. are always gelling up Improve- 
ments. The Iniprov^d Victor, ihe first machine, 
■also, the Victor 7. Machine, list price of which 
is flT. will bo out some time between the l.1tli 
,^i>r this month and August 1st, This particular 
machine has exactly the same motor am! cauinet 
as ihe Victor ihe first, ihe only difference being 
Hint the Victor 7. has a straight wood arm attach- 
ment Instead of the lajierlng nrm. and looks 
wmewnat similar lo Ihe Old Victor royal machine. 
There Is nn S-inch tuintahle. The motor is noise- 
less and the machine plays several records with 



COLUMBIA MEN IN TOWN. 
Last week several of Ihe Columbia Phonograph 
^Co.'s local managers were In New York, and 
more were expected lilts week, lo talk over sev- 
eral Important matters with the head office. The 
trade believes there Is something big to he short- 
ly announced by the Columbia, either a change 
of selling policy, a new Hue of goods, or a re- 
duction In price on 10-inch disks. To he sure 
there is nothing definite on which these surmises 
nre based, tun ihe talk Is strong and persistent, 
as II an Inside Up was in the possession of ihese 
cocksure prophets. At any rate, "toe Company, 
usually give formal notice of anything that In- 
terests the trade, and no exception will be made 
In this Instance, whatever may he on the lapis, 

although ii Ik authoritatively said that one of 
the "sqmetntaga" will l<e at tractive to Jobbers. 
Mailer S. Cray. Man Fruiiclsco; J. J. Cirlmsey. 
Seattle, Wash.: and E. C. h'tihrl. St. Louis. Mo.. 
were among the early conferees.* 

ADDITION TO VICTOR PLANT. 
Tin- Victor TuNting '.Mm-hlne Co. have awarded 
a contract lo'K'ilghn & Draper fee an additional 
story in their warehouse ih Camden, N, J. The 
addition will be 02 hy MS feet, of llreproor con- 
struction to conform to the present building. 



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Spratt 4 Corcoran, the enterprising talking 

machine dealers of Wnlcrtown. N. Y.. nre build- 
ing up a splendid .business In that lively town. 
In speaking of their horn In (Be last month's 
World, they were Incorrectly lorntcd in Utlca. It 
should have been Watcrtown. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



er 




The Nimble Nickel— Real Cash 

(J The same amount of energy and talk will sell a Peerless nickel-in-slot Piano 
as quickly as a large Talking Machine, but we can tell you how much 
more Big Money you can make with the Peerless Nickel-in-Slot Piano. 

This Is a first-class upright piano and can always be played by hand In the usual way. 



Peerless Electric Pneumatic Piano 

WITH COIN SLOT BOX AND ENDLESS MUSIC ROLL 

SPECIFICATIONS 

5 It. 3% in. 



Height. 1 ft. B in. 

Depth, ! ft. (4| in. 

Rolh H hneclliardl Action. 

Vm Octave. Ifvorv Key*. 

Hull Iron Frame (Covering! Wren Plank.) 

Three Veneer j on Wreit Plank. 

Three String) 1o Ba»e. Imparled Hammer Fell. 

" " el Action Bracket!. 



louble Dampen. Nickel -Plated Pedal Guard 

Nickel-Plated FrcKurc Bar. 
Ikh De»gn of C»*e. Soilon Fall. Etc 

Beautiful Carved Trait* 

EancteonU lleiigrt. Gla«t Panel 

Full Duet Front 

German-Silver Continuou. Hinge*. 

The Harmonic Third, or Middle Pedal. 




STYLE D-Mfthognny. Walnut or Oak 



5/>e 

Peerless 
Automatic 

Piano 



SIZE 

2 ft. 10 inches wide 
1 ft. 11 Inches deep 
and about S ft. high 



Complete with 

Mandolin Effect 

and 

Guitar Device 




ROTH CO, ENGELHARDT 



Proprietors Peerless Piano Player Co. 



Windsor Arcade. Fifth Avenue, New York 



V 



28 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



What the, 

Edison People Do for 

the Dealer. 

All dealers in Edison 
goods are assured a definite 
profit. Each is required by 
contract to maintain prices. 
We further support dealers 
by liberal magazine advertis- 
ing. In addition to stimulat- 
ing local trade, this produces many 
direct inquiries, all of which aro ^re- 
ferred to the nearest dealer — constantly 
sending him new customers. 




What the 

Edison Name Does 

for the Sale. 

Mr. Edison's world-wide 
fameas "Wizard of the Twen- 
tieth Century," influences 
everyone in favor of the prod- 
ucts of his laboratories. The 
Phonograph — his greatest 
popular invention — is by no; 
means.an exception. Edison goods are 
half sold when put in stock. Write 
to your nearest jobber or to us for full 
particulars. 



Handle the Goods the People Want! 



f 



The following are the Jobber* In F-dlion good* In the United States end Canada. If you 
wo.nl ttrmi, discounts, conditions, etc.. write to the one nearest you. Or write to us. We will 
supply you with the information, and put you In touch with a Jobber who can give you good service. 



W 



ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM— Talking Michlfl* Co. 
Mulsil.E— W. '1. ItrpIKlL 
MONTGOMERY- T~ U Penlek. 



CONNECTICUT. 

MIDDLETOWN—Caulktni A Poit Co. 
NEW HAVEN— Pardee Ellenberger Co 



MAINE. 

BANGOR— S. L. Croabr Co. 
I'UUTLAND— W. H. ItoH 4 Bon. 



MASSACHUSETTS 
BOSTON— Boiton Cjrle A Sundry Co. ; 

iviiltm Tilklng Machine Co.; iTer 
JohQmn Sporting Goodi Co. ; C. E. 
Oigood Co. : Bead A Read. 
FITCHUUHO— Irtr Johnion Bportlng 



NEW YORIV. 

ALBANY— Finch A Ilibn. 
BROOKLYN— Chipmin A Co. : A. D. 

M« ttlitir f Som ; Prlci Phono- 
graph Co. 

BUFFALO— P. A. Power*. 
ELUIRA*— Elmlri Armi Co. 
ULOVERHV1LLE — American Pbooo- 

graph Co. 
KI.VGBTON— Portitb * Dtrli. 
NEW YORK CITY— Bettlnl Phono. 

Co.. Ltd. : Hlackmnn Tnlklug Us* 

rhlne ru. : J. [■'. i.]*i-knuiii -\ s.m: 

Ki.J. Illnnm: I. I>nv 



(VOitCKSTKIi — 



r Johnion Sport In g 



GtOBGIA. 
ATLANTA — Atluita Phonograph Co. 
WAYCB038— George B. Youmona. 

ILLINOIS. 

CHICAGO— Jin 



INDIANA. 

INDIANAPOLIS— Craig Jay Co.: Klpp 

Broi. Co. ; A. B. Wihl A Co. 
LAFAYETTE— A. B. Wlhl A Co. 



Grlnnell Broa. 

BAG IN AW— Morlej BrOf. 

MINNESOTA. 



C Hough ; Miancioti Phonogriph 

MISSOURI. 
KANSAS CITY— J. W. Jeoklna 1 Bodi 
MuilcCo. ; J. F. Sehmelier A Boui 



II. s! Gordon ; . 
Jkrnt Muilc Bin 
Hfeka; BMVskCw 



Co. 



* Hum 



l.i.fc...n ■ 



HAJUlISniPKO— S. K. Hamburger. 

NEW CASTLE— W. C. DeForeeit * 
Son. 

PHILADELPHIA— C. i. Heppe A Son; 
Lit Broa. ; Peon Phonograph Co. : 
John Wanamaker ; Welti Phono- 
graph Co.; Weitrrn Talking Mi. 
chine Co.; II. A. WeTmano AT Son. 

PITTSBURG— The o. F. Bentel Co. 
Inc. : Kaufminn Broi. ; H. Klfber A 
Bro. ; C. C. Mellor Co. ; Plttiburi 
Phono. Co. 

READING— Bending Phonograph Co. 

KCH A VTY1V Aoharrnkn A fn . PP..1, 



FORT DODGE— Earlj Hoilc Come. 

HENTUCltY. 

LOOISV1LLE— C. A. Ra». • 

LOUISIANA. 

NEW ORLEANS— Wiillitrn Bailee: Na- 
tional Aatomitlc I'lro Atirm Co. 



NEBBASKA. 

LINCOLN— H. E. Sidle. Cjele Co. 
OMAHA — Omaha Blrrcle Co.; Nebr 
k» Cjeli Co. 



Nf : ;vi'Aiis; -a. O. Petit. 

PATEUSON— Jinn K. ODea. 
TRENTON— Stoll Blink Book ind Sta- 
tionery Co. ; John Byka. 



-. -..linger; JJ 

Plino, O. A M. Co. : Ghee B. 
r ■■[,■ :.l: ,■ 

SCHENECTADY— Finch A Hibn ; J*j 

A. Rkkird A Co. 
8YRACt)8E^-W. D. Andre?!. 
TROY— Finch A llihn. 
UTICA— Clirk llorrock, Co. : Arthnt> 

F. Ferrlii ; William llarrlion ; 

Utlca Cjcle Co. 

OHIO. 

N— Klein A Heffelman Co. 
NAT! — Ileea A Co. ; Rudolph 
agate co. 

iYELAND — Ecllpic- Musical Co. 
COLUMBUS— Perry B, WhIUIt Co. 
DAYTON— Niehiui A Dohie. 
EAST LIVERPOOL— Smith A Pbllllpi 
Mimic Co. "^ 

SB1VABK Ball Flntie Co. 
TOLEDO— Bayei Uoilc Co. 



BCBANTON— Acaermao~A"Co7f Tech- 
Dial Bop ply Co. 

R.HODE ISLAND. 

I'AWTI f.'Kl'.y IMwnick. I i-nr:i Co. 
PROVIDENCE— J. M. Dean Co.; J. A. 

Foiter Co.: Houiehold Furnltnn 

Co. ; J. Samtteli A Bro. ; A. T. 

Scattergood A Co. 

TENNESSEE. 
KNOXV1LLE — Knorrllle Trpewnttr 

nnd Phonorririh Co 
MEMPHIS— F. if. Atffood; O. K. 

llniicli llano Co. 
NASHVILLE— Mi«rad*r A Co.; Nub 

Tills Tnlklog Hacblne Co. 
TEXAS. 
DALLAS— Southern Tilklng Mach. Co. 

FlIRT \y(lRTII.-^4.1inim'lng»'. Shejiliprd 
HtH-STiiN— Mm Phonograph fo. 

VIRGINIA 
RICHMOND— Migruder A Co. 

WISCONSIN. 
MILWAUKEE— McGreil B^oc 



Lt.t. 



National PKonog'raph Co., 



31 Union Square, Ne* Yorh 



ORANGE, 

N. J. 

304 Wabash Avenue, Chicago 



c. 



VOL. I. No. 8. 




Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Avenue, New York, August 15, 1905. 



This Will Interest You! 



Do you realize the money-making 
possibilities of coin-operating ma- 
chines? When their merits are 
properly presented they at once 
compel the attention of business 
men, for they attract a steady 
stream of coin. They make dol- 
lars while you sleep. 

The Regal players are now found 
in some of the leading cafes, hotels 
and restaurants, where they are 
making easy dollars daily. 









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.AVi:H IN fPACUHKG'S IlKSTAI'ItAXT. ri IMMili:!! 






i'KiTirs cafk\«i_(v)umius avk.. biwto: 



The Regal players are very attrac- 
tive and ornament any public 
place. You can largely increase 
your income by securing the Regal 
agency. You can make sales 
which will astonish you. 

The Segal 

Piano and Player 

Company 

889 southern Boulevard, New York 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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We want to hear from every one who 
has" a talKing machine, and is inter- 
ested, to get 

BETTER 
RECORDS 

That's the Rind *Ve Mahe 





We Know it, and we want others to 
Know it. 

ASK FOR THE BLVE ONES 

Our Number 9 bulletin contains some 
i seasonable dance music. We are hav- 
ing quite a run on it. A postal card 
will put you in touch with the BETTER 
records you are looKing for. 




American Record Company 
Hawthorne, Sheble <& Prescott 

Sales Managers, - Springfield, Mass. 




m 




^N 



The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I. No. 8. 



New York, August (5, 1905. 



Price Five Cents 



r* CHICAGO'S NEWS BUDGET. 

Business Active — Many Noted Rr-'rd Makers 
Call — Much Edison. .m Activity— A Model 
Jobbing House- — Goodwin a Golfer — Other 
Items of Interest. 

I Splint to Tbe TaiUni MacbfaM World.) 

Chicago, III., Aug. 12, 1905. 
The month of July certainly ex cee ileil (ho ex- 
pectations of local dealers In talking machines. 
The general ro|joit Is that trade during the 
month kept right Up to the Jinx- standard. Tic 

trade attribute the fiui to the general growth 
or the business ami to the Increasing dealre for 
machines, for out of door purposes, a future 
noted by several is the number <>l high-priced 
machines sold. The demand for records has been 
something phenomenal for tin Benson, There is 
a general reeling of confidence In the trade both 
here and In the country, and preparations are 
Making for a big fau mid holiday business. 

Chicago lias been honored of late with visit.- 
ftoni several noted "record makers." Byron 0. 
Harlan, the famous tenor, whose baby songs 
form 80 material a Bart of the record catalogues 
of the various talking machine companies, was 
In Chicago for a few hours last week. lie was 
on bis return front u visit to the "home folks" in 
South Dakota. He was a tailor at the Chicago 
store, of the Rudolph Wiirlitzer Co. Miss Coritiuc 
Morgan, the popular eontrulto. was a caller a) 
I.vun £ Healys a Week ago. She s|>enl a pleas- 
ant hour or BO listening to her own voice repro- 
dared by Ihe Victor. Another visitor nt the same 
bouse was Kmlle lie liogoiv.a. He came lo Chi- 
cago to sing the baritone pans In Verdi's He 
Miiiem at the last concert *ir the season of the 
Apollo Club. The office of the club Is nt Lyon 
& Henry's. The secretary Hist became acquaint- 
ed with Mr. Cogorzn's splendid voice through Hi- 
Victor records, and straightway wrote ami made 

the engagement. Mr. (logorxa, by the way, has 
been largely Instrumental in securing ihe matt- 
ulHcciiT. lied Seal reiordn of grand opera stars.' 
lie jokingly told the Lyon & llcaly people Hint he 
had seen much of Ihe greal soloists prior to bis 
connection wiih the Victor Co.. but that now he 
could say that be hn<! embraced ihem all. Your 
famous singer is apt to get excited when singing 
into a machine nn.l Is likely to swny his or her 
body in a manner not calculated to produce lb- 
most desirable record. It lias been Mr. Gogoixa's 
privilege to gently hold the enthusiastic singers 
In position and lo draw Hum back the proper 
distance when they strike Ihe ringing, eleH rival 
high notes thai the critics rave about. 

Then- Is every evidence of l-Misoninu activity 
in Chicago. 0. M. Nlsbeti. the Western man- 
ncer of the National Phonograph Co.. Hnds the 
ci mi in odious quarters at 304 Wabash avemie en- 
tirely Inadequate for the business and has leased 
another entire floor In the same building. Mr. 
Nlsbeit is greatly pleased wilh Ihe excellent 
sales record made In July, a month when busi- 
ness is generally expected to drop off. August 



Here is the Seller ! 



FEIGE DESK CO. 



B 



so far has kept light up to the July Standard. 
He will leave on August II for a visit to head- 
quarters. He will return about September 1'. 
One purpose 01 Mr. MaoBtFa visit nt this time 
is to complete the details foi establishing a Chi- 
cago branch Office of the company's recently es- 
lablished commercial department for ihe installa- 
tion and sale of Ihe Edison business phonograph, 
The Chicago branch will of touise be under Mr. 
Nisl.clls direction. 

The entire traveling fore of Hie Chicago Office. 
seven men In nil, will leave In a bunch for the 
factory. atOinuge, N. .1., on the 2fith, to attend 
ihe an u u cT conference of the company's travel- 
ers. They will return Sept. 2. Speaking of fall 
son travelers, one of them. F. \.. Frltehcy, who 
makes Michigan and Indiana, has won lame and 
a two-page article in the August Issue of the 
IMlson Phonograph .Monthly by devisiiig a sys- 
tem of "siep" shelving, "enabling Ihe dealer In 
Bdlaon goods to find a comnat-i and econgmjtal 
method of carrying his slock of records, ami one 
too, thai will make mi attractive display, show- 
ing the- value of. bis stock." The article In qnes- 

Hon fully describes the plan and is embellished 
with numerous 1 Must rations. 

Dealers visiting Chicago havea surprise await 
lug ihem If they have not called at the ijrenl 
jobbing bouse of .lanies I. I.yoiis. at I!il! -Hit Baal 
Van llnreii Street. Mr. Lyons' carries every talk- 
ing machine and every n-c-ird made, anil besides 
has a full line of supplies, surb as horns and 
supports, record 1h>xcs and carrying oases, cabi- 
nets, language courses for home study, repair 
parts for all machines, etc Going through the 
establishment, one (finds himself Jn a regular 
tna/e of record-' cases and sluicing, all full to the 
top. The slock is something tremendous. Over- 
head uud everywhere are machines nf all makes 
and a specially constructor! Palcony Is devoted 
to horns. Every inch of space is utilised, but 
any record, new or obi. can he bunted instantly, 
as Mr. Lyons is a master of detail. He issues 
a record catalogue that Is a wonder of complete 
ni-ss ami convenience. It is a book of .".i; pages. 
First, there Is a list of every record alphabetically 
arranged. Find the title of the record you want* 
and you learn at a glance ail the different makes 
id records In which M appears and whether for 
icstriinieiit or voice. 

A sM-oii.1 list contain.-, the immliers so arranged 
I bat a record can he located from any order 
number. For instance, an older la received for 
Xo. ITS? Columbia disc, opposite 1137 Columbia 
disc will be round the number B34B9. Turning to 
BS-iGfl, whiib leads you into the alphabetical lisi. 
you will ilnd the title, "Sweet and Low." and that 
It is made lit all mokes in quartette and trom- 
bone. The phenomenal thing about Mr. Lyons" 
business in Mat It Is the growth of only 
* He moved lo his present quarters a 



c. k. Ooodwin. manager of ihe talking machine 
department at Lyon & Healy's. is an enthusiastic 
golfer and spends Ihe week ends during the sum- 
mer in his ravnrile sport. He Is delighted wilh 
the manner in which the summer trade has de- 
veloped. M, A. Henly. of the talking machine 
di part men t. is spending his vacation at Ihe 

Healy family heme at Lake Geneva. 
. . . ./ 

C. II Wyali. who represents the Tnlkol'hnnc 
('<> in Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Louis, tells 

.me that he now has no less thou thirty Important 
jQUDtag nccojMils In Chicago alone. He has re. 
reiently received samples ol three new types of 
machines which have already been placed with 
leading Jobbers here and are taking well. These 
particular machines were made especially for 



Co. havo the figures to show that they, loo. are 
experienciiiR unusual midsummer activity, July 
was the birfgCSl month in point of toial sales the 
office lias over known. Furihormuii', !!in local 
record sales wore much In excess of June, this ■ 
applying to Isoth disc anil cylinder records. 
C.iorgc Soger, manager of Ihe Joliel sub-office, 
has been transferred to the management of the 
Omaha sub-Office, while Harry Uerger has been 
transferred trom the main Chicago office to Jo- 
llet. Bert Dorian. Hie chief correspondent at Hie 
main Chicago office, has, just returned from his 
. vacation spent in Michigan. 

Hopkins Bros., large Edison dealers at lies 
.Moines, la., havo recently enlarged their talk- 
department. TBey ore preparing 
fin- display at -lie coming Iowa State 



L. H. Linker, head of Hie Minnesota I'hnno- 
Riaph Co.. St. I'aul. was. a Chicago visitor last 
week. He was on his return from an Eastern 
trip. He was Jubilant regarding the prospects 
for an excellent rati and holiday business 

The Boston Store, one of Milwaukee's largest 
•I'pririnient stores, has recently opened a talking 
machine deportment on a large wale. It la un- 
der Hie management of Mr. Van Ness. 

C. W. Noyes, Western representative for Haw- 
thorite, Slieble £ I'rescott. sales managers of the 
American Record Co., left mat week for the East 
on a vacation trip of several weeks' duration. 



g nkchii 
r a v\ry 



GEISSLER GOES WITH VICTOR CO. 

Widely Known San Francisco Man Will be 
Vice-President and General Manager of the 

Victor Talking Machine Co. 

L. r". f.Vissler. with Sherman. Clay & Co., San 
Francisco, Cal., has Income allied with the Vic- 
lor Talking Machine Co.. Cnnuleti. N. J., ami will 
assume his new position October 1. 

Mr. Cejssler Is to he the general sales man 
ager of Ihe Victor Co.. vice Mr. Doug- 
lass. whose delicate health precludes his resump- 
tion of Ibis office, which H. B. I Int. son has been 
lining temporarily as s matter of aceommoda. 
Hon. 

'Mr. Teissier Is unqui-sti nimbly one of the best- 
posted men In that branch of the trade which 
pertains to talking machines and small musical 
Instruments of all kinds. He has been fur many 
ynrs Intimately associated with the affairs of 
that great San Francisco concern, Sherman. Clay 
& Co., and he will carry with him lo his new 
P'isiiir.ii an experience Which must result In ire. 
nienilous benefit to Ihe Victor Inlen-sts. Mr. 
Teissier bail a host of fri.-nd.s from the Atlantic 
lo the I'aeifirrWhn Will extend lo him their liesl 
wishes in his new field of effort. 



Wll.-hlre's Magna! tie boa eoncelved an Idea of 
promoting the principles for which It slands. 
namely, socialism, by means of the talking ma- 
chine. Broadcast throughout the country it has 
suit announcement of two speeches by leading 
socialists. One of these is entitled "Let Ihe Na- 
tion Own Ihe Trusts," and Is delivered by Gay- 
lord Wllshlre. fV publisher. The- other is a 
socialist speech entitled "No Confiscation." defTv- 
eied by Prof. Walter Thomas Mills. 



Chi. 



I rude. 



Of the Columbia Phonograph 



PLAIN 


TALK! 


The jilimrr you talk lit your »d««ii(inj the better 
Ihe rewrit. 
My "e»py" i* plain Uft to the buyer Jn.l Kill Ihe 

R. E. ORANUFIELD. Fall River. Mass. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



PECULIAR DISCOVERY ANENT DIS*£. 





MAKING DISC RECORDS AT HOME. 


chine 




mica- 


hi this aepartntgnt a question and apnwdr .rtnonl 


rofus 


Ih.- nbmo subject. Ill llljs conneetiotl WO.BHVU 


hnl.ii 


just received it ii.itmitiiii.nil.iti from the N«- 


i« or 


litiilll.'.Co 'Ltd Of London. In which they Btate 


nptng 


that their in-w disc rotordtog attachment fin* 


ruin' 


imiktiiK records far disc talking machines It »<** 


a ih'' 


ready We iiudfTaiwid thai the 'new Invention 


failed 


run hi' attache* 10 iiuy'iimk" ol Olae machine In 


..edie 


amateur* will lw glad to bpow thai the itfeotua,- 


ft 'All 


chine will ut> loogei b-,»UnHc.l tut' for Its In- 


W I hi- 


ahilln 10 provide. Mint Rival wmivi' i.f amuse 


K tills 


mi-m dud pleasure which life 'If lieeuthw 


tit .Til 


' film linn Iff ihi' cylinder machine -dp to the pri's- 



1 or thf United States. They are Inexpensive: 
:lng ten cents per slum, or n thjllar twenty 



NEW HORN CONNECTION. 

A new .horn wmnertlett has n"cntly I a pal 

eiiti'.l hy the S'ova Phonograph Horn Co.. of Now 
York. It in made of flexible metal ati.l Ills any 
cylinder machine on Ihe market. Il no tmeses 
many good point*, "if (if WWCB t« liidcslrurli- 
hlllty. ' Il will he ready tor mule at :in early 
.late. 

METHOD OF TESTING SPEED. 

\V. H. Baugh, ol Hnstlnss. Neb., has a method 
of toting (lie speed nf "a talking machine which 
he claims works to perfection. "1 place upon 
my machine," sn>> Mr. Hunch. '"a record of sunn' 
..hi familiar Itfutn. mm to the name selection 
in a hyinn hook Ihnl conlalr.s the music, note the 



.' th. 



i is 



t the 



tticltlne 



THE 
Th 


MYSTERY 
re is noihh 


EXPLA 


INED 


Harr 
i.l ih 


Ss 


oil 
M 


nation i 


.il- Hi. 



IMPROVING SOUND QUALITY 



ni'k plainly.. I'- FOURTEEN INCH DISCS. 

-.I. atiliiB Wf a. . o. 0, Millar, it wittserlfirr i« The World, asks 

..iinihiii lander the following tigeMfons: "I Have record- mnk 

other kind Si a , rs Alston tinned to manii fact ore the Hlm-h. dfec 

■Ii cover would reronls; and if so. will yen kiii.lly sinl.- why* 

'ouslblj .-.mi.' .if ~2. will ihe Victor people manufacture the 

in. anil possibly iiuxeibpliiin.; nr a ' simitar >lftiid-K|Vakiiig .IUI- 

re'nelllin-. We Answer ' I. We understand thill this sU- ..I 

ni reproduction^ .tjs.-. i nnls was largely tllacontinuetl because 

one If il iun h"' of the lack nf demand, mill because of .ih-lr in 

liiilii-h Vii ttii."' ahlltlyfctn Withstand ihe u. .essary amount of 

wear ami l-ar They arc however, still mail" in 

ilium OOf .orre- £, The aiiMluphnlic is .oulrollcd ill (Ills roun- 
ds -All il«hi. try by the Victor Talking .Machine Co.. and 
reinril-maker is don I it less will 1h> manufactured ,by/ litem anil 
Intended as purl placed on Ihe market as soon an Iffe special mtl- 
* a rtlle, emjtliiy |iy or pariieular sco]h* of i^efnlnWs Is ih-Hiicl- 
rrerytbiB« i> in n i a ,„,! Improbable that (he ii&otophone will 
i.^.i m |.r.].,ir.'. i». ready fur Hip American murket in the fall. ; 

lajpArfNd H is IMPROVES TONE AND REMOVES BLASTING. 

He iiit.H" strikes We are In receipt of many complaints from sStP" 

I pOBRfbly ihe wribern to the effect that many (lis.- lalkliiK tmi 

He in press that (-bines lose their tone power and nnaltty after 

attrlhnleil to Hie re.or.l A fitilemaii » ho. lias 
made this snhject a apactal stmlv m.i .1 thai 



nil. I play the music as written, upon 11 

or organ, ami regnlat* the s| d i>f the machine 

up or down until there is harmony and accord In 
the music When this resnli has l.c.-n obtained, 
mark the thread upon thf speed regulator slight 
iy so that. yon can lell If It has been moved. If 

yon will keep the i'e«iilul'ir'-al ill.- speed thus 
nidi, iite.1. yon wlll.lhns gel lln- hcsl rcsnlls from 
m-arTy all the r.Wr.ls mid ohiaiti a sp.-.-d of Hid 



iii-allv 



■tly dead surf are— free 
the prngier condition 



s-tdU. and laklnc as Hie lias.- Ihe llicory 
a split BOtintllflg hoard on a piano eattsed 
ili-ilitiK of the soiinit. he constructed a mica 

of layers of mica that had been split so 

, ami cemcmeil these layers logelher with 
la balsam under pressure. The result was 



chaia.M.-r. 
practicable 



of TRANSPARENT WINDOW SIGNS. 



fgtia for window tit* 
Dftvega. Xcw York 



PREVENTS CLOGGING AND WEARING. 

.1: Newcotnl. Hlackman. presi.lent of Hie Black- 
mini Talkinc -Ma.hiu- Co . rei«.rls thai they haw 

1 v.-iy successful In lulrodtii-inK tin- Phtce 

aiitoiiiaiic rci-ord.hrush. of whi.ti ihcy are the 
scHiiiK Agents. This hi'usli fastens to the shav- 
Ins knife har of all cylinder talking machines. 
and removes any ilust that may he till the record, 
and thus previ-uls Hie sapidiire becoming Housed 
ami w.-arlni:MlnT> When list d with a recorder II 
brushes (he wax off of the record auio 
and leaves a inii.b cl.-arer record. 

MAKING RECORDS WITH ORGAN. 



a series of experiments < R ma.h' H the room 

la small, heavily carpeted, ami full of imiiiiiire. 
the mords will prohahly he poor, while if the 
orsan stands on the bare lloor. mid the talking 
mi,. •Iiln- on u table with tin- bell poiininn in Hie 
dlieciion ihai »ilt enable it to roiic.-t the largest 
nunilH'r of sound waves— ihe door and Hie win- 
dow of ihe rooin elati'linc open a Utile way — a 
better record will lie the result. The piece to he 
r.-rordeii liiusi I..- timed as regards lis length, 
so lhal It can lie all taken on the cylinder with- 
out an abrupt emllnc This ran be ascertained 
by rannlng the machine wiihofii allowing Hie 
rutting stylus to tou.h th- cylinder while the 

pl Is lM'Illtr Irieil over. The liming being cof ; 

icily uaiig-d. the machine should Is? allowed lo 
run sever.il revolnllnns In order to gain powr. 
before th- cutting slclns is pin down. Th- as 



all- ihe leading .l-i 






ad vi 



TONE IMPROVER AND MUTE 

ATTACHMENT FOR PHONflGRftPHS 
No More Buzzing, Inharmonious 
Nasal Tones 

But natural voice and instrumental 
selections to perfection. 

Plays loud or soft without changing soood 
of Phonograph. 

Price $1.00 each. 

J. 0. HOUSER MFG. CO., 306 Shady Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 




Slot Weighing 
^= Scales == 

Wilt earn you $2.00 per day 
and upward. Tbe besl money 
coiners vvc manufacture. 

Price 535.00 
No intention required. 
Big quick money earners. 



Rogers Manufacturing Co. 

147 West 23rd Street. 'New York City 



C. 



) 



THK TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



place while the machine la running, it shonii 

nnl be necessary to have any of tin- siO|is drawi 
throughout tin' 1 piece; this would tint allow o 
proper expression. The knee swells shVild no 



ltd. Oil I 



t have tin 



an against ih< 

i filitt: if the room Ib la 



fool 



BYROU Q. HARLAN'S VACATION. 



Relates Some Experiences- A Bit or Realism- 
Sings "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree." 



Last week pur be pr o s c ntalrve dropped hi to tin' 
office of tiii' AiiH-rii-an Record Co. ami chanced 
ii|iuii it itroup of talking inachine aniwts to whom 
Mr. Harlan was relating some or liis lacntlnii 

experiences. He ami his wife had just returned 
From a visit to Canton, South Dakota, the homo 
of his boyhood days. It is iwclve years since ho 
had been there, ami there was a happy reunion 
with hin mother and sister, who arr nil! living 
in the old farm. Mr. Hnrlati said: 

"I had an opportunity 10 sing 'In the Shade 
«f the Old Apple Tree' With a Kmin-r inspirit- 
don than ever rflmc to me In singing it In front 
ill it talking machine horn, tn the yard tiy the 
Hitiinn room window stands ihe old apple tree, 
lust as It did years ami whin I was a boy and 
used to play in Its shade. One nllernooii as I 
was lying on the urass lookinn up through the 
leaves of the tree tn the hint 1 sky and thinking 
of the early years I had spent in these scones, 
my wire sai down to the piano near the open 
window (-lose hy and began to iduy the strains of 
thai sweet melody. 'In the Shade of the Old 
Apple Tree,' 1 never before appreciated the 
teaching sentiment of this Minic. and I tlilnk I 
ean slim It heller ill Ihe days n> come for thai 
little experience." 

Mr Harlan showed sum.. Indian arrowhead* 
which he had picked up on the Indian reserva- 
Hon near t'ltntuhfrlJu. S. I>. which ho brought 




fllons Business in 
branches in Fran 

pect In the very 1 



leliiiiesamirerordH. have 



(Rpeclil to The T;iiki»E Usehlne World,! 

I.on.lon. Ruts., Aug. il. Km;,. 
Yon will he interested m learn that the Neo- 
phone Co.. of this eliy. have placed mi the mar- 
ket their disc wording attachment (or making 
records nn disc, machines at home. The article 
which has lii-oii so lone looked for Is creating 
quite n stir oyer here, and [he company have nl 
ready booked lar«e orders. It is nolle a simple 
contrivance and the resniii obtained are exed- 



eiRht to ten mini 


H's diir.1 






litre In Ihese re 


lords w 


II bo the red 


rdluii n 


popular dramati. 




us as well an 


reading 


from Dickon- an 


other 


similar aufhoi 


*, . Sum 


distinguish-! ri 




- ,l,u " '"■"" 


a 1 read 


mem or the bust 


i— wfl 


he awaited. w 


in inter 


est. The iicopho 
in. Miehaeiis ay 


m- talk I 


in machine bti 


It undo 




a nermanenl 


aappblr 


reproducer, then 


befng 


o undies to 


hango. 



ltd 1 



• the) 



.-.■it. tie said when he Mooned 
up he imniediately thought 
ol the American Record Co_ 
to the lathing machine, an 
■Mnsii hath charms to 
breast '■ 



Ir. Pre; 
Ick the] 



t Hi- trade i 




The Xova Phono Horn Co, have Jnsi comidot.-d 
in immense collapsing horn of III ire. Il is ten 
feel long, lice feel in di'llneler and III live pans 
li will lie on exhibition ai Coney Island until the 
iciison closes, afier which H will he taken en lour. 



been associated with the talking machine bust 
i.ess hi England and abroad for quite a number 
of years, and his Inventions have helped to ad 
vnnce the standard of the talking machine hlial- 
nesa very materially 

It has always been the. doctor's aim io pro 
diicca disc record at a |w>pi'lnr price, mid no now 
claims that his persistent researches have bi-ti 



The 






ell S 

. who hove hull' up a 



enpT- 



The "Resonant" is an Aristocrat 

Acme of perfection In reproducing sound is attained by the " Resonant " trumpet 

Z»" "■! all ottun mnk.., n| lalkliw ma.hli,™ 

ONE SIZE ONLY. Dimensions \ gS&SS&iS&Z & " ! »t . fell ,«;,, 

Skilfully construeted and hilly guaranteed in every particular. ' limit in three layers; 



Lighltr Ihin piper, more durable lh»n meltl. > 
g to the eye than any mimpei before the trade. 
our superior j.roc.-ss of finish I tiK. Made in quart 



. \Htii! 
ii qualiiy of Tone, and n 



'The Aristocrat of high grade Trumpets.' 



Special horns const r 
slightly advanced prices 

orders* can he fill- 



■olora found in 



CUNNIUS & KAISER, SSAS 

Factory: 573 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn New York Office : 32 East 14th Street 



The latest reports Trom Hertln are that busi- 
ness, particularly in. disc records, is on nifything 
but a sound basin, and dealers in talk!i|g ma 
chines are lathing of formirni a union to prolect 
(heir Intereatn. Records are betngjiawked about 
by uiiscrii[inloii< people, who sell itn'iit at a small 
profit, ibns creaiiiiK a Tnlse idea or the iftitdheaa. 
Then- Is a great run in Germany on small disc 
in,',. \i> * »bic]i sell 1 1. mi %2 upward. They play 
a icnliich record rlalil through, and will doubt 
less find their way to the American market in 
due course. They Should prove a hit: finlor 

around the holiday season, and h strong com 
jeiltor for the cheap cylinder machine. The 
''disc taiklnu machine seems 10 lie growing in 

favor. Inn the light fur trade Is so keen Unit 



Mr. Mallerro*<naifager »f the British Zono 
phone-Co., visit, d Belfast quite recently to Inter- 
Slew T. Kdi'tis Osborne, the only factor be has 
yet appointed in Ireland, 

Mr. Malyou. representi ng; the OranwpUoae & 
Tjpewrttei Mil., also paid u Hying lisil. this 
week. i<> Deifasl in his company's interest, and 
apprised Mr. Osborne that Mr. S. W. Dixon, (he 
English manager or the (Jramoplione & Type 

writer 1.1,1.. Uwlon, mlghi he. eMiected there In 

September. Mr. Osborne has Just brdered from 

the Oramophone Co.. Loudon, one ,,f the \nvoio' 
phones, which is sure to create a fttrare when he 
exhibits it In Belfast, He was ihe tirsi dealer to 
Introduce Ihe firaniflphone in North of Ireland in 
October, I80S. 

K\. ir.mcni runs high in talking machine cir 
cics coneerninR the new "Twentieth Onhtry" 
grnphopbone, one of which was i-al,|ed for to 
America on July lib for Mr. Otdmrm*. who is Hie 
only Johh,!' for Columbia gnoils in Ihe North of 
Ireland. 

Thomas II. -Maedonnld. rnaiutger or the Amer- 
l.-an Ornpluiphoiie f'o.'s factory- in Ihe United 
Stiiii-s. has pist arrived in Hie city, accompanied 
i.y bis wife, I understand that ihe purpose or the 
visit is to iierfi-ci all the details of mauttfaeUr 
lui; In ihe new ractory which the company have 
recently established In London. Mr. Macdon- 
ald's riime us an iuvenior and lalkltiK machine 
ev[..-ri is. wididv r Wilted lici-.-, and we i,rc 

looking forward to more frequent lislts from 
him In H cat future, 

I'nihc Kr^res have just announced a reduction 
In tlic price ot their standard leeords to 2r- 

cents, and Hielr salon records to ::. cents. 

The Nicole Record t'o.. Ltd,, recently Invited 
applications for IS.0M six pur; .cent,, preference 
shares of ii „i„.|| flir ,i„. paruose or extending 
their ImsiuesraVwliieh Includes the eslnldishinent 
ot a plnni for the production of uold ui«ald,,l 



SELLING OUT. 

0« ieik to retirerrtentVrom business will 
dispose of my entire stock of concert, coin- 
slot phonographs and supplies. Positively 
no reasonable offer refused. Address Robert 
Robinson, 270 Ninth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



V 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



DENHAM PHONOGRAPHS 
and Phonographic Novelties 

Denham Phonographs are strictly first-class Talking Machines, manufactured in 
Germany and Switzerland, exclusively for Edwin A. Denham, 31 Barclay Street, 
New York.- 

Notwithstanding the. remarkahly low'prices at which they arc ottered to the trade. 
they have not only met with the unqualified approval of every manufacturer of 
records to whom they have been submitted but have also been 

Licensed under the Patents owned or con- 
trolled by The American Graphophone Company. 

As stated above, all models so far imported are made exclusively for us ; but our con- 
tracts with The American Grapllophone Co. — coupled with our contracts with every man- 
ufacturer in Germany and Switzerland capable of turning out first class talking machines 
at low prices — assure to us the control of all of the productions of the great German and 
' Swiss factories, so far as importation into North America is concerned f 

A full list of Denham Phonographs and Phonographic Novelties willyhe sent, on 
application- to any bona-h'dc dealer who is willing to sigh a strict "price- maintenance contract. 
And we will submit to you at the same time an entirely new and very attractive 
proposition, relating to sonic of our best models, under which (at a total cost to you 
of less than the value of the machines) we will not only deliver these special models 
tree of delivery charges, lint will also enable you lo offer to your customers a great induce- 
ment to buy these Denham Phonographs, and to buy thcni at prices yielding you exception- 
ally large pfblits. . i 

When the preceding ( July ) issue of The Talking Machine World went lo press, we 
had neither received these special models, nor perfected the arrangements which will now 
allow us to submit to you the proposition referred to above. On page 8 of that issue, 
however, we gave some particulars relating to the following 5 remarkable Novelties: 

No. I. A first-class cylinder Phonograph to retail between -S-t- and $5. 

Ho. 2. A first-class Recording and Reproducing cylinder Phonograph to retail at be- 
tween $('► and $7. .1 

Note. All of our cylinder phonographs are supplied with our new horn-support and with a 
novel device which prevents the reproducer from slipping or sliding along the 
record. ( Patents applied for. ) 

No. 3. "Denham Correspondence Blanks,*" by means of which correspondence by phonograph 
is at last made practical. 

No. 4. English Talking and Musical Postcards — perfectly transparent celluloid disc records, 
mounted on artistic souvenir postcards. Can be profitably retailed at the same price at 
which they are retailed in England (sixpence). Can be sent through the mails without 
injury, and may be reproduced on any disc macjiirtc. * 

No. 5. A really practical Disc Talking 'Machine to retail at between :-M- and *.">. 

Edwin A. Denham, S Barcla y st - New York 

NEW YORK BERLIN LONDON 

>(F"W<- can m ;i k.. detivuries lit exceptionally whorl w.tW. hut if you "waul to K ,.i n lt . full benefit of Hie l>l« UuhIdcm 
Wat can lie ,ioru- j n Denham Phonograph* anil PhonoRi-aplrlr NofeelttM. hrf an ami from yon NOW. 



r. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



A BIG SUMMER TRADE 

I* the Verdict of the Leading Concerns* Manu- 
facturers, Jobbers and Dealerj. 

The summer, regarded as the dullest period, 
has been exceptionally good Uils year. The rec- 
ord lias been broken s<> far as sabs are i oncerueii. 
and the manufacturers have enjoyed a volume ol 
business unprecedented. Dealers ami Jobbers 
f~lsvn contributed like testimony/, and in comment- 
ing un Ihe situation the Phonograph Monthly 
aaya: 

"No one Is selling as many phonographs ami 
records now as hi the first four months of this 
year, but every Jobber and dealer Is doing a 
larger business at the present time than In any 
month of last year. This statement is borne out 
by the output and by the orders that are being 
received with remarkable steadiness and uniform- 
ity. With the experience of the past few months 
before him, and with his knowledge of [be pres- 
ent state of trade, rvery Jobber and dealer should 
now he revolving in his mind this question, 'What 
shall I do to get even a reenter share of this 
"easy-money" business In the months to minor 
The question may he answered thus: Carry a 
proper sioek and let (he piople know that you 
have It. Call to mind the business you lost In the 
past six months because .von did not have lin- 
stock, and make up your mind to guard against 
such losses by carrying a larger and more com- 
plete stock. If yon have had trouble in handling 
your stock ami have lost lime when Ratting Upon 
customers because you could not find records 
when you wanted ihcm. spend a Utile extra lime 
In planning a heller way of carrying records, ir 
yon don't know how. ask your jobber for some 
assistance. . . . Don't wait till cool weather 
brings customers to your store, del ready now. 
I' fs only August, nf course, bill by the time yon 
make up your order, pass It along and get your 
uuods. ii wllhhc- from September 1 to IS, and 
the fall teasou will he at hand." 



TALKING MACHINE A CIVIL1ZER. 

C. P. Sterns Tells of Trip Through the Philip- 
pine Islands In Which a Talking Machine 
Played. a Star Part. fc 



ruikin 



Unc 



it. n iiarkiow. who was to have taken hold as 
manager of the n ■■mm Phonograph foopoiative 
Co.. jobbers. Xcw York. July I. was prevented 
from doing so until August 1, owing to pressure 
of business in other Ijnes. with which he bad 
been previously connected. He is now the cap 
lain of the concern, and Is rapidly acquiring a 
knowledge of tin- business. Mr. Warner, tile for 
tin r manager, and one of the mrfvitig spirits In 
the enterprise, was compelled to resign un in-. 
count of falling health; hut this, has now been 
recovered and he proposes opening- a ihlr.l retail 
store In Brooklyn early nevt month. 



F St. I^oula, Mo., Auk- 10, 1906. 

C, P. Sterna, a former St. Louis newspaper 
man. has arrived In this city from the Philip- 
pines, He accompanied Dr. T. K. Hunt, manager 
of the Igor rote linage at the Philippine exposi- 
tion, returning his charges, the Honloc anil Suyoi- 
Igbrrotes, ami a small contingent of Tlnguanes, 
to their homes In the mountains or northern 
Luzon. .Mr. Sterns speaks with enthusiasm of 
his trip to the Orient. From Manila he visited 
all the principal towns in the western provinces, 
and has many Interesting stories to lei] of his 
trip. For Instance, he adds: 

"On my return to Manila we again started for 
the mtrtti^rn provinces, Ihe doctor and I. and 
from (,'andon we walked the dee-day Journey- to 
Ilontoc. over three ranges of mountains, carrying 
a La Iking machine and lull camping OUIflt. the for- 
mer being useful to Interest the natives, astonish 
them and get them near enough to studv them at 
dose range. 

"Some of our exiierlcncps with the talking ma- 
chine were amusing. At Angiiqtii. Just oxer the 
iirst range of mountains from the coast, I got 
out ihe machine and set ii filing on a grassy s|hii 
in front of the town council hall, while the doc 
tor sat on a camp chair, in his pajamas, reading 
an American magazine. 

"I had not noticed that the round! was in ses- 
sion, hut the doctor knew- il. anil chuckled to 
himself as Ihe first slrains mf 'The Laughing 
Song' Ill-ought two or llfree'of the naked obi 
iouiii llmeii to the door. !u"t' coming outside and 
squatting on the grass ne.ir the machine. Then 
others followed, unfit the entire body, Including 
the president himself, the latter striving by words 
and gestures to induce his fellows to return and 
take u]) the consideration of hi) in i > uif>st impor- 
tant mailers. 

" 'You are fining to he arrested for breaking 
up the meeting.' chuckled the doctor, and for a 
f><» minutes It did look as If something like that 
might happen. Hut llnally Ihe president became 
Interested, and getting down on his knees he 
slowly approached the machine, forgetting the 



in.-etlri; 
"At I 



route similar t 



mag Filipino teacher of a mixed school to n-u.- 

r selections for Ihe benefit of his pupils." 



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MR. OSBORNE'S UNIQUE .TRIBUTE 

To "The Talking Machine World"' — Sends Rec- 
ord from the Emerald Isle with a Charmingly 
Appreciative Message. 

T£omu Edeas Osborne, who represents the 
Edison and Columbia talking machines in liet- 
fust, Ireland. Is not only one of the most progress- 
iva Jobbers In the Emerald Isle, bul#N an enthu- 
siastic admirer of The Talking Machine World. 
In a communication recently received lie says: 

"On reading your Impression of July 15th, j UB t 



.■rday. I feel const r 
i record whi.-h I m 



ii phonograph record which I mads this morning, ' 
which kindly accept as a testimonial. Indicative 
<if my sincere opinion 61 ThW Talking Machine 
World." ' 

This Is a copy of the record made and for- 
warded by Mr. Osborne, and 11 speaks for Itself; 
"Scottish Provident Building*, Belfast, Ireland. 

":'KUi July. iaos. 
■'Edward Lyman Bill, Esq.. Editor Talking Ma- 

chine World. New York. 

"Dear Sir: I cannot refrain from placing on 
recor4V-in fact. | am now actually doing bo (pho- 
n.iKrapVicallyi— my very sincere appreciation or 
your delightful and instructive publication. The 
Talking Machine World. It Id replete with In- 
formation which cannot' lie acquired from any 
Other source, and which accordingly is Invaluable 
\o every dealer and Jobber throughout the world. 
I assure yon It is with pleasurable anticipation 
I look forward to Its arrival each month. Iie- 
casse I am always delighted with Its perusal. 
.May miccess attend your laudable efforts Is the 

wish oT . p 

■'Yours faithfully. T. Eiikns Osiuiunk." 

We need hardly sny that we keenly appreciate 
this iinbpie mark of appreciation from our Irish 
friend and subm-riber. It la worthy of mention 
that his words of praise fiavc been reechoed by 
subscribers not only in this country, but In such 
far away points as India, Queensland, Australia. 
Germany, France and various [mints In Booth 
America. For a youngster. The Talking Mai bine 
World has made tremendous elridWand H will 
be our aim In Hie future, aj in the past, to keep 
il in the front rank. 

TALKING MACHINES POR MONKEYS. 



Langu. 



Study of Sin 



A dispatch rniin Tarls says that Prof, Gamer, 
Who made special studies of the Simian lan- 
guages, is now ready for another expedition to 
the Outgo, somewhere near Cape Lopez. He will 
be n|iilp|»,| with a number of delicate lustru- 



is-ly*. 



the 






key* fii-i rnsamfam ihe Impressions of color, form 
and muidi . He will carry many talking machines 
especially rnnslni.icd by Edison to reglstei thn 
sounds made by the monkeys while he is hidden 
anting Iliem in his gn-en-paltHed cage. Ho will 
sail front Marseilles In a few days. 



ADVANCE ORDERS FOR RECORDS. 
The officials of the National Phonograph Co 
looked forward lo the advance orders for August 
records with Considerable interest, according to 
the l-Mlson Phonograph Monthly. The July or- 
ders had shown no marked falling off with the 
advent of summer, but It was thought that Au- 
gust, with Us discomforts and Ihe absence of peo- 
ple on vacations, might tell a different story. 
Consequently, there was rejoicing when the Au- 
gust orders WfM footed up and the total found 
to equal those for July. It wns then realized «hat 
the phonograph business was not to have a dull 
summer season, and that there was lo lie no 
bronk in ihe record of the year. 



The Standard Metal Mfg. Co.. New York, 
known* as horn manufacturers, have a new crane 
Support of unique device ami simple Application. 
It will probably be ready for the market In Sep- 
tember, and Is applicable to the Edison inai-hlne 
only. 



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CHINESE INSTEAD OF IRISH 

Tunes from the Talking Machine Aroused 
O'Toole to Threats of Action. 

Having (Inisheil his day'ti work in the quarry. 
Sir. OToole Wtt) silliOB on (be Tiont m-ps of Ills 
pilule home enjoying the mo] breeuta trom the 
river. l'p the. street came a young man carrying 
a lilaik box ninl a bis brass born. 

"Good e'vpninR, sir." he greeted, stopping be- 
fore ihp OToolp home "i am Introducing in- 
most wonderful talking machine of the brc If 
you purchase ono yon gel a iloion records fr™. 
Juki lot me play you a splwtlon." 

Hi-forf UTooIr- ooutfl gel in n wonl the young 
man had the machine sitting on The Men and was 
winding li up. OTopte did noi want a talking 
machine, but when it started playing "The Wear- 
tog of the areas" he tecac* f'1-n-..MiPi] in spite 
of himself. When it started on "Why lil.i 1'ney 
SHI Killarnpy?" hp grow enthusiastic. 

"Shnrp. thot Is tolne!" he i-xi-lainipil. pniilng 
time with bin foot. 

"I knew you woiilii enjoy H," replied tin- young 
man suavely, "and just think of the pleasure you 
could have with one of thee* machines in your 
parlor. Let me put your order down tor one!" 

O'Toole thought for a moment and then agreed 
to take a talking machine, ""flut see ihot yes Bind 
me iwilve rkords wld Olrlsh tunes." he mM. as 
he made the Brat payment 

"I'll select them for yon myself, sir. These 
reronbl are a Utile worn, so I will semi ■ ■ j ■ new 
■iiiis lo-niorrow." 

H-- lefi the machine with O'Toole and 
departed. The nexl day was a busy day in the 
OToole household. Maggie O'Toole wae just six- 
teen, ami the family planned m give a big birth- 
day party. 

"Oi jusi got-th' maehitie m tolme." remarked 
Mr. CVToolc, ns lie decorated the parlor with Mow- 
ers, "Share, an' thor will be a Eolne teinte lo- 
ingin when tliim old Oirlsh lunes sttuiri up." 

The iloor bell rang, ami it proved to lie Ibc l»y 
wiih tin- records. O'Toole placed the package on 
top of the old parlor organ and contfuued deio 
ratine. That evening the whole neighborhood 
turned out to Maggie o'Toole's birthday party. 
There were the Finns, the Mnrpliys. the Rlteye, 
tin* Mulligans, and all the other Hibernians that 
lived within four bloeks. The little parlor was 
crowded when Mr. O'Toole, In freshly laundered 
shin and PJreadllly collar, attached (he htg horn 
to Hi- talking machine ami started li working. 



"Oi will i 



.■ give yet Choi 



i l:il 



song nv Hi' ould country." be announced, phwing 
on the record. There was a preliminary .licking 
and then there was a mysterious tinkle ol bcHa. 
Th-n there ratne from tin' horn a series of bar- 
baric shouts. 

"What tir divil!" ejaculated OToole in aston 
ishmenl. "Why. Chaiineey Olt'OU nicer niiide Iny 
sl.-h onilnndlsh noise as thot." 

The myslerious Hanging of bells ami wild 
shouts continued to emanate from the born until 
OToole Jerked away the record. 

"Somelhin's wrong wbl thot," he remarked wiih 
a rmwn. "Shure, 01*11 try unoilier wan.' 

linl the oilier one was even more ol a mysl-ry. 

Along wilh the ringing of bells there came a 
rumbte of drums. Then a mixed medley of voices 
thai Bounded Bomelblng like ibis: 

-YonB-hlngt Ho-hl! Wong-l*lng>woe! Wang. 
wang, wane!" 

Mr. O'Toole nearly upset I lie machine In Ills 
astonishment 

"Hedail," he shouted, "tool's n lot iv iinyihin 
Chlnase jabbering together." 

'Throw th' riconls on! Iv tit" window." ad v I sol 
the company. "We don't want Iny Chlnase reflate 
at an olrlsh birthday parthy." 

Mm before any netlon was ta 
p-l young 
the door. 

"You have ibe 

ordered. II; 
Mistake they sent up records Intended for a ("hi- 
iesa resinurant down in I'hlnaiown." 

Ami, banding over the Hibernian tunes, he coi- 



tions from a p4 
"Faith. Oim f 
Oi don't waul n 
whin Maggie bai 
out reception,"'' 



ad yet -anu-." said O'Toi 
> parlor to Is- a chop- mi 
her birthday parthy am 



And i 



the i 



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Washington. H. C. Aimnsl 1L'. IBOS. 
Mamirai Hirers and dealers in talking machines 
will doubtkna in' Interested In the iigures show- 
ing the exports of talking machines for tin- rout* 

weeks jU*ty:m!ed Irom the port of New York: 

JULY 17. 

Herlin. IS pkgs.. IIKX; :|S pkgs.. *I.XNt; |[.[-riOS 

Ayres. Hi pkgs,, |6M; Copenhagen, 1 pkg.. $120; 
Kast London. I pkp.. 5-'*: Cuayaniill. 1' pkgs., 
(lM: Glasgow, 8 [digs.. H2& Havre, ^ pkgs.. 
(tTr,: Hamburg, :< pkgs.. ii.vj: Havana, 3u pkus.. 
Jl.tf.Ki Kingston. IT. pkjis,. fi'xi: Loudon. 6$ 
pkgs,. $:i.:.t:i; Melbourne. 195 pkKs,, (1,719; Man. 
ila. 2 pkgs., (932: Naples. :.>. pkus.. (i.'.'Uu: I'arn. 
10 pk«s.. SlSl: Blngapore, J pkus.. tl"<t: St. I'e- 
terslmrK, 11 pkes.. S2:'.t. 7 pk^s., (:!.T.i, Tanpi.o. 
s PkKs.. Jiili!. Warsa-. II i.kws.. 81S3 
.It'l.Y 24 

Herlin. Id pkjw.. »l.i:t:.; Cnllao. i pkus.. $;isi; : 
Havre. 3", pkRs., (SUK; London^ t ]ikKs.. Jii:.o : n 
pkKs.. Jl.741': l.lmon. J pkiis.. ||21J; Milan, t>i 
pkKs.. (3.7«7; Monlevid-o.'s pkKs.. 1 1,001 i Port 
of Spain, in pkKs.. Sis;.; I'a/a. Hi pkks,. t:.2~: 
St, Petersburg, 1 1 pkts,. *ss«: St, Johns, -"i pk«s., 
(2:!^: Santiaso. in pkKs,. (ail; Sydney, in pkss., 
(liiii: Vienna. K pkys.. 1312. 

Jn.Y 31, 

li-rlin. 17 pkgft, (1.036; Copenhagen: 7 pkK*.. 
(luii; Glasgow, ■; pkgs.. (i:t7; Havana, r. pk«s., 
»2i:i; SS phiot, (t,39»; Havre. 3 pkgs.. 82031 Kara- 
elil. 20 pkgs,. (381: \a Cuayra. I pkgm,, |2tW; 
London. :■ pkes.. (i^r.: lu pkKs.. I2.&SU: Manila. 
•'p pkgs.. ISCii. MellMUirne. i'J7 pkKs.. (i;.72:i; Si. 
I'ei-rsbnrc. s pkss.. ir>i':i; Syilney. ;-.i pkus , 
«1.4St>; Yalparaisn. 22 pk«s,. (:tll. 
Al'OI'ST 7. 

Herlin. :i.'. pkRs,, (l.onS; llombay. ."• pkRs.. 



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pkgn.. (is:: CardiB. l pks's.. ttnn; Obwgnw. 71. 
pkes.. (1,673; Halifax. * pkes.. 1121: Hamburg. 

t pkKS.. (;",:l7i I.Ivit|hioI, t pkt!^.. |21d; London. 

x77 pkgs.. (8 ."IS; Montevideo, I pkes.. (2911: 
I'arn. s i'kus„ (3BB; Santi.iiio. .: pk*s.. *1«D: Si. 
John, x pkgs. (121. 



EDISON PHONOGRAPHS FOR TEACHING. 

(Special In The Tnlklne Ma. idne World.) 

Hui. binsoTi. Kan., Aug. ^2. inns;. . 
The Salt Ciiy Huslness College of ihls city, like 
many similar Institutions throughout lb- -otin- 
try, is making splendid use of talkliiK inaehin-s 
as Instructors, in the shorthand department of 
this college is to lie found a, magnificent Kdlsou 
phonograph, which is used in dictate, business 
letters at a hlcli rate of speed to advanced stu- - * 
il-nts. These machines are now used In business 
offices throughout the country for the purpose of 
facilitating the work of manuR-r and i-lonoc- 
rapher. and the Salt City College proposes' to 
aive Us students experience along ibis ifno be- 
fore they accept sliiiations. . 



reasurer or lie VI. 
head eentef.KOt 



■xeliiyl young man appean 
wrong r-iords." he anmun 



lladdon. trea 

Kurope on Wednesday of Inst week, nJbOard the 
Kals-r Wilhelm iler Orosse. President .lolmson. 
the door bell «mlio was expected on the same sten'mer. deferred 
his ref*rn>urrft] later: and in the meantime Jhe 
aituni consolidation or the OramBphone & Typ*-- 
wrllers. Lid.. London. Rng.. and the Vletnr is 
more talked of than ever. 

A Concert of ih- rowers is not to he compared 
to a concert mi Hi- talking machine, 

v 



J:ily becolnnig more popular. 
People are realizing the many 



The study of languages with 
the aid of the prioriograph is 
dally 

I'eAp 

advantages to be gained through 
the knowledge of a foreign lan- 
guage, and dealers are receiving 
increased demands for language 
outfits. Those representing 
"double service" are increasing 
their sales from ten to thirty 
per cent. It won't cost YOU 
anything to find-out whether 
or not you can thus increase 
YOUR business through the 

I.C.S. LAN GUAGE S YSTEM 
^^jnomfl* d.£dtMn- 

PHONOCRAPH 

If you will lill out and mail the 
coupon helovv. we will send, 
without any expense to you, a 
ilemnnstratinii record contain- 
ing words in four languages, 
and a sal of pamphlets* giving 
the translation of the words and 
sentences reproduced by this 
record. These records are made 
by the gold mould process from 
perfect masters: the pronuncia- 
tion is guaranteed to be abso- 
lutely correct. 

Will you let us help you 
boom your sales' ? 



MAIL VHIS TO-DAY, 

Not Good All.-r September 13. I90S 

I. C- S. Language Dept.. 

Scranton, Pa. 

Please send me the yuiple reeord 
niul, pamphlets, (our languages, free of 
aity expense to me, I am tin lull's-,! 
dealer in good standing. 

Nmnc 

Address '..; 



■ft. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



FUTURE OF THE POSTCARD RECORD. 

A Novelty Which Has Captured ths Fancy of 
the Public— Some ojjlts Possibilities — Ex- 
periments in This Field Going Stcacrijy on. 



.(.a Ifl 



!»' JM 



.iloiibt thai the potil.'iinl nt- 



i-apiure Hie fancy. of the public, ami that the 
. demand for this Interesting aud amusing novelty 
will be irureaiwil steadily. But the future Ideal 
of the "spoafcihgV-noaicart] will be of n fin- hlgoor 
ntlliuirlnn 'value. If -Onec the problem to convert 
whatris to-day a .tfty Ingeniously into a me- 
(Hum ot-Mthange of thmiichts (taking the place 
of written communications') la solved. . 

This Ideal letter should be composed In the 
following manner: The sender |nafe» a niece 
of 'paper lnlo lils machine, epteks his .■oiumii. 
nimtion Into til*' rerotver; and then dispatches 
lilc letter in the ordinary man tier— The addressee 
will then place it on his owr, machine, and Its 
contents will lie spoken to him as oiu-n na he 
wishes. 

.It stands' to reason that the paper used will 
have to be ol a special kind. An attempt .has- 
been made recently io man it fad u re such a let- 
ter or postcard by using so-ealled •"chalked" 
paper, employed in art priming. i:non this 
paper a phonographic record was made without 
the help of galvanoplaslie and hydraulic pressure, 
with the result that this record can lie repro- 
duced on a suitable machine t which looks very 
similar to a 'Neo phone") Without the impres- 
sions suffering to any great extent. We hear that 
an Influential syndicate has been formed in 1'aris 
to exploit this Invention, and will soon he In a 
position to place suitable machines, which will 
be able to record and reproduce sm-li letters, on 
the market." ' 

WlUl the above experiments It seems as If wo 
were entering Into a new epoch In phonographic 
industry. Proofs exist I says the Pbonogrann- 
Iwhe Zellsehrift) that it is possible to make and 
reproduce direct words on thin paper. Further 



matter Ilea in Hutting a coaling - of the paper 
which will be soft enough to allow of an impress, 
and al the same time hard enough to permit It to 
Ite recorded. Whether this be done according to 
lite phonograph orjha gramophone, (yatent— -that 
is to say. with a horizontal or .pernendicilinr din-', 
uhtagm— is per w quite immaterial. 



TIH-'UDISON COMMERCIAL SYSTEM 



Throughou 



ted in Many Leading 
the Country — Edisi 
1 in Great DEmana". 



With the establishment of a separata depart; 
mont for handling the Bdbtpo tluslne.su- Phono- 
graph, (he National I'honograpll ('■>. liave Issued 
a special catalogue, gotten up In a nwet nttw 
'tive manner, with tinted half-tonesrnnd tynograpi 
ically perfect, in the opening chanter the pur- 
pose or the system Is treated as folio- The 
tutjMKi cOiuInerelal System makes 11 practicable 
anil advisable to centralize the typewriting force, 
of any office— a fact dial alone should reconv 
nien'il It lo olllce managers as n genuine ei'ononty 
and an excellent means fur dispatching bttstneM, 
Less apparent, perhaps, bill of still -greater value. 



■brains rliai'ilirii-l." The 
dejKirtnient bead inde- 
and enables him In prl- 
iicetii ration, conciseness 
to business eorreapon-, 

flparatB depiirlmenl to 



Is its Convenience io the 

phonograph Flftkes Ibe 
pendent or Office routine 
vaey. to give greater CI 
and freedom of though 

"The necessity for a 
Install am! maintain the Edison i 
tern lias been Impressed upon the undersigned 
company, operating under .Mr. Kdlpon's patents. 
To that end the 'Commercial DrnuMJment' will 
establish branch Offices throughout JSn iirim-lpnl 
luisin.'Ss renters In litis country ufnd abroad to 
carry out Its plans, for which the company will 
be fully res | ion s,l I lie. Tills catalogue bus been, 
written simply and dlreclly for hnslneYs men.' 
avoiding technical terms and ■leserlp'ions. Its 



mission will bo accomplished If the reader is 
prompted to ask for a practical ilemonstrallnn 
of ihe system and our prices for Installation." 

TALKING MACHINE IN NEW ROLE. 

- r 

Displacing the Street Organ and Attracting 
Better Audiences — May Prove Quite a Fea- 
ture With the Sons of Sunny Italy, 

The hnml organ of years ago. with tile familiar 
attachment ol a mangy monkey. Is so rarely seen 
since the advent or (he media ulcnl piano as to be 
regarded as a curiosity. Now a new arrival to 
(he street, piano on wheels has put In an appear- 
ance, and In time we may see that Instrument of 
torture relegated to the back alley Junk heap. 
. A few nights ngo an Italian appeared In the 
vicinity of Washington Square with a very good 
talking machine mounted on a pushcart arrangc- 
.:. <uiu openeil up Ills concert. In a short lime 
lie had collected a big crowd around htm. and it 
was with difficulty that the "cop" on the heal 
managed to keep a path opened for pedestrians. 

Whenever a record of some popular, song was 
phped on the machine, hundreds of voices took 
up lite refrain, ami calls of "play It over" were 
not Infrequent The repertoire presented was a 
good one- embracing every variety of selection, 
it goes without saying that the "tnmbo" passed 
by his colleague received far better attention than 
is usual, and the verdict nt (he street arali was. 
"lie's got ileni planers skln't." 



C. H. WILSON AGAIN IN HARNESS. 

('. 11, Wilson, general sales manager of the 
National Phonograph Co.. who has been enjoying 
a welt-eurned ivneallnu for a fortnight In Ihe 
woods back,of Saratoga Springs. N. Y-. was ni 
his post of'totyWonday of (his week. His gen- 
eral physical 'appearance was greatly improved, 
ami bis vim in pushing (be Kdlsou product quad- 
rupled. 



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Edtson-ThatS All. 

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Northwestern Dealers 



: dealers, Try a*. 
McGREAL BROS., MHwaukao, Wis. 



JOBBERS 319-321 Fifth Ave. Ptltsbursh 

Every Jobber In this country should be represented In this department. The cost Is slight and Ibe advantage Is great. 
Be sure and bave your tlrm In the September list. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



11 



HEALTHFUL GROWTH IN BOSTON. 

Talking Machines Heard Everywhere— ^Eastern 
Talking Machine Co.'s New Establishment — 
Mr. Ormsby's Remarks — About 1,500 Deal' 
era In New England States. 

(Sjwrfal i" Tin' Talking Machine World.) 

Boston, Mass., Auk. II, 1805. 

With latklng machines being included as uurt 
Of nearly every vacation outfit for ramp and 
/■"seashore; with their strains* belng'heard from 
nearly every canoe Which is paddled up and Sown 
the Charles river in the evening' and on Sun- 
days; with the veranda of thousands of summer 
i-ettagea incomplete without iis talking machine 
lor the enjoyment of the summer residents and 
guests, it can be easily seen thai the talking 
mnchtne baseness in Boston is not dull. 

Instead, there has been a very healthful growth 
each mouth during this year, and now It seems 
in lie hi the height of the season. Good reports 
arc heard from all of the dealers In Boston, and 
there Is a general good feeling. 

There are believed to Ik now about l..'.'"i deal- 
er* in talking machines in (he six New England 
States. Tills shows how the business has rie 
ui<i|iici in the last live years. Jobbers from 
Bosun are continually branching out also, and' 
new men art' starting In tin- I in si new In lb" 
smaller towns. Truthfully ii may be said, "The 
sound of the talking machine Is heard In the 

One evidence «f ihe prosperity attending the 
nude is the remodeling or the Tremont street 
More of the Eastern Talking Machine Co., who 
handle the Edison line. Here an entire new 
Iront Is lieiny, pill in. two more Moors are being 
added, the rooms win be newly arranged, and it 
will he math? one of the hist stor<-s In the coun- 
try. "We expect to do the laraesi business we 
have ever done as soon as we set Btmtghtened 
out." says .Manager Tafi. "We are going to have 
six rooms for" the demonstration of Edison rec- 
ords, on which we have had an enormous busi- 
ness this year. Que thing I like aboul Ihe IMl 
sou records is (hat they can always I"' relied 
upon. They are accurate and ili-areni." 

At ihe wnrcrooms of the Ciilumlda Phono 
graph Co. the Twentieth Century "Premier" 
braphouhone is being introdm-ed to the Boston 
irade. it is ihe Invention oi Daniel llinliam o( 



ibis cltv 



Its 



ll-lHW |},e 



ml 



friim ihe sapphire point into a tin id rubber send 
eirele. which partially •'mioses a round piece or 
amber, which revolves in unison wllh the rec- 
ord. From this piece of nmlier Ihe sounil is 
taken at rlnhi angles to the diaphragm. A st\- 
Inch record Is to he used with this machine In- 
stead of a four-Inch. This enables tfte reprothic- 
lion of two verses and two clinrusrs of a sang. 
Instead or one of each as now. 

Manager Orntshy, of the Boston Musical In- 
strument House. said ibis week: "I wish I hail 
more loom. We haven't sot enough room Here 

for uur expanding trade. We are the largest 

talking machine house in the country, but we are 

colna to lie hiKgu- before another year." Man- 



r Or 



Mlaic 



I Is 



tlf 



HAN1KI. EM.RWIS. 

JAMI-s sl.ATBU. 

nti-:iiKnifK ti. imntM 



JOtfM P IIA1.NK.S. 

H*M. KAIIM -int'l, 
H. M. r'l'NMTtiN. 



JAMI-S I. AMiBM 

=New York= 



Phonograph Company 

Exclusive Licensees under the 
Phonograph patents of Thomas ■. 
Edison (orthe State of Maw York 

Organ-icd under iui!nrii, ol Tbe North 
A merle in Phono* r» pa Compioy sad Jesse 
II. Llpplacott. Sole Licensee of The 
American Qrapbophoac Compiny. 



John P. mines. Pr«. ^—Immn 1_ Aodem, Stc'y. 

No. 140 NASSAU STREET, NEW VORK 



the most popular men in the business. He has 
recently rearranged his .-ashler's office and the 
record roont m> ihat they are much more con- 
venient limn formerly. 

At Pike's Talking Machine Co. a line of new 
t Cinch disc- records Is being advertised frit 25 
.cuts. They are claimed 10 he "the,?] kind." 

Bead & Head, until recently In the Arcade 
building, iiuvfr been compelled to move on ac- 
count Of the place Ih'Iiik leased to Wonlworth. 
the a and 10 cent store man. Bead & Bead have 
none further Up Washington street. 

NO LONGER MECHANICAL 

Thn Talking Machine Less Open to the Charge 
of "Merely Mechanical" Than the Piano 
Player — Its Artistic Possibilities. 

CoinmeutiiiK UpOU the growth of the talking 
machine trade among esiablfahmeatM other than 
those engaged In Ihe selling of pianos ami other 
musical Instruments, our l-oudon namesake 
ircits'orVJie mailer very effectively ami peril- ' 
ncntly when, It says: 
"The reasons why this branch of business has 

tiot b i taken up l.y music dealers are us on- 

aeiouniable, whether on artistic or Hwtneial 
mounds, as those Which should have, reiiim- 
meaded it an- obvious, No objection could nos 
slldy be raised on ihe score that n talking ma- 
ehiue Is a machine merely. ;md so not worthy 
of Ihe eiinsidcrailoti of dealers. The piano player 
is just as mechanical nml automatic in lis ac- 
tion as b nuking machine, Moreover, nobody but 
a laildisl will deny tlte manyftrllslic and pb-as- 
ure-uiving qualities of the lalter. Nowadays ni- 
ords, whether disc or cylinder, have aitained 
such perfection and such minute fidelity of re 
production, thai not only, are th- purely enter- 
taining properties of the instrument acknowl- 
edged, but also Its positW as an edllcalioual 
(actor-la Indisputable The singing student, who 
by elrcninslances or distances is debarred from 
hearing Melhn or Caruso alng can do so. ut any 
lime ami as often as be tikes for a / moderate 
outlay. Tbe iirltlsh Museum has recognized this 
and has caused records by our famous statesmen 
and singers to be preserved ror riiltire genera- 

"tin purely business grounds we cannot think 
or any atlverse argument, not even Hie one that 
such a machine would oust the piano from its 
position as chief household Instrument, a talk- 
ing machine was never Intended to enter Into 
competition with a plnno; but in the case or, lel 
ns say, two young married people, who are nm 
overburdened with wealth, and who. while ntr 
able to play any Instrument, arc yet stiflii leiitly 
musical Hi want some kind Of music In their 
home, a talking machine will meet iheir require- 
ments admirably A piano player, with which 
n piano Is necessarily required, would mean loo 
heavy aa expense in the ntajorlly or eases. A 

talker, on tl ther hand, represents the outlay 

«l a much miuiIIit sum and in our typical ease 
would answer the purpose required. Why should 
music dealers then allow this valuable addition 

in their business to escape litem? More especial- 
ly In Hies.' times, when' they complain of their 
[nubility to sell expensive Instruments, should 
such an additional source at Income be very wel- 
come, especially ns lit.- ouUny on each machine 



MUSICAL ECHO CO.'S NEW STORES. 
This week the Musical Kchn Co. (n.ened a pew 
store ai 1S3S Chambers street. Philadelphia. In 
the Mint Arcade. It Is a place of unusual propor- 
tions, beautifully decorated in stucco' work, and 
where Hie Ktlisoti as well as the Victor line will 
be handled. In Pit I SOU rg at/. New York desir- 
ttblQ locations have been secured, and which will 
he In readiness list soon as the leases and altera 
lions have been completed. H. H. Kudres. the 
genera] mnna«er of the entire chain of stores, 
staled 1o Tne World thai the concerts given hy 
ihe company at Atlantic City. N. J., had been 
one of tlte features of the beach this summer, 
and a success bejund their fondest expectations 



Do you 

wish to increase 

your income? 



of musical Instn 



Durro 




Then we have nil kinds of Accordenns. Man 
ilolins. Onitara and Harmonicas, at lesser 
prices, hnUwhlch are suiierlor io any on the 
market at the same price. 

H will |iny yon to order I sample [lite at 
nine. Vou will then -e.. how profitable it is 
to devote a-porilon of ynnr Btor tin- ex- 
hibition anil salj> of small goods.. 

WHtc for catalogue. 



BUEGELEISEN 
& 



JACOB SON 

113-115 University Place 

Corner 13th Street. NEW YORK 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



100,000 RECORDS ALWAYS IN STOCK 



I 



"PERFECTION' 



VICTOR 



New York m»h»»um 




PERFECTION 

Pivot Cylinder Record Cabinet 

JThe most practical Cabinet constructed for this purpose. 
Drawer shelves revolve. No binding due to warping. 
All Records fully exposed to view when drawer is open. 
Hollow turned wooden pegs firmly screwed', to drawer. 

The Perfection Combination Pivot Cabinet 

same in all respects, but constructed to receive any type of 
Cylinder Machine. Plate gla&s- cover, conforming in design to 
rest of cabinet. 



Both types furnished in | five styles of Finish. 

Golden Quartered Oak, Mahogany. Hookwood. Verms .Martin, 

Marquetrie. 

Hand Polished and finished on all sides. 

Literature and Prices upon application. 



PERFECTION FLOWER HORNS 

Two New Styles of Large Flower Horns 

These Horns are without question the Largest, Strongest :mcl 
Handsomest Flower Horns ever oflered for sale. The lines are 
most graeelul, commencing at the ferrule and rapidly broadening 
out to the end of bell. The Acoustic qualities of this Horn are 1 
remarkable, with a pronounced forward tone. The cramped lyid 
choked eflect so common to ordinary Flower Horns>*-entirely 
removed. ' • 



No. 
No. 



Brass Phono Horn. 
" Disc 



Length BO in.. Bell 23 in. 



Made of Solid Spring Brass. Highly Polished and Lacquered. 
No. 14, Crystal outside, Blue Flowered effect inside for Phono 

No. 15, •■' •• Red 

No. 17, " '• Blue " '•• " for Disc 

No. 18, " " Red I " 

' Variegated Mother of Pearl effect outside, Handsomely Flower- 
ed inside. Made of extra strong material. These horns must 
not be confused with the Cheap Tin Horns. 







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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



13 



TALKING MACHINE IN SUMMER 

Proving a Tremendous Favorite In All Parts 
of the Country— Its Growth In Artistic 
Prestige — An Episode at the Lewis and 
Clark Exposition, Portland, Me. 

Tilts summer, as never before, the talking ma- 
chine tuts been ploying an* important nan as 
mi amusement feature. Whether 'n the summer 
hold in die mountains or seashore, In the elty 
parks, or in the heme, It has been constantly 
employed' The social news, as reflected In the 
daily papers from all parts of the country, coo- 
tains hems showing how widely utilised Is the 
talking machine by people who formerly looked 
upon ft as mi Imperfect, nerve-racking creation. 

People who tiro of th'' jilano In Ifae summer 
time, and of the mechanical accessories thereto. 
are among the must enthusiastic advocates of tin* 
talking machine. It docs its work wllh but very 
llttli- assistance from Its owner, unci does that 
work well. Through Hie medium of these In- 
struments we an- etiuhleil to hear the gi'cal ar- 
tists of die world. 

i'eiim]iH nni' of the most gratifying things in 
connection «idi the development In popularity of 
the talking ma, bine is the number of coiivirts It 
is matting dally. People who have been skeptical 
regarding Its reproductive possthlintea In a mu- 
sical way linn- been won over so that iliey are 
now among its most active missionaries. They 
are spreading the faith all over the laud, hence 
the Increased demand for this creation. 

An Illustration of the foregoing Is to he found 
in a communication from our representative al 
the U>wts ami Clark Exposition, Portland, Ore., 
where The Talking Machine World and The 
Music Trade Review are represented In a very 
handsome iiooih. who writes; 

"The exposition may In- said to have iloae a 
great deal of Rood to many exhibitors, hut It is 
.ioiihlfiil whether ' any one has derived more 
heneHl than the Victor talking machines, which 
have been brought before people who would never 
have hunted up the possibilities of the Instru- 
ment. The following incident will prove this 
Bi.item.iit true. Mrw. Rose Btaek-Uauer, one of 
the most prominent tenchera ami singers on this 
mast, happened to be in the vietnty of the booth 
of the Victor talking machine while an exposi- 
tion was being made of the records of Melba anil 
Caruso. She was so dclighlcd with the reproduc- 
tion that she said: '1 have never heard anything 
to compare to that, and I do not think anybody Is 
too great to he able to learn from these records. 
I should certainty be tempted to use them with 
my pupils as authority mil only tor purity of 



tnae anil its production, hut [lie phrasing, ami 
actually the very breathing, are reproduced Jusl 
as those, artists would do It. and If It Is an* edu- 
cation 1o hear them. 1 cannot we .why It Is not 
a similar education to hear these reprotluelions. 
especially where It Is not possible to hear these 
artists In person. This coming from one of 
the Independence of Mrs. Block-Bauer means 
much, especially since this was a spontaneous ex- 
pression of her opinion In the matter." 

The experience above recounted Is duplicated 
practically ai the booth of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co.. who. like the Victor Co.. are making 
a very attractive showing of their instruments 
ai the reposition. The result of this publicity 
i;i apparent in ">e Increased trade in talking ma- 
chines throughout the Pacific Coast. II bus 
proVen to be -..-tillable territory with a great fit- 



ho\v the teacher is aided. 

The Perfection 

Method Can 
Effected. 

When we hear a sinner in a concert room there 
K after all bill a brief opportunity for BlUtJyrHK 
his style ami method— even with encores thrown , 
in. i.ei us possess that singer's "record,™ bow- 
ever. .says an Kngllsh music Journal, and we can 
have hi in nt our leisure for as long or as short a 
time as we may desire. Wo <~nn note his reading 
of a song, his phrasing, bis ereseados ami diminu- 
endos, bis variations iu speed, Ihe quality of bis 
voice, and the manner in whim high and low 
notes are produced, tho,pronutn-jBifmi of'vowcls 
ami consonants, ami other .points of Importance. 
Sometimes we may leant' what to avoid. Ex- 
ample is better than precept; a talking machine 
may sometimes save a teacher's tired throat, ami 
much tcdions verbal Instruction, 

There Is another way In which (be machine 
may aid a teacher. All of us cherish such fond 
Illusions concerning our personal qualities. We 
may even be Ion modest abbot them. I.ei the 
lOftdier sing Into a talking machine, and then 
listen to the result— preferably at a future time. 
He may feel surprise Dispassionately he will Is- 
ahle to regard himself from the outside— as others 
sec him. or hear him. rather. All bis own perfcr- 
tli.ns and Imperfections he will be in a position 
to set tn a notelKiok. con. and learn by rote. Ami 
all ihe while his conscience will not permit him 
to deny the Identity of what be hears with the 
tones anil accents of his own voice. This Is no 
slight service. So distinguished a man as Saint 
Saens admits that by means of the phonographic 



J\fo. 531 Holds 175 Records 




MMKEHJ OF 



disk 

AND 

CYLINDER 

RECORD CABINETS 

Write for Booklets and Price;. 
They will interest you.' 

THE UDELL WORKS 

Indianapolis Indiana 



record he made the discovery that he was In the 
habit of playing incorrectly a liasuage in "his 
"Valse Canarlotc." In consequence he advises 
musicians to make use of It. 

If the talking machine reveals the teacher to 
himself, it Is obvious It may be used in a similar 
manner for the pupil's benefit. I'rofessqr Mc- 
Kendrick showed by means of minified photo- 
graphs ol airwave forms bow accurately vowel 
sounds are recorded. Pure vowels are often a 
illlflciilty wiili pupils. Custom has so dulled the 
senses to Ihebrown deficiencies. A student listen, 
lag lu his own voice as^f li were the voice of 
some one else can hardly fail to perceive Its de- 
fects when the teacher draws attention to them. 
Similarly other errors may be pointed out, ami 
thus language and argument (to Which some pu- 
pils are prone) may lie avalded. 

Further, the gradual progress of a pupil from 
his first feOble efforts to his final state of per/ec- 
lion may be recorded with precision, for the pu- 
■n gratification ami for the encouragement 

s in their moments of despon- 
One word more. There are talking ma- 
talking machines. Only the hest 
makes and finest -'records" are written of. 



of Lis I 

d.ncY 



ST. LOUIS TRADE NOTES. 

Trade for July Exceptionally Good with the 
Majority of the Dealers, Who Are Optimistic 
Regarding the Future — A New Concern. 

(Special to The Talking Machine World.) 

"* St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 1. 1905. 
The talking machine trade for the month or 
July has been exceptionally good for that season 
of the year, ami the dealers are very agreeably 
surprised w-lth their vohrm> of business. 

'T. 1', Clancy, manager of the talking machine 
department of the Conroy I'iano Co., states that 
their trade for tin- month of July was 2.". per cent 
hitler than that for the same month a year ago. 
He also reports a good Increase In their whole- 
sale business. Mr. Clancy, accompanied by his 
wife, will leave in about a week for a two-weeks' 
sojourn nt Mackinac Island. Mfch. 

i-:. it. Walthall, manager of the talking machine 
department "f the O. K. Houck I'iano Co., reports 
a nice volume of trade for the month of July. He 
haves here to-day on a two-weeks' visit to his 
old home at Horse Cave. Ky.. accompanied hy his 

wife. 

I« A. Cummin)', formerly with the St. I-ouis 
Talking Machine Co., has accepted a position in 
the talking machine department of the O. K. 
Houck I'iano Co. 

Tin- Western Talking Machine Co. have re- 
moved from*BJ.1 Olive street la s25 Olive Street, 
where they have Oiled up a handsome store, and 
r.-pori their trade goad. 

The Talking Machine Co.. with H. Silverstone 
as manager, have Opened a store at 923 Olive 
street. In the old quarters of the Western Talk- 
ing Machine Co. Their "opening took place on 
July it "They will hntidb- Kdlson and Columlila 
goods. 

Among the prominent talking machine visitors'" 
here recently were: Mr. Kruscb. traveler for 'the 
National I'finnograph Co. through 'he Stales of 
liliiiuis and Iowa, and Mr. Kloehr. traveler for 
ihe sum.- concern through the Stales of Missouri 
and Arknm-ns;!.. Kaiser, representing Ihp talk- 
ing machine department of liaviga & Co. 



TALK-0 



PHONE 



CO. TO. CONSOLIDATE 



iSprrlql I" The Tnlkliis Mm-tilm- Wnrhl.Hp 

Toledo. (),. August 10, 1905. 
According to a local panes, Hathhnn Fuller will 
leave Toledo for Berlin, will, the object of con- 
solidating the Taik-ii-l'hoiu- Co, and the Favorite 
Record Co.. of Hanover. Oermany. After looking 
over" the situation the German representative re- 
ported favorably for a consolidation, and the 
terms of ihe Toledo company were yesterday 
accepted by cable. The deal involves atioiit two 
million dollars, and the. Toledo company., which 
has been doing a rushing business ever since its 
inlt latlon two years ago. will reallxe, It la 
claimed, about 300 per cent, profit. 



THE TALK-INK MACHINE WOULD. 



^'TJVLKINQ'VJ 



EDWARD LYMAN BILL. ■ Editor and Proprietor. 

J. B. SNLLANE Mfcnilinj Editor. 

Tr».de n,epcn«nM.tWe: Gio. B. Ku-LU- 

Boalon Office: Eihut L. Wait;. »6S Wubinjttan Sl 

Chiuta fJllicr: [.. r. Vak Haiuhcih, 3« La Salic- St. 

t>hil*,d>lphi* Olliw ! Hinne.p.li. and St. r>ul : 

R. VV. Kaumbm. E. C Tduik. 

St. Laid* Office ~ Sin Francitco Office; 

Ciias. N. V*« ItL-ns. , Alfiid Mutish, »iS-*S7 Front St. 



Fublial 



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ADVERTISEMENTS, JS.ou i>tr inch, tinjtle column, n 

line. II. 111. t.Fll rjLIJH,-.;, ,.; JCITly t.>nlv:i.-II. J .ITCIjl .1: 

REMITTANCES, in titber than rarrc'lU* form, ibou 
he made payable to Edward Lyman Jjitl. 
t*- IMPORTANT.- Aimnri-nKu.- ..r tlm^w sli.m 



>n| U,hmii. Telephone Number I74S Com. 

NEW YORK, AVGVST 15. 1905. 



O' 



I UK special trade reports Indicate that there 
large number of young men who are 
constantly going Inn) the retail lalking machine 
business. There is hardly a town to-day of any 
slse in thin country- In which 'there are not hup 
or more talking machine representatives, The 
field is broadening anil is attracting young men 
who feel that they can engage In an enterprise 
which promises' good returns and .which does not 
require a vast amount of capital. The talking 
machine Industry Is developing rapidly nn.l it 
has not by any menus ren.hcd the highest stage 
of development. -It has overcome ptililie prcju- 

far beyond (be toy suite, so that its position la 



IT is well for newcomers in the business to 
consider what methods may he besi adopted 
to forward their own Interests. In the first place 
every man in I he business should cominenee' 
risht. He should esui)|ish a system which 
should govern all of his business dealings. No 
matter how small the business, system may lie 
applied io it with profit. A knowledge of the in- 
struments themselves should be obtained, not 
merely a super Be ial knowledge which any one 
inn gain la a few moments, but a certain amount 
or technical information which will Impress cus- 
tomers and from time to lime enable the talking 
machine salesman to present his proposition in 
ah Intelligent and convincing manner, Altrar- 
. live quarters must be titled np^for if the talking 
.machine business is to succeed II must lie upon it 
Irasls of equallly with other lines or trail*.- It 
should not tie hidden under the bushel of indif- 
ferenre nn.l secreted in some nul oMItc way 

IT Is a business that requires the strongest pub- 
licity. Tin' machines can he beard and they 
should he placed where they ran he seen, because 
they possess advertising features of no mean 
value. Then a sound-proof room should be rilled 
up ho that records may be tried without Inter- 
fering With the work of other salesmen on the 
lloor. ■ If two or. three machines are no log active 



business in a room it is llalile to detract rather 
than interest the attention or customers. There 
can -be splendid window features originated 
watch will, compel the nlleutlon of the public, 
and the entertainment [oat tt res of the talking 
machine canuol he easily measured. There are 
some large dealers- who make it a speetal feature 
to give weekly entertainments. . and Ihey lire 
hclpTng their business on through this method-, 
in n surprising way. Talking machine dealers 
have a live business anil they should use I lie nat- 
ural advantage! possessed by the machines 10 
promote interest in a legitiniain-manupr. A cer- 
tain amount of advertising in the daily papers 
will "help matters along materially, hut n good 
acllve slaff of salesmen will- do a mighty sight 
heiier. li Is well io write letters and send out 



i e rati i 



a far* 



o 



NE or the largest dealers in the South re- 

Antly called' upon The' WWld nfld during 

ot the largest 

gave 



his visit remarttTu* that he 
sized talking 'machines. . with which 
weekly entertainments in two or lira pnrks In 
the city of Little Hock. These enleriainnn'Uts 
. nitracied nl limes from eighl to ten thousand 
puiple, who looked forward Io the marvelous en- 
tcnfttiiliig qualities nf the lalking machine with 
great interest. Iniring the course of ihe enter 
tnlnnient a few records were Inirodin/il which 
recited some of the speetal features if bis own 
talking machines ami stated where ihey could" be 

procured. In oilier words, he ettterlniiii'd thou- 
sands of people for air hour or two ami at Inter- 
vals worked in n clever advertisement for him- 
seir. He has round thai ihis line of publicity 
has been most productive^ for hi', lias been doing 
a steadily-growing business, which promises [©■' 
reach' enormous proportions, this big nndpihili- 
aide business lias Iwcn hulli up. through the en-" 
lertainment features of the talking machine. 



ANOTHER subscriber writes that he experts 
to close a contract for Siiim with the offi- 
cials of bis (owu io riu-nlsh etilertainmeuts dur- 
ing next summer, and the chief entertainer, In 
fact, the only enter tat nr.r. will he the lalking 
machine. Now The World would* therefore. Im- 
press lipon tile young men who are embarking in 
this enterprise to carefully study all avenues 
through which Ibei'r business may he legitimately 
advanced. The lalking machine should not be 
treated indifferently Then there are the com- 
mercial -machines as well, which lo-day are being 
used in many business offices throughout the 
land- llusiness will no! pay unless It isjt rented 
fairly, and persistence in going after business Is 
the great winning quality In 



quality In sjjjcsmltnsliip. 



SUCCESS means a constantly expanding trade, 
larger orders, from regular customers, anil 
when you have 'sold a talking machine, profits 
have only commenced, for there will he a steady 
.sale of records, and through thai agency a con- 
tinuous profit. Hut new customers mast he gained 
and people, who are Interested must be made pur- 
chasers of talkers. The only way to make the 
business pay, and pay well, Is Io follow It up 
personally and systematically. Of course, there 
is competition in ibis Industry, and in every 
other, for thai matter, but there has been up to 
the present time less of Ihe eul-thrnnt element 
In ihe talking machine line than in any (Mb- 



RECENTLY some department siores have 
commenced to slash records and supplies, 
bui. in most cases ihe cuts were made on imper- 
fect records. There is no good reason why a 
business should not he conducted at a profit, and 
Ihe less or the rut-throat element In Ihe business 
the better It will be for the legitimate dealers. 
We hrtve noticed lhat when Ibere have been cut 
rates. In many cases the names of the. manufac- 
turers have been carefully concealed. Recently 
an alluring local advertisement Mated, in offer- 
ing regular dollar records Cur one-third regular 
price. Hint Ihe advertiser could noi divulge lite 
name of the manufacturer of the records, 

WE may expect this sort or business from 
department stores, for It eantiot be de- 
nied, that Die success of the modern department 
store has been the persistent advocacy ot bar- 

golns. When the proprietors of these great 

siores can" convince people that ihey an- getting 
goods one-third their value they bring swarms 
to their siores. and Ibis particular announce- 
incut iir. cut-rate reeojds brought a host of hun- 
gry people, bui Ihe lalking machine business 
should not he conducted on the cat-rale bargain 
counter basis, for after it Is once established 
on this line the stability of ihe inule must he 
steadily weakened. The manufacturers desire io 
protect ihe trade and they do noi propose io 
create Special' brands of machines for big dealers 
and jobbers. Thy very moment this practice Is 
indulged in ini/tarae way II will mean the un- 
dermining or tit.' present satisfactory conditions 
In Mils industry. It will give the rate cutlers 
their' innings and afford tliera an opportunity to 
nut mil all kinds of machines under different 
names which have noi the guarantee of the 
maker behind them. That will have a tendency 
to lower the machine In ibe estimation of the 
public, for there is one thing certain, ihe manu- 
ra.-turer who does not take pride in his name 
will uot iiiru out a satisfactory product, and Ihe 
machines ami records which are offered In the 
public nl cut-rate profits must necessarily he 
depreciated In value, full of Imperfections and 
irregularities. Then- is no other way out of It.' 

THE WORLD docs not believe in special 
brand talkers, and it earnestly opposes any 
Influences which may lie at work to draw down 
ibis business rrom its present position. The talk- 
ing machine is acquiring dignity as nu educator 
In every line, and a great many men say Io day 
lhat It will be the most powerful iniluence In the 
worldwide adaptation of the English language. 
II has developed at such a surprising rale that 
these who were prone Io regard 11 as a toy frank- 
ly admit Its phenomena] development, mid there 
Is no reason why. when it lias won and Is fnst 
gaining popularity with the public, thai it 
should he depreciated and set down as a lower 
creation. The talking machine ims'come to slay. 

THE more technical and educated men we 
have engaged In the Industry Ihe better II 
will he and ihe greater pride ihey will take In ' 
displaying machines propeYly and seeing thai 
the speed regulators are properly adjusted. What 
is more discuu raging and disheartening Io a 
lover or the talking machine than to pass some 
slore where a machine Is going at a breakneck 
pace and doing imperfed work, it prejudices 
those wTio have cftmo in Io see [tm possibilities 
and injures trade, and every merchant engaged 
in tills particular llnO should see to ii thai bis 
salesmen, display machines properly. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



15 



AUXETOPHONE DESCRIBED,, 

II Which May 



\ Loud-Sounding 
Heard Some I 
Country by the 



ected "> ilii- needle of the miking nrachtm 
lotion 'if ihi- ratve corresponds exactly to Mi 



i-iil.T. unit they hail 
■ schedule time. Mi 
H »t nil discouraged 



ictor Tal 



<ing Mai 



i Co. 






ads whom he lias Int 



' The unxolophone. n tr 
lug talking machine. II 
Persona, Inventor i>r the steam turbine, in con- 
/Trolled in thin country by the Victor Talking Ma 
■hint- Co., of Camden. N, J. Just how soon- they 
will pines H on ini> home market n liideiinite, 
as careful study Is being given 10 lis utility and 
particular field of value, preliminary to its for- 
niai introduction. 

This Ingenious Invention is capable of profiuc- 
Itik EoimitR Hint on a calm day may he heard tils- 
nitciiy for two or three mile* nini by It a speech 
may lie- fallowed in every wont from 2«m to fioo 
yards at (east. In this device, which Is railed 
the auxetanhone, the usual diaphragm of glass 
or mica In the producer Is replaced by a small 
calve, which controls ihe admission of eom> 
pressed air to the trumpet. The air is supplied 
Irr.m n small pump or bellows contained In the 
petjesial supporting the Instrument at a pressure 
of about i wo pounds io a square Inch. The valve, 
though of small size, consists of u line romli ot 
aluminum or mnttiuilliiiii, and the teeth of this 
comb Just cover (he Raps in a corrosponillnc 
comb of brass, through which the air'lrlcs to es- 
cane from id,' compressed air chamber connected 
with the supply tube. 

Tln> little magnalium valve, which is very 
light. Is hinged on steel springs, so that when Its 
teeth are slightly lift.il from the l.rass comb or 

valve seal, the air Is allowed to em ape at hi|th 

tildes of en< h inoih In very large quantities up 
through [he tooth combs and Into Ibe trumpet. 
When, bowever. the two combs apprearb closely 
and almost touch, the escape of air Is checked 
and almost ceases, h will intra bo noticed that 
the slightest movement nf the magnnllHm valve 
on lis supporting spriocs (treat 1y carles the ail- 
mission of air into Ibe trumpet, and hclnc con- 



ab/ 



play. 



for by lis 



the 



work. 



of special 

si ruction. Which controls the power of the 
ipresscd air.- It It> therefore of much greater 
or ami volume than the diaphragm reuro- 
I'r.biihiTto used, while it has ihi- additional 
are of enforcing the harmonics, whhh gives 
eased fulness of tone. Another teal are of the 
eiophor.c is an Ingenious Utile 'visions con 
:lon." as it is called, introduced between 1 the 
lie ami the valve, which adds Io the softness 
he tone, and its action may he compared iii 
effect of the moisture in' the throat of the 
playing in mei. 



roads have express, 
grant 'he ronressll 
Hint they would rei 
nage in order uf en 
Messrs, J.yle and ] 
Mr. Nisheli. in sne 
ihe justice of ibe I 
evidenced by the i 



of the demands 
Sill eorae More 

xt January: The 

>> as wllliuK to 

I additional ton- 
reduction. This 



KlofttfV 



'nins I lie fU.c 



in 



oil Of 



LOWER FREldHT RATES 



Niabett and Lyle at li 
Western Classification 
Shcold Chip in and Halo. 



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Attgtlsl in. i:»ir.. 
t!. M. Xisheii, Western mnnaiier of the Na 
iliinal Phonograph Co., ami George aw Lyle. e,ea. 
era! mnnager of the Columbia Phonograph Co.. 
c.'iti. made a galtoni Oghi fur the mlkltwf ma- 
chine indnsiry before the mating nl Ihe snb 
committee of ihe ftrestern#Cla»slScatlon Bnrenn 

mi Jul? II at Charlevoix. .Mich. They wen 

fi-re the bureau ami mmle as gulueaU l in favor of 
bavlngjthe rates im tnlkini! machines and records 
in Western territory reduced from one and a 
half first Hnss io Itrsi class. Their renin"*! was 
turned down, bat they really ilhl am lt*te half a 



amply providing the in. reas 


id 


ufnage. 


llm 


reipilro. 








.Mr. klsiieti win Inauoura 
pa leu \ education with tin 




n ener 




roads, ami the Xailot.nl ami 








will do the same w iii th, 
liv.s of Western roads, with 








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br 


every possible iaunenre in 1 


ear 


to ml 


lb 


ut'ssion at the meeting next 


Ja 


nary. 




li might he remarked her 




ai the 


r el 


of mici-ess would he greatly i 


en 


nseil if 


Ihe 


talking machine and record 


om 


panics 


oln 


lively in lln- movement, con 




fd Wll 


th 


llemen who haXflnaugnrali 
operated Willi Iheffi in makln 


1 t 
R t 


ie flKh 


. a 


clble represehtntlon before n 




ip reset 


all 


ihe mails, li will lie neeew 


•or 


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a 


mettl with the committee n 


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Its IOR 


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The American Grarthopoono Co. has made i 



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We Make the Most Complete Line 
of Flower Horns on the Market 



QUR FLOWER MORNS are made with deep 
.scalloped edges, thereby emphasizing the Petal 
effect and making them tar more artistic and attractive 
looking than any other horns. 

OUR FLOWER HORNS are made l>y special machinery of our ow'n design 
and construction. 

OUR FLOWER HORNS are finished by skilled decorators. I^ok for 
this trade mark, it is a guarantee of quality 4 




-Hawthorne 6 SheWe Mfg: Co., 

Mascher and Oxford Streets, - - PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



A Word With You, Mr. 
Talking Machine Dealer ! 

You 4rcWAi°' lIS t(> increase your in- 
come without doubt, anil we presume 
that you are interested 411 securing an 
rmicle that will help make your store at- 
tractive and ai(t*Yj)u materially in a busi- 
ness way. 

Nojj^wc have' that, article, and yon 
have the store; and ilie possible outlet. 
therefore, there is mutual P-jtltatltage, in 
forming a [njsincss connecfion. 

'•What is it**' you ask. 

It's the Regfnaphone, or_ in otter 
wnnls. a talking machine incorporated 
in a Regina Music Box. 

And thai reminds us. you probably 
could" sell some Rcgina Music Moves as- 
well as lalkinp,m.icliiius. The Rcgina 
is the acknowledged standard in the 
music box line. 

The Reginaphone is an attractive 
product. The same power which turns 




the discs for a Rcgina tune sheet is ar- 
ranged to turn the discs of the talking 
machine. 

It will take any standard talking disc 
records not exceeding fourteen inches in 1 
diameter. 

Now, it will Hot take much figuring on 
your part to see the advantage of this 
combination music box and talking ma- 
chine which occupies exactly the same 
space asieitber one alone. , 

There is not another talking machine 
on the market made 1 with as goqtl a mo- 

run for a longer time and more evenly 
and naturally give better results than any 
other talking machine. 

Then think what this means as a 
power of attraction for your store. 

You will have something to show out 
of the ordinary, and it will be not- only 
an attractive feature of your establish- 
ment. But a paying one as well, and the 
paying end of the business is where the 
emphasis should Ix- placed. 

Can we take this matter up with you? 

THE REGINA COMPANY 



Begin. Bids., New York ISO W.b.ih 



TALKING MACHINE INVADES 

■lelds In W'hich It Has Hitherto Been a Co 
paratlve Stranger — Norrfs Business Trai 
ferred to Sponseller — News of the Month. 



! Pittsburg. Pa.,' Aug. 8, 1906. 

Tlic sphere of the touting machine is cdnstant- 
!y widening. In Pittsburg, during flw past 
in on Hi. U lias invaded two fields In which It hail 
hitherto been a comparative stranger. The pro- 
prietor of a river steamer which makes trips up 
and down the tiadmr fur llvi' or six billet .each 
.way on three evcnliiKS<a week, replaced the or- 
chestra of ten pieces which be usually carried for 
th>' entertainment or bin guests ami 10 furnish 
muFte for dancing, put 011 ijjgw Twentieth Cen- 



smlh-s a satisfied smile, ami ways. "Look out for 

The talkltiK machine department of the H. 
Klelwr & Hro. store has been refitted, and the dis- 
play made of Edison and other Roods Is line. 
When Halted nhntit the preparations for the fall 
trade, the manager of the department untied and 
raid: "Fall trade? Why. In this store we don't 
know where the Spring trade merges into Ihe 
summer and where the latter runs Into fall. We - 
do business all the lime." That's the kind of talk 
that makes business. 

Among Ihe talking machine dealers who have 



of I 



la make! The nia- 
rabiy.- Its music was so 
tying full Jiaiuls quieted 
ey'were In a radius of a 
carrying Iho Twentieth 



I ill. 



light 






v Ue 



chine was llii' business college. In the (caching 
of shorthand writing, ihe most laborious and 
dlfficuN element Is (he sing-song ftadlAg for speed 
practice. HeFWorore this 'has fallen 10 the lot 
of theteachdVs. arid was one of I lie most tiresome 
of their duties: besides this, there was Ihe possi- 
bility of rendliiK'loo fast or too stow and al Ir- 
regular ^speeds. In the Martin School. Ini-or- 
porati-d. one of the largest' and best eipiippcd 
business, schools of Ihe country, during the past 
month, commercial grapbe-ithones were Installed 
by .1. w. Binder, at ihe Cotnmnla co.'s Pittsburg 

office, mid the machines now perform/ tne work 
of dictating for speed practice.. Tbw cylinders 
are 'dictated with ihe regular matterfnsed, al dlf.- 
fi-rent speeds, ami then the students gather 
around large tables and litn-n. to the dictation 
and writs U, Suppose that til" cylinder hhs been 
dictated and is being reproduced nl fifly words 

per minute. When 11 has been written at thar>-« 

Speed a few times, the Instructor, by a slight turn 
of the spit-dregiilatltiK'sci'cw. makes the dlcta- 
ilnn come at fifty-five words per miiiuie; iinotluir 
tiini. and It rotnes'at sixty/ ihen at f e vein y.jif the 

progrtsa of the pupils hai attained Dial stage. 

Tin 1 cut shown herewith shows, ono ol the classes 
talcing dictation. The second picture shows Ihe 
r.inio class reeiiWns insirneiion In transcrlblm: 




been doing yeoman service in boosting the busi- 
ness Is Ihe old-est nidi shed house of Myer New- 
berger & Co., of Par Iter shorn, W. Va. Vou can 
buy from them anything in the line, from a. 
needle to nn idlison grand or Twentieth Century. 
The I rode would be belter eff for more of their 
kind <if dealers. ',• 

The general malinger of tne Ilnekeye Electric 
Co., of Cleveland, O.. one of the busiest men in the 



B of the 



it ire 









iHnallon. The Innovation la 
iking events, of ilie times, and 
■>rs of the school in question 



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The transfer or the bnslnrss of \V. C Norrls. of 
Vnungstown, 0..I0 I'. J, Sponseller, of Pittsburg, 
was ot.e of the talking macMpe events of ihe 

mouth. Mr. Sponseller. wlio was for many years 
a member of the staff ol the I'lttsburg Post In. 
Its advertising department, became interested lii 



• talking mncliln- Muff will make no 
In putting him nil their mailing lifts; 
tbeni In advance, however. Ij|at no one 
■nipt to s#l Mr. Sponseller any "-gold 



.rb 1 



'inch dis<- records 

r- Then. P. Iientel 

Co. In their Liberty avenue store, is ptakini: dulte 
n hit. Mr. Hi-ntel during his reeeul trip abroad 
met a number of distinguished Britishers, and 
made some warm friendships. His "experiences. 
however, only made his reverence for tin- stars 
ami Strljw-s more prnnouiii-eil, and liis display fit 
the latter as a ba kuniund for the American rec- 
ords' shows Unit (his ilevollon Is mure than mete 
sentiment. Mr. Bentel Is having a big trade in 
Edison machines and records, which are iweun- 

The Victor people are putting in a line line of 
their machines and records at tlie store of the 
Pittsburg Phonograph Co. Manager Wagner 



COtvn try. was In Pittsburg recently. In speaking 
of the way be used the Commercial lalklnK ma- 
chine to a representative of the Talking .Machine- 
World, he said: "1 would be lost indeed without ■ 
my Commercial. I carry a specially Imilt spring' 
driven machine with me wherever I go. Il Is 
pari of my Imggaga, I curry iwo cylinder cases. 
and when my null reaches me en route, I dic- 
tate ihe replies 10 ihe letters in the cylinders, ami 

when one case has been filled I express ll back lo 

Cleveland, where the letters are written, signed 
and mailed. 1 never find a week's work idled 
up on my desk when I get hack to Ihe office." 

Patrons of Hie "Water Wagon" al the Subway 
Tavern are receiving an Inducement to spend 
their nickels In ihat department by being made, 
participants in a drawing for a talking machine. 
It is rumored that Inter on n record containing 
Ihe benediction and doxoloay. as rendered by Hie 
Tavern's sponsor, will be presented to the win- 



! Nova Fibre Flower Horns 

Made to fit any machine on Ihe market. 
Write for iutcn-atlnit prices 

NOVA PHONOGRAPH HORN CO. 

X ManhaH.N Street, New York 



THE TALKING IjlACHINE WORLD. 



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RECORD BULLETINS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1905. 



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AMERICAN RECORD CO.— Bulletin No. 9. 



HANOTIST CO.'S LATEST,. MUSIC 



UNITED HEBREW D 4 C. RECORD CO 



INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. 

Records of Songs on the Talking Machine Ac- 
companied by the Organ Make Agreeable 
Impression at^Aeohan Hall. 

A very Interesting demonstration of tin- i*>-*i 
bullion of the lalkiiiK machine was r.veahd re- 
cently nt Ai-ollan Hall. Ai the suggestion of 
Commodore Bourno. the well-known ml . ...... 

iftd prominent stockholder In ihls company, two 
uromlnrnj slngersf on 111.- sioff ol tin- Victor 
TuihliiK Machine Co.. sans In tin- rental ball <>l 
the Aeolian Imllillnn accompanied by un Aeolian 
organ The purpose, of .nurse.* was to make a 
. . scried of revur.ls. gstwell .i» to |.-n the machine 
r ., In various (ttlier wove li «nn found ibai while 
n tin- voices were splendid. i„-ii, c pia.-tl.aHy equal 
!•> the nrlKliml. the aceempanfmenl was not as 
i) 'distiiiii and saOsfa- lurv as desired. 

Un.-r. however, when one nf these morns was 

rr placed on a large Victor machine nml a.. urn- 

., |)flnle<l l>y | be oraan. (be effect was remarkable 

The mi. i- was loint v t Irnr. with all the »ihraiit 

quality of lif.-. and acltiallj «> led as if ihi- 

-nif.-r was on the stage. Tin- nrcoti an oinnam 
- tueni dlsslpatarall'tae. meHraoica! noise -if the 
,i,* lalkliiK ma<hfne. ami the result was motn artistic 
„ iroin a musical flcwpolnl 

Tlj.- Innovation afforded quite some pleasure 

in the many musicians at Aeolian Hall, am! hn 

"^jiivssnl theru m> forcibly tlmt ii .- i!.n Improbable 

.» tliai Konic such combination as a Vli-lor machine 

,. anil the Aeolian ornaa may be tried at some of 

the ctjneerjw to be given 'by the Aeolian Co Ihe 

■ ..mini: season. 




The K. C. Repeating Attachment 

For Edison STANDARD Phonographs 

SIMPLE enough for a' child to attach. 
CHEAP enough fur everybody to buy. 
The first and only repeating AttachjjM*m which 
opgrates successfully on a Standard Phonograph. 
Now ready for the market. 

F»riee $3.50 

Special styles made for the' Home and. Triumph machines. 

MANUFACTURED BY 

THE K. C. NOVELTY COMPANY 

t 27 Soutti Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 
" F Oft SALE BT ALL FDISOM .inn org* 



0. K. HOUCK ON THE OUTLOOK. 



Chats Interestingly of t 
mg Machine Business 



lS|.n-Jnl 1,. '1'l.v TsBttnjJ Mii.lilm- W...I.I.1 

St, t.nnls. .Mo.. July 10. 1 80S. 
K H.iink. president nf the O. K. Ilmnk 
Piano to. ..f tbis city, and who also has a biiui.li 
store In Memphis. Tenti.. 1ms become an enthusi- 
anti* talking machine man. He has Just ar- 
ranged for extensive departments In his various 
Btores. where lie Is handling the Edtson ami Vic- 
tor lines, as well as other specialties. In the 
course ot a recent conversation ho said: "The 
talking machine business is in its Infancy. The 
.aily prejudices are wearing away. "A short walk 
IlirmiKli any residence dlslrlet in any city this 
summer will convince nay person of the talking 
machine's popularity. In fact, after hearing ma- 
chines In almost every block, li person might l»- 
led to say. 'Everybody ims u talking machine.' 
lint which would not be a tact. The Intili In 
Hint linlf or the people nble tu buy siu-h Inslru 
meiils kimw lit tic or nothing of the talker as an 

instrument- of. heme amusement or entertain- 
mem. 

-a f-w- years ago l myaell was so prejudiced 
attains! pic talking machine thai 1 could not have 
been Induced to have any number of them as a 
Kift. with permission to sell them ami keep tin- 
money,' Hut now I have 'talking machines in my 
home ami have placed them in the homes of 
many of my Intimate friends, a select pre 
gramma given on a talking ma. -blue is an up-to- 
date, jnne.i entertainment Thai this Is true is 
shown In the re.oKultion given the talking ma- 
chine by the best peoplei who buy^tgh kt.-'.o ma- 
chines and constantly watch for the artistic pro- 
ductions of the various manufacturers," 






THE TALKING ^MACHINE WORLD. 



19 



TKe Mysftery of Gray Shingles. 



A TALK \>F TMK 
I Wrlltc-i Sptclany far The Tilklni 

On a rolil, foggy evening tti November, I!"' — . I 
was looking over tin.- evening paper, alter a hard 
day's limit through the slums, when my eye 
caught this heading, printed in heavy black linen: 

HUM BUl&tiLKS U.M'STRn. 



lelf, and l^think y 



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It hut 



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MHtl rwttl with iiixii .it- hi k ' 

This was particularly good reading to mo, as 
you will understand when I tell yon that I am n 
detective of some renown, having run several Im- 
portant mysteries to earth, alter they had been 
dropped l.y the poltee us unsoivnhlo. Do not iliink 
mo conceited; I simply wish to enlighten yon as 
lo my position, that is nil. 

t had mi nonor finished the article than l -was 
called 10 dinner. My wife bad many hits of gos- 
sip tn Impart, anil we lingered rather longer than 
usual over our coffee, when wo returned to the 
library, my .mind, weary with a day's hard work. 
had drifted away from Cray Shingles. I had 
started to read a booh, with which I had become 
fasHmiutl. and my wife had taken "P her sew- 
ing, when we hoard Hie door bet] ring. Our maid 
was expecting n call that evening from her friend; 
the policeman, and we took It for granted thai it 
was ho. thinking no moro of the mutter. ,\ mo- 
ment later, however, "she entered the room with 
a card, saying iliern wan a gentleman below who 
desired to see mo at one.- on the most pressing 

lllisllll 'SS, 

"Show him up." 1 said, and giant e,l at Ho 
pasteboard. "John Davenport," I read. Welt, Hit* 
was exciting. I grasped the situation at once. 
The police bad failed again, and in desperation 
this millionaire had humbled himself tn come to 
mo- lie Should not regrei the slop he had taken. 
at any rate, for If I could assist him, I would do 
so gladly. I looked up to llnd a man in droning 
I'lothos con f routine mi-. 

"Mr. Shack h'fonl. I have heard of yon nfien. 
lint I never dreamed of being compelled to come 
to you in preference to our wonderfully efficient 
police." lie snld by way of Introduction, and his 
tone was very sarcastic. "However. I have found 
It to be necessary. Then breaking out excitedly, 
ho cried: "For Cod's sake, nm I lo stand this 
torment forever? Help mo. lor I nm well nigh 
frantic wlih the worry ami notoriety this my* 
lory has caused me and my family." - 

I Introduced him to my wife, and drawing an 
easy chair up to the heanh in which a cheerful 
coal lire was horning, hade him he sealed. Hi' 
accented With a curt "Thank yon." nml sat seem- 
lugiy at a loss how lo begin. This gave me time 
lo Inspect him with the Eight on his face, n thing 
I like to do. as It Invariably reveals to mo the 
character of the man wiih whom I have to deal. 

"You came up from Gray Shingles in your Win- 
tmi louring car. 1 see. Pardon me, (nil In It not 
a tittle unusual for a gentleman to drive his own 
machine, especially when attired as you are, Mr. 
Davenport, on a stormy night suet) as this?" 

He jumped as if I had struck him. "Howl?. 
. Mrs. Shackle. 
lih mortification 
as he turned toward my wire, "but your husband 
appears to know as much, if not more, about my 



10 devil?— you wh(oxe(ise me. . 
rd." and his face reddened with 



e thing 



essinn of the linn's 

lug stamped on the 
"Enough! I am 
ability lo solvethe 
on Id / 



HUDSON VALLEY. 

M'K'lilif Wwlil t.y Down 



movements than i tin my 
admit that it Is astonlshi 

She laugrjtfd merrily at his dlscom 
assured him that she was not at all si 
ills outburst, us she hail witnessed the i 
QpOQ many an occasion in the past, ending with 
the remark: "My husband is a remarkable man. 

Now it was my turn lo be embarrassed, and 1 
hastened to explain that I was only remarkable 
In the eyes of my wife, my success lying solely 
in the fart that I was a careful observer. To 
illustrate I said: "I knew you came In your 
louring car lo-nlgbl because, there Is the murk of 
the emergency brake on Hie sok of your patent 
leather pump. The shoe is new: yon have never 

worn. ilJjiefoi'e. consequently the Indentation made 

iiy die corrugated surface of the steal piato is 

dearly denned. I knew yon ami alone Because 

had your chauffeur ammpanled yna bo would 

have driven the cor, i ban pan trstv'a Winton 

because there is a slight 

trad'- mark on your shoe. 

pUtte, I presume. I knew 

ihnroiighiy convinced "f : 

mysterious, ami as my tlm- is limited. [ i 

like in give you an outline of my case and t 

your advice regarding it." broke in my visitor. 

Tray proceed, I nm nil attention," I answered, 
and handing him my cigar insc 1 lay back In 
my chair to listen. He selected a weed, and after 
lighting it rather dctllierntcly I thought Tor a 
man in his state of mind, hi began ns follows: 

"I suppose you know*n great ileal About the 
rase, perhaps* more than [jBo, for the papers are 
full, of II, Reporters have been hounding me all 
day. begcing for an interview, and while I have 
Utterly Ignored them, they have brHWd the serv- 
ants Into telling, or r&ther lying, about the affair 
until every paper In New York to^hlght lias a 
different version In fling In the tares of the hun- 
gry rabble, as authentic news. O! it is horrible, 
horrible!" and he shivered. Recovering himself, 
he continued: "l became desperate at last, and 
feeling that I could stand the strain no longer, I 
rushed out to Hie stables, dressed Jus-t as you see 
me now. Jumped into my machine, and never 
slopped until I reached your door. I established 
a new record. I guess" He puffed in silence for 
a short time, one hand lo his forehead, thinking 
bard. Iben laying ills cigar In the ash tray, he 

"It was about the middle of April when my col- 
lage, tiray Shingles, was finished, and uiy family, 
consisting of Mrs. Davenport, my daughter. Mar- 
jorle. and myself, wiih a corps' of servant!, look 
possession. Everything went well Torn time and 
we enjoyed a very merry reason. 

"Marjorlo made her debut Into society last win- 
ter, and ns n result she kept us in a constant tor 
moll with house parties, dances, etc., until as 
autumn drew near, my wife was taken III and 
we were ohllged to cancel the gnietics. (he doc- 
tors demanding absolute rest for her. This con 
linnet! without a jar until we were ready to re 
turn to town, when one ulghl nbout twelve o'clock 
I was awakened from a' sound sh'op by an un- 
earthly noise." 

"Will you please describe that noise as nearly 
ns possible, Mr. Davenport?" I asked. "That is 
a very Important factor In the case, and I would 
like lo have a thorough knowledge of it, -if you 
can accommodate me." 

"Well. It was like this: First Ihere came a 
kind of muffled raving, as of a mailman endeavor- 
ing to escape from his asylum cell; this was fol- 
Jowed by n maniac laugh. 4e\ terrible as to rend 
one's thoughts asunder ami set the brain on fire, 
it continued at irregular Intervals for probably 
ti it minutes, then with a wild ."diri-k it ceased." 

"Dlil Jt^fhme again throughout the night?" 

"HO. I lay awake listening, ami II did not occur 
again. My poor wife was frightened Into hyster- 
ics and I was busy administering to her until 
morning, anil *I am positive that I would have 



been aware of a repetition of anything so awful." 
"Your wife Is In New York now, I believe?" 
"So." 

"The papers state " *' 

"The (tapers lie." he hissed viciously. "Every 
night since then we have suffered untold agonies. 
Mrs. Davenport is. a nervous wreck, nod 1— well, 
you ran see for yourself." He held out his band 
for my Inspection; it wax shaking like a leaf in 
the. wind. "We had intended movjpg my -wire," 
he explained, "thinking cadi day that she would 
grow stronger, but the nightly strain has been 
terrific — and now she is loo weak (o permit or 

such a thing. 0: 1 hate to think of it " be 

stopped, burying his face in his hands, too muclt 
overcome with emotion to proceed. 

1 waited until he became more composed, then 
as he seemed loath 'to continue. 1 asked. "Had 
your daughter. Miss Marjorlo, any admirers— I 
mean would-lie lovers, resulling from her lavish 
entertaining?" 

"No, not to spenk of— wait, now that you men- 
tion it. there was a young fellow who became wry- 
fond of my daughter, so much so that I was 
oblUtetl eventually lo have him ejected from the 
hoiifie: not. however, before he had made himself 
very "troublesome, it happened this way: Among 
Ihe people to whom I awarded contracts for the 
different pieces of work connected with the build- 
ing of Cray Shingles was n young man named 
Smith, who hntl the electric lighting In charge. 
After Ihe lights were installed, they were found 
to be unsatisfactory, and In changing them to 
suit us, he was often at the cottage, coming and 
going as occasion required. The first knowledge 
of his being to onr home Tor any other purpose 
than that, roivjvhJch 1 hatl engaged him came lo 
me very suddenly. Marjorlo came dashing Into 
my study one morning. Hushed antl angry, ox- 
elalmlng that Mr. Smith, the electrician, had tried 
lo kiss her. I promptly discharged him and had 
hjm put off the place; "there the matter ended. 

n is of no consequence, and could have no pos- 
sible bearing on this case— do you think so. Mr. 
Shncklefortl?" 

"That remains to lie seen,'' I answered, "How- 
ever. 1 think I have a very dear Idea of the case, 
Mr. Davenport, ami I shall endeavor to report 
progress before another twenty-four hours." 

"Ah! you will endeavor! That is; what they all 
say; In fact, they are the very words which the 
gentleman from the police department used. 
Please say something more definite than that. Go 
back with me to-night to Cray Shingles and solve 
the mystery that Is hanging over us and ruining 
onr lives. You are a detective, yea. a famous 
one; your deeds of valor are known the world 
over; you knew all about me when I came to 
sen you. Yon knew the means by which 1 ar- 
rived here: you knew the name of my automo- 
bile; you should lie able to lift Hie burden thai. 
rests u|H)ti my dear ones. Will you come?" 

When, he started to speak his tone denoted a 
doubt in my ability, a sarcasm that was cutting 
in the extreme, hut In the end he Tell to plead- 
ing, and his voice, so strong In the beginning, 
dropped to a whisper: "Will yon come?" 

"I will go with you." I said. 

With a parting kiss and a "good luck, dear." 
from my wife, I Hung on an overcoat, and we 
were soon speeding towarl the suburbs, Ihcn as 
the lights grew fewer and the streets less crowd- 
ed, out into the country; on and on through the 
mist and rain, until turning in at a stone gate- 
way, we drew up to a magnificent cottage on Ihe 
brink of the palisades, the Hudson showing like a 
gray thread through the darkness. 

'The ill-fatii] Cray Shingles. Mr. Sbaeklerord: 
Mj guest sprang Ironi liis seal as he 
up Ihe broad veranda a 



come In.'' Ms f 
spoke, and leiTm 
the spacious hall. Here we w : ere met by 



tz 



girl in white. "This is Mr. Shncklefortl, Mar- 
jorlo; the famous detective who has Hot kind 
enough to come and aid ns in clearing up our 
mystery. If there is anytfitng yon "would like to 
ask«her." he continued, (nrninK to me, "my 
daughter will lie glad to help you." 

"Thank you. I answered: "there Is a question 
I would like her to answer. If she will lie bo 
kind." She nodded an affirmative and composed 
herself to bo Interrogated. 



20. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



"Miss IHiieniioj-l. ynnr father spoke tft m<' of a 
young man who made hlngel! obnoxious fo you. 
Did be make any threats when he whs rofced to 
leave the bouse! f)o not answer at raudom: Just 
think a mnnjenl^^hc obeyed, one dimpled arm 
supporting Acr* shapely head, the other hidden 
In the folds of-her evening gown.'. I could hot 1ml 
not Ire her rcllned tieaniy ninl4.ti.- lirccdlttg thai 
shone from her classic profile. 1 Even detectives 

"I think I t-au. utfcw'T yon now, Mr. Shackle- 
ford." *he said at I as f.- looking up.wilh a amlle, 
-I was ou-thv veranda when Mr. Smith paused 
mc In [ne bands ol two of our grooms who we're 






"As he 1 
am going r 
nip again v 

not tit by I 






inv.'H|hi>rt entered the 
his fa.T wreathed in 

. "Mr. ■Smith;! I saldf 



in tin- most hivurl'ius 
etthnarwtth satisfaction 



on. I counting the panels in the wall on itie rlgtat 
of the stairway, canto at last to the one he Bought, 
sliding II upward from tin Boor. This brought 10 
view a little opening or closet, and as ! gazed 
Into tlie aperture, my eyes encountered a horn, 
its month towards me. Inning from tin- dark In- 
terior I rsrry a pocket searchlight for just such 
emorgem ien, tnd dashing u into the hole, 1 saw, 
just 11- I .-inn. l|.:it-[. a talking machine of the 
electric type, --el BP r.-a.ly lor a.'iton on a shelf ut 



rrii-i 



the trouble thai 
Darf-nports. Mr. 



jitit- 



"You are sure that was alt tie said?'" 
"I am sure. 1 believe he insert more strenuous 
language .later, thougli." anil she laughed. Her 
mirth was of short duration, however, and her 
face look on a eaWwom look, as she told her 
rather of her mother's Increasing excitement us 

her. 
He made tils excuses to ate an.) turned to leave 

"Mr. Davenport, you may tell your wife thai 
she can rest fn peace to-night, assuring her thai 
Ihe-mystery Is almost solved, and the noise which ' 
Iihh been causing you all so much uneasiness' Is 
of n purely mechanical nature, and entirely under 
my control." 1 said, 

"Mr. Sharklcford. are yon playing with u*r— 
hi* tone was menacing. 

"I give yon my word of honor that I speak tho 
truth," 1 answered him. 

He sprang forward and grasped my band in a 
fervor or relief and thankfulness. - 

"It seems Impossible so soon: tell me al.mil ft." 
he cried. 

To pacify him. I explained: "1, took the liberty 
when" out on the vernmln, Mr. Davenport, of de- 
spatching one of your servants Jor Mr. Smith 
with a note bearing the forged signature of your 
daughter, as I thonshi thai the best and perhaps 
only way to induce him to appear when wanted. 
Ah! I hear the sound of wheels on the drive: he 
is coming now. Will yon go to the door. Miss 
Mnrjorie. nnd escort htm In? He believes you 
have sent for him' It Is sort of'a lover's tryst; 



1." he answered^ si a ring hard ai me. He 
itblug alarming in my fnc. howi-vcr, and 
amedhttely at ease again. 

Intend celebrating a ghost party tonight. 
onld lie pleased 10 have you present. Will 



"ltei 



. I I 



sing . 



ring litis 



May task if it is of it talking ma- 
" His face went While as chalk, 
■t, I went on: "Mr. Davenport's 
who brought you here, informed 
me thai >ou wire shiiich h:it ot all enthusiast In 
that line, but innt your machine had net been 
heard ai your home lately. Is litis true?" 

"I have a talking machine, and it is home now: 
I can prove It. I didn't do it. I tell Ton, I am 
not the one; it was some one else: *-X-" 

"What in the devil. Mr. Shneklefrfrd. ts this 
ywitlg man talking about.™ broke in'Mr. Haven-- 
port:, "is he crazy?" ... . 

"Ask him yourself." 1 suggested. "I-Vjr my ' 
part, I believe he litis a very Interesting story 
for us. relative to electricity as applied 



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'I haven't anything for you. I don't know any 
thing about it: before God, l djm*i- — " 

"Slop, thai Is blasphemy." I thundered, "If yoii 
will save yourself n l.-tmi by 'sojourn at Slag king, 
you will obey me. Now, show us your handi- 
work. Onflc!" I grasped htnrMiy the should. -rs 
and .'lifted bjm iinieremonioiisly.-rujiis feet. "I 
know all about it. so there is no nsein lying, 



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•Now, .an we hear reran yon, - please, Mr. 
Smith?" The expected answer did not material- 
ise, and I turned to repeat my question. He was 
nowhere 10 be seen; my bird hnd flown. A mo- 
ment later, we beard the front door slum, and a 
lush ol feel on the snivel walk. He had escaped 
lis niosi effectually, 

"i.ei him bo; I tan is- charitable now." sighed 
the millionaire, ami as I gazed ai him, it seemed 
to me thai twenty years hnd been lifted from his 
iii.e. 

Thrusting , my arm Into the enclosure, I took 
down the machine, and bringing it out inio the 
light, removed the record from the mandrel. En- 
grave.! In white tatters on llie end 1 read. "Mc- 
('iill.uigh's BsnrsDjga," A Very appropriate Si-lce- 

We maih- a enrefiil search and round thin Smith 
had arranged the Wires so cleverly thai he eolihl 

start nnd stop (he machine liy turning a switch 
ill Ills own home, two blocks away, and us lie bail 
equipped tho instrument with n repeating attach- 
ment, be "was able to, prolong the gruesome en- 
inimnent to any length lie desired. II" had 
y chance, 



he r 



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and hastened £1 Utilize It In gaining 1 
lie nought. He had'liceii thrust from tin- |i 
ot the girl in- iov.it. ami had retaliated Iff mak- 
ing things Unpleasant for her and her family. 



TALKING MACHINES THE V0QUE. 



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Instruments at 
led the Organ. 

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(Spi-rlul to The Tulkhii 

Ocean tirove Ik movlnir somewhat fiirwnr.1 In 11 
progressive way. The old- fashioned parlor organ, 
which has disappeared from almost everywhere 
else, but Which lias held Its own in the cottages 
of tin- cantpmeettng ground, is beginning 10 sink 
into silence nnd oMlvinn. The talking machine 
se.-ins 10 have taken lis place. The snmnter via. 
itor in Ocean ('.rove has the tympanum of his ear . 
bombarded it almost every step with the irre. 
presslble singing and talking liinehlne, and In- 
Stead of the hymnals and doleful music that were 
formerly sent adrift on the religious atmosphere 
of tile place, raw-time, COOU SOIIfW fllpl topical 
nil" sic of good and hnd variety are now roiled out 
by ihe little machines. What is more remarkable 

stiii. nobody objects, probably the talking ma- 
chines Is destined to rejuvenate, ihe old dominies 
and rohahilllale ibis staid old resort. Talking 
ninchine pottles are one of the fads of the tenters 
over on Fletcher Lake, 



THE VICTOR FOR YACHTSMEN. 

Tho Victor IilstrlliulitiB and Kxport Co.. 77 

I'lianiliers street. N'i.-w York, have heen Issuing a 

.inniar letter to yacht owners calling attention 
1 1 Ho- advantage or the ti.-i.n- as a musical In- 
strument for marine use, The wording of the 
letter is to the point, nnd the arguments well 
taken. II. I'. Mlieliell, the vice-president and 
manager of the company, said to The Review 
Monday: "Our trade has been OJtcotleat ihe past 
month, particularly in the export department. 
We aiv shipping's largo numlwfaof machines to 
our l.atlnAnieileati neighbors, and we have just 
Issued 11 pretty fan. with our adreriisement 
printed on it in Spanish, which cannot Tail lo 
please the ladies Of our sister republics." 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



21 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



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Patent No. 7SI3.78S. 

Thin Invention relates to improvements in mov- 
able join's used tn connecting the reproducer or 
recorder of a phonograph to rb» trumpet or 
sounding device; otui iiii- object ot tin- Invention 
is tn obtain a Roundiprool 
Joint which will In- free from 



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frequently observed when 
reproducing phonograpbfc 
record*, nnil lo obviate Hi" 



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nrniiig--iuctit o| til" Jin ill 
When .hanging from record- 
ing io leprodiicing, iiikI vice 
versa, aa necessitated by 
olln-r const rin-l Ions. These o]e 
Jects are attained by the mechanism Illustrated 
In the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 
is mi outside vifw of tin' joint; pig. :•. lt cross- 
section of* the same on the line V \V: Pig, ;[. rt 
cross-section on the tine X \. Figs. \ and 5. 
iliffeieni views of the collar to In- used when re- 
corder is employed, 

StiV*W-B»ttHU>Li*'ATIXn Hum:, Nelson C, Iiur 
nnil. Si nintoii. I'n. Ass In nor to ili» International 
Text Hook Cn. Patent No. 7ui..*.:t:i. 

This Invention relates to a means or deafen to 
la.- [in Hie the ascertainment of the position or io- 
[■ailon of any desired sound — ftnch us a word, 
phrase, or other succession of words— upon the 
ri'i'oril of ji Bound-reproducing 
apparatus, to the etui thai repe- 
tiilons of desired, sounds or of 
words may be hail quickly ami 
distinctly iuiasHiciaidl with 
sounds or words which the user 
docs ion desire to hear re- 
peated. 

It is intended paril.ularly Tor use in connec- 
tion with records containing courses ot Bludy— 
for example, language lessons— hut the Inventor 
does noi restrict it io any particular Use. Inn 
i talma It for all Hie various s for which It may- 
be adapted. 

In Hit- Instruction of languages or words or 
phrases or languages '■>■ the use uf sound repro- 
dining a|i|iaratns the lessons arc spoken Uy a 
professor of the language io an apparatus and 
graved mi master-records, ami a course oi Ian 
gunge lessons covers ai>|irovltnai"ly jiIm.ui twenty- 
ove records, prom tin- master-re. onis numerous 
other recur. Is are produced anil are seal io sin- 

dents of tin- language ami repeated io Hi l.s a 

sound reproducing apparatus; making up a gyi 
tern hy which great results have hcen secured.- 
since the Student lias Ills instructor always prea- 
i-nt and may have the lessons repeated as often 
as lie may desire. Very often Hn- student will de- 
sire io hrnr repealed scum- word or words or a 
passage witli respect m the proper pronunciation 



wnjMis em 
wii lyiio or 



• is li^-doubt inilckly 

lo listen to sounds. 

i other Hiau Hint in which in- is 

tig Interested In order that he 

listlnetly ami unussociaied witli 

oilier sound*. Tills ih-slralile result It Is thc 

object of Hn- Invention to secure: and with stun 
object fn view Ho- Invention consists in a means 
or appliance suitably associated with a. sound- 
reproducing apparatus ami beating suitable in- 
dicia cbrVttspondtng to like indicia associated in 
a guide isn.h as a dl.-liuuaiy or lexicon I witli 

the various sounds, words, or s ession of words 

engraven on Hie records. 

Ho- accompanying drawings, wherein I have 
shown jj as embodied In connection with a wi-ll- 
I- reproducing uiiparnius pro- 
known manner with what is* called 
"repeating attachment." bin to which type of 
apparatus or to repeating attachments the In- 
vention is not restricted, Klmire 1 
Is a plan view of a s-iiutid-rcpio.liii- 
iilg apparatus associate.! will) which 

Is the Improved index Begle, Pig. 
.' is a Ip'iii elevation. Fig. :: is a 
view similar to Pig. J. showing the 
position of ill- |Kirts when the re- 
neatlitg attachment lias lieei) mut- 
ated tor the purpose of setting bar* the 
stylus to a iH.sltlon Io repeat i. him it which 
has just Immediately preceding been -spoken 

by I he BnparatUK, Fig] 1 is a >;■. linna! 

view. Fig. r. is a' de'lult perspective of 
ihe Improved rndex-acgle.-/ Kfe. '• is a view- of a 
guide, such its a lexicon or dictionary, having 
Indicia correBpondln« with the indicia of the in- 

.b\-scale associated With tin- sonmls. worils. or 

si ice ess ion of won Is engraven on Ho- records. 

Rn t'Yi.i\..i.i! ton I ms.h.vWis. Edward 

,\, Dlck'-i-Non. Now York I'ateul No. 794.592, 

This Invention relates to record cylinders for 
phonographs and similar round rwording or ro- 
K-Ialty in Midi in- 



pi 0. 


mini; 


tistniineiiis 
to means 


for 


jmsiii 


ely eiiKan- 


't.H 


H.e ,-, 


onlitiK cyl 


ilHll 


r win. 


lis support 




lor the stylus which -hall guide ami direct 

Hie stylus itilo ihe sninn! re.or.l when the instru- 
ment is nse.l lo reproduce sounds previously re- 
corded, ami when the cylinder l« used tor the 
first time tn receive a -winml-record the pla.inj; of 
Ihe stylus In ihe starting |h>!ih Insures thai the 
stylus shall be properly-., started to make a sound- 



vewlca 
IhiVu 

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JAMES I. ^YONS 

Wholesale Only 

194 I. VAN BUREN ST. 

CHICAGO, ILL. 



I thai 



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"We Have What You Want" 
"You Want What We Have" 

0*0 "LETS GET TOGETHER 



Just send us one order and see 
Hbuj welt we take care of it. 



Send lor our complete alphabetically arranged list 
ol all makes of records. This Is Issued monthly. 



In the ilrawiiiKs a form of record cylinder and 
support embodying ibis invention is embodied. 
Figure 1 is a side elevation of Ihe mandrel of a 
phonograph supporting the record cylinder, this 
latter being shown in section; Fig. 2 Is a 'side' 
elevation of a -record -cylinder, partly broken 
away. Fig, :i Is a view of the rcenrd-ey Under 
looking at the, wider end opening. Fig. 4 Is an 
end view of ihe record-cylinder nn# mandrel seen 
when looking in the direction opposite lo "that of 
Fife.. 3. Fig. '■ Ik a transverse section alone line 
B "• of FIb. I, and Fig. a is a view showing a 
modification' of the. Invent toui 

SoiNo Kri'iioi.ii mi. Thnmns It. .Mailtouabl. 
Bridgeport, Conni Assignor to American Crapho- 
phone Co. Patent No. 7!H.lii;: 

This invention relates to Hie construction of 

Ihe laterally iiie:. 1 k I i:ni: t> j.. In -a, h r.-|.ro.!nc 

libragm box or casing. The improved reproducer 
limy, however, be nsid with sound ni-ords of tin- 
Irally-nndiilaiinK type. It is it 
-bar be alia. -lied to the 
'oiiiieclinn. hsisi- jotntf.. whlc! 
riiltlitiK noises In Operation. Iieing 
this end the siiiusnrm lias usually 
been attached In Ihe rasing by 

means of a flal spring or springs, 
which make a rigid connection. 
While pcrmittiiic the limited vibra- 
tion of the stylus-bar. in some 
• ases the stylus-bar has been 

it 1 lo rock .in a ktilf.- 

edge or. on-^uftlers. being held firmly ihere- 
on by spring-pressure eju-rfed on one or on 
Imth siib's of tin- axis or os.-lllatfon at |ioints rela- 
tively remote to said axis. In all such rotistriu-- 
tlons it is manifest ihat^ibe stylus-liar in vllirat- 
l|ii! has not only to actuate the dlajjbragm, hut 
has to overcome spring-pressure in Its move- 
ment in one or both directions, Study of Hie 
operation of snob Instruments shows Hint they 
■ anse undue wear upon ihe records anil thai while 
Riving good and full repro.ln. tlotts'oi loud funda- 
mental lones do noi render weli the finer shades 
of sound represented hy the over-tones. The ex- 
planation is thai ihe overtones which «lve "unal 
Hy" or "'lone color*.' to the sonmls are represent! 
in Hie son ml record by very minute Irngnlurj- 
lles or iindnlailons. A siylns drawn with con- 
siderable power anil spe.il along these innlnla- 
Hulls nil I si be able to vibrate with minimum re- 
sistance mid friction in order to respond to 
I hem. The resist n lire of ihe stiff spring or 
springs aiHive referred to prevents such respon- 
siveness, and hence these tii.er Irregularities are 
Inodequately reproduced and with relatively little 
w.ar are obliterated. 

The present Invent Ion consists In a stylim- 
uionntiiiK Which wenres the requisite rluldlty 
with minimum friction and reslsiatwe. To tills 
eml the stylus-bar (or a ro. k bar to ' 'h li is 
lightly attached) is sttpported on steel, ceniot- 
brought to a line point, so thai frbrtion is practi- 
cally i-lluilnated. which centers an- held lo-their 
bearings hy pressure exerted in Hie plane of'thq 

axes of Hie centers. offeriiiK very sIlKht resislailce 

to Hi.- vibration of ihc.styliis-har ami diaphragm 
In either djreciion. This pressure may Is- ob- 
tained hy a sprral sprinc or springs In the plane 
A spring of this kind while glv- 
ire desired In the line of its axis. 



s fre 



•ally. 



e offers little 



the 






In 



may l»- nscd^ Inn metal springs, are preferred. 
This pressure can-be made as ureal as ne.ignsary 
io insure that the liar is not unseated. This con- 
struction is radically dnferenl from that wherein 
the stylus-bar rocks upon a knifnedjje or centers 
In a plane parallel to that of the Kiylns-bar and is 
held on Its hearings by spring -pressure. In such 
<;ise the vibration causes a side movement upon 
the knifeeilge. to oppose which a heavy spring- 
pressure is necessary, and tills spring-pressure 
opposes ihe vibration of Hn- diaphragm, to a 



cadency after the 



wii off Its center 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



to carry it mill farther off, so that generally two 
springs are used, out' working in opposition to 

. the oi her. 

In ilit; present Invention the lever-arm Is sim- 
ply rub-ruined on the venters (or knlfe>edge| on 
one side and on-splral, springs on-the 'other, ihe 

. axes of the centers helnrt^ai right niigles with 
(Instead of pnraljel to). the stylus-arm. This 
construction nerves, further, to keep the ilia- 

± 

In (he accompanying drawings. Figure 1 Is an 
elevation looking toward the diaphragm of a re- 
producer constructed In accordance with the in- 
vention. Fig. 2 is^a. cross-red Ion on line x x, 
Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 Is a" side clew. 



Rki 



This 



An 



•litlott I 



i to 



.or i 



s having the characteristics of phonographs 
for reproducing Bfttmds; and the invention lias 
reference particularly to aitachniejiis that- are 
adapted in he connected to (he machines lof the 
purpose of enabling thorn 'o automatically repeal 
what the records llierron liiay contain. 

Objects or ibe Invention are to provide repeat- 
In 8 attachments for phonographs, etc,, that may 
he applied to theouichinoB by the users thereof. 
as well as by the various phonograph dealers, and 
which attachments may be quickly removed from 

A further object Is to provide repealing attach- 
ments Adapted to tie connected In phonographs 





of the 






herewith, the reproducer of Hie machine bell 
j returning position. 
8PVIID Rki-iioiii'c Kit. Thos. J). MqcDo 



Bridgeport, Conn. Assignor to American Orapho- 
phonc Co. 1 Patent No. 71*3.2113. 

This invention relates to sound-reproducers of 
the general form described in application llled 
April 17, 1903. Serial No. 1E3.H3, wherein lite 
stylus-tarrying arm oscillates on pivot points. 
Thine pivotpolnt reproducers arc now used with 
'"zigzag"— that la. laterally undulating— sound 
records; bjhi'they are found also to give superior 
reproductions with records of varying depth. 

In the appl lent ion referred lo above the linen- 



mils, ind. Patent No. tin.- 



tr^i J 



Don is embodied In a reproducer whose stylus 
arm or support Is fiilcruiii'^T™mi on>- BhlC upon a 
knife-edge or jiolnte'd centers and on the oilier 
side upon coiled compression springs. These 
springs i-iiii be made to press-very llrtnly in the 
dlredionor Ihelr axes, while offering a very 
slight resistance to l*ie oscillations of the dig- 
phrngm. This' reproducer is therefore very re- 
sponsive to the Overtones, which give richness 
and noallty to sounds. 

One object of the present Invention is lo con- 
struct a nyroditicr wherein Ihe pressure which 
holds i4k- rlylui bar will lie. exerted luitlniy In 
the piano of n*j|xls of oscillation. When spiral 
springs are ^ironght to bear directly upon the 
rocker bar, the spring pressure exlends lo each 
slile of the center, of oscillation a distance* equal 
to the radins.or the spring. Although the resist- 
aiiee offcrVd to osi illation In such . ^ . 

eonslTticilon is very slight. It Is ~ (7?^^.. 
(in some eases, at least! advait \^^ fi '~ 

tageogs to eliminate it. - .^fa - 'M* 

in tin- accompanying draw ST/^ 
lugs, Figni ■ 
■i a longitudinal 

:tlon. of a reproducer cpflstnii led in* 
accordance with Ihe Invcniion, Figs. 1 and ■< an 
detail views in section at rigtti angles to cad 
other, Illustrating u mode -it pivoting the stylui 



ccmnpunying draw- */ ^ 

I Is*,.!..,, view Fig. ./^. , 

na section, ai.drig , ■" ^ 



RECORDS WILL GET MIXED 

Even in the Best of Churches — How the Col- 
lection for Foreign Missions Fell through. 

Bast Hi. Louis, thai popular Sunday resort of 
many St. Louisiana, boasts of nn up-to-date church 

ami a worthy minister who makes use of a talk 
lag machine in his services. The machine is 
church property, hut Ihe records are loaned hy a 
charitable dealer of the place, and his choice of 
sacred pieces have much edified the congrega- 
tion. 
Last Sunday occurred the Inevitable mix-tip of 

' records. It was the occasion of the annual ap- 
peal for donations tor the conversion of (he be- 
nighted heathen In foreign parts and (he Im- 
ported preacher was a stellar pulpit attraction 
renowned ft.r his ability to extract the tainted 
lucre from Ihe tight-buttoned and close-fisted 
brethren. The Reverend gentleman was equal to 
Ihe occasion and his appeal, forceful. olooueiU 
and serious, had the desired opening-up effect 
At Ills lasl words Ihe ushers bearing plates start- 
ed down the Aisle and the joyous jingle of large 
silver change began a merry peal. 

Then (he minister goi lutsy with the talking 
machine "to provide something BOUSicaWy fervent, 
lie foozled righl there, though he was not lo 
blame. Smiling in anticipation* of the harvest of 
shekels be. wound the lltlng up. There was the 
preliminary squeak. .A mumbled description In the 
vi-iiiiiir»piin] inne, a tew bars of ragged Introduc- 
tion, and then from tin- big funnel a rollicking 

. baritone voire sang, "Yo" Wast Ma Money, Hut 

' W Can't Touch .Me." 

The effect on the congregation was wonderful. 
The spiritual fervor gave place to an enliveniuent 
that was disastrous -.n the collection, tn vain the 
bewildered fclergyman tried to stop off the nn 
-ds. He did not understand the eoroMna- 
lion, and In plods rage and chagrin picked np the 
and bore it from Ihe church. It 
■ompnteij tliat-the mix-up of records by the 
• dealers young man cost the Hoard 01 For- 

missions exactly |*|H. 



"without requiring alterations or machine work 
on the phonograplpi In order 'to accommodate the 
attachments; and a still further tujeet Is to pro- 
vide attachments which Willi slight inoillllcatious 
may be adapted, to be constructed as permanent 
ports of lite phonographs. 

The' Invent Ion consists In a phonograph attach- 
ment comprising Improved apparatus for elevat- 
ing (he reproducer-arm of the nlachlne from its 
guide and moving. a movable device carried by 
the arm upon the guide of Ihe arm for holding 
Ihe arm from the guide. In nn Improved device 
for withdrawing the movable device from the 
guide of tbei"-.... and in Improved apparatus fitf 
returning the reproducer from the terminal end 
of the machine lo the starling point thereof. 

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 Is a lop 
plan of a phonograph having the Improvement 
applied thereto: Fig. 2. a front elevation of the 
machine and the improvement connected there- 
with; Fig. rt, a fragmentary (op plan showing' a 
part or ihe Improvement In connection with a 
part, of the phonograph: Fig. 1. an end elevation 
of Ihe upper parts of the phonograph, and the 
improvement connected therewith; Fig. 5. a 
transverse sectional view of the upper parls of 
Ihe phonograph and parls of the improvement 

Fig. C. a view similar to Fin. T>. except that the 
reproducer and connections are elevated, as when 
returning In order to repeat Ihe record": Fig. 7. 
a rear perspective view of one of the several parts 
of the attachment: Fig. 8. a perspective view of 
another one of the parls of ihe niinehment; Fig. 
9. a perspective view of the main portion of sun 



Figures t; and T an- detatis in -plan ; 
inn. respectively, showing another moilct 
ng the myitis har. 



I 



The I'r 



Phonograph Co:, of Brooklyn, opened 
their new store at 138 Oreeripninl avenue this 
week, rilnton (I. Price, manager of their Pough- 
heepaie store, made a sale recently «ak Bdlson 

outfit for JIM. 



~ From August 1 Fred (_'. .Macl.eau. lately with 
Hie Victor Distributing & Export Co., has keen 
associated with the Douglas I 'bono graph Co- SP 
Chambers street, New York, going out September 
1 on his old territory in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Sew 
York State and New England. Mr. Macl.enu Is 
one of (he old talking maehlne campaigners, hav- 
ing llrst been with Magnlre & Damns. Ltd., sub- 
sequently merged Into the V. 1). £ B. Co., ami has 
been In Die business since is;..;, 



rts of 



the \oftertonF J™™™ 

\J "*— « j^ AND NEEDLES 

FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT, COLUMBIA, 
AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES. .... 

The SOFTERTONE ATTACHMENT Is nn Invention to hold a spe- 
cial needle known as the SO FT E It TONE. The purpose of this needle 
Is to reduce the over-tone in the reproduction Ot Records. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES arc particularly well adapted for use Id 
homes and sjiall apartments where the full volume of tone Is not 
desirable. 

'FTisHTONE (JBBJCIUES8 reduce the volume but bring out every 
nil' shade of tone In the Record. 

PLAYS SIX RECORDS , 

on the same or different Records at least six 
Record will last three times as long when a. 




SOF' 

detail A 



SOFTKltTONE NEEDLES may he played 
times without Injury lo (he Record — In Tact, a 
Softer(one Needle Is used.' 

IMPORTANT: When ordering mention Name and Style of your Sound Box 

The attachment for the Vlc(or Exhlhllion (Its the Coltimlda and Zonitphone Sound Roxes. 



Dealers' discount t 



cents. Price, Softerloue Attachments, e 



FOR SALE BY ! 



LYON & HEALY Chicago 



THB TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



23 



TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



A she* 



.-il [I In I 



i ts thai adopted bj* u J rave 
salesman for a prominent jutting bouse vttoi 
he carries the advance record! with littn 
plays Iln-m for [he dealer he i ill Is upon, 
■election)! are ii mile on the spot and the o 
sent In wUh neatness and despatch. This si 
' the dealer a lri|> to his Jobber anil alt the t 

used in what in generally regarded by a i 

man something of a nuisance. Deiicrs hi ri 

' riliK lo this idea speak Of IP cnlhiisiasticall! 

iii> to date and a credit to its originators. - 



The trade in ivory much perturbed i 
appearance of the "cheap" record. I 
there is not the slightest reason for a cut in 
prices, an the manufacturers are sill) behind on 
orders, it is said, besides, that the advent of the 
"cheap" record does the business Incalculable 
barm, as the quality is drtertqratefl, and there- 
fore a baleful reflection la cart on records of ail 
kinds. The "thirty-five center.- which ban 
flooded the New York market, is gone one better 
by the redoubtable Harry Jackson, who display" 
a banner on the outer walla ol his llowery tattle 



truth. 



S III I Me cite. 1 

be hint for ^;i . 



that ' 



(ine or t)n' "big lour" employe an old-time talk- 
ing machine man for the express purpose ol run 
ulng down "kicks." He is a di|doiiial In his 
way. plain and chock hill or common business 
sense, with an irresistible twinkle In bin roil, 
gray eye. and lie seldom fails to smooth out the 
wrinkled from of an incipient trade war wher- 
ever the lowering clouds niipeiir. Most of the 
complaints, this genial ambassador explains, are 
of an imaginary character. In which a thai 
Is accused of raiting the contract price, etc. On 
going over the ground and sifting the evidence 
this trade Solomon iliuls thai the competitor has 
HOI a move on ami shot so far ahead of the com- 
plaiimnt In "the matter of sales that it looks 

mysterious enough fur a "kick" III he reglslercil 

at headquarters, Hence the inquest, ami no one 

hurt, after oil has been poured on the troubled 
waters hy our genial friend with a penchant tor 

agreeable sell Icjncnts. 

The "touring New York" observation aittomo- 
lilies, sometimes frolicsomely described as "rub- 
berneck wagons," have been experimenting srtta 
lalking machines to displace the geriilenianl> 
■lecturer." whose sonorous voice can be heard 
a block. The trials- so far have been made on 
the "green cars." starting trom the Hotel Bar 
Hioldl, .New York, and have been under the 
supervision of William 1). Hamilton, whose ready 
Irish wit has made his particular ear always 
sought after. The machine's work Is said to be 
quite satisfactory, and the only criticism made 
is that the mechanical "talker" cannot bold a 
candle with the megaphone lecturer in taking a.i 



A new machine, invented ami made »\ a 
genius of Cleveland, 0.. will he ready for a pri- 
vate view of Its powers In a coftpte of weeks. 
Those who lujve been favored wltti a hearing in 
the rough have been delighted with Its perform- 
ance; In fact, ihey pronounce, it the best ever. 
nml something 'hat will open the eyes <if the 
iiaile The promoter tells this story, hut as h" is 
no mean expert In lalking machine devices, his 
judgment must be taken for its face value. The 
newcomer will be exlilblt.il In New York ls-lure 
a select few before the close of the mouth, anil 
then announced to the world. 

NEW SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DISCS 

Invented by E. A. Hawthorne — Facilitates In- 
ventory and Stock Ordering. 

K- a nawthorne. ot the American Record t'<>. 
!,;.* devised - n new system for the handing .,1 
eisc records conveniently, which seems to otter 

t led advantages, it will particularly interest 

dealer* and others who have, been keeping a 
siock of records on shelves or in pasteboard 

The device is comparatively simple. as,will ap- 
wear (rum the illustrations t>eiow. it constats 
i.f a Ihix cut diagonally. In which the records are 
plan d. standing on edge. The ordinary tissue 
-'.eels may !»■ ns. d between .the records to pro 
n-ct them from dust anff scratching. Bach box 
will bold id iiiNi-s. The in- 
terior may tie divided into 
eight sections holding live 
ea«h. mi Hint a dealer who 
average ot live 
each kind can 
Keep a mock of eight selec- 



on this system, .Mr. Hawthorne believing that it 
wiHprove as useful ss the various patented card 
tydex and filing cHhinets now incise In many 
offices. Mr. I'rescott says that Mr. Hawthorne 
has a "penchant" fur introducing systems into 
the business. In speaking of Mr. Hawthorne's 
systematic manner of doing business. Mr. Pres- 
ent! gives lis | he following story, for which 'he 
vouches as to the facts: 

At a certain coal mine down In New- Mexico 
the superintendent was greatly annoyed, from 
time to time, by employes moving Into and out 
of tin; company's bouses without due notification 
of their frequent changes of domicile. It became 
quite Impossible to keep the rent accounts 
straight on the. office Uioks! and finally the super- 
intendent. In his exasperation, resolved upon 
stringent nieadfures. He therefore posted tin- fnU 
lowing notice: 

"ichruury the 1 1th. 
"Notice to all employes , 

"aney Person or Persons that Mooves into A 
house Without .My Consent shall Is- I'm out 
Without anney Ommony. Ham it I Must .and 
Will have some Slstom. 

" t Signed I Hkmiv Bowkm f 

A perpetual injunction was issueo last week, 
the kisi- being heard August 7. as elsewhere meti- 
tlim.Ygainst Krm st M. Hunt, a dealer or Wash- 
ington, f>, Ci who represented himself acting 
solely as an agent of the Rogers Mfg. Co.. New 

York. He is enjol 1 from using either* the 

words "Victoria" or "Victor" in connection with 
/ the sale of miy talking machine goods. "He also 
agreed to deliver up to the Victor Talking Ma 
■ bine Co.. the complainants in the mailer, all ad- 
vertising matter bearing or containing the words 
-Victor" or "Victoria." 




New- 



rial 



ill 



ng 



This system greatly facilitates taking an In- 
ventory or making up new orders for stock, as 
one can sec at a glance what each section con 
tains. The boxes may Is- easily moved about or 
irtken from the shelves, and With the movable 
blipB Indicating the title number*, renders the 
system very -elastic for the accommodation ot 
new title numbers. 

Mr. Hawthorne has Introduced this system into 
the faclory-nt Springfield. Mass.. ami finds It the 
must convenient and satisfactory of any that lias 
ever l«*n brought to his attention. J. O. Pre* 
celt, of the New York office of the American Itec 
ord Co.. stales that a patent has been applied for 



Leeds H CaTttir, 53 E. Eleventh 
York, have acquired new factory 
Mnldlciowii. Conn., and will move th 
ami plant at once. The New York h 
be retained simply as a^laboraiory. The Mil 
dlrtown factory consists of five targe building! 
94,000 sipiarc feet of floor space/and In 
to that plan- the company will once agali 
iiiein e the manufacture of cylinder rn-on 



Siiig.-wick & Casey, the prominent piano deal- 
ers ot Hartford. Conn., have added a talking ma- 
chine department lo lllelr business. Their line 
will include the Bdtsen and Columbia machines, 
With a full line of records. 



A. T. Doty succeeds K. «'. Maclean as 
ing representative of the Victor Dlstrlbi 
Export Co. He Is well anil favorably km 



lei-' 



The American QraphoptUme Co. have made ar 
langemeiiis to double the capacity of thelr-powei 
plant. In Bridgeport, Conn. 



An announcement which -will doubtless arons 
ike interest Oj[ dealers and the trade at large I 
that from Edwin A. Denhani. which appears oi 



Standard Metal Mfg. CO. Phonograph Hom^andSupplies 




THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



' NEW CONCERN IN PITTSBURG. 

W. £. Henry to Open an .His Own Account 
About September IS— Will Carry All J^lne* — 
Hat Splendid Accord.- 

iSl„.(lni.wr;fli.- i'-ilklng Mm-hlnr Wnrld.i 



W, K. Henry, of ib> Columbia Co.'h store 1i 

change will lake plttCO formally between the 
and' Itttb of September, unci .Manager Jlrnry 
kb early tatlm same moi 




he mill enough lo a represe 

Ins Machine WorRI to warrant the following 

BUtemenlB. 

Up has associated with hiia*eir one or the 
strongest talking machine men In the country, 
ami ban leased a store op one of the principal 
streets of Pittsburg. He will '-airy nil lines of 
goods, and will make a Bpecia] point of entering 



> denie 



1 Willi 



ha 



. household word. u \Ve or 
a after the business," he said, "ami wo nn 
lo Ret ft.*' Maniifartarers of any! hints I 






tho 



'Mini 



will i 



Into 



Henry. J 

William & Henry entered llie talking 
business seven yearn ago. He has been si 
continuously In the service of the colm 
He linn (mill up the business Of. their I 
nHlre from nothing til one of the biggest : 



PERPETUAL INJUNCTION ISSUED 

Restraining Rogers Mfg. Co. from Using the 
Word "Victoria" in Connection With; the 
Sale of Talking Machines. 

A perpetual Injunction was bunted Uy JmlH"- 

Thomas. Cireii.it Court of Ihe 1'iilted States, soiith- 
■tii dislriri of New York, irTSTmnmh. restraining 
(lie Rogers Mfg. Co-. New York Cily. from using 

iihe ward "Victoria" In connect lou^wlth the sale 
of talking machines, records, etc. Thai portion 
of [be onier. a formal decree signed by the Chief 

Justlceot the "United mates Supreme Court, deny- 
ing direct I j' with tho controversy at issue In the 
suit of the victor Talking M.hinc Co., Camden, 
N. J*, and placed In the hands of the United States 
Marshal lo execute, reads nn rollnws; 

■We ... do strli'tly eomnuiiid and enjoin 
yon x . . the Rogers, Mfg. Co., your servants, 
agents, nttormtis and 'workmen, and each ami 
every one t)t you. that from heiicefortb you do 
absolutely desist and refrain from In any man- 
ner whatsoever, directly or Indirectly using, with- 
out the license of the Victor Talking 'Machine 
Co.. the" trade-mark or name or word "Victor" 
or "Victoria' In connection with llie" sole of 
miking machines, or talking machine records or 
accessories: or any name in imitation or simu- 
lation Of the said trade-mark or word 'Victor 1 
or 'Victoria.' ami from using lue'wfM name or 
names, or any name In Imitation iir simulation 
of the same In advertising or elr. ulars. or other- 
wise, and from making use of the same, dircrllv 
or Indirectly." 

The Victor Talking Mmhln- Co. August % II led 
ii hill of equity against Kruesl M. Hunt, a dealer 
of Washington. I). <\. and an agent of the Rogers 
Mfg. Co.. In which an order perpetually enjoining' 

Him from using Hie word "Virlorln" inthV same 
manner Is prayed for. as well as an accounting. 
The motion was 'argued on lite 7th and decision 
was reserved. 

Referring to the foregoing d*cree s saf Judge 
Thomas. George H. Rogers, one of the nronrie- 
tors of (ho Rogers Mfg. Co./spoke as follows to 
The World In response to •an inquiry as to nis 
allltinle regarding llie farther emidoymetil of Ihe 
word "Victoria." In their business: 'The order 
or the conn will be realleged absolutely, as a 
matter of course. I am not looking for trouble, 
and hereafter the word "Imperial"* will be used 
. as a designating title' fllr " llr machines, ami 
miking machine specialties. Whnt our agents 
will do is their affair. We sell them ihe goods 



and ihev .an call them what they nJoase. as we 
disavow any responsibility lor their individual 
a. lions. I have already supplied the Victor Talk- 
ing Machine Co. with a llsl of all our agents, 
about :iiin. ami they run make such us.- of It as 
they deem proper. The llunl ease in Washing 
ton I have nothing whatever lo do with; but II 
scents lo me tr .-uiis are Instituted against ail the 
people we have liecn selling It will be' rather 
ciisily. as fbe iiijiiiini.ii! only lies against our 



AN ODD DISPLAY SIGN. 

One of the must attractive, hangers for window 
display or store de. oration has Just hern brought 
out by the American. Record Co, for advertising 
■nine Records." n emphiwlxes their familiar 

uad.. mark. "J*,nsi. Hath Charms." Tin- com- 
l.ieie design of the Indian listening in a talking 
mm-him-' is embossed in ...Iocs on a calfskin. 
The whole bide Is us. it Inst as 11 .■mm* from lb" 
'tannery,. The figure »f the Indian is mad* of 
papier-muche and brought out in bas-relief. The 
feathers, liraeetotRj hair, blankci. ueartg and skin 
are. all In their natural ..dors, making il very 
Hi. dike. The bright colored quivers and arrows 
and other Indian irapplngs ale uoi forgotl 
the picture. *nml the, whole Is decidedly 
of the' red r 

been reserved on the -kin In which pan" !"• In 
seried t«njes of the new hull. (Ins as they appear 
iioiu lime in time. Altogether this hanger is 
irery* striking and is hup; to attract attention 
wherever it Is displayed. 

TALKING MACHINE LUNCHEON. 

Set purlers have hailed as a delightful novelty 
(be "tulkillKJlin.hille lun.h.«n"- gtv.n hv Mrs 
Charles H./Herrymaa for a group ..[ the older 
married s.a: VrtfiTNiud a great talking urn. bin- 
placed in n rormet of the (fining room behind n 
screen »f palm* and long-sinnmed yellow roses. 
Thus hidden, the machine gov wot sounds sur- 
prisingly true lo Ihe original. Melha'a l.-y. (law- 
less vol..- was heard, ahd there were arlils by 



id .the. whole Is decidedly suggestive 
11 li'inf his hnnli r life. A spare has 



TALKING MACHINES IN WAR. 

Not long ago MrJVnno, at ihe Columbia I'hono 

graph Co.. San F-'r.i arisen, distributed lli'ly i". 
«nls. sending one eflrjl to llfiy generals in Hie 
.laimnese army. .Miumg lb.- arknmvh dgmrni.; 
received by Mm, Mr. Yauo has a ■ letter from 
V.acipils (lyamn, date*! on the lialllclield. Man 
ilinria. expressing bis thanks for a record en- 
titled "Capture of fori Arthur." and telling lion 
much he appreciated the .\c.llrht reproduction, 



of s 



cdi I 
Japan 



gnw 



lll.lsi.v 



llh.l 



.rili. 




The" 



HERZOG 



CABINETS bring 
Business your way 

Full in line by plucing r sam- 
■ pie order with your jobber. 



HERZOG 

Art Furniture Company 

SAGINAW. MICH.. U. S. A. 




r. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



25 



Some News in TKe Novelty World 



Specialties which may be carried as a side line by dealers 



Ai this period of Die year till live merchants 
arc making their .ale.ilailons firr the rail trade 
anil are placing orders for Iho styles and quantl- 
■ ties considered necessary lor their prospective, 
trade. Sporting goods are not exception to the 
rule and li behooYea those in fie talking ma- 
chine held who contemplate adding this profit- 
able line to theftr business to "wake up- If I bey 
tire not to lie left behind In the coming rush. 
Perhaps some have placed orders (or rifles, shot- 
guns urn] the necessary equipment for Hir- hunting 
season, but how um. h attention ban been given 
in preparation for securing j. spare ol the profit- 
able trail.- in other seasotpnl.ta goods- Ibal soil 
u.en after gun supplies ar.. railed fur? 

the great game of mmball was never wore 
popular than in.", i 
prepared to handl* 
"gel busy"': rn ii k ■ ■ 



i. In m 
i Tin- . 



many cases is not jireut onoiinh 
denier In, establishing bis own 
department The National Specialty Co.. -Ill West 
L'Sth street. New York, lake .are of all this work 
ami dealers needing assistance In this line should 
look then up- 

THE BALL SEA60N APPROACHING. 
The football season will Open much earlier Ibis 
year ilian usual. Then-fore, dealers should P«t« 
HiMir orders at ou.-e for football supplies. In order 
lu meet the demand. Tin- ollleiul football rales 
for 1908 will be published in Spaiildlng's Official 
iM.uilmll Qolde and will li.-'lln- recognised stand- 



A TALK ON "NOVELTIES" 

By Morton E. Dunn, Buyer ^Adams Dry 



"Novelties successfully bought ami sold" would 
00 a E80d title for a book on Ibis broad quest ion. 
anil no doub.-'evcr.v merchant would boy a COpJ 
iT he tlmnght any sure rule of success roiilii tie 
found between the covers. Almost every staple line 
.if merchandise has lis novelties, which Mil with 



Thei 



• this 



nd 



ib<- h 



< Ik 



nd t 



i bout 



will li 



Willi 



ftw-i 



n. I lay 



paraphernalia necessary for "young Aiui-rlc: 

■■tijoy tin- k» Tin- lii I goods need noi 

rssarltjr Be a large one. 
Then enroes the athletic and gyinnasliini 



idles, 



rhfrfi i 



:..nsf. v . 



with 



sup- 
tghly 



' fai 



HAND CARVED PIPE RACKS. 

Br 'manufacturer is just now- shoving a 
'active line of pipe-racks, the .Met beauty 
i is the llnisli and design, both being 
blue. These pi|H--rucks arc band carved. 
■ easily discernible and adds* much lo 
Ine. when one tonsiders that there are 
hundreds or expressions in an 



varying success. It Is lo lie t 


saumed that jan 


rnpldHKllfDg line like talking n 


schlneo or staple 


genemTJj will hear the addttla 


of novelties. Is 


cause It gives life to the line 


nini prolongs tb 


sal... It is not the "novelty s 


Rides" that hnv 


been Che source or loss, it is tb 


"iiui'idty" strict 


ly speaking, which has destroye 


1 the profits of s 


mass- otherwise wHI-payiiiR i 
At f«-w kou.I rules to 


■partments. 


lelp anyone t 


Judge ib<- merits of any t 


m-ity presente 


are: first. Is the artiHi 


useful? Thl 



TWO Of ihen 



uuai in 



styles 



satisfactory returns. I.r ■. Willi the coming of 

Winter, we have snowstwa^itg. hockey and Ice and 
roller skating, all <pi which should he catered 10 
by the modern handler »f sporting goads. Many 
merchants In these lines are also selling quanti- 
ties of band sleds for roasting In tin? patterns de- 
manded by the y.iuih of to-day. in the earning 

spring tb.- trade may .-% i a brightening in the 

wheel world, f.ir while the bicycle business In 



i lu- 



r.-i 






.- has 1 



t for 



mi.' showing iii bold r.-lief a jolly German smok- 
ing a pipe, ibe stem of which, upon leaving th. 
mouth. Inclines downward tu the bowl, tin- latter 
hcine, law enoiiRh to receive mat dies. Another 
of these novel articles is made of a Ions board, 
on the front of which api-cnrs four jockeys on 
horseback racing, the headset the men betas, hol- 
lowed to receive pfp*s.%tcJ Tin- tinting Is very 
pleasing, and the newness of design win make 
■11 well if once seen— In view of the fact 






CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES. 

.lustnes* in tiimcrn* nud irtioiographls 1 stii* 
|,iics has again begun to pick up after the rweni 
li.il spell, which bud a demoralising effect .in the 
irade. Dealers are n»w !ms> preparing '"'' Hi" 
tall season and alt .indications point to a big 
business in these goods ; therefore there should 
lie mi hesitation in* laying In a fall supply lu- 
si.-ini .11' trusting lai.-i to telegraphic messages 
(,. mi orders. Customers soon ure or hearing 
"We will have li -In i.iin.urow." and will. go 
wh.-re thai phrase is unknown.^ Our advice is to 
plac -<i"i's in advance while the manufacturers 

TO Hie alert il.-al.i- who is lookliiK for profit- 
hide side lines photo supplies si Id appeal very 

strongly, ami as a matter it! fact thousands of 
dealers in sporting goods, talking machines, etc., 
hat.- air ly taken tu this Hue with gratifying 



• ini 



n.< Mm 



llilllel 



Photo finishing of every description 
for the trade at lowest rates. 



NATIONAL SPECIALTY CO. 

•IB West 2Bth Street. New York 



THE PHOTO PILLOW. 

The latest novelty in amateur photography 
consists of a sort pillow, on ih'o rront of which 
appears sin blank Spaces ol different dimensions 
The photo is printed on WUsttlWd cloth made 
(or the purpose, The photo Is thi-n Inserted lu 
Ibe blank space and stitched on. I'rctiy lloral 
designs appear in the space not laken up by the 
pictures, and when embroidered with silk boss 
th- effect is lientitlfnl. The pillow top. with back. 
retails for W cents, and the package of senstthted 
.loth for :•■:> rents. , 

SPORTING TRADE NEWS. 

■rite New Vork Tennis Racket Co, Who tor 
•maie y.a's wwe located ai ."i:17 Manhattan nvc- 
iiii.. !*;•■. ■!:>. wli.-re [hey -arricd on the busi 
in ■••■ .it reM ringing tennis rackets have remove! 
to more spacious quarters at 117 J25IM street. 

Where I 111) will lie letter aide in ll lie Itietr 

rapidly growing business. In addition t.i Hie 
foregoing Hue they win manufacture a high 
grmle Hue of sw.ittcrs. golf ami hunting .oats. 

li is scarcity nec'ssary |i> stale thai the sales 
ol tin- [n«ersoll dollar wat.li for tin- pasl year 
hale been phenomenal this article long slme 
having earned the reputation as a main may to 

(be spurtlnc. tPHids l |e|>aritn-nt of the (alkinc ma- 

.lime dealer. They nttuomtec many impra/o- 



is very Important, because few pi-ople buy 
useless articles. Sceonil. What is ll used for? 
After learning thai It Is userul. and What it is 
used lor. decide who will bay it. whether men or 
women. I«>ys or girls, or just one of these, l»- 
rauae it will have an Important bearing on the 
sale nf any strict novelty. To illustrate: The 
cicar band dijjhjs successful, because it Is useful 
to a man as an ash receiver; because almost 
every clear band dish has been made by a woman 
and given as a present to a man. the man giving 
tb.- bands from bis cigars to the woman to llnisli 
the dish. OlrlS and hffys'have made many of 
tliese for .-aril (rays also. A little siudy of human 
nature will teach you what novelties are likely 
to Itc in demand. 

There ore many articles made for men of which 
thousands are sold, and yet. few num buy them. 
because they were all presented to them by 
women. I'lpe racks, e|j;ar cases and hundreds ol 
articles are invariably uoughl by women. Tb>-rf- 
Is a better sale fur higher-priced articles lor 
women's use than Tor men's. lr you were n buyer 
would say when looking 
any man would pay fir. 
diy." and yet they are 
:i, who buy tbem as gifts 



of smokiUK jackets yoi 
at a line of samples, 
for that beautiful me 
nearlj- all sold lo wont' 



The creat mistake made by Hi siicrcHHful 

buyers of novelties in every branch of business Is 
'heir Inability to see the usefulness or ihe arti- 
cle, and to measure the piJKslbilily or sale, Ixiok 
at goods wflh the eyes of experience and judg- 
ment, and see thai It is not wis-, lo buy a gross 
each nf inn attractive anklet. In a line or novel- 
lies, ii.'.aiuu. In the very nature of things all ibe 
iliffCTeiH priced goods could not move with equal 
sped. If all Ihe articles wt re one price, then all 
could not possibly be cipiuHy desirable, and SUC- 
eess docs not merely depend ilium what has been 
sold, but hnw little lias bean lefi over. 

A novelty may lie "very useful" or It may lie 
"very useless." and ii is strictly up lo the buyer 
lo dei-lde pist.exa.lly how much a customer is 
wilting to pay for Hie novelty feature. Kxperl- 
em-e shows that a man will pay fid for a toflef 



SL Post Cards 

Sell Like Hot Cakes 



Gur Burnt Leather Post Cards are the quickest selling n 
line ever offered the talking machine trade. 

Trlnl Order -W* win -.-::! you prepal 
name of vmn town stamped on each if d 7 
i cent-. 'You make a clean profit or $-8.3' 



i profitable 



■no prepaid 1W) cards ,117 Iwaiiliful designs) with 
i. li ifdesimlrfiir c ; l-' ll '-asli. Retail everywhere 



I liar 



NEW TORK TENNIS RACKET COIWir»JVBfY, 

^ MANUFACTUBEBS OF HIGH GBADE » 

Sweaters, Goll and Hunting Coats. Tennis Rackets Restrung and Returned Promptly. 

writ, tor our p,i«. «na "Window c«rd..- 447 Weat lliJ5rli St., ^T©w York City. 



V 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



for a woman, ami a woman will pay *.'> (or a 
,-lng set for a man, showing that women, !«•- 
the letter monry matters, they du .not pay BO 
h tor .certain febods yp men An. Out of Hip 
means of testing lllc wile of any nmelly Is 
sampled lnu ainl see what the public 



the 'Iilne Record" is u favorite, and dealers 
preparing for a'nisli 1 ' bu&tpen In the fall. 



. try 



thinks of tld- Idea., Out of twelve different artU-len 



. TRADE NEWS IN BRIEF.- . 

L, F. Douglass, general, maimgoi of -the Victor 
Talking Machine Co.. Canute!; X. ,1 . who baa 
l>ecn In California since spring, n [in-si of his 
fatherdn-law, Peter Baclgalupl, ili>- nrogreaslvi) 
veteran of the buaineaa, ol Sun Kriini i->n. is i>\ 
peeled to- return East about October I. Mr. 
Donglasfl" health has bee* cieatly Improved, Inn 
wliether ho will again h.-i.me a.tlve in Vieioi 
affairs is doubtful. 

William MuArdftf who lias !»■<■]! looking alter 
hnslness for the American .Record Co. In ibe 
West, his regular territory; is now whipping 
things Into shape In and -nhmit New York City, 
■■Mac" Is esteemed one of the bright ami shining 
lights of the- trade and Is a woh-onio visitor 
wherever befalls. His Biography is rieh In talk- 
ing machine Incidents by -Hood and Held." for 
be' Is one of the forty-niners of the business^ 

This week D. Mitchell, genera! manager of the 
Victor Distributing & Export Co.. New York. Is 
on a vacation to ibe Thousand Islands, in com' 
jiany with a personal friend of the masculine 
persuasion. The trip will give the affable Daniel 
a chance lo .think up a few bright trade book 
lets, for Which be has earned a reputation of Ibe 
right kind. It Is more likely, however, that the 
flsb will receive the most attention. 

Tho Eastern Talking Machine Co., Upsloii. 
Mass.. Is one of the very prosperous concerns 
of the counlry. Last year It declared a dividend 
of over 30 per cent., and perhaps ibis will be 
exceeded for the current fiscal period, Starting 
With a capital of IT.r.OO, It is now ambling along 
cheerfully and contented, with their financial 
standing rated nt.f75,000 and not owIiik a dollar. 

Henry B. Babsoni. president of several jobbing 
houses, as well as of the Universal Talking .Ma- 
cblno Mfg. Co., general manager, etc of oilier 
enterprises In and out of the trade, Is having no 
end of sport this season off Seaside i'nrk. N. J., 
with bis yai-hl. "Another Old Maid." Ills Irian 
little craft cost Us proud owner a round (10.000, 
so the news goes, but ns.Mr. II. Is a wealthy man 



that .Mr. lialison Is wear; 
longs for (he free. o[ien 
ranch In the great, Weal 



y not? li 

of Ibe off. t 



Ba 



i be 



uti 



Kocbrlng & Bro 
Indianapolis, hid.. 
Indiana Talking : 



late of this kind, and' Is 
tig propositions, be may 
c business aside and in- 
lefbre another year rolls 



ulng Ihe owner 
II for the sum- 
East. Mr. Boyd 



i. point, for In- frankly states I but tho tajik- 
icblne business Is Ihe best under Ihe sun al 
i-senl lime for profits with a big P. 

American Record Co. reports that contrary 
ectatlons the business for (he month of 
vlih-ti Is usually the duties! In the season, 

Mooing month. Judging from the way or 
uve been coming in so far during August. 



>.IHier ha 



H. Kyi 



metal (oxidized and polish* 



by the Municipal Band of Havana, largely ol 

Spanish and Cuban airs. He has MtO a number 

of vocal numbers by Si-nor Colombo.' who Is one 

just been invented by of ibe prominent tenors of Cuba. In all. Mr. 

u. which he expects »to Ha^en has taken about two hundred master roc 

week. , It Is made of nids, which are said to be exceptionally satls- 

lt Is strictly a factory. 

modifier, doing away absolutely with all tho " 

grating, rasping sounds common to many ma- tho siockholdei-s of the American Craphophonc 

< liines.^iml Van be regulated lo suit the taste or Co. held a meeting on August Id lo consider the 
Ibe player. . purchase of the common stock of lho Burl Co,. 

: . ; ' amounting to 1150,000, 

Henry .1. Hageii: who is in Cuba securing inns-' 

ler records for Ihe I'nfversal Talking Machine 1,. Kaiser has just returned from a mouth's 

MfR. Co., has been tribal Eaceesafu] In his mis- trip through Ihe West. Among other polnls vis- 



Have You Heard 

any olthe llilirciv records manufactured 
by The Untied Hebrew Disc Record Co.? 




Why Should You Not Hear Them? 

FIRST.— They are the loudest and clearest 
overproduced. > , • - ■ 

SEOpND.-They are made of the best mate- 
rial, and last longer than any record manufactured 
at present. 

THIRD. They are reproduced from the best and most expensive talents of tho Jewish stage. 

It will pay every dealer to handle our goods, even if he has the smallest Hebrew trade, as 
by securing one customer, it will mean for him to secure the entire Hebrew trade. It is impos- 
sible for a Hebrew lo hoar these records and not buy them. 

Tho largest and most influential houses in this country arc selling our records. Why don't you? 

You will find an advance list nf ilune, July and August records in this' issue. All these records 
are ready for shipment. Place yo.dr orders at once. ■ 

Send For Catalogue and Full Particular*. 

The United Hebrew Disc Record Co. 

257-61 Grand Street, New York. 

'Grand Thr.lre Imtlilliii,. 



>%¥ T IT]\I'C| PAPER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 



F»rlee, SIO-OO 

PETER BACIGALUPI, mm aims. 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 

AIM PACIFIC COAST JOBBER lor EDISON PHONOGRAPHS, RECORDS trad ACCESSORIES 



THE NPCftLIN == jjj| Z A ™ 

• The Perfect Self Playing Piano. It Operates 55 Per Gent 
Easier Than Any Other. 

The NicKlin Coin-Operated Piano 

Tho ONLY Perfect POSITIVE IN ACTION." 

* Coin- Unrated 'Piano. SLUGS WILL NOT OPERATE IT. 



Good Territory Still Open. Write for Catalogue "T.M.W." and Discounts 



r. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



S7 



ATTENTION 

Talking-Machine Men ! 



$2,030.15 
Earned in 
32 Months 




100% Each 

Year on 
Money In- 
vested 



T 



HE above photo shows Mr. D. K. Miller's Cafe, corner Broad and Capitol Streets, 
Harrisburg, Pa. This Peerless Piano took in $2,030.15 in thirty-two months, 
money invested earning over 100 per cent, each year. 
It is quite as easy to sell Peerless Coin-Operated Pianos as it is to sell Talking-Machines. 

If You Are Interested 

wc will show you how, and arm you with progressive and attractive advertising matter 
to do it with. Get in the swim. Territory allotted to hustlers. 











STUB ". 



Full and complete 
catalogue of tunes 
on application. 
All the latest mus- 
ical hits. 




PEERLESS PIANO PLAYER ,CO. 



WIND S B-H ARCADE, 



= ROTH & ENGELHARDT, Proprietor^ 



FIFTH AVENUE, - - NEW YORK 



28 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



I — 



STORY OF A SUCCESS 
THAT CAN BE YOURS 



TT IS EASY to make money with Edison 
"Goods. The unqualified praise of every 
purchaser combined with the world wide fame 
of Thomas A. Edison make the goods half sold 
when they reach your store. And we do a 
large part of the other half. ^Our liberal mag- 
azine advertising sends many direct to your 
store, and we refer all advertising inquiries to 
the nearest dealer. Write to us or to your 
nearest jobber for information on the •/ 

Money in Edison 
Phonographs and Records. 



In December, 1004, a firm in Si. York 
Sun, in a cltj of IS. 0(10 jxipulalion, look ud 
Hie *»le of Ediwn Phonographa and Record!, 
with a stock of three machines and ISO record!, 
despite Ihe fact that there were six other 
Edison" Dealer, in the ume cjtj. Up lo July 
JO, 1005. they had aold 13.3SB Record) at a 
profit of $1,800.32. and SOI Phonograph! at a 
profit of J3.S03.UO. The total profit on the 
seven months' buimeaa wil J 1, 153.33, v.ilh ■ 
realisation of 00\4 per cent, on the invert- 
merit. To prove Ihe validity of this statement 




National PHonograpH Co., 



ORANGE. 

N.J. 



31 Union Square, New "YorK 



304 WabasK Avenue, Chicago 



FOLLOWING ARE THE JOBBERS IN EDISON GOODS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



MOBILE— W. M. Keynaida. 

B ■:-'..;:.)MEBY— It. L. Fenlck. 



COLORADO. 

DENVER— Denver Dry Good* Co. 

CONNECTICUT. 

MIDDLETOWN— Caulklna * Pott Co. 
NEW HAVEN -Fardee-Ellenberger Co 



nANGOR— 8. L. Croaby Co. 
PORTLAND— W. H. llo*« * E 



NEW TfOKK. 



MARYLAND 

BALTIMORE— E. F. Droop A Hona Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

BOSTON— Boston Cycle A Sundry Co. 



8. Kaon Bona A Co. 

GEORGIA. 

ATLANTA— Atlanta rbonograph Co. 
W A YCKUS8— George H. You man.. 



Ma I (Lews' Sous ; 

BUFFALO— P. A. Power*. 
ELM IRA— Elmira A 

.. WjWffgffi ui-o.Ei.sviu...: 

Johnaon Sporting Uoode Co. : C B. 

Oagood Co. : Head A Head. 
FlTCHBUliO— Ivor Johnaon Sporting 

(Joodi Co. 
low i:i,i, -Thomaa Wardrll. 
MOW I!i:i>Ff;H I >— Household Furalab- 

IDE CO. 

Sl'HlMii'lEI.D— Flint * BrkkeU Co. 
wul(ri:sT!;it— Iver Johnaon Sporting 
(iooda Co. 



Co. 

graph CoT 
CINGBTON— Foraytb A Da,li. 
• EW YORK CITY— Bettlnl Phono. 

Co., Ltd. ; Itla.ktnnn Talking Ma. 

chliif In. : J. F. lllackman A Son : 

Sol. Illooga: I. Dnvega, Jr.; H. B. 

ImrcKn: Oou^tri^ |-li<<iji<Knii>h l'u. ; 
Harry Ja ■' 



KMKSYLVANIA. 

a ; .LI .(, I IK NY — Henry llraun. 

Al.I.ENTUWN <i. (\ Aachbncb. 

r. A. s ION -William Werner. 

KAimisrtriii; — s. K. Hamburger. 

NEW CASTLE— YV. C. DeForecat A 
Son. 

PHILADELPHIA— C. J. Heppe A Bon; 
Lit Bros.; Penn Pbonosraph Co.; 
Jobn Wanamaker; Welle Phono- 
graph Co.; Western Talking Ma. 
chine Co.; II. A. Weyniaun ft Sun. 

PITTSBURG — Tbeo. F. Rentel Co. 
Inc. ; KauTmann Broa. ; II. Kleber A 
llro. ; C. C. Mellor Co. ; Pit tabor* 



—Heading Phonograph C 



; Montgomery Ward 



Co., 

Grlnnell Broa. 
SAUINAW— Morley Broa. 

MINNESOTA. 

MINNEAPOLIS— Thotnaa C. Cough. 
BT. PAUL— W. J. Dyer & Bro. : Thoa. 
C Hough ; Mlnneaota Phonograph 



-A- 



Jaeot Music Boi 



.'li'lor II. 
. .. Co. ; John 
. Allred Welai. 
mreOO— Frank E. Bolrrar. 
POUCiHKEKFSIB— Price Phonograph 



REAL 

SCKANTON— Ackerman A 
nlcal Supply Co. 

RHODE ISLAN 

I'-VVTi/liliT- llllll ■ 



Purn 



Oo. 



QOINCK— Qnlncy P 



LOUISIANA. 

NEW ORLEANS— William Bailey; Na- 
tional Automatic Flre-AIarm Co. 



nOCIIESTE 

Piano. O. A M. Co. : tii'ii-a li. Mill. 
■T! Talking Machine Co. 

si!i;:\>:.|-.Miv Finch A Ilahi 

A. Itlckard A. Co. 
SYRACUSE— W. D. Andrew*. 
TROY— Finch & Ilahn. 



PROVIDENCE— J. M. Dean Co.; .. ... 
Foster Co.: Iloiiaehold Furniture 
Co. : J. Samaria A »Bro. ; A. T. 
Bcatlergood A Co. 

TENNESSEE. 
KNOXV1I.LE — Knoirllla Typewriter 
Jay and Phonograph Co. 

MEMPHIS— F. at " 



MISSOURI. 

KAN «i2-Sl T >'T , fc ^a^SiSSSft ! 0Q ' UTICA— Clark- Horroek, 
iluslc (o. ; J. F. Schmetwr A Bona {p Ferrlaa 

ST. LOCIS— ^Conroy. Piano Co. : O, K. ' 
Houck Piano Co. ; Western Talk- 
ing Machine Co. 

NEBRASKA. 

LINCOLN— H. E. Sldlea Cycle Co. 
OMAIIA-^lmaba Illcycla Co. ; Netmg- 



Hot 



: Piano Co. 



a Crcla Co. 

OHIO. 



ka Cycli 

NEW JERSEY. 

IIOIiiiKi-N— Bcllpaa Pbooo. L0. 
NI-WAUK-A. O. Petit 
PtTBBrlfJW- Iimtj K. O'Dea. 
TUENTON— Rtoll Blank Boot ana S 
Uonery Co. ; John Sykea. 



CANTON— Klein A 

CINCINNATI— I Isei 

Wurlltier Co. 

■ LEVEL AND— Eclipse Musical Co. 



A Co.; Rudolph 



rllle Talking Jin 

TEXAS. 
DALLAS — Southern Talking Mach. Co. 
ill. I'Asn-W. ii. Wuli Co. 
FORT WORTH.— Cummlngs. Shepherd 

HOUSTON— Tea a a Phonograph Co. 

VIRGINIA 
RICHMOND— Magruder A Co. 

WISCONSIN. 
MILWAUKEE— 11 eO real Broa. 
CANADA. 



COl.I.'MHUS— Perry II. Whllalt Co. 

DAYTON— Nlebaua A Doha*, 

EASY LIVERPOOL— Smith A FhUll pl TORONTO- «^8 Wimai'a A Son* Co.. 

MUBlC CO. | f,f 

SA : ,Vif~ri ,n " ■ F 'f , " ! Co ' WINNIPEG— R. S. Wllllama A Son 
TOLEDO— Hayea Music Ca Co.. Ltd. 



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VOL. I. No. 9. 




^T^LKINTQ ^ 




c/6*X*» 



Published Each. Month by Edward Lyman Bill at I Madison Avenue, New York, September IS, 1905. 



THE REGAL AUTOMATIC 65NOTE PIANO PLAYER 




1. AH mechanical parts are built in- 
side of piano ; therefore the most com- 
pact. 

2. Music roll is tight-rolled, self- 
rewinding; therefore no cumbersome 
receptacle on the outside to mar the 
general appearance of the piano. 

3. No belt of any kind is used in the 
Regal ; therefore none to break. 

4. Slot is the best devised on the 
market, throwing out slugs, and other- 
wise preventing the various contriv- 
ances and misuses of playing, except 
by means of a nickel. 

5. The most simply constructed 
player on the market ; therefore the 
least troublesome. 

6. Adapted for the home on account 
of the foregoing features, and especi- 
ally the easy manipulation of inserting 
the music roll. -»■ 



For Urrft-ry and fur 



The Regal Piano and Player Co. 

I» SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK CITY 



PNDORSED by the leading 
piano dealers of the United 
States and Canada as the best 
and most compact Automatic 
Piano on the market. The me- 
chanical features are those of 
advanced ideas in the field of 
Automatic Piano Players ; no 
experimental work. 



NOTE. We circularize the Untied 
States; have now over SM retail pros- 
pects lor Automatic Pianos lor distribu- 
tion to aacnta who will handle the 
Hegnl Automatic Pianos. 



Important features, of which 
we herewith enumerate a few, 
are : — 




V.w Vort, .V. Y., 'indiT 



«*ctar Cmeraial March I, ut*. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




The Talking Machine World 



Vol, I. No, 9, \__ 

OUR POREIQN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machines 
Shipped Abroad from the Port of New York. 

(Special lo The Talking Machine World.) 

Washington. D. C, Sept. 12. 1808. 

Manufacturers nrnl dealers In liilking machines 
will doubtless he Interested In lie Dam snow- 
ing the exports <>r talking machines for tin- four 
weeks Just ended from the port of New York: 
ac<;ist U. 

Itahln. in pkgs.. $l.4fir, : Berlin. 27 pkgs.. $1,- 
4R,-.; Cnllno. I pkg.. $12H: Corlnto. 4 pkgs.. $232; 
Campechl, 9 pkgs., $160; Guayaquil, 5 pkgs.. 
Iimi; Havre, k pkgs,. (484; Havana, in pkgs.. 
1802; Lnguayra. 12 pkgs.. $SSS: Lunon.K pkgs.. 
j;tU3: London, ir. pkgs.. 11,633; Mllnn. 30 pkgs.. 
$540; Para, 14 pkgs.. $2.'.ii; Shanghai, fi pkgs., 
$134; Sheffield. 12 pkgs., 1100: Stockholm. IS 
pkgs.. ll«o: Vienna, is pkgs.. $l.2S4; Welling-. 
Kill. 96 pkgs.. |K3K. 

AUGUST 21; 

Adelaide, 292 pkgs.. $B,37&; Auckland. 47 plonk, 
(1.141: Belfast . 18 pkgs.. $123; Berlin, 24 pkgs., 
$834: Bombay, S8 pkgs.. $1*308: Callao. 3 pkg*. 
|3Wi Glasgow, 28 pkgs.. $800; Guayaquil, 3 pkgs.. 
1102; 8 pkg*.. 1265; Hamburg, 3 pkgs.. $IB3; 
Havana, i:i pkgs.. $*7r.: Havre. 7 pkgs.. $287; 
1.a Paz. ii pkgs. $217: London, ir.4 pkgs.. 14.860: 
Manila. 17 pkgs,. $1,628: 7 pkgs.. $186; Met- 
bourne. S2 pkgs.. $1,771; St. Joan, I i.kg.. (122; 
St, Petersburg, 14 pkgs., $928; Tampion, s pkgs.. 
|183i 7 pkgs.. (147. 

AUGUST. 28. 

Berlin. 41 pkgs., (1,627: Buenos Ayres. 10 
pkgs,-. $B00; Chrlatlanla, 4 pkgs.. J12.".: Constan- 
tim.pl... 11 pkgs.. $130: Glasgow. 6 pkgs.. $300; 2S 
pkgs.. $663: lluynnn. 13 pkgs.. $332; Havre, 1" 
pkgs. $iii7: Liverpool. 2 pkgs.. $100; London, 
143 pkgs.. $4,733; :• pkgs,. $613; Linton. :i pkgs.. 
I2B2; Manchester. 26 pkgs.. $251; Milan. 44 pkgs.. 
SEPTEMBER I. 

Berlin. IB pkgs.. $:ts7: Bombay, 4» pkgs.. 1733: 
Glasgow. 7 pkgs,. $413: Havana, 17 pkgs.. $7,".2: 
tjt Pa/. :t pkgs.. jus; Liverpool, 2:. pkgs.. $4$4; 
l*ondon, 1,460 pkgs., $16,62S; Manchester. 182 
pkgs.. $759; Milan. 25 pkga.. $000; Melbourne, 11 
pkgs.. $302; Ojiorto. S pkgs.. $127: Sheffield, 51 
pkgs.. $345; Shanghai, 37 pkua.. $1:1*2: St. Peter*- 
hiirg. 5 pkgs.. $22';: Talcahoano. a pkgs.. $212; 
Vienna. 2;. pkgs.. $7SB.' 



New York, "September J5, 1905. 

Fubrl returned on Monday from a three weeks' 
trip, which Included the Thousand Islands. Won™ 
real, New York and other points. v * 

C.W. Smith, formerly connected with the local 
store of the cm (fin bin Phonograph Co.. ''as lie, -' n 
transferred to Kaunas city as manager, vies E. A. 
Mar Miirtr.v. who has been appointed manager of 
Die Pittsburg. Ph.. office, of ilie same company*. 

The Si. Louis Talking Machine Co. report a 
splendid business tor ihe monih of August. D. 8. 
Kanisilel). vice-president of this concern, lett on 
Monday for a three weeks' vacation. He will 
visit Chicago and some Northern points. 

E. It. Walthall, ''manager of Hie talking machine 
department of the <»- K. llouck Piano Co.. Is 
home from Ills vacation, anil reports trade boom- 
ing, particularly in Bdiaon machines. 

Talking machine visitors here recently were: 
('has. Wt Njjjps. secretary of the Hawthorne k 

Shchle Mfg. Co.: Mr. Kloher. traveler for the 
National Phonograph Co. in the states of Mis- 
souri ami Arkansas, and .Mr. Mitchell, of toe 
Talhopbone Co.; Toie.it.. o. 



TRADE NEWS FROM ST. LOUIS. 



Oencrul trade reports fiom ihe talking ma- 
chine Interest's hen- show that business in this 
line .luring the month ol Augusl was exceedingly 
good, aii'l Ihat ii was al.oul twice as good as il 
was for the same month a year ago. The deal- 
ers are very optimistic as regards a large fall 
ami winter trade, anil everything poinls to a 

realisation or their anticipations. 

w. i'. Kukri, manager of the Columbia Phono, 
graph Co.. reports a fine volume of trade for Hie 

month of August, anil stales thai the talking 



Here are the Sellers 




No. ZS Hold* 150 

No. 3fl Htil ili 152 

Cylinder Records 

llnve von ■MO »iir HI*' RflO- 

oni caunstsi 




s 


FEIGE DESK CO. 

Z0S7 Gtnntt Avr. 
SAGINAW. M ICH.. U.«. A. 



THE AQE OF AUTOMATICS: 



Aimed At. 

This is an age of maeblne-maile everything; 
we have caliiilaling machines, talking machines, 
machines which record the dynamics t.r thoonht. 
ami now. In logical sequence, we are to Ik- sup- 
plied with one to furnlsli ready-made dialects for 
Immediate use. which, as has been already inil 
maletl. ought lo prove a verilahle blessing, DQl 
only to the hratn-faggt'd nfrlter and Instructor, 
inn also to a large portion of (he lnminii family, 
whose own mental apparaiiw is either Incapable 
or too tired In do the work of deep thinking for 
lliem. 

While on the subject of devices intended by 
their ingenious inventors to reproduce -and Imi- 
tate the higher /unctions of the human machine 
we are reminded of Hie efforts in ihat line of the 
famous automallsu of the pas}, one of whom, 
who nourished in the tatter pan of ilie seven- 
teenth century. Is said to have succeeded In con- 
strutting a manikin which played perfectly upon 
the clarinet, performing music plac-d before II 
In an aide manner- A certain writer at the 
period, with a lively Imagination, depicts a full 
orchestra composed entirely of these automata, 
and declares Hietn to have been satisfactory as. 
musicians, and. ho ados, preferable In many re 
speets lo their living prototypes. -Wherein as 
much." to use tils own quaint words, "these cun- 
ningly fabricated puppet « or lay figures neither 
vex tilt- ear of the listener liy frequent discords 
White engaged In playing, nor getting drunk and 
conspiring agains! their niaslers during their 
hours of Idleness."' This same scribe also pre 
diets that Vancussim. the maker, would undoubt- 
edly gl>'- I" the world some day a more wonder- 
ful automaton still in Hie shape of an artificial 
musician which would compose musical pieces 
with as much facility ns^a Lnlly or a Scarlatti. 
This was certainly a remarkable prediction, lull 
I have never been able to ihVover any evidence, 
says a writer In The Dominant thai Ilie gr.-ut 
Vaurusaon ever realized his alleged dream, ami. 
I-erbnus il Is Just as well for his own sake thai 
lie did not. for in those days of mental darkness 
and consequent superstition he would utidoiiln 
i-.lly h" *- been slispecied of dealings with -his 
SuKiinrons Majesty and looked Upon like a Bee- 
■ .id I'ronieiliens. who. ns all scholars know, Iri.-d 
to make a man Ottl of .-lay and then vivify the 
roim «ith tire stolen from heaven. 
/ - 

The American Record Co.. Hawthorne. Shehle 
& Prescnii. sales managers, have opened an office 
Under the management and direction of C. W. 
Noyce, thetr>Western representative, at 18!t La 



Price Five Cents 
PRESERVING NATIVE LANGUAGES. 

The Talking Machine Highly Commended at 
a Recent Meeting of the Anthropological 
Association Held in San Francisco. 



i&p«-l«l 



V?ni2fc 



liking Machine Worta.) '_ 
San UranclHco. Cnl„ Sept. 8, 11105. 
The American Anthropological Association lias 
just closed a very Important convention In this 
.-Ity, when manyxliapers were read by eminent 
thinkers treating of ethnology, nreh.ro logy, pre 
historic men. physical anthropology, linguistlc 
iiiul general anthropology, but to Californium, 
none of the papers was as Interesting as Ihat 
dealing with the abnrlglnnl Inhabitants of this 
State their habits anil diversity of languages. 

There arc in existence today In California 
nine stocks or irllies numbering in excess or 20h h 
souls each, namely: The At ha has. -an*, with BOO; 
Ynrok. 5011; Karok. 300; Wlniiim, 300; Maidn, 
SOfl; Yoknls. 350: Shoshonean. 3,000; 
tir other stocks there are the 
Shasin. or which nut more than fifteen persona 
are left to speak Ilie language; the Ijiliniini, 
wiih iwenty-llve living mow. however, confined 
In Oregon I ; the 'once powerful slock of the 
YYJshnsk ami of the Chlmariko. of which only 
nine remain. Of Ilie Yana but eight are alive. 
The Washo and Miwok have lert the Slate. 
The Cosinnoan have dwindled to a remnant of 
fifteen. The Esselen is extiu.l. Of the stocks 
oi ihe Saltnaii and Chntnash only twenty persons 
or each art* Ml. "rrrthi- case of the larger slocks 
the numbers remain about stationary^ but with a 
tendency. If anything to decrease. 

The experts who nre siudyiiig the languages 
of existing stocks have praved ihat by an in- 
gt'iiiotis uiecbiiniial means ihe exact Intonations 
or ihe original language may he preserved and 
recorded so perfectly thai it may be revived 
MOO years hence. Thus, ir it were possible for 
an aboriginal lo crane to life after the lapse of 
many centuries, he would find. If the record of 
his language had been preserved by Ihe methods 
now befog adopted, thai Of a "talking machine." 
a speech he could understand. 

In fact, the value of the talking machine as a 
means or preserving Ihe native languages was 
highly commended by ihe cartons speakers, and 
Judging from ihe sense ..r the convention, it is 
probable thai an appropriation will be made ror 
the purpose of recording ami preserving Ihe lan- 
guage of the existing irlbes. 



THE PHONOGRAPH VS. ARSENIC. 
Now ihat Louisiana is suffering; so severely 
from the slcgorffyia fnsciatns. Ihe theory that Un- 
sound of a talking machine will drive away mos- 
quitoes is worthy or trial. The talking machine 
Theory Is Just ns reasonable as Ihe arsenic the- 
oiy^for people looking for prophylactics against 
yellow fever, and iw Ml nearly so dangerous. 



TO MAKE AND SELL TALKING MACHINES. 
The Church Supply Co.. of New York, has been 
incorporated with Ihe leeretary of the state or 
Albany, for the purpose of manufacturing and 
selling talking machines. Capital. $3,000. In- 
corporators. W. K. anil L. T. Waddrll and P. C. 
Biegel, all of New- York.' 



Salli 



street, Calm 



lluibiing. Chicago. Ill 



Fall Advertising ! 



tali -r yam F a i 
,t idnnbins •*■ 
n nUJdna auKh 



Bend ttaw- »ntl I'll >,n.l «mplr vf. fiKe, 
R. r-. QRANDFIELD. Fall River. Mass. 



H 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



DEV1NEAIX PHONOGRAPH CO. 

WIH Soon Place Their Specialties on the Mar- 
ket — Many Able Men Interested. 

( Special lo TUt Tiiint.ii M««blne World.) 

Clei^Juncl, U:, SepL-W, 1*M. 
The Hovineaux I'honoKranti Co., wli^li was in- 
coniomitid sotJti months ago, are about to"ptace 
theft lirailuvi ou the market. The cuultal »ioek 
or th« elraiSnyiii tmMM. «* which *12G.0UW la 
sal a to have been imitl In.- The company will 
market u new cylinder record machine, the In- 
vention ot Mr. IpvtaMuCUM president of the 
i-ouiliany. Thcprlnctpal features arc Hie spuml- ■ 
Irox. which 1» deitareU to bo distinctive, and Ihe 
'fairt that Instead ot the reproducer arm traveling 
over tho.record It ia BtaUonufy. while the man- 
drel travel*. A promlhent tnctor in the new 
comimny will be W. J. Roberta; Jr., (he former 
Edison Jobber at Cleveland.- who- recently sold 
but bla builne** to W. K. PowSW, of Ihilblo. who 
continues the 'business under Uie name or Urn 
Eclipse Musical Co. Mr. Roberta baa a large 
block of etock in the Devlneaux Co.. and has been 
elected its secretary and treaaurer. The com- 
pany will, by the way. exploit the "Palnft" French 



*bb recorded. Miss Meteftif then arranged the about all of them 
nlklnp machine to reproduce the challenge, thing about soap. 
(Thereupon liatiomnn became enraged and kicked 



HOW FATHER OUTDID EDISON. 




WOULD LEARN IQOROT LANGUAGE. PERSISTENCE SPELLS SUCCESS 



Misaachusatti Woman at Dreamland Studying 
the "People of the Hllla." 

Among the visitors to the iKorot Villas- at 
Dreamland last week were Mian Sarah P, Met 
calf 'and her slater, who live In Worcester, Mass. 
The Mlau'eH Mclcalf came directly to Dreamland 
' In order to study the headhuntara and learn their 
language. ' 

Mlas Melcalf brought a talking machine and 
records with her. and gave the Igorots a abort 
entertainment. Miss Melcalf next placed a 
blank cylinder In the machine and made Gatto- 
man, tlie oldest of the Igorole. believe that he 
had an enemy concealed in the machine. He 
called forth the -head hunters* challenge," which 



Sayi Edison in a Recent Talk— Difficulty of 
FTrfding Material for Records. 

In the course of an article on "The Modern 
Profession 61 Inventing." a writer In Worlds 
Wm* speaks interest I iik'ly or ltd I son and his 
methods of the work. "In working out an In- 
vention." said Mr. Edison to liim, "Hie moat Im- 
portant quality la persistence. . . . Take the 
problem of the liest material for phonograph rec- 
ords. We started out using ,W*ft That was 
too soft. Then we tried ever/ kind ot wax 
that I« made, and' every i-osaUle mixture of 
wax with hardening sul>*lunc6s. We .invented 
m-w waxes. There was something objectionable 



ii somebody said some- 
w tried every kind of 
soap. That worked batter, but It wasn't what 
we wanted. I had seven men scouring India, 
China, Africa, everywhere, for "new vegetable 
bases for new soaps. After live years we got 
what we wauled, and worked out the records that 
are In me today. They are made of soap — toe 
hard to wash with, and unlike any other in use, 
bill soap just the same.'" In one room "on assist- 
ant who came 10 bin) In ISMI from the labora- 
tory of the German scientist, HelmhoHz. works 
atone; or with his sub assistants, on phonograph 
improvements." 

A "LIVE" MEXICAN CONCERN. 
One of the moat enterprising talhing machine 
concerns In Mexico is that of the BBptnOSQ l'hono 
graph Co., which was organised In ISM. Thoy 
have four stores in Mexico City and twenty two 
agencies scattered! over the Republic, and handle 
all the leadhjg talking machines made not only 
In the United Slates but In Europe. A new store 
liiia just been opened by this company at 11 
I'uente de San Francisco, which Is under Ihe 
management «f ■!. H. Wulklnsmi. an enterprising 
and hustling Yankee. This establishment Is 
handsomely equipped. Hie prevailing Style being 
Japanese. 

A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT. 



X'>e "French. tHlegi 

nenting on a line i> 



■graph service has been expert- 
ling on a lfne between. Parts and Rouon with 
an Instrument (the Invention of I'rof. Arthur 
Korn. of Munich I Tor transmitting photographs, 
handwriting and photoengravings to a distance. 
The transmission of photographs has been ren- 
dered possible by the use of n selenium cell, Ihe 
electrical renislauce of which varies according to 
the action of light upon it. An image from the 

photagraphjc mm is thrown upon the selenium 

coll, and the variable resistances thus set up are 
reprodlKpral the receiving < nd or the apparatus. 
QelMler tube, which acts 






vnrv the light or a Qgfa 
I . sensitive surface. 




IS WHAT WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR 
IF YOU WILL LET US FILL YOUR ORDERS WE CAN GIVE IT TO YOU 



OUR DIFFERENT STYLES 

nre shown tti nilvimtiifjo in tile ncr'ampAHy- 
.ilitf cuts. Tlicv nre »U iniiliiifiM-tiircl from 

llw best stool 1 obtainable anil pimntutee.l to 
be tin- most mtiafnctory needle yon hnve 
ever used. Our QUIET is a small needle, 
can be used fi times without cbnrigo npd 
reproduces without scratel. in h perfect 
imirror. bringing ..til evi^v iluteil alll: ugli 
willi lorn volume. 




OUR "PERFECT" 
18 furitislie.l in three tajwra : The 
TAPER is jusi riKW au.i given w 
wttrofaetion, If taper is liot up 



liversnl 
lie.l in • 



alwiii 



i fin 



wb 



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i TAPEH 
\\ sntisfaetorv. 
icli TAPER iatl 



Utile loader but 



tap.- 



illilotbht 



NEEDLES 

Our "MEDIUM" is a ' very pleasing needle, "With volume between the "PERFECT" 
and "QUIET." Can be used three times without changing. Very popular. 

DON'T FORGET that we can furnish these needles to you qutcnly and ot a low price for GOOD NEEDLE.5 
REMEMBER that we can advertise your business for y- ». If a 
ordered at one time we will put your Imprint on Boxes or En -elop< 




needles is 



fficient quantity of 
FREE OF CHARGE,. 
WEARE TnE U ONLT NEEDLe' HOUSE CARRYING A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF NEEDLES. 
SUCH AS SHOWN IN ABOVE CUT. OUR SPE.CIALTY IS Nt. DLES. 
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR FALL DELIVERY. SO AS TO Ii'SURE PROMPT SHIPMENT. 

AMERICAN TALKING MACHINE CO. 

Largest Distributors of "Victor Goods" In the City. 

|.SX"2ir™»\ 586 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN ( N. Y. CITY.) 

p«tti« prepaid. \ 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



spent some months in 



fart 



ed i 



placed < 



l In seeing that (hit 
larkcl by the Tone 



William P. Hunt. Ihe well-known dealer of 
Wanntah. lml.. writes wry pertinently on a sub- 
ject to which we have referred quite frequently: 
-The demand for miking machines in Increasing 
at a tremendous rate, and while I must say that 
the Improvement in the Quality of the machines 
in advancing at perhaps an equal rate. yel. I 
candidly believe thai many more people, who 

' have the hetter musical lasic and knowledge of 
the art, could- he Interested in Hie talking ma- 
chine if more attention was given to the putting 

' on the market or only machines that are in every 
way mechanically perfect Too little attention 
1 'find 'is given to ihe proper adjustment of 
reproducers. About two-thirds, or more, repro- 
ducers put on the market are of poor adjust- 
ment, and what is more discouraging to a pos- 
sible buyer or good musical taste than a repro- 
ducer wilh a blast and various other mechanical 
noises ihnt are unnatural and detract from the 
otherwise soothing and heautlfnl effects for 
Which music ia noted. The present product of 
the various manufacturers in this line. If prop- 
erly adjusted, is wonderful in its naturalness m 
the true tone qualities of music, yet as afore- 
said, but few machines placed on the market'nre 
of such qualities. Il Is unquestionably due to 

ihe carelessness of the manufacturer, for if some 
or ihe machines work well, all of them can In' 
made to work in ihe same manner. Why each 
conditional While yet many of these defective 
machines are giving entire satisfaction to the 
purchasers and are considered marvelous by 
them. yet. others of belter musical taste are not 
so deeply Impressed with their work, and thus 
ihe talking machine is not receiving its due 
credit for advancement, 11 is evident that the 
good working ot a machine is or more Interest to 
the manufacturer than anyone else, for such a 
machine will sell others, while a iwor one will 
discourage a possible purchaser, and the maun- 
faetnrers should put forth every effort to elimi- 
nate defects." 

SUGGESTS PRINTING WORDS OF SONGS. 

A suggestion that seems to he a good one 
comes from a large dealer to Ihe effei-i that Hie 
public would greatly appreciate having the 
words of Hie songs reproduced by the disc rec- 
ords printed on a small slip and pasted on the 
reverse side of Ihe record. There are many rec- 
ords iu which it is impossible lo distinguish all 
the words, and unless the purchaser Is thorough- 
ly familiar with them, they lose much of the 

pleasure In hearing ihe songs. For cylinder 
records the slip could be placed inside, but not 
attached in the record, and the purchaser could 
file il away in a scraphook for reference. Words 
COUtd also he furnished with ihe orcheslrallons 
of the popular songs, and translations of the 
Italian and other foreign songs could accompany 

ihe records, if necessary, a small additional 
charge could he made lo defray ihe coat of pub- 
lication, which would be nominal. 

A NEW SPEAKER. 

The new maestro-phone is a speaker adaptable 
to any Edison phonograph, which will be ready 
ror the market early In January. It is said io he 
a distinct improvement on the old style poly- 
phone attachment, Inasmuch as li dues away with 
the necessity of carrying two speakers and a 
special arm. It Is a reproducer similar In some 
respects lo the Edison, excepting Hint II has two 
sapphires, two sapphire arms, two links and two 
cross-heads In one. I. c one long rross-head hav- 
ing Iwo loops at each end. The weight pressure 
Is supplied by small spiral springs at the from 
and at the bant of the diaphragm. Both ihe 
sapphires give nn equal pressure on the record 
and thereby transmit twice the amount of vibra- 
tion to diaphragm, giving n far greater volume 
and a much deeper and more natural sound. The 
wear on Ihe record Is no more than with the reg- 
ular reproducer. The Inventor. Arthur p. Mes- 
trnud. Is, a talking machine expert, well known 
to the fraternity for the pasl ten years, and has 



contributed several useful improvements. He is 
now experimenting on a new lorm of cylinder 
record which promises good results. 

NICKEL IN THE SLOT DISC MACHINE. 

E. Kluge, Jr., of the Curlin Music Houseyiel- 
ena. Mon't... writes: 'We would like lo know if 
there la a disc talking machine <m the market 
thai has a nli-kel-in-ihe-sloi attachment: or if 
there Is audi an attachment thai can be applied 
to any disc machine?" 

li appears ihe Universal Talking Machine Mfg. 
Co., New York, made a machine of ilils kind 
Once upon a lime, hut it was not a commercial 
success. Il was actually placed fin the market 
in Berlin. Germany, through the company's 
agency, bin proved Impracticable. The point had 
to he changed every time, and both the record 
and sound-box were removed, and therefore Us 
manufacture was abandoned, The company, 
however, still bold Ihe patents for such an attach- 

SOME COMMON CAUSES OF TROUBLE. 

In answer to a number of Inquiries and com- 
plaints, almost all similar In tenor If nol in 
words, bearing upon Structural and operating 
features of talking machines, il should he re- 
membered lliai atientlon lo the needs of the 
machine are most essential If l*st results are 
always require.!. Some common causes of Irregu- 
larily are faulty governors, which result.ofien in 
had motors, with improper tune and pitch in/ 
reproduction. In this connection It may be well 
in see thai the halls are of equal weight. Then 
arter continued use Inequality In the tension of 
the several springs may also lie expected. Which 
can be remedied most effectively by having a new 
set put In. The driving hand should also he 
carefully examined, If too loose, shorten, but If 
lumpy through repair, Tl is best to secure a new 
one. Yet, shortening the; band by overlapping 
the emis and gluing together with seccotine or 
glue should nol cause the mandrel to rotate un- 
evenly. In order-to get the beat results the 
motion should be quite smooth. It fa most 1m- 
pnrlanl. however, that users of talking machines 
should see that all parts of the machines are 
properly oiled. The gears, pinions, cogs, axles, 
bearings and bushings should be supplied with 
the desired lubricant. The use of plenty of 
graphite ami oil will save much wear and tear 
and Insure satisfactory results In Hie nse of the 

machine. 

TONE AND ITS QUALITY. 

In answer to an esteemed Subscriber we would 
say Hint the word "quality" conveys, lo iheirue 

musician, ■'refinement " Used In conjunction 
with the, word lone, it suggests all that Is en- 
trancing in thai wonderful clement — sound, li 
is perfectly true that there arc sounds of poor 
or had quality emanating from the lalking ma- 
chine, nevertheless. In its musical application. 



lallty 



t finer 



A NEW TONE REGULATOR. 

A new lone regulator for talking machines 
which appears to mark a new departure in this 
field of invention, has just been perfected and 
placed on the market by Edward H. fhl. man- 
ager of the Chicago branch of the Rudolph Wur- 
lilaer Co, Chicago. The device is the Invention 
ot -Mr. RoblUSOn, the 'Wad draftsman or Ihe 
Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Mr. yhl's 
long experience In Hie talking machine line en- 
abled him to appreciate the efficiency ami value 
of llic new device as soon as it was presented 
io lilm bui licfnre placing it on the market l.e 



Regulator Co, the offices of which are at 800 Wa- 
Bhsh Ave.. Chicago. A cut of Ihe Time regulator 
as applied to the Vlclor laperlng arm machine Is 
presented in the advertisement which appears 
elsewhere In I his issue. The control of the lone 
of ihe machine Jiy the use of tills regnlatorjs 
absolute and is effected by simply turning the 
thumb-screw. The change in tone from loud to 
soft, or vice versa, is made instantly, and thus 
If enables Ihe owner of a talking machine lo 
a.-lually Interpret the selections rendered, giving 
to II the greatest expression and^doing -away 
wiili ihe monotony of the record. The volume or 
tone ran be reduced without impairing Ihe qual- 
ity; thus enabling one lo hear wilh pleasure the 
loudest band piece in a very small room. Further 
more, by reducing the tone in vocal selections.* 
the words become more distinct. The tone regu- 
lator is now made for Vlciof tapering arm and 
Edison machines, and In the near future will be 
adapted for every machine on the market. Some 
very substantia] orders have been received from 
leading Jobbers, and Hie reception being glvan it 
by the trade and Hie commends one hears from 
competent judges as to Us merits, all polnl to a 
detmuid of remarkable proportions as soon as It 
becomes thoroughly introduced. 

FIRST REPRODUCTION OF HUMAN VOICE. 
A subscriber writes: "In what year was the 
human voice first reproduced by mechanical de- 
vice?" To thq best of- nit r belief, l-con Heott is 
Credited With this honor and the date Is set at 
1856. 



INVENTORS SOMETIMES WORK IN VAIN. 
I heard the other day a good story of a distin- 
guished talking machine Inventor, nays ihe tech- 
nical expert itCJbe Talking Machine News. He 
was endeavoring to devise some means fnr Cor- 
recting or nullifying mistakes lu dictation on 
the commercial machine, so lhal Hie typist might 
be warned lu time to p reven t Ihe writing of mai- 
ler only io find It followed l.y new matter to be 
substituted for il. Our Inventor bit on the plan 
el pressing a button whenever a correction was 
needed, the button causing a Utile red mark to bo 
Uiade on the cylinder. Ills Idea was. of course, 
that as soon as the typist should sec the red 
mark She would be on her guard and write ihe 
corrected form, ignoring the error. In order that 
ihe mark might not he covered up by the repro- 
ducer disc when Hie sapphire reached Ihe part of 
ihe record groove where the correction was made. 
It was arranged lhat the red should l» marked 
a suitable distance to the right. A patent was 
applied for anil granted, all fees and expenses 
paid, and the inventor and his. friends were 
Chuckling over the, achievement when It was 
discovered lhat It was only a mailer or a Tew 
se.-oni!s before the culling stylus of the recorder 
would reach Ihe spot and completely obliterate 
tin- waniliu! signal! 

DIAPHRAGMS OF EARLIER MACHINE? 

-In the Brat phonographs and graphopliom-s, 
thai is to say. those in which a wax cylinder was 
'used— as distinguished from Hie earlier tinfoil — 
the reproducers were so constructed thai it was 
a lilfflcoJt matter lo gel at the diaphragm, and If 
anything 'happened to it. a great deal of trouble 
was Incurred before matters could be sel right." 
says .1. Lewis Young.- In a London contemporary. 
■E.llson. •with his first wax cylinder phono- 
graph, used a diaphragm made of silk covered 
with sheila.-, and in many of his later models 
this same diaphragm was used. It Is an axiom 
in phonograph recording and reproducing that 






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Colors, Black, Olive, .Russet. Reinforced corners. Steel riveted throughout. Genuine 
Leather Handles nnd Straps. 

All Trimmings and Rivets same color as Case. 

All Machine Cases are lined throughout; prevents- scratching of Machine Cabinet. 

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siitllrii'iii Spring Iti ItMlI m brltm ir Viiil I la 
attachment* to their norma! position. The dla 
phragnt lins a function of lis own, irrespective 
of [in forced movement by tin- stylus, which Is 
attached to ii. Now, It was foiiml ihat the silk 

i. 'production, had When lUM&aKed n tendency to 

-•Invert.' with tin' i' It that one fell Inclined 

"to take b srewdriver and dig It Into the motor, 
or other pans of "the inn-bine, which actually 
hat) nothing to ilo tvlilt tin' reprudm-iinn. In 
abort, the rnultjj reproduction was due to the 
■as not obvious 



PROGRESS TOWARD PERFECTION, 



fltk. »nt preferable aa a < •■<•■■■ al for dta- 
pbrngnte. In that If It became .Itiniaci-I the d;ini 

paired, In the prenent Kdiaon C reproducer, the 
(aniali Is so armnjsed ihat there Is 11 leverage or 
"pun"* on the diaphragm that would cavae on*: 

of class in Invert, even if It ill u pull off Ibo 

erosa-hend; Kn ihat It has it.-. -i. found ->nr> 

to 1 1 si- a built up diaphragm of ml.H 1C tli>- in 
version were m !«• allowed tor in » plain mica 
diaphragm the latter woajd have to in- a area! 
deal thb-ker, nod would l>e leas eenaftlve a.- a 
.•noseqiienee The pull belUR from the ti-rn 
aide •'! Hi-- illapbraent Hi" '"Hit up able mum 
in..- Uir horn 

DISC DIAPHRAGMS. 

In tin- uraphnplium- »iyh- ••( reprodnrcr. which 
m a floating weight, ami In which tin- repro 
duclnc point ravrlea Hi.- weight «f the din 
pbrafitti, the built -up side mtiel race I lie record 
Tin- thlikniss ■■: Hi" layers of the diaphragm 
most depcn<1 entirely upon the clrcurafcrenec 
of ih- reproducer nn.l us weight. The nature 
i>( in.' record lo li- used moat alun he taken 
Into .onsid-mHini It :- not unlikely ihat some 
dav one toannfai tarera records will Co well "I"' 
hie <.*» machines alone, ami. Indeed, it .- tru 
in a i-enain extent at lite present day. 1 may 
mention that common ghw i- an excellent odhe- 
rive tor making hulli-up diaphragm* I" the 



dirt 



. him 



hnv 



carry nt.y weight, alnve lit- I!.- Is nxed to thi 

rim of the sound-hax. and not in the diaphragm 

i-y tii- Bound wave* to the iflaphragn - ii- 

allowance toi ii- weight -if the mnnit-box I be- 

II. a,- H better .-prnilii. ii..i ltd 1 ■■•■ I 

[r..tn the dlw machine, and a more semtlHve 
diaphragm need, if the sound waves ratttti be 

more fflredty tnii.-t'er I to Ihe diaphragm. An 

Improvement may l bttifmrd by twins different 

diaphragms for different records. One thai r- 

prodt s a song weft does not iie.-.-ssiiiily do 

equal justice lo a Imnd piece " 

A NEW DIAPHRAGM. 

E. F. (l'Neill. itiiv-ltng for Hi- t'litveesnl Talk- 

lUg Mm bine Mfg. CO.. ami wlm. by Hie way is a 

D, l>. 8., writes: "IT, K Myers, Hi- Mtuophane 
Jobber for St. l.otiK >ln. will shortly place upon 
tin- market a u-w diaphragm. This diaphragm 
is made of animal tltwue treated with chloride* 
nf liarhim ami Robf. The dtapbragm Is Hie In 
VOBtloH of Dr. W II. null-ii. id St. l.mils, and 
lias been fully covered Ity patents In I'tiited 

Stales. I' In and Bnr«J», Records will lie 

recorded by Hie same prlmlple and Ihe Ideal 
tonal -ffii'l should !»' the result." 

l.asi week the Itnuglas Phonograph Co.. New 
York, line of ihe lames! Jobbing limine* In Hie 
country, placed an order fur Vtcior pmicis amount^ 

ing io Jiiii.inio. in which S iiiiehiiies was an 

item. By Hie Hist they expect tn Imnase Hits 



man. was in Mow YoPK--faKt month .-nmkiiic social 
cults on his many friends in Hie other compn- 
niCR. Mr. Murray lias the illsiiti.-lioti of ImvInK 
bis i-iKiirettns Imlli lo urder miller his own Kohl 
bralld. He is a nioii.-v-iiinkcr. the lale goes, anil 
knnws a real co/nl thine when he sees it. 



A SWEEPING DECISION. 

Court Hold! That a Full Knowledge of Certain 
Sale CohditionE and Restrictions, Even 
When Aoreement Is Not Signed, Is Binding 
on the Dealer and Therefore Should Not Sell 
Below Specified Price — Importance of Injunc- 
tion Granted the Columbia Phonograph Co. 

A liecialon that will nrouM much comment is 
Ihnl. remlen-d rei-eiuly a' Srranton. in the 
United States Cireitit Court, mid J If district of 
1'cnns.vlvattln. in eijnity, perpetually enjoining 
William It, ManTiclil and his wife, dealers, from 
Belling Hie KOoiis ot tin- Columbia I'lionoRraph 
Co, ticneral. eneepiliiK at the regular priee. The 
peculiarity in this cas- arlws from the fact that 
the defendants had not sinned the company's 
agreement, hut Hie court held they hud full 
knowlcihti- of tin.- conditions and i-strietious of. 
the licenB'. therefore the patent* were infringed. 
After rciiiing the number "f pnn-nts nmJrnther 
preliminary Informntlnn concern iug the license, 
the decree says: 

' Complainant manufactures ■ ertalu gxanho- 
lihones mider the said letters* patent ln>nii Which 
are known as "Type (i k raphe phones," and wbleh 
■ ■■n:i-"a-.i..'iii- llccnues ami sella through ^tt a sole 
agent, the Columbia I'tionnuraph Co. "(Ocneral I. _ 
auhject to conditions and restrictions us to ihe 
p-rsiuis in nail ih- prices at which they may be 

resold by any person into «t bauds they 

come. Any violation of siitti -unilltlons or re- 
strict Ions makes Hie seller or bser liable as an 
Infringer of i-abl patents. You purchased cennln 
Of those grapliophones. ettlinr through said sales 
agent, or in ibe open sinrk-'. without signing 
ihe Columbia Phonograph Co. (General'e) price 
malntcnnncc contract, bur with full knowledge 
of said conditions and restrictions or restricted 
ll«-i>nae, and with full knowledge that the author- 
ized price of said graphophonea was *7.aO each. 
below which price no sale was authorized, and 
that yon. if you disposed of the same. kIwiiM 
adhere strlrlly to the offlilal list price of |T,80 
each, for ?nld gniphnphimes. and that such sale 
was madP dependent upon the ohserviui; by you 
of such conditions and restrlellons, and that to 
such est eh I only were you licensed to sell the 
said ura i >ho phones. That thereafter you. the 
said William It. Maiilicld, and you. the salt! 



■Mary' Maiificbl. wife of th.j said William 
It. Manltetd, and each of you. In viola- 
tion of the terms ot such conditions and re- 
strictions or restricted license, and In infringe- 
ment ot the rights of complaint, within the said 
middle district of Pennsylvania, Bold the said 
Krnphophones at .a lees price than (7.50 each." 
The order Of enjoitiment then folipwcd. " 



VICTOR MEN AT THE HELM. 



Leon I'". Hiiuglass 1 
raeied slay tn Call 



Mr. Jlelssle 
barwuig 

carry'out H 



neii rrom nis pro- 
fiirnlii, anil again resumed* 
he general management of ihe Victor Talking 
Machine Co.. Camden, N. J., lakltm holl this 
week. He Is in miii'i better health than for a 
long time. 

L I". Ueissler. for twenty years managing part- 
ner of Sherman. Clay & Co., San Francisco. Who 
Is to be Hie new sales msnafiertof ihe Vietor Co.. 
is expected to assume ihe iliii|e n of the positron 
October t, according to present BgUTtng. 
■Isster will relieve Mr, Douglass of much 
detail and practically define and 
the selling policy of ibe company. Un- 
usual inleresi Is attached io ihe return of Mr. 
Doimlnss. and lb- Hues Id be lab! down by Mr. 
(iels.sler. The best Informed are leriain the Vic- 
tor affairs, miller ibis new arrangement will be 
ailinlnlsiere,! capably, |.roKn-ssively and profit- 
ably. The company Is one of Hie ureal factors 
in talking maihlue matters her- ami abroad, ami 
their product Is, considered a lender' In the mar- 
kets of The world. 

Another hif-^U*-news iviilely dnKUSHd relates 

io ibe visit oi Bfilrtdge It. Johnaon. uresldeui of 
in- company, lo Burope during 'he summer. The 

ipiiilntines say he w-iu, no) lo dls|mse or his' 
talking machine Intoreat g, ^ mt to acquire a still 
larger ib-bi in which to operate. Tnosejirade talk- 
ers ban- i —a compared to thefr own recordSi and 

for r-asotis. 

INCORPORATED. 
Artieles of iiieoriinratlon were filed at Spring- 
Held. 111.. IlUt week by the Western Talkin B Ma- 
chine CO. .'iinl Ih- Amerii-un Talking Maehine 
en,, both of Chicago. In each instance the capi- 
tal stork, f-.ri0i<. am! the Incorporators, (itistavus 




lettini Phonograph Co. 



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The MOST Centrally Located 
JOBBERS of 

All Phonographs, Supplies and 
Accessories. 



An Incomparable assortment of new and 
Adjustable Record Cabinets. 



UNLESS YOU HAVE 

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DENHAM Phonograpiis and Phonographic NOVELTIES 

OUR TWO LEADERS: 
The Dentiam CLARION Phonograph 

- AND = 

The English Talking and Musical Post Cards 



The Denham 

CLARION 

Phonograph :: 190(3 

With Aluminum Horn. 



IT BEATS THE BAND 




Licensed under tin- V. S. Patents pf 
Tht' American Graphophone Co, ■ 



SolH under strict price lunintem 
contract, t<> bona ii.lv dealers only. 



The Clarion Is new. it 

should not lie confused with tho 
German ■I.vni" phonographs, for 
which ft stmu'wlmt^iiuilar Uwle in em- 
ployed j _ 



NOTE-uv Injport the l-yi-ji Ptmnograt^u olatf If you want a gn 
emiura conoern'lt will pay tow i» remember: Omit our Lyra phonogr 
l*. the Im^i nod decidedly the cheapest waclifnot on the market tor-pw 



ow priced machine for seme local newspaper 

■ not only fully licensed mid miilioriw.l..t.iit 



in IVlihum 



The CLARION has come to stay. Runs mot with tluUpprovaUf e^ery dealer in records to whom it has bocn 

submit ted, and is offsved it. comparison with any other phonograph now on the market at doifbu the pnee, 

" It is listed at a remarkably low figure ( $5.50 ) , and in sold to tin/trade at exceptionally largo discounts. 
Your .profit mahout the game as on a*Ift pbonograpK. Your investment is comparatively insignificant. 

It is not sold by us at retail. All retail order* and inquiries are referred to the netuw 
pnon'ogTapna. ^"*"*\ 

The horn is one of the great points ..f The Clarion: It is a triumph, both as regards iis aeonstic properties ami its 
appearance The horn is aluminum, spun in one piece. It measures inches at the hell. 

Another unique pninl is OUT combiued trumpet support and anti-slipping device— an Important improvement 
which has already resulted in Kurope in mi unprecedented .letnantl for oaf phonographs. 

The base and all the working parts are brightly nickeled. 

The Clarion is strongly built and simply constructe.]. We will replace free of charge any part received 
in damaged condition. ' 

Place your orders now. Tho Clarion is turned out by our Gorman factories at the rate of 13,009 a week, but owing 
to the popularity ami success of our new anti-slipping device the European demand is so greatly hi excess »f thai of 
previous yeara*bftt we counsel our American customers to send in theft orders now, in order to insure prompt deliveries. 



English Talking ™* 
Musical Post Cards 

THE LATEST EUROPEAN NOVELTY. 
MANUFACTURED IX LONDON. 




Post Cards, each bearing a trans- 
parent celluloid disc record 8 \ 



mi be played on any die 



The Selections are exclusively English and American. 

Indestructible. They can be played my number of times and can be mailed in the usual manner, 
without injury to the record. 

The records are transparent— they do not detract in any way from the appearance of the Post Curds. ■ 
Can be profitably retailed at low prices. 



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NEW YORK 



PHONE. 6D24 COHTLAMW 
BERLIN 



LONDON 



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THE TALKING* MACHINE WORLD. 



THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD. 



Talking Machine Men In All Dcpartrr 
the Fall Outlook — Chats With I 
Lawrence — Some Interesting Vi 



when 



-in: 



disc 



-nrprises 

Never before In the history of the trade have 
more orders beep booked, or the mil for goods 
been more Insistent En former tears .inly ami 
August Sf-re rated dead ones in the lexicon of 
ihe talking machine people: hd when the manu- 
facturers commenced ti> figure ou the usually 
quiet period iney reckoned without their host. 
Jobbers have been particularly active, and this 
means dealers wore moving their stocks prompt* 
ly. expeditiously and profitably. BrIeRy, ihe vol* 
nme of business makes a new high record, and 
Bales aic beyond precedent '" which every 
branch of the trade participated, 

One of the peculiar manifestations in this 
connection In the satlsfm-tinn with which every 
one referred to their own business, as If ea< a 
Individual concern or man believed he or' they 
had iH'tii fortunate above ihelr rivals, If yon 
please, or competitors, a.- a matter of down, 
right fan. the prosperity is general ami pretty 
evenly ttfaftribuled: or course. Ho- larger ponlon 
going, as 11 always dues, to the men keeping ever- 
lastingly at It. bustling ili>- rlpjil way and exer- 
ilsltiK bhltl nn.l Judgment lu.Hm-cotiduci of ihclr 
enterprises. 

N'.iw. ih. 'ii, ii ill.- summer trade bus exceeded 
an expectations. »-hai will the liar vest be from 
now on? Reports from reliable sources, in all 
pans of the country, and every branch *<o[ ih*» 
business are more Mian optimistic they arc neat* 
lively enthusiastic. Orders arc now pouring in 
. ai ii ireuicmluus rate, ami so ureal Is the demand 
fur machines, records, specialties ami essential 
supplies thai the minima. Hirers are uoi only be- 
ing intsheii in meet shipments promptly; '"it 'hey 

arc seleclim; llicir trade. In oilier words, the 

cimmii- kicker, 'slow pay of other daUnquenc". 
in a enslorner, are blemishes that weigh In the 
balance when an order Wr good** In placed, 

A review of the situation is contributed by the 

following gelitlei i, all of whom arc prominent 

floures in their respective spheres: 

C. ii Wilson, general sales manager or the Nu 
ilonal I'lioniimiLpii iv. raid: "The cmni>any'K 
business has never been better, nnd ihe revcrd 
nf sales since spring bus shol beyond our lilgb- 
esi previous mark Every department of our 
factory Is now bring rim foil capacity, ami r« 



far 



In 



= Express Themselves Optimistically Regai 
jn. Eekhart. Macnabb. Prescott. Hlnkel 



dial, as we are still oversold. Additions are now 
being made to our already extensive plant, but 
room is ai a premium. The fall trade is already 
grealj ami if it keeps on Increasing In (he same 
railo ine pressure for goods will be tremendous, 
in express Ii mildly," 

Waller I,. Kckliardi, manager Columbia Phono- 
graph Co.. general, said: "Our new line of cyl- 
inders ami disc machines are now ready for the 
Inspection of dealers ami Jobbers, and we are 
booking BOme great orders. Our business In ibis 
place (Hone lias increased over 3d iwr cent., ami 
this during the summer, ami the current season 
promises m break all records ou Columbia BOOda; 
in feet, irade is In splendid inane, nol only with 
us, bill everybody seems lo talk lb<- same way. 

.T. ,-jw MnenaMi. general manager or the Uni- 
versal Talking .Machine Manufm turiuii Co., 
sulil: "We nnd ii almost Impossible lo calch up 
with orders— machines as well as records. The 
other day I ordered Sou boxes, n ml ihey art all . 
Kune. and Immediately I plated an additional ol- 
der Wr 500, ami Ihey never will be beard from. 
And ibis Is only a single Instance of bow ihiuK-. 
are going. We are oversold on machines ami rec- 
ords, and doing our level Ileal lo satisfy our job 
bars and dealers. The oilier ninunfac Hirers. I 
iimlersiand. are In the same boat." 

I>. Mlu-heii. manager ofstiic Victor iHsirlinn 
lag & report Co.. said: "Buathess Is very good, 
indeed, nml li looks as if Ibis Tall would go be- 
yond anything before known lii the mailer ol 
sales. The demand for Victor goods 1* Increas- 
ing by leaps and bounds; and J never knew our 
particular Irade m lie fir betler condition." 

.1. 6. Priscoii, inunauer ot American Record 
Co.. said: "We have caugbl up slightly on our or 
ders. because we enlarged our plain ai Spring- 
Held, Mass.; bin we may all be swamped again 
before chiisinius. These are ceristnly I mom 
times for. tin- talking nmchhm business, and we 
have been nor only very successful, lull done 
even belter, as the itlue Record' U nmioubledly 
one »f the instil in Ions of the business, prices 
are bring held u|i, for ihi'ic Is not the slightest 
reason for culling." 

c, v Henfeet, treasurer ami general manager 
of the Douglas Phonograph Co.. said: "We Atari 
i in- utmost difficulty in keeping' our stock up to 
the mark, though we are undoubtedly one of ih* 
largest buyers among the Jobbing houses in ibi 



ders, and It Joe 

on miiltl'ilyfni; 



of our large store and utilizing every fool of 
space on Hie two floors and tffe gallery, we are 
slill cramped Tor room. Our business has In- 
creased so rapidly that you may know trade is 
noi only Hue. but the best ever. If Hie dealers 
will only pal a fair amount of sense in their ' 
business ihelr profits would Increase accordingly 
nnd the irade he on a belter linsls. There Is 
hardly a line of which we can gel enough slock. 
hut .we never lei our Irnile suffer a minute." 

w: a. l-awrenee, of ihe Standard Meial Mann 
facturlng Co.. sat.l: "Bumnasa with us la very 
fine— quite satlsfficiory. We never lack for or- 
Jooka as If irade ibis tall will keeii 
reastng. Our new Botacr 
horn Is evtdenUy a winner", if we can Judge rrnm 
the way It is selling." 

FAMOUS NOVELIST ADMIRES 

The Talking Machine and Uses It Constantly 
for Purposes of Dictation. 

The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Urady. the famous 
novelist. Is a greal admirer of the talking ran- 
i-thlfl and was one of the first lo employ ii for 
purposes of dictation— in facl, his brst accepted 
novel saw life through a talking machine. Speak- 
ing of his early attempts in the domain of litera- 
ture, Mr. Drady said recently: 

"I wrote ifiret? sloiles because I was convinced 
iliat I could write, sent them all orenthe DoUed 
States, mid bad them returned, all except one. 
which I fast and have never beard of since." 

Then twelve years Intervened before he re- 
gained his courage. Twelve busy years, reading. 
reviewing, atlendjng to parochial duties, and 
wrirlng [OMpaTochbtl publications. 

■At the end of this lime I decided that I ssitt 
lie-in anoiher novel, .bill beliiK nm 
ability (0 dlctaie I gm a talking I 
myself in my room, a** leaning o 
■talked ray flrsi chapter Into the 



Mo. 531 Holds 175 Records 



IJU 



Has convenient sliding shelves. 
PusK one door nnd bolh close al 



JHJIKFUJ OF 

disk 

AND 

CYLINDER 

RECORD CABINETS 



Write lor BookurU and Prii 




Jt . IHE UDELL WORKS 



Indianapolis 



■rialn of D 
Belli 111 



abni 



4 tin 



mid t 



or correct, and sometime! In the middle of a 

nen< •■ the cylinder gave'Ottl and the dialogue 

ended in a blurring brow. When It was Bombed 
l gol a young laily of moderate demands to 
transcribe this phonograph chapter on a type- , 
writer. Then I assembled Hie family and read 
ii to them, ti was received far from rtapect- 
lully— some of my listeners Jeered, literally 
J. i- red." He Ihrew Up his bands in memory of 
ihni horrible moment and then mnghed, snapped 
bis teelh. and looked serious. 

."You finished Ii. nml the Isiok Is still selling 

now." I said in the silenl pause lhal, followed 

■I dbl finish It, and Ii is still selllnit very well." 

he said, qub-ili 

THE RECORDING TELEPHONE. 
This Instrument, which Is designed to legal- 

Betted with Hie ordinary Bell -Edison Instrument 
You rim: Up "Central," as usual, gel your visa 
»is. and go at him. Every word uttered by both 
speakers is recnriied and can l»- utilized In 
court if necessary. If a member of the sman 
ser telephones to his Inamorata, bis darting 
witcy may slip Into the office turn a lever and 
have Us- entire ronveraatton repeated, recog- 
nixing ihe tohes. if you telephone an order to 
jour broker W buy l.tMW shares of Steel pre- 
ferred in pio. ami he pretends you said 1"2. you 
can •mill" hint' by the record. Handy. Isn't it? 

We have just received a photograph of a win 
dow displsA- made liy the American l'hnunc,ra]iti 
Co.. K P. Ashton, proprietor, fm; Woodward ave- 
nue, Detroit Mich, li constats of a life-site 
figure of an Indian listening Intently to ihe re- 
production of ii well-known make of record, His 
attitude II I ast rates the sentence-. "Music hath 
charms." as he uppear% thoroughly appreciative. 
A Ian-bark wigwam, with tripod, tent, lames and 
Indian accoutrements add io the primeval attrac- 
tiveness of the scene. If we were offering a prize 
for a window display advertisement, would reel 
Inclined to rast a unanimous ballot for Mr. 



y 



Loud Enough for Dancing 

livery body has fun dancing with the 

Victor Talking Machine. No one 

complains that the~music is dull or 

says, "You don't keep good time." 

Victor dance music is of the 

best and the time is right. 



VICTOR 



' "A 



J 




Victor TalkitiK Machine C 




Loud enough 
for Dancing 



Victor^ the Fifth $60 



Motor bu lui'lr 



with tapering arm 

"NThis fine large V&tbr the -Fifth makes' the 
Victor Records give forth their sweetest and most 
.melodious tone. It plays loud enough for danc- 
ing and brings before you the living voices of great 
singers in all their delicacy, as well as power. 

"Victor Quality" is the full, lanje, clear musical tone found 
>ipnly in the Victor Talk iiig Machine with the Victor Records. 



Hearing: is Believing 



i Any dett!sr will be glad to play for yoi 
mi xayzVictor Talking Machine, , That 
u find out for yourself that the victor 
n the world. 



Camden. N. J. 



Victor Talking Machine Co . Camden, N 




Two more full-page advertisements in the October magazines. 
Victor advertising goes merrily along, month after month, and so 
The easiest kind of selling and the same bright opportunity i: 



does the sale of I'ictor Talking Machines and i'ictor Records. 
wide open to every individual dealer. It's all up to you I 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



11 



TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Whether records are issued loo frequently 
seems lo lie a question Tor each ram puny to settle 
for Uself. as there is far from a unanimity of 
r ~ opinion on the subject. Consideration baa teen 
given in the complaint tliat the monthly install- 
ment of new records comes so closely "on toe 
lieels of the preceding lot that sales arc greatly 
Interfered with 'Just about the time when the 
merits, or worih. or popularity of certain iiuni- 
bare arc beginning to he felt. On the other 
hand It Is held that nt the present day popular 
numbers— vocal, instrumental ami otherwise— are 
the controlling factor in the business from a 
strictly commercial standpoint, and profits are 
what everybody Is looking far lirst, last and all 
the time. Consequently the more freanentty— 

not under a month, of course — records of this 
description arc furnished the bettor 

Record manufacturers, like in other lines of 
trade, cater lo the demand, and endeavor lo sup- 
ply what Is called for; but at the name time they 
are not unmindful of the higher class of records, 
at least so far as musir Is concerned, and a fair 
assortment of this grade is also llst-d. Talking 
machine men ot the bro.id.r strips hold lo the 
belief ihey an- fnlillllnu a miwlnn In educating 
ihe public in the appreciation of standard music 
as distinguished from the merely popular airs 
»l the passing moment: and the day must come. 
they contend, when the classical will take prece- 
dence of ihe lighter composition, in other 
words, it Is an application of the sane maxim 
thai you should take men as you llml them, and 
not as you want them, The choice between the 
Iwo polleiw spells either success or failure. 
Something of the same hind of philosophy is 
doubtless applied as 10 the lmstaess advisability 
uf monthly record tint let Inn or ai less frequent 
intervals. 

The group wore discussing Thomas A. Kdlsott 
from a Blrlctly trade point of view, ami what has 
teen or might y. I Ire said by com]ietilors In the 
talking machine burissas when one. who has 
Known ihis world-wide c<l.!-rlty well, and ts, In 
:i sense, a business rival. remarked: •'They can 
say what they pleas.' about the "old man' (tills 
is his popular title with his associates t. but there 
i:i no getting away from the facl that he orieln- 
aled Hie phonograph. His Invention was the 
llrst attempt to record sound for reproduction, 
and seienlillc men give him the full credit, lo- 
calise It is Ihe truth, and deserving. Then let 



me tell you another thing: Edison has not given 
much personal attention to the phonograph in 
recent years, though it Is a pet hobby with him. 
because he has been engaged in a new storage 
battery; but should ho now take up the 'matter 
In earnest, as is his wont, he would, in a short 
time, give the world something that would make 
us all look silly. And. further. 1 am nut alone 
in this opinion." 

Export, business is developing as never before. 
To be sure, (he Spanish-American countries lo 
the south of us Is the Held chiefly. If not solely, 
controlled, as ihe oilier parts of the world are 
handled from the European end: yet the returns 
are assuming vast pro|K)rllons. The host of it 
all Is that prices are so satisfactory, the Amerl- 
<-au manufacturers of machines, records, etc.. be- 
ing almost absolute masters of the situation. 
hence their happy frame of mind. 

Those directly interested are Keeinfrg a watch- 
ful eye on that combination that is said lo bo 
slowly but surely getting closer together In "To- 
ledo. O. Big lliings are expected from this 
working arrangement of German and American 
concerns, which Insiders state miisi soon come 10 
the front or lose the entire fal 1 trade— a no mean 
consideration. 

Tlie follow-up systems adopted by the respec- 
tive manufacturers fur tin;' benefit of their joie 
bprs is thorough and c8cc:he. The traveling is 
the jira. ileal part of the wv. Tending promotion 
iiom the office, and one rfelps the other. To be 
sure Ihe mad men are instructed lo call on every 
dealer and jabber in ihelr lerrltory— the dealer 
to ascertain if any complaints are held against 
the line, or other ■'kicks." and me Jobber lo see 
if he enrrles an adequate slock of everything. 
Should the/latter be lacking then Inquiries for 
gooils received from the trade, are transmitted to 
another who Is sufficiently wide-awake to his Op- 
porttuilties mid ads accordingly. It Is Ihe opin- 
ion of the hesi informed, however, that dealers 
have loo many advantages over the Jobber, and 
this may lead 10 the enforcement of a new rule 
requiring a larger initial stock. 

In the course of- an. address on Natural His- 
tory Museums In London recently a very excel- 
lent suggestion was made by the speaker in 
which In' said: "Professor Anton Frltsch. of 
I'racne. has playfully suggested that the day may 



come when a visllor, standing In front of some 
interesting specimen, will have ainiply to drop a 
coin into a slot connected with a talking ma- 
chine ami forthwith he will hear a short dis- 
course on the specimen In the very words, nay, 
even In the very voice, of some distinguished pro- 
fessor. ... 1 commend tills Idea to our 
curator, who happens to be luuch^lnt crested In 
talking machines. We already have In ihe Es- 
sex Museum, for the use of the public, a micro- 
scope and a spinthariscope. Why not a talking 
machine'/' 

This is a suggestion which might be laken to> 
heart by our museum In New York. A great 
many people can't afford to pay Ilfty cents or a 
dollar for a catalogue, neither are they desirous 
of being entirely without information regarding 
the various exhibits. Some such means as sug- 
gested above, is not entirely Improbable. Lead- 
ing institutions In this country would do well to 
pay a little closer attention to the possibilities 
of the talking machine along the lines of public 
It is easy to write of It as a "nui- 
and declaim on Its had influences, but 
hundreds of channels where the talk- 
ing machine can be helpful and in time la- 
ta It table. 



BUY FROM A WHITE MAN 

"BLACKMAN IS A WHITE MAN" 



1 have been treating TALKING MACHINE 
started in the business 
ARE YOU SATISFIED, IVIR 



lers WHITE ever since ! 



DEALER, 



that your JOBBER is giving you the best service possible. - Don't you think 
in many cases orders are not Riled as promptly or complete as they should be ? 
Don't you remember times when you have lost a number of sales because he 
did not send goods ordered ? 

YOU OWE IX XO YOUR CUSTOMERS 

to order EDISON and VICTOR goods from the JOBBER who will give you the 
BEST TREATMENT. 1 carry a FULL STOCK of ALL EDISON and VICTOR 
goods and you will save time and money by sending orders for BOTH to me. 

IF I DOIM'X MAKE GOOD, f LOSE 

"If you believe in IMPROVEMENTS, try BLACKMAN." 

| Ask About the Gilbert Repeating Attachment. Best Out. | 

BLACKMAN TALKING MACHINE CO. 

J. NEWCOMB BLACKMAN, Proprietor 

"IIH; WHITE BLACKMAN - * 

Of CHAMBERS ST., - - NEW YORK 



Iter* an 



An expert in the line, who has traveled the 
country over, and makes it his business to look 
(■nt fur choice openings, recently declared that 
In his Judgment the best locations and oppor- 
i unities for a live, progressive dealer, with ideas. ' 

enterprise and Industrious, of course, were in 
pmsliunj. Pa^Katisas City, Clileago and St. 
Louis. From his observations anil the general 
reports, taken together with what was already 
being accomplished at these points, they were 
the best places In the country to "make a pot of 
money In no time.' - No cliarge for the Up, though 
It is jiossiblc the local people may not relish 
The World giving away their snap. 

Tin' talking maehiiie is apparently sounding the 
death knell ot the stenographer. - In the West- 
liighouse works at I'iiisbnrg. Pa., and In many 
other large plants throughout the country, as 
well as In the offices of the greal railroads, such 
as the Onion Pacific, ami Southern railways, the 
talking machine Tor dictation is almost entirely 
superceding the work of the stenographer, and 
the opportunity Which has been seized by thou- 
sands of young women and many men during the 
nist couple of deeades for earning a livelihood 
or as u step toward a more ambitious goal Is 
being taken away by this recent scientific Inven- 
tion. Whether in Ihe next decades, with Further 
improvements in Its mechanism, It will he ahle 
lo usurp the place of the' typewriter as well, re- 
mains to bfseeu. 

At first talking machines were used as an ex- 
periment, but as their utility In racllliatinR cor- 
respondence and In leasenlits the manual labor of 
both officials, heads of departments and clerks, 
was proved, the number in use has heen in- 
creased 

Burton Holmes, the lecturer, says iliat the In- 
dians of Alaska regard white men anil canned 
goods as so closely associated that they are nearly 
H>iioiiymous. .Wherever the white man ia seen 
canned meats, fruits and vegetables are found. 
When Mr. Holmes visited Alaska recently he car- 
ried with him'a talking machine, and It was ex- 
hlliitod to an old ihlef who had never seen a 
talking machine before. When the machine was. 
started and the sound of a human volco came 
from the trmiipet the Indian was much Inter- 
ested, lie listened gravely for a time, fuon ap- 
proached and peered Into the trumpet. When the 
machine finished lis cylinder and stopped the In- 
' dlan pointed at It. smiled an expansive smile, and 
remarked: "Huh! Hint, canned white man." 

The Rudolph Wurlltzcr Co.; of .298 Wabash 
avenue. Chicago (E. H. DM, manager), have re- 
cently been appointed. Jobbers and distributors for 
American records. The decision of this repre- 
sentative concern to catalogue American ' record h 
Is a guarantee of their quality. The Wiirlltzer 
Co. will carry a very complete atoek v 



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12 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Free language 

Demonstrating 
^^ Outfit W 



The study of languages with 
the aid of the phonograph is 
daily becoming more popular. 
People are realizing the many 
advantages to be gained through 
the knowledge of a foreign lan- 
guage, and dealers are receiving 
increased demands for language 
outfits. Those representing 
"double service" are increasing 
their sales from ten to thirty 
per cent. It won't cost YOU 
anything to find out whether 
or not you can thus increase 
YOUR business through the 

I.C.S. LAN GUAGE. S YSTEM 
fi^wmui U.Cdlwn- 

PHONOORAPH 

If you will till cut alW mail the 
coupon below, we will send, 
without any expense to you, a 
demonstrating record contain- 
ing words in four languages. 
and a set of pamphlets giving 
the translation of the words and 
sentences reproduced by tins' 
record. These, records are made 
by the gold mould process from 
perfect masters: the pronuncia- 
tion is guaranteed to be abso- 
lutely correct. 

Will you let us help you 
boom your sales ? 



MAIL THIS TO-DAY 

Nol Good Alter October IS. 1909 

I. C. S. Language Dept., 

Scran ton, pa. 

I'fcase send me the sample record 
and pamphlets, four languages, free of 
any expense to me. I am an F.diton 
dealer in good standing. 

Name 

Address 



BOSTON MAKES GOOD SHOWING. 



Happenings 


it the Month Show 


a Further Ex- 


panaion of 


Talking Machine B 


isineSB In the 


City of Cu 


ture. 




isp-mi 








Huston. Mans.. S 


|.t. U.-1B08, 


The l.nsin* 


m of handling and 


ailing talking 


lllIII'hlUCH i|l 


Huston hits n very Interesting re»- 


Hire niton t it 


It Is the tact thai 


he hiisliii^s Is 


Mflil all till' 


yi'iir iirniinil. Then- 


rseeni to lie no 


lone ttiill sp< 


is, tmi-h us there- Ik 


it many whet 


musical tinea 


hut In "w(nter then' 


IS tilt' lll'lllllllll 


fur raachlRCfl 


arid rei-nrilK tor tim 


Home or lotlRe 


meeting tin. 


In siimmej' l( In th 


■ proper thins 


lit If live u m 


Ihlne on the DlastMl 


am) ciu-'rlalti 


vonr neighbor* «s well wr-Toiir i 


wn. ftimity. So 


the inlklllK 


i;i'lifili' liunlni'wi lw 


[ways Kiiocl 111 


Host on. 







Kltudy lii.n-nsi- in the 



or 



tor 



of 



. It- was snitBcstni by one of the ttettlere tble 
week, liuil The TalkiHK Mmhine Worhl estiih- 
llsh n (ie'iuiriraenl for llii' ■-rllii-tatn of Window 
riecqmtjons. The Idea, id, to have, the dealern 
photograph ilitlr windows when ihey have some 
portfiian»rI| attractive display, send it to The 
Talking SJaehlne World, and have n rompntPtit 
•liu-imiinr erlihi/.e II. lo show where It i-oilhl 
have heen . Improved; If the tihoioKNiph was; 
imlilislreil with the irlliiiKiii II wniilil be or 
ki-iiii benefit to all the trade. 

The extension anil alteration* to the store of 
the Bantern TalklnR Machine <*n-. Kdlsnn renre- 
KMttatlvee, are now nearly . completed! and, about 
ihe middle of this month. Mtiiiftft/r Tuft will 
have n.store to lie proyil of. the pram* tor th.' 
front has now lieon put up ami shims (hat lite 
front will he one of the moat Attractive on Trev 
mont slreet. The nr.h over the ion n*ls intuli 
lo the attraellvenesH. Despite Ihe lienerlil "up- 
Inarms" stale- pf lhin(!» In the Mora Hits sunj^ 
mer. business with the EttBtefB Talking Ma 
elifne To. has hec-n steadily Increasing, purthii- 
tarty on the Edison line. * 

A IiIk Jabbing and remll Irnsliu'Hs Is beinn 
done on the IMIson machines in Boston' hy Ihe 
Eastern Talking Sim-blue Co.. t". K. Osgood 'Co. 
Boston Cycle and Sundry Co.. Her Johnson 
SiioninK Tiooils Co.. ami hy Read & Ilrail. 

At Ihe local warerooms or Ihe Coluhlhla I'iirmo 

uraph Co., the V Ilsi- miii'hliie. in havliiK a 

Ma -all now ami will he the thief feature of the 



aile this 



"Ih fV 



tele 



Malm*: 



o creating a Kouil 
K, K. Wliuhell Is now en- 
joying a vacation with hlasfamtl* at Diamond 
I'onila, N. H. 

At Oliver Dltson's. the Vii'ior Is Itetng pushed 
hy Manager itobzln with (treat aridity. "There's 
Tioihinn like iv," he declared tbia week. Just after. 
tlianjwlng of a lion inetnimrni. Mr. Dobdn 
has foiimt thai there is a ready response to his 
monthly list of reeprde, etc., Which he sends imi. 
He'luts Just sent out a list of the soon records In 
, German. Spanish, mid Italian, with pood re- 
sults. A new feature In Ihe llsi of record* lit 
Hie Gregorian HWj* Mass. as execfltcd al St. 
s. In Home 

Hotis 



Tin- Boston Musical Insp-umem i 
Ortnsl.y., niatuiKer, Is -rrTtvliiK a inn 



) the HHJ, 

loud-tone 



vw> 



an i 



(ell," 



hesnys. Mr. Ormsl.y Bold Oils wee* -a tine N'o. 60 
Regtnapuone with penny" slot attachment to a 
man who had been to another store in Boston 
ami had left, disttnsled .with the treatment he 
received at the hands of one of the salesmen. 
■'We believe in making friends, nol enemies, of 
the people who tome into our nlore." said Mr. 
Ormsliy. 4is he showed the cash slips for the 
sale. Mr. Ormsliy has recently added a Hne of 
cameras ami camera supplies, with which he is 
having excellent success. He says Unit camera 
lovers are music lovers In nearly all rases and 
the iwo departments an well together. 



rilK TllK LATKST AMI ItK.Sl 



SOUND MODIFIER 

TALKING MACHINES 



LINO ^a WOLF MFG. CO. 
44 FULTON STREET NEW YORK 



The Nova 
Phono Horn Co. 

No. 2 Manhattan St., 
New York. 

MANirACTURtRS OT 

Fibre Flower Horns 



ClR'Sipcst. StcDBRest and Lightest 

Horn nn the Market. 
Write for Interesting Prices. 



ILLUMINATED TRANSPARENT 
WINDOW DISPLAY SIGNS. 

Throo Color* Rod. Cold and While. 



JANUARY 
EDISON 

GOLD MOULDED 

RECORDS 

IN STOCK 



S. B. DflVECA. 



Talking Machines 

Have you Seen and Heard 

The Imperial 

THE TALK OF THE TRADE 
PRICE S10.00 NET 

Cahinel 12j4xt0 'indies ; Turn Tahh- 
1<| (aches; aSound Box that is ■■< Sound 
Uox; Horn 24 ineh : 12J; Inch Bell. 
Sent Suliject to examination. Ex- 
chwive Terrilorj' given. 

ROGERS MFG. CO. 

H7 W. 23d St. • New York City 



THE TALKING ^lACiqNE WORLD. 



13 



Do you 

wish to increase 

your income? 



■ can tell yon how it can be done with 

lint little expense or effort on your part. 

your stock consist! wholly of talking ma- 

nen yon will And that a well-selected line 
of musical Instruments will add to tlie at- 
iractlvcness of your wore. If yon have the 
celebrated 

Durro 



Violin*. BOW*. Btrtngs, elf., you will find' 
Unit your musical Mends know nt once of 
their high steading. Artists prefer them. 




Then we have all hinds .if Acvordcens, Man- 
doiins. Guitars ami Harmon low, at leaser 
prices, hut which arc superior "> any an the 
market ai the same price. 

It will pay yon to order a sample line ,it 
mice Von will then see how proliiahlc ii Is 
to devote n pori Inn of your store to the ex- 
hibition and sale Df small Roods 



*, 



HVi 



' fin 






BUEGELEISEN 

& 
JACOBSON 

113-115 University Place 

Comer »3lh Street. NEW YORM 



VISETTI'S INTERESTING REMARKS 



On the *alue of a Talk! 


rig Machine 


to the Vocal Teache 


and Stud 


Field of Usefulness. 





The value of the talking machine to vocal 
teachertj and sinners has been referred to tote re 
In these columns, and our remarks receive 
.additional support from Allien Visetti. the emi- 
nent maestep of London, who says: 

■In company with a great many of my con- 
freres, 1 was, until a short time ago. entirely 
Skeptical as to the value of a talking mnehine as 
an aid to vocal teaching. Then one day. out of 
cnrioHliy, I procured one of these machines and 
look careful note of the effect upon my pupils. 

"The great difficulty In training a voice is to 
make the owner of It realize its defects. The 
natural production may he throaty, nasal, what 
you will; Von see what Is Wrong in a moment. 
but lite pupil In his ignorance, cannot he made 
to listen intelligently to his own faulty emission. 
Bui let him sing into a machine, and the oft- 
repcated reproduction of his shortcomings, care- 
fully" cDrphnslzcd by the teacher, will do more to 
make him thoroughly realize his flefaet* than any 
mimetic. Bights OK UW part of that teacher. For 
ihe natural conceit of your young student is 
colossal, and his face as he listens to the repro- 
duction of Ms own tones from one ot these deli- 

cats machines is a study. More than anything 

it seems to spur him on towards perfection. Ills 
hopeless to mimic a pupil's faults oneself, He. 
invariably Imagines exaggeration. Bui the talk- 
ing machine, like the camera, does not lie. 

"While on ihe subject of the unerring truth of 
this wonderful little invention, the following epi- 
sode might prove of 1 n teres) : I took a record 
of a pupil of mine, a hnss.. Some months after- 
wards, in his pretence, 1 placed the record on the 
Instrument, and transposed it an octave- higher. 
When my twiss heard it he exclaimed, 'Thai Is my 
sister's voice.' The vole* was reproduced as a 
high soprano— which the girl was— hut the tlm- 
hre. which, In an ordinary perSOU was not recng- 
ttisablfc became obvious when the alteration of 
pitch occurred, and the talking machine had 
brought Ihls to light. r 

"This was very Interesting to me. as a demon- 
stration of the possibility of what one might call 
a vocal 'family likeness.' hitherto unsuspected— 
and the more remarkable ns existing between the 
people of the opposite eex. 

"For myself I am convinced that there is a 
great future In a good Instrument as an aid to 



"TWINKAH UTILE STAH." 

I remember, years ago, traveling a railway 
journey from one town to another on purpose 
to see ami hear n talking machine, says a con- 
tributor to the Aberdeen Weekly Journal. It 
cost us a shilling each to see the world's wonder, 
There was no -touch the button'" about Ihe old 
Edison machine. The operator worked on Ihe 
same principle ns the apprentice carpenter at Ihe 
crlndslone. and "cn'd" it by the handle. He was 
a Cockney, ami made his own records In tinfoil. 
It was very amusing to see him turning the ma- 
chine and speaking into It at lb" same time. His 
topic on tlie occasion of my visit was an old 
classic— 

"TWlskSb. livlnjali. Utile Utah. 
■On 1 mmdah wol yon an : 

Un .itx'U- ihe null Id »■• *1«ti. „ 

l.lk,' n tllnmnnil In (tie sky." 

When he had finished mangling his record— and 
the poetry— the perforateii tinfoil was seal back 
through the machine, the man at the wheel 
"ea'in" hla handle the opposite way. IT It was 
funny to hear Ihe Cockney reciting into the talk- 
ing machine. _it was no less furiny to hear hla 
voice repented from the tinfoil. His hand wan 
not a steady one. and trie words came out in 
jerks according as the wheel was turned. This 
was the new reading: "Twlnknh twlnk. Ah lit- 
tle alar 'ow. I wondah wot you ah up. Above 
tfij walM-d so. 'Igh like a diamond. In the 



Friendly 

This month we are not pome; !■•' 
telle, further 'than to introduce you to 
five of llic enthusiastic users of 

9 

Syracuse 

Wire Record Racks 

Their words tell ihe story in a way to 
interest you. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co., say: 
"The wire Record Racks ordered from y.ni 
for 10 in. Disc. Records have arrived, arc 
Ml up and in operation, . , , They are more 



ml wonder, hoi 






less along this new line." 
The Theo. P. Bentel Co., of Pittsburg; 



'■J-'rom the above y"i 


will see ilia 


we 


certainly consider von 


racks the 


best 


method of showing and 


handling disc 


rcc- 


crds am! lake pleasure i 


i so advising 


fou," 


The Wells Phonograph Co., of Phi 


idel- 


phia, Pa., who installed 


onr Racks , 


the 


early part of the current 


year, write: 




•We arc pleased tojy 


vise yon that 




having installed your « 




m in 


the retail department of 


air salesroom 


i hey 


have proved (0 lie everything claim* 


for 


liiem. . . . Wc think th 


isystenteffce 


ping 


Records is without doubt ihe best an 


l rc- 


tail dealer could use," 






The Rlnker Music Co 


of Lafayette, 


lud 


after their purchase of a 


single rack, w 


ote: 


"We take pleasure in si 


ling thai wc 


have 


round ydur Wire Reea 


d Rack lo b 


the 


best and most satisfac 


orv rack wc 


have. 


ever seen for convenien 


e and for Ihe 


s im- 


pie method of keeping 


lock in shape 


am! 


quickly finding the Rett 


At wanted. 




"We thank you am 
firm who can mamtfacti 
Ibis, for it is c.-rtainlv 


congratulate 


the 


just the thing 




a retail record dealer." 







Messrs. C. H. Vsrllng S Co., Youngs- 

Imi-n. Ohio, large dealers in records, say: 
"We arc tiling several of ypUr Racks for 
->ur Erfissn Records and two' for our l>isc 
Records. Guild not do without them," 



Words of ours arc futile in the face 
of testimony of litis sort ; wc need only 
point you to lite evidence of people of 
the "ebaracier of the ahovi — and we 
can give you equally strong; endorse- 
ments liy tin- score— to show that Syra- 
cuse Wire Record Racks can be 
classed among i lie necessary equip- 
ment of the tip-to-date Phonograph 
supply lionsf. 



GET IN LINE 

Syracuse Wire Works 

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OUR GUARANTEE : " It reproduces the Human Voice with all the Volume of the Original." 
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COMPANY, Gen' 



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CHICAGO'S BUDGET OF NEWS. 

Edison Managers Visit Factory — Columbia 
News — Busy Times With Lyon 4. Healy— 
Longley Tells a Story — C. W. Noyes Opens 
Chicago Quarters — Other Items of Interest. 

(Special In MM Talkies. Machine World ) 

Talking Machine World Oluie, 
I3«;^ Monadnoek Block. 

Onlcaso, til., Sopt 13. 1905. 
Q. N. Nisbeil. Western manager of the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co.. returned on Syurdiiy. 
September '2, from his visit to the ftotory, ami 
Ihe seven salesmen of the Chicago OtSce who also 

attended tin- annual conference at Orange, came, 
back happy and emhusiastii- the following week. 
Particularly proud were they of ihe fait that 
they bad been photographed in a group, which 
Included not only Messrs, MeChesney, Gllmorc 
and Wilson, but Mr. K<1 [sun htnmeir, _ It is hardly 
necessary io state ihai those photos, when re- 
reived, will be cherished and handed down frciia 
general ion to Kent-ration In Hie families of the 
elect. 0. ll. Wilson, general manager of wales, 
arrived in Chicago Saturday, the nth. and after n 
few days with Mr. Nlsbett.. left Tor the Toast 
Mr. Nlsbett has Just left for an extended trl|> 
among Hn- Western Jobbers, which will take him 
as far as Denver. He will also visit before re- 
turning principal points In Ohio. He win be 
gone six or seven weeks In shaking of his 
visit to the factory. Mr. Nisbeil-Rald he never 
knew the big plan) to be busier, it is full of 
orders for the fall ami winter. 

The Chicago oftVn of Ibe Colombia Phonograph 
Co. has been attracting unusual crowds at their 
salesroom at No. kn Wabash avenue for the past 
iwo weeks, where dally demonstrations of rei-ord- 
making have l.een made, They have seiurci. Ihe 
services Of C. II. Hart formerly staging wllh the 

"Royal Chel." whose clear, sweet tenor reive has 
delighted customers and visitors. This Is n de- 
parture ihai is thoroughly appreciated by cua 
miners, as is apparent from a substantially In- 
creased sale in blanks an.t recorders. Many per- 
sons buying a talking machine overlook the fact 
Ihat It may l*- talked or .-um; in as well aw to 
talk or sing Io you. 

That the talking machine has entered a Held 
heretofore conceded as belonging exclusively to 
that I Inn-honored iiislrnment of the mechanical 
type— the hand-organ— ami bids fair to displace 
Bams as a means of transferring the pennies from 
ihe pockets of the pubtie inio ihe pockets of the 
"poor hlin.l" ami -Otherwise variously disabled 
gentry, was evidenreil the other thy. when, at the 
Intersection of two busy t ho rongh fares (n Chi- 
cago, and within 3W reel of one of Ihe Columbia 
branch stores, an old blind man was discovered 

dispensing "In ihe Shade of the (lid Apple Tree" 



and a dozen other popular selections Io the pass- 
ing luuliliudes by means of a Columbia grapho- 
phone. type A H. aac] Columbia disc records. 

The Columbia people secured permission from 
the Public Park Commissioners lo give a "musl- 
eal" at Kills Park, on Ihe Sonlh Side. oa> Ihe 
evening of-Aiignst III. The 11 C graphophoiie 
furnished enierialtimeiil to a i-rfwd of 5PU eli- 
lliusiasli.- Homers, and the concert was repealed 
With equal success on Friday of the same week. 

C. H. Wyatt. resident manager of Ihe Talk-o- 
Phone Co.. ha* opened up several new amounts 
within the past week or so. Among them are ihe 
Moore. Evans & Co.. the wholesale jewelers of 163 
Wabash avenue, and the Schierfer Piano House. 
Joliet. 

A. I.. Irish, president of Ibe Talk-n Phone Co.. 
Toledo.. O.. was in the eity early In September 
on Ilia rflurn from his trip to ihe Coast. 

Mailers ure progressing very smoothly and 
satisfactorily ai Lyon & Hcal.Vs, The "Sorter- 
lolie" attachments and needles for Victor exhi- 
bition and concert Columbia and 7-onophone 
sound -Dane*, are steadily Increasing in uewand 
and are giving excellent satisfaction, Mntuiger 
C K. tloodwin is well satisfied with the way ihe 
fall irade is already opening up. The genial 
manager, by Ihe way. tells with great guslo the 
accomplishments of T. H. I.nngley. 'jhe Vb-lor 
agent ai Malta. 111. I.ongley was recently In 
Chicago after a vaeinlon siient In Wisconsin, 
The man front Malla i-onldn'l break thehubii of 
long years' standing and e'en while fishing per- ' 
saaded several of his brother Wnlionlaas lo pur- 
chase Victor maehines. Longley lelU a slory 
about a Vhior crank In Malta whose bouse was 
recently burned. The plaee was on the outskirts 
of Ihe town, ami when Ihe fire department got 
mil and reached It the hopse was a bundle of 
embers, ant) all thai ihe occupant had saved 
from the flames was himself, the wife anil baby 
and bis victor talker, whlrii was stationed In the 
on-hard merrily hitting, np the siraln of "In the 
Shade." -eti-. There was a sequel. The man was 
not flush in the "rnazuma." and hisjodge dug 
down ami presented him with %::■. The hulk of 
it went for Viitor rerords. 

Mare. A. Healy. of the talking machine depart- 
ment at l.ynn & Healy. has returned from a 
month's vacation spent at the Healy home at 
Lake Geneva'. 

Augusl brought with ii another surprise to 
Manager .1. II Dorian, of ihe Chicago offiee of ihe 
Columbia Phonograph Co. It was the largest 
August in ihe history of the office, and ihe same 

applies lo Ihe general hnsln' ss of Ihe company. 

c. \v. Noyes has Just opened a Chicago office 
at room Sr.n. 1 Sl« I. n Salle street, where he jvtll 
carry a full line nf Ihe produel of the Hawthorne 
& Sheble-Mrg. Co.. Including horns, eases, eahl- ' 
neis, stands ami supplies, and also a full sample 



Tine, of course, of ihe Am 
Noyes Is very enihiiBlastlc n 
lean Indian larking machln 
by the Hawthorne & Shuttle 
will be ready for ihe inn 



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g. Co.. and which 
about Oetobervl, 
chtnu with targe 

: at »::., the Mo- 



now on the hurkft. 


Hie e 


aims made f 


>r 1 


are 


that It l» absolutely 










few wearing parts, a 


ll Is 


o arranged 


tba 


ihi- 


near van In- taken up 


Th< 


1 .rycr 1 1 


1 B| 


ring 


motor for ibe (T:, tii 


-him 


operati s in 


! ll 


ten 


rerords al a winding. 


In 1, 


S m>lor tin- 


itd 


orm 


of winding ratchet am 


pawl 


Is entirely d 


no 


wsy 


with, the spring bd 


ig re 


trined by a 


frl 


Hon 


clutch arrangement, 




uridhox Is i 


unsl 


ruet- 


ed on. an entirely m 


w pri 


r.eiple. and 


a f 


*ar- 


ranged ihai It can be 


odjus 


•d io sail th 


■ n 


•ord. 


and.the tone may lie 


mode 


raled io siill 


the 


ear. 


theValdnels will he i 


a oak 


ind mahoga 


>'. : 


laaii 


polished, of niasrive 


leslgl 






rved 


kise resting on ben 


y fi-< 


-Ml of t 




hrec 


models will 1h- equip) 


•ll wl 


h In ass How 


•r h 


irns. 


The report -ha* it 


thai 


f. K and 


ins 


1VUS 


Habson are lo wliiid 


aw f 


urn ibe Tal 


log 


Ma- 


.bine IV. here, ami v 


111 SI! 


ll a jnbldng 


bus 


liesa 


of their own 










THE VICTOR DOG A LA DOUGLAS. 




Mention was made 


lit a 


ircvlons Isei 




Th.. 


World ancnlTVapp. 


arauc 


MI ; w V 




dog. 


II was sculptured t« 


the 


rder of ill- 


1J[> 


ml is 




Phonograph Co.. N.-w York, and a Mil of which 
Is herewith presented. The tJnughis dog is In 
lended for display purpon-s io itn admirable 

model fro wry Nnl itl view is 38 Inches 

high on a l'i x -" Imb hnw. and enmes In gold 
sod ivory. 



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Regulator 




When We Cla.lm We Control I You Should Ha 
the Tone of Talking Machines. Tone Regulators 

WE MEAN JUST 
WHAT WE SAY 



lowing Reasons 
FIRST 



Our 

Fol- 



We claim that our Tone Reg- 
ulator Is the only successful 
device ever Invented that abso- 
lutely controls the Tone. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 






EDWARD LYMAN BILL, • Editor knd Propticlor. 
J. B. SPILLANE. M^nojini Editor. 

Ti»dc K-prVierniiivr: Cio. D. Kmii 

y . - ~r— "-* ; . . 

BoHon 0_((ict: Emm !-. W/m, »6B " Wtshio»lo» St. 

Chiujo Oiffct: E. P. Vak Hahimik, Bfl La Sille S t . 

rhilbdilphi* Orifcj : Minn»**>" »■"' 51. |- "- 1 '■ 

JL W. Kaumbaw. E. a Tons*. 

SI. LoaiiOllicV San Fi 

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rubliikcd lh« 1 5iK of mm month at I Midi. 

SUBSCRIPTION (inclining poiiage), United Slatet. 
Mexico and Canada, 60 cenli per year; all ottier counlncl, 
J1.00. 

ADVERTISEMENTS, 11.00 ptr inch, linile column, nei 
iif-rrlinn.- Un auincrlr of jearlr comiKli ■ tuecitl dii- 
count i* allowed. Ad«rtiling l'Mca. J&O.ull; oppotile rod-. 

REMITTANCES, in other tban current* form, ihould 
t* nude parable to Edwaid Ljman Bill. 
UNIMPORTANT.- Awhciijlwjiii or change* should 

It [inuLiriliit lo ti-Jtli llm i'IPiit !!■■! ijtir tl:in llie '.'111 ■■! 
t (lit memh ami. wlirn jn.i'ifi i^t ir.iiiin.l. W llie *ih. To 



-on. Dl>t«nce Telephone Number I'M". C.mn 

NEW VORK. SEPTEMBER 15. 1905. 

4 

•JUDGING" from present Indications the 



may Bay that the volume of business has been 
pleasing, and the talking machine men express 
Eat isf ltd ion and surprise with Uw lively condl- 
tlotiB of trade which prevailed even in Ihe sum- 

THE necessity of having sound-proof rooms 
-In which llie records can lie tested is 
Wonting more and more obvious, hi order to 
liay well, the talking machine business requires 
Just as careful treatment as other special lines 
of Irade. and when it receives it, it will show 
Just as gratifying reltirns. The business cannot 
be treated indifferently amTsliiweil away In some 
obscure portion of an establishment and expect 
'■that it will pay well. It is more-lhan could be 
expected of any oilier line, and the sale ot talk-, 
lag machines reouljps J»»l as correct treatment 
as other trade specialties. It Is pretty sure to 
respond to progressive eitvirounii-nt ami return 
dealers excellent results for any legitimate out- 
lay. 



fall 



r 

I business In talking machines will he unpre- 
eedentedly targe. The World representatives In 
Qie various cities throughout the Union report 
a peculiarly gratifying condition, and they state 
that the local dealers are most optimistic regard- 
ing fall trade In talkers.' 

Many of the dealers have been compelled to 
enlarge their facilities, and , perhaps nothing 
more significantly emphasizes the wonderful 
growth of Ihe talking machine Sjidusiry than the 
necessity which Is continually arising Tor in- 
creased space' accommodation on the part of 
those engaged In the trade. 

THIS Is not alone confined to America, but 
extends to all of the principal countries in 
t.ie world. Tlie talking machine industry Is 
steadily growing to be a more and more Impor 
taut one. Some dealers in different countries 
have sent on to New York, London and Paris 
special leading artists of their respective coun- 
tries for the purpose of making records or their 
own popular songs, in order to meet Ihe en- 
larged public demand for these specialties at 

There Is no denying the fact that the talking 
machine business Is one capable of considerable 
expansion, and the general opinion of the talk- 
ing machine dealers, and jobbers is that this Is 
going to he a year which will furnish dpporttmU 
lies and prospects which will make for a mate- 
rial enlargement of trade. 

TALKING MACHINES are now sold on the 
Instalment plan, thus widening their ave- 
nues of distribution. The. business itself Is at 
trading brainy ami progressive men as some- 
thing which la safe, conservative and paying. 

The financial and trude reports which we have 
received from all sections of the country are 
most encouraging. The basic conditions ot the 
country never were better to assist Ihe retail 
distribution or novelties like talking machines. 
cioori promises of crops prevail in almost all 
parts of the country; and as the larger portion 
of the year 1905 has now passed Into history, we 



■cesslty 



IN former . Issues we have wrged [tie 
of saltwmcn becoming acquainted' with the 
machines, and too great a knowledge cann.it be 
gained or this great question. An intimate 
kiiowh^ge 'of any business is necessary to 
achieve success, for better results can bo ob- 
tained. We have discovered that dull seasons 
do not exist for the man who understands his 
business. He places a stronger emphasis upon 
business during periods wliieh nr/"morc than 
ordinarily dull than n't other tines, and as. a 
result he secures advantages which are far be- 
yond those men' who sit by and' say that the 
season is dull ami there is no necessity for any 
special exertion* When a man says Ibnl bust-- 
ness is dull it usually means that he has not a 
correct kuowledge of bis local environments. 
Some seasons may be better than others, but 
there should not be dull times In any well -refill- 



ed i 



Tprlse 



THERE is an augmenting demand for eoln- 
operallng machines which Is evidenced lit 
the growth of vaudeville parlors In almost every 
town in the country. Col ir-ope rated piano play 
ers and talking machines are features of these 
places, and here in New York there Is one estab- 
lishment which pays a grestoV rent than Is paid 
by" any piano merchant on Fifth avenue. This 
serves to illustrate the growing demand for 
automatic Instruments, and dealers in small 
lowns can largely increase their income by se- 
i-uring desirable agencies for coinoperailug 
machines. 

WE receive many Inquiries from retail pur- 
chasers of talking machines regarding 
the use of needles. We woujd s-fcy the cost of 
needles. is inniiitesinial^-rnerefore lliey never 
should be used more than once. The tapering 
point of the needle naturally becomes broader, 
or blunted, after very little use, ahd this not 
only wears off Ihe Impressions made by the 
recorder, bin Is liable to spread and break the 
threads, in which case Ihe disc Is useless. Better 
by far. use a new; needle each lime than to 
attempt to use the same one over again ami run 
the risk of ruining a disc. 

IT Is surprising bow ninny novelties can he 
worked in conjunction with the talking ma- 
chine business. It Will pay every dealer In talk- 
ers to. look over the lines which may be bamlled 
harmoniously In connection with talking ma- 



chines. This Is ti business ag', and no point 
Which ean assist a business should lie overlooked. 

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD is only 
a few months old, yet during ihe brier 
period of its existence u has given such evidence 
of usefulness thai a lengthy career for il Is pre- 
dicted, the publication was started In a modest 
way, and from present Indications It would seem 
to have met with substantial encouragement. 
Hardy, indeed, do subscribers to journals ever 
lake the pains to write letters lo Ihe editor 
praising his work, but wa have- received hun- 
dreds of letters monthly from admirers of The 
World front almost every country on earth, 
showing thai tin- publication is filling a Sphere 
of usefulness. II is educational In character 
and thoroughly Independent in its utterances, 
allied to no firm or corporation, but serves the 
interests of all alike. 

WHILE chatting with a prominent repre- 
sentative of. ihe trade recently, he pre- 
dicted thai there would be a considerable 
shortage In inaiiirructurt-ii goods this fall. He 
stateil Hint usually the business was quiet In the 
summer, but the customary summer dulneas did 
not materialize. Tile call for goods was insistent 
during ihe heated' term, thus rendering it im- 
possible for the manufacturers to create a re- 
serve stock. There are now a great many orders 
Unfitted, particularly for some of the recently Im- 
proved creations, and II scents to be Imperative 
that there he a material Increase In the ntann- 
lactnring forWwithin the near future, because 
l hey seem lo be wholly unable to supply the de- 
mand, this, notwithstanding the large factory 
additions which have been made so recently, 

SOME or the music dealers have handled the 
talking machines with success, but there 
are others who have placed a few on exhibition 
and have not been able lo reap substantial re 
suits from their indifferent work. Whether the 
music trade is the natural avenue of distribu- 
tion for the talking machine is a question wlib h 
may lie' open for discussion, httl broadly speak- 
ing, there are more machines sold outside of ihe 
music trade emporiums than there are in them 
There need be, however, no fear thai the talkers 
will remove the piano from its present vantage 
ground as the king of musical Instrument*, 
They do not, of course, enter into competition^ 
with ihe piano, but they lit in where no pianos 
would ever be snhl. In' the first place they cost 
much less. They represent n smaller outlay, ami 
music dealers could with advantage handle n 
goodly number ot talking machines. Hut as we 
have emphasised, they should be bandied in an 
entirely Separate department and not in a plane 
wareroom. 

The piano player business did not thrive until 
it was treated Wholly different from the plana. 
Tins Is llie age or Specialism, and lo succeed In 
any line we must specialize Ihe* product so that 






t all i 



*T"THfi 



rial use of the talking machine 
ng more and more emphasised 
dally. Institutions Ihrongbont the laud are 
making use of the talkers as Instructors. In 
the short hand department of a number of busi- 
ness* colleges ipiiy be found machines which are 
used to dictate nnslucss letlera at a high rate 
of st>eed lo advanced students, This is great 
work for the future of the commercial inaihlncs, 



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because it will assist their introduction into bust 
ucsa offices, anil as soon as the portion of In- 
difference 10 them Is overcome anil men really 
understand their advantages, there, will be a 
tremendous expansion of business in the com- 
mercial branch— Just lis much as there has been 
In Ihe study of languages. The institutions which 
are supplying the language out Ilia have a steadily 
growing call Tor their products. . 

A [J a language Instructor the talking machine 
has already become a recognized power the 
world over. There are many who claim that it 
Is the greatest influence in drawing countries 
closer to each other, and. of course. It is destined 
to make me English language the great language 
of the world. A good many writers have ceased 
making fun of the talking machine because their 
silly nuns only serve to bring out their igno- 
rance of lis marvelous dcvelopmeni. The propa- 
gation, however, of these ridiculous puns - has a 
tendency to damage the talkers in the estimation 
of those who have not become acquainted with 
lis marvelous developments. 

Recently, while In a large talking machine 
wareroom. a gentleman expressed his astonish- 
ment at the results obtained from one of the 
recent creations. He had not listened to a ma- 
chine for years, and he said Hint there had been 
as great an evolution in that particular line as 
there had been from the old spinet day lo the 

present grand ptano. 



The talking machine is now being used lo great 
advantage by secret society lodges, particularly 
in small Cities ami towns. The records of music 
fur Hie 1-arlous ceremonies can easily be ar- 
ranged, and thus an Interesting feature intro- 
duced. It will '-travel East 1 ' Jtwrt as well as any 
old-timer. 



MAKING BUSINESS A SUCCESS. 

Some Valuable Pointer* from a Practical Talk- 
ing Machine Man That Will Interest. Young- 
sters in the Business. 

in a recent talk with J. Ensign Ogden, of New 
Vork. regarding Hie best way of making the talk- 
ing mnchlne business a smess, he said: "One 
of the first things in starting a retail store is 
for the owner lo have an attractive window dis 
play. His capital may only allow him to have a 
limited number of records and machines, but be 
must place them so that the public is aware that 
he has them, and that they are Inviting enough 
to look at. Then he must study the selections 
that he has In slock, and pick out a number lhal 
give the be.-t results. This is the secret of mak- 
ing sales. In showing records. It Is the part of 
wisdom not to put on the latest selection from 
the catalogue, hut to lake some familiar air, a 
baJtajLof a hymn with which every one is. fa- 
miliar, and let them bear that, A good band or 
orchestra" selection will also Interest them. But 
above alt things, the dealer must know more 
about his machine than his customer. 

"Another point that will make Hie business a 
success Is to keep the name and uHdress of all 
customers continually on the desk, and never 
lei a month go by without seeing them. I'f they 
iln not call on the dealer, ilie dealer must call On 
them, ami lie can stale that he wanted to see 
ho\v the machine was working, and inddeiitnlly 
he bad some records that they might like to 
hear, and he had brought ihem along. If he 
leaves without selling one or more records lie is 
mi salesman, ami had better milt Ihe business. 
Culling on customers shows them that the dealer 
t- interested in havinV nidi- machine successful, 
and wilt get them in tn habit of returning the 
•alt. and the consequent sale of records. The 
matter of selling otf credit depends greatly on 
ihe dealer's capital, and a dealer must be careful 
Hint he does nut do loo much business for his 
resources. In selling on cr<dit. judgment, and a 



considerable amount of firmness, must be i 
and it Is a great mistake to sell on credii. w 
the dialer has a mural certainly that he 
Lave to take Hie talking machlno book."' 

Ill feelings toward him. 



InDui 



vlti small towns I would not advise dealers to 
purchase large stocks of the latest metropolitan 
Kits, but rather pick out the selerHons.rlial have 
stood the test of time, and which will he as 
popular in a year's time as when they were 
written. Another essential point. Is, 'Subscribe 
to The Taking -Machine World and advise your 
customers to do the same." " Mr. Ogden was one 
of the owners of the old Rscelslor l'honogrnph 
Co.. and first Started selling talking machines in 
1RB, 7 ;. He has been with the Columbia tirapho- 
phone Co. for the past thr.?e years, the last iwo 
nf which he has lieen connected with their retail 

RECORD EXCHANGE IN SCRANTON. 



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rid.) 



VScranlon. Va.. Sept, 12. l«fflfi. 
brand new scheme has Just lieen placid In 
operation in this elly. The Scranton Record Est- 
change, which opened at 131 Spruce street, have 
arranged to, afford a change of records for own- 
ers of grnphophoncs and oilier talking machines. 
By paying a membership fee of Iin per year the 
subscriber secures twelve records and the privi- 
lege of exchanging them once a day for twelve 
otiier records. I'nder this plan the subscriber 
will lie enabled to have a constant change of 
records finni^oue year's end lo the other by the 
payment of only tt'i. 

Charles K. Bennett, In the patent department 
of the Victor Talking Machine Co., and Robert 
1.. Gibson, otic of tht-hiist known figures In the 
trade for special reasons, anil a man of wealth. 
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New Vork a couple of weeks back. Mr. Gibson 
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TRADE NOTES FROM PITTSBURG. 

Talking Machine Co.'a New Quarter! — Car- 
negie'a brdaf-r-Bentel Co. Enlarge — 
Handling 'AmericJn Record Co.'t Goods — 
Rapid Work With Commercial Machines- 
Smith to Open In Allegheny — New Dime 
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The opening w 
talking machine circles In ihe'y 
10 become red letter week no fa 
lar business l« concerned. Thin 
when the volume of business h 
* 'when one looks ovcW ihe field 
changes ihat have been made In 



this (I 



ii niaile In tin* amnageniciii 
IW stores which have been 
ai nir of renewed activity 



opened, and the gem 

4liai seems (o pervade the entire trade. 

The' mopt iiiiporiant event, perhaps, was the 
visit to I'lilsburg of General Manager l.yle. of 
Ihe Columbia Co., Ofjthe 6th InW.i bringing with 
him B. A. McMurtrle. the former manager of Hie 
Columhla office In Kan 818 City, who' succeeds 
\V. E. Henry In the management of the Pittsburg 
office. 

Mr. Henry. In connection with Patrick Powers, 
the well-known talking machine man of Buffalo 
and New York: has opened a large wholesale nnd 
retail talking machine storeat B19 i'eiin avenue. 
under ihe title of the Talking Machine Co. -of 
Pinshnrg. They will handle all lines of goods: 
Victors. EdlsonH.,a8 well a* Columhla, and will 
lie holh retailers ami jobbers. They have lilted 
up Ihelr large storeroom In handsome style, and 
cannot help Ion make a favorable impression 
upon the trade. 

The fact (hat Andrew Carnegie, without dmiht 
the iwst known Plttsbnrger In ihe world, has 
ordered several cuuipmcnis of Colt 
clal graphophones fnr use In his private o 
In Sklbo Caslle, Scoiland. is one of the best t 
thai the machines could have had In Pinal 
Carnegie has made many men In Pittsburg. 



lias made them financially ami In a social sense, 
so that his example In adopting ami using the 
commercial. graphophone for facilitating his cor- 
respondence in far-off Scotland cannot help bnt 
he initiated by many here who mlghf not other- 
wise, have thought of. the matter. The manager 
of the PHtxbiiVg Commercial office. J. W. Hinder, 
is having a small booklet prepared, cmliodylng 
ilie*ljilrd"s viewB on the commercial grapho- 
phone. together with a photographic reproduction 
of his letter ordering the outfit. This will be 
widely distributed among well-known Pittsburg 
Arms. 

The Theodore ;F. Benlel Cojiave been appoint- 
ed Pittsburg wholesaler and distributors for the 
prddm-l of the Hawthorne & Hhehle .Mfg. Co. and 
the American Record Co. In order to'niake room 
for the additional clock lha'l will be required 
under this' new arrangement, Mr. Benlel has 
added to his present storeroom number immedi- 
ately adjacent, so that he will have just double 
the lloor space which he formerly bad. The par- 
tition between Ihe two rooms has been removed 
dbil the store will be filled up in the finest style. 
There will lie a retiring room in the rear for 
ladles, drhli'h will lie filled tip in Flehilsh oak 
and furnished wTth a writing table, i»>iis ami 
paper for thrfr convenience. Aside from this 
there will be several sound-proof rooms added, 
In which the records can be played without con- 
flicting iltf one with Hie other. Mr. Kernel's 
formal opening was noted for a window display 
which was decidedly novel. There was an In- 
dian tepee, beside which sal a full-blooded Indian 
In native costume, and a United Slates army 
officer patroled the front of the wlnjlow. 

One of Ihe enterprising feats accomplished at 
the recent meeting of tire National iSlmrfhand 
Reporters' Association at Chatiinnipih was ilonr 
by the Plitsbnrg representative of the Columbia 
commercial graphophone and his transcriber. 
Stanley M. l.angdon. This wan ibe preparation 
of three complete- copies of the report of tl».- 
procecdings. dictated lo and transcribed from lite 
commercial graphophone.' hound ami forwarded 
to ihe Royal Stenographic Societies of England, 



Germany and France. The secretaries of these 
societies had contributed a great mass Of their 
literature to. Ihe secretary of the National Asso- 
ciation, and the convention fell that it was only 

" right lo reciprocate in some manner. The com- 
pleted reports were in ihe hands of Dr. Bridges. 
Ihe sec-rcury of Ihe National Association, within 
two days alter the dose of the session, and have 

- by this Hi::;- reached their destination. Such 
lapidity in getting out completed reports will 
doubtless he an eye-opener lo our friends across 
ibe pond, 

W. J. Smith, who for ihe paBt eight years ha-t 
been an attache of Ihe well-known Hamilton 
Music House of this city, has severed his connec- 
tion with that concern unci will, about Hie StKh 
of September, laiihc-h Into the talking machine 
business nl 121 Federal street. Allegheny, under 
the firm name of Smith & llitner. Mr. Smith is 
a competent talking machine man and one who. 
with the energy which he has displayed In the 
past, cannot Tall bin make good. 

The reprewcntallve or The Talking Machine 
World was shown a photograph of Ihe new disc 
machine which the Hawthorne-Sheble people will 
put on.the market In Ihe very near future. There 
are two-types of til i^ machine about ready for 
delivery: one an elaborate mahogany finished 
affair, the oiher a cheaper machine. Tile fea- 
tures which are claimed for Ihe newcomer are n 
new- device for atlachlng the rigid aim to Ihe 
supporting arm. and a new style soundbox which, 
it Is claimed, will largely Increase ihe volume nf 
sound, and produce a more mellow tone. 

Michael Hani, who- for Ihe pnsl threw years 
has been in the service of ihe ("oliimitfii Phono- 
graph Co.. in Pillsburg. Buffalo am: els>wheie. 

. has annoniic-eir-fils retirement from ihe servicer 
of the company, to-date from Ihe |Stl< Instant, 
-lie will open a distinctive talklnc machine stole 
inconnec-lloi with his brother William In Wheel- 
ing, W. Va. The preliminary advertising snows 

Nbal ihls young firm of bustiers intends lo gel 
a good share If nol nil of ihe talking machine 
business In and about Wheeling. They wilt 
handle at! lines of standard machines. 



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21 



The Case of the English Ambassador's Daughter. 

A TALK OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 



The weather in Net 
week ending August l 
unbearable; Not only 
high, inn the humidity 

making lift! 8cnn*ly 



York City flaring the 
190— ttact been almosl 
s the lemoerature vers 
■as exceedingly intense. 
itirih Hi- living. M 
unlny afternoon* when 
I arrived homo to Una our llui n * •rlinlile lur 
nnco. anil my wife suffering with n gleg heart- 

■My dear. Inislness or no business, 1 positively 
refuse io be baked alive." I exclaimed. Tain il|i 
what things, we will need, ami we will lake the 
evening train for Atlantic city.' 

My wife acquiesced with alacrity, and we were 
■oon rummaging through drawers and boxes In 
n frantii- effort wane from ib ■ torrid metrop 



l < 



■- i j ■ i 



with a 



rlcn.e. [or 



then 



whs nothing of a particularly urgeni nature to 
require my presence in town. My last 1>I)le ease. 
Cray Shingles, bail terminated very sntisiartorili 
to mr financially, am! I assured myself thai we 
could afford to "'live off the fat of the land," or. 
rather, of the cfty by the sea. for Mim» time to 
■ onie. . 4 1, 



Ing on hoard the daughb 

basaador,, Lady BBntroft." 

l nodded, having rend c 



in Hie i 



man of me. i strolled off to the boardwalk to 
enjoy a cigar, while my wife finish.-.! unpacking, 
l bad lust mingled wllh the throne, so to sneak, 
when a bellboy .ami- running up io rae with the 
information that, a gentleman wished to nee me 
at the hotel. Disconsolately I retraced my steps. 
feeling sure that something had oecnrred which 
would necessitate, my returning io the city, ami 
rebelling strenuously against lhat reeling. " As l 
walked along I derided to Ignore the whole busi 
ness, no matter how great the Importance thereof. 
I was ni the seashore for a well-earned rest and 
recreation— niwl there I would remain. By the 
time my abiding -place hove lit view I was in h 
far from pleasant mood, and prepared to give 
my roller a frigid reception. Mounting the steps 
of the v.-ramla. 1 noticed lhe clerk in conversa- 
tion with a man in n white thick uniform— a 
naval officer, apparently. 

■■Mr. Shaeklefordi this Is Lieutenant Dunberry. 
explained the former, ami left us together. As 
we shook bands I noticed that my companion 
was greatly excited, and realizing ai utnv that 
he must have something of greai moment to 
impart to me. I escorted him to my rooms, whew 
we could la- alone I rang for refreshments, ami 
as GOOD as tin- cigar) ami liquor wore before us. 
I poured out a stiff drink ami urged the l.ien 
tenant to imbibe, assuring him that It would 
prove effective in pulling him together for the 
ordeal he. was alsjul to undergo. ' knew thai 
something of a desperate character jwas looming 
up ahead for him. Ii la-Inn pari of a detective's 
profession to read from the actions and eonver- 
nation of bis iiietti the thoughts that an- passing 
through his mind. Ha drank it off at a gulp, and 
netting bis amply glass on the table, began: 

"Mr. Shnikh'fortl. I am In a horrible position, 
You nre aware. 1 presume, since our Inlmdur- 
i inn. that l amJn command of the tlttlted states 
torpedo hoai tl\iiroye.r Sylph, ami ibat aa n 
matter "f [nternallonal courtesy i am entertain- 



■uillg I 



i.f the 



rink, .piaffe.l i 




ll<- poured himself another .1 
and springing 'o his feet, rushed to my side of 
tlm table, gasping. "She's dead! Muttered— do 
yon understand! Foully murdered, and we 
haunt the slinthiw of a dew. O! my Ood, what 
will become of m>? Why. man, It may mean 
war!" l(<- reeled and would have fallen had I 
not rough! him In toy arms. He recovered him- 
self almost immediately, ami I hastened to tell 
him that I was entirely at bis disposal, ami thni 
all might yet be well. He thanked me. and 
asked eagerly if I ronld And It convenient t« *« 
..ff wirli him in tin- Sylph at once 

■[ hove a tender at the Inlet pier." be wild. 
My-^ift buying about ten miles off shore: you 
can see her, lights from the window." I looked 
as he directed, ami distinguished a falm gleam, 
like a swarm of llrellles. now appearing, now 
vanishing In the ilarkness. excusing myseit. i 

.■mereil ihe lit .timim of <»ir suite, w^icre my Wife 

was still busily engaged In bringing order out of 
chaos, as only a woman can, and hurt n-IH ex 
plained to her the urination! then n«mriiig the 
Lieutenant that I was ready, we ordered n <ar 
riage, and were soon speeding towards the inlet 
as* fast as a somewhat cumbersome Hotel vehicle 
.onlrl take its. We found^U Utile white-hooded 

reuse] manned by « «s» oT'lmmaeulately-oiad 
Jerkies, awaiting lie. We leaned on board, the 
lliiis wen- east off. ait'! aiv, y we glided, out past 
the white-winged craft thai lay at anchor inside 
ihe bar, until the open* sen confronted us. and the 

lights Of llo- city ul-ew.lUm 111 Ille distance. 

Ahead ol us lay a mysK-ry thai might brltts 
grim war swooping down on two countries who 
were now most friendly: such is cruel fate, A 
fair and Innocent woman, the ItoWer'oT her native 
land, bad been mur.lere.l while fader tin- per 
protection of the commander of the man 
of-wnr upon which she was an honored guest. 
When the Investigation .ante, what excuse would 
I'lule Sam have to offer for sueh an outrage? 
Non-. The alt nation was extremely grave, io 
say the leant. 

As w.- rttshed onward through Ihe night, the 
roam, as i' came dancing over the bow. showed 
yellowish wi.iie in ihe glare nr the lanterns, 
while beyond tin- margin of light a great Mark 



dt-ek 



at the 


Ulattk Hi 


■l.-l, Alia 


nilc 


City, and 


re i-ruh 


lag In tli 


at ciJW 


y a 


1 the lime 


dy oeen 


rred. 1 <l 


=*? 


It Ml 


find you. 


the la.t 


Itrti. 1 >'n 


»nd 


you know 


finish ei 


1 speak tr 


g. a rlu 


1 of 


llgllf nj>- 


1 Ihe 1 


[orison, a 


ml the ! 


>lg 


full moon 


of the 


mb, throwing a p 


ath 


of melted 


■oss the 


water, e 


iiidatlboi 


iictt. 


>d against 


■ sphen 


HIOOll Ol 


it the rakish 


destroyer. 


s and 


ilky radi 


bowing 
Mire aujg 


Ink) 
■ hi 


black In 
It nit them, 
< Boarding 


ur-hed t 


he laiitv'l 


I . we H 1 


ambled to the 


the lad 




1. The j 


^a tin 


ra sainted 



if tie 

us as we hurried aft 
llaird was waiting to 
■ Kv.iylbiliB is just 
no) even allowed Mi 
chaperon, to move' th 



lehed. 



I 



: intr 



lere.l the «-hamb"i'. of death. Lying Just -as she 
had fallen, with a dark cloud of iieautltul hair 
surrounding her chapely head, was the niiinlcred 
woman. Her low-cut evening, gown displayed her 
wblie tick and shonhlers to advantase. ami aa 
iVtu-jt beside her. 1 noticed finger prints upon 
h.+ slender throat. She had evidently been sur- 
prised from behind and .linked to death, llui no. 
the fait was pot black, nor were the features <lls- 
luiteil, A spiile of peace rested upon the sweet. 
placid faee: in rait, she lay. as though asleep: 
tier color was good and she looked like a person 
in th" pink nf robust health, rather than a 
Corpse; jrel u corpse nhi- was. for there was no 
heart beat. Certainly this was t strange, strange 



nil i 



el.„ 



We spent ihe time lit a • 


Itscttssfon oi the rnsi>, 


or, citjier. of the meager 


thread that existed. 


but 1 could gain pnshivel) 


no iaroniiailon thai 


would lend to Mipply a tin 


dive ror the -rim 


a suspicion as io the unlli; 


■ person. 


The ease summed tip as 


follow* The toriwdu 



luiai ilr-yirnvir Sylph, at the i omnium! of tin 
Secretary of War. had been ordered to convey 
the itisiiuKtiisiie.i Bngllnh lady on a cruise lllBI 

she might determine it ondltwns that existed 

on an Anierl.an war vessel, as compared with 
one (lying the lliiiUh tin*:. She had embarked 
the day before and had ai once won the hearts 
of officers and men .alike by her pleasant man 
rod good leu n w*li ip. 



In 



lo 



. .lis. 



' question i 
■d. the l.ieiilet 
O'clock 1 troi 
i t passed on 



wh.-n lh>- 
ntid:^Thht 
Lady Han 



morning' aiiout si! 
croft "n door ajar a 
bridge. Il was much loo soon far the ladles 
to be astir, ami something, 1 know not what 
prompted me to peep inside The aighl that met 
my eyes turned my heart to stone. Tin- body of 
h woman lay across the rugs just inside tin- 
door. As I bent over her I saw ibat It was 
I aily Bancroft, and IbaCshV was past human aid. 
I Immediately railed my second officer, and 
ordered a wireless message sent off at once in 
New York City for you. realising that you. an. I 
^'ou uldnt*. were the man fur the .u-iasiott." I 
bowed my appreciation. "In the course of an 
hour." he continued, "the answer came hack that 



"l.!eu(<-u*4V have yon a good camera on 
hoard?'' I asked. It was my idea to photograph 
the fljiRer marks and endeavor (o fit them to 
the band of some one In the crew, after making 
a life-size enlargement from the negative; .an 
experiment that Imd often aided me In Ihe past. 

lie replied that he would Inquire' Immediately, 
ami left ihe room. His tinder officer took his 
departure also upon a like errand, leaving nu- 
alonc with the dead. I left the body and pro- 
reed.il In examine the aiatrllnenl. On a little 
dressing tattle of antique design I discovered a 
lalking machine It had been working very 
recently, for there was a wax cylinder upon the 1 
mandrel covered with fluffy shavings, such as 
are thrown off when a record Is made. I ap- 
proached and hl.-w sharply against the machine, 
pending th- particles of loose wax Hying in every 
direction. The cylinder, relieved of lis fuzzy 
eogt, looked black and gleaming. Carrying II 

rii tl leclric'lmlb thai served in Illuminate tin- 

place. 1 discovered that it had been partially 
recorded when an Interruption had occurred, as 

from the renter nf th" little cylinder to Ille end 
there was nothing lint the clean, even rill of the 
Mi|.|ihirc*Wylns. Tin- first half, however, wos 
niv'-red with Indentations made by the human 
voice l :>i once looked about fnr a reproducer: 
(itj.lt lie one a. -ir the machine. I inserted It in 
place of ilie recorder which I removed, wound 
up t|ie Instrument, replaced the record, and 
walled lor wliat i hoped might prove a solulloti 
.if the mystery. After pressing the starting 
lever, only a whirring sound issued from (he 
horn, Mt. -n loud and .tear rang out a woman's 
voir* 

Vorjiedo lloat llestroyer Sylph, 
lift Atlantic City, N. J.. 

United States or .America. August 17, 190 — . 

Jiearest Kluber: I ani having a lovely time. 
Lieutenant Dunberry is kindness Itself and has 
sown me every .nnrlesy. I embarked yestcr 
day from N'ew York City, and am already in 
mill h witfrihc general routine on an American 
iiiaicol'wnr. My chaperon. Mrs. lioyer.Ts a very 
ni.e lady, and yon htUSI Ihnnk the Secretary for 
me. 11- certainly COUTd not hnyc~ supplied a 
more congenial companion. 

I am talking this H^you to-night liefore turn- 
ytg in. and will mall It lo you tomorrow, when 
the Lieutenant assures me we will come in con- 
tact with a mair steamer en route for dear old 
England Tin- machine Into which I am speak- 



V 



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'_ No. 140 Nassau Street, New York, May S, 1905. 

NOTICE to all Dealers In Edison Pa on o graphs and phonograph supplies: 

Aiicnuon of ihe Trade is called w inc following Decree ol ttie'Unlled Stales Circuit Court lor Ibe Southern District ol New 
York. Granting an lnluncllon. 

Restrain. nj; the National Pnonograph Company and its Agents am! Dealers (ruin selling or Icasoig phonographs and supplies tfjerefot 
wiihin-ihc Sute ol Sew Y.irk.exicptini; mrou^h. ci- New York Phonograph Company, sole licensee, and awarding to Uw New York 
Phonograph Company prollts and damages arising iroro violation by the National Pnonograph Company ■■ iSe New York 
Phongraph Company's exclusive coiilracis. 

In the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, held In the court room in iltc Pa« Office Bunding in 
the County of Sew York, on [lie 2nd day of \\.\y, 1905.. ,'""'•" ' - - 

Present— Hon; Johh R.- Haasx, LV S. Judge. 1 ' . 



Now York Phonograph Company. Complainant, 

Thomas A. Edison, Edison Phonograph Company*. Edison Phonograph I 
Works, and the National Phonograph Company. Defendants. 



,1 the rights ,.l" ! 

an.l the'XfctK 

The Xofth An 

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lolitan l*1i. -ii- 
erican Phono 


;,; u,h„n -„>,, 


,,\l Phonogra 



This cause came on to be heard upon the bill. answer, repikaUon and evidence, and was argued on May :U and June 1, i and A I90t, by Utns 
Hicks ami John C. Tomlinsoo, Esq*., counsel, ..u kk.lr of cmpl ahum, and hv C. I- lSM**iiig&ani and C M. H,ougn, Esq** counsel on liehall oi defen- 
dant, National Phonograph Company, and was further beard and nrgucd by -aid counsej -i) February 37, M05, and thereupon «ipon cotisMcraiion thereof, 

Firtl.-- Thai the eHrndaut, National Phonograph Cumpaiu'. has trem**** **A i»tfw* upon andjhrangfully mtvitd fAi: neAw of 
complainant, .Yew I'." i- sttmnlrs^fl Company, U seHtng and In using, and byenasing/u l"' wld antl '•>■ causing to \k used by others than complainant, 
Hit- Stall- ■■( N- a Y.nk ph ■ i igraph] and supplies therefor, and by selling for use, and fry licensing for use. bft_.irh*rs than 'complainant, with - 
" .rk. phonograph. -and -upphe- therefor m wolaiin., of the provision.. »i and ' 

d^.- October 12, IS38, Between the North American i"l graph Couipai 

Edison, The Edison Phonograph Company, tin- Edison Phonograph Work 
'.Miitraci bearhig date the Otti day of Kebrnsry, 4889; between the Sorth Ao 
• July 1. l.v:l. between cotnplainaut and the North American Ptaiwgrapli t . 

-fi Cmnpmy, ffce pro 
gains <in,l mttvilhi'ni-s tc/oV/l tin- mi'J .fc/.-mW has r.vri:vj ■'»* Bidrff, or which have arisen or accrued in it by reason ol 'its said trcspas 
infringement and wrongful invasion, together with the damages which the complaina.nl has sustained 
by reason thereof. \mt shice it does not appear lo ibe Court n-fint such profits ami damages arc. it is ftmltcr OttnsMn. Awuiwen ami Dbcteh 

for upecijl rea«ios s.howit. t.i-wit: the ctiicttrrenci oi ihe parties to the appointment ami the ktttfi experience in sttch nntters of the appointee, that thi 
cause be referred to John A. Shields, Es I., a -landing cMmiiiier ...f ilii, Conrl, to lake, stale and report lo the Curt, an ace itml of the -•id profit 

rilird.-lim tin c .nipl.iinam ..,, such .wiliiiimiK hVvc <W ritlii 'tocau-c the -,iid defVndaiit. N"..li..tvd' i'hr.ti,.ijr.-i| ) |i foiiipiiu. by it- otii.-.-r.. auent 
clerks and employees lo Ik examinvd or,- fesmi or otherwise. Boon oath, touching nil muter- contained, hi said rrfcren«: and al- to te.pnrr iIk pr iduc 
i.r.n of all books, papers, writings, eouchert and miter doc.unents ap'olieahle tiur,-:.., and in the pn^esston oi -aid fcfcndani or under tiie control of said 
defendant or hVoflicrts; and the said defendaiW by it- rjffiom, agents, clerk- and employees shall attend for -neb pnrpow before the said master, John 
A Shield.. Esq., nl such time- and place as he, the said master, -ball or [bay require. 

fdt«7/i.--'J hat complain.ini. New York Phonograph Company, recover from defendant. National Phonograph Company, in 
costs herein lo be faxed by the Clerk of this Court. 

Fifth Ii •- further OlDEttsn, ApJHOOW ASH Dt.KH.n that a Writ of Injunction issue out of and under the seal oi tin- Court, as pra>ed 
for in the hill of e.inipl lint herein, directed to said .defendant, Na-llonat Phonograph Company, and en|oining and restraining 
said defend&n', National Phonograph Company, it- officers. Agents, clerks, -ervatus. employees, .ill mieys, -uccc- ir-. tistlgus, 
associates, Dealers, confederates ami all persons in privity with said defendant, National Piuwgranh Comrany, from directly or indlrccilv 
selling or leasing within ihe Stale of New York, phonographs and supplies therefor, m others than complainant 

and from ushin within the Slate of New York, p] graphs and (implies therefor, and from causing la he -old or causing to be leased or causing lo be 

used, within the Slate of New Y,,rk. phonographs ami supplies thefefor, by others th.iu complainant, and from selling for use or licensing 
for use wlfhln ihe State of N«w York, phonograph, and -npplie- therefor, bv other- than complainant, in violation .<if ihv provi- 
sions of ant! of the rights of the complainants antler certain contracts ns'extepded, bearing date October \l, 1888, between The North American l'h - 

graph Company and the Metropolitan Plionograpb^ompntiy, and niso between Tbomas A. Edison. The Edison Phonograph Company, the Edison Ph.. 
Iiograph YYork., lite North American Phonograph Cotnpauv ami Jes-,- II. I.ippincott. and a contract hearing dale the Blh day of Eebruary. \**'\ 
between The North American Phonograph Company and |ohn P. Ilaim-s. m ,\ ., ctnraei l-ariog date Jttlj 1. ISTO. Iwtwecu cotuplainanl and ITie North 
American Phonograph Company ' 

(Sgd.- JOHN R. HAZEL. United Stales Judge, 

That portion of the foregoing Decree relating to the liitpuciioii i- Etaygd^Iendirig an appeal, but New York Phonograph Company will hold 
all Dealers in Edison Phonographs and Supplies liable lor damages and prollts lor Infringement ol Us exclusive conlraets 
when the same is affirmcifliy the United State- Circuit C-ottrt of Appeals. NEW YORK PHONOGRAPH COMPANY. 

No. 110 Nassau Street, New York City. 

The New England Phonograph Company, 
Principal Office. Gardiner. Maine. 
Office of ihe Secretary. No. 140 Nassau Street. New York Cliy* May 20, 1905. 
Notice to all Dealers In Edison Phonographs and Supplies within Ihe States ol Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. 
Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut. 

Attention of the Trade is called to the foregoing Decree of the United Slates Circuit Covin (or the Southern District ol" New York. The New 
England Phonograph Company ;. the owner of exclusive contracts for the New England States ihnibr in character lo those of the New 
York Phonograph Company, referred to in the foregoing Decree, anil has brought suit in the United States Court, which is now 
pending, for injunction and damages agnlnsl the National Phonograph Company ami jtC Agents and Dealers, for infringement 

Should the Injunction prayed for he granted. The New England Phonograph Company will hold alt Dealers In lfdlson Phono- 
graphs and Supplies within the New England Stales liable lor damages and prollts lor Inlrlngement ol Its exclusive 
contracts. NEW ENGLAND PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, 

Attest: JAMES L. ANDEM, Secretary. FREDERICK L. HOLMQUIST. President. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



23 



Iiik ih a commercial talking machine used in the 
office here on board, ami I know you will be mors 
delighted m hear nay voice than in receive jusi 
an ordinary, everyday letter, win you nut? Yon 

i-an take Ihe record down lo the Unique I'tmno- 
grapa Co.'e store at No. Mi Great Western street. 
!■;. C. Loudon, and have it played for you. Tell 

mother Here came an abrujit ending, then 

a stilled shriek, followed' by the words, -Don"!. 
please don't; you're choking age. What do you 
wanf? if it is money, l will give it 10 you, only 
dnn'i kill u«V' This was followed l>y a growl 
and a brutal laugh. "I'll Ills yon — you allee 
sauicc dead— g'fet ids niouec bllng lady back 



life"; 

oilier 1 



tin- 



slier 



I almost shouted aloud with relief ami pure, 
unalloyed gladness. The dead should rise again 
and there would be no war. Dashing open the 
door, I called to the Lieutenant. A sailor look 
up the cry, and In a moment boih In- and llalrd 
came running Into the stateroom. 

"Have you a Jap or Chinaman on bonwl? 
Every war vessel has a .lap steward. Tell me 
n >n have one. and thai he Is within reach. . Do 
not stand there staring hut bring him to me. 
ipilik, both of you!" 

They look no notice of my rudeness, 1ml fuirl> 
Hew lor the pulley, returning lh a very shoit 
lime with a Utile yellow man in white between 
Ihem. the Jap chef. 

"Are you a Japanese or Chinaman?" 1 yelled 
at him. at the same time pull) tie hi in Into the 

"iMe luolther Japanese wolman; me Under Chi 

'All right. 1 want you. Qentlenian," 1 con,- 
tinned, turning to the officers. I would like you 
10 leave us together for a while. We wis'.t to 
discuss ijje subject of jlnJltHii, Mr — pardon me, 
your name?'' 

"Me? My nupie, Vang Tong." 

'Well, ns 1 said before, Mr. Vang Totig ami 1 
wish lo discuss jiu-jitsu, and we desire to he 
alone," and I pushed them through the doorway. 
They evidently doubted my sanity, bin neverthe- 
b-ss withdrew. The mumeni the door closed I 
started (he machine. The Utile yellow-sklum-d 
Mm of Japan and China unoerstood ihe bH nation 
at once, and turned as near while a* Ik possible 
wllli our of his ran- lb- fell on hie knees at 
my feet. begging me to -'kill the honied devil 
mine to kill poor Yung Tone. 

-1 Ming lady hack life: no kill lady, only 
make devil stop talkin' Vang Tung.*' Ignoring 
his requcui and drawing a forty-four caliber re 
volver. I iw'i'iwl him as he crouched on the 
lloor. and ordered him on nam of Insiam death 
to make good his promise. He knell by the body, 
and feeling very carefully along the back of the 
bend and down 'he neck towards the shoulders 
struck a sharp, quick blow. Then he nros.- and 
remarked, "Lady, wake up." 

In a few montcntyt, hour* li seemed 10 me. she 
diil show signs of life, and as I lifted her to a 



divan, a sigh Issued from her parted lips. I In- 
vited Ihe Lieutenants in to behold thegnlraele 
and to take down Vang Tony's confession. 

"M Is simply a very strenuous-case of Jlu-jltsu, 
gentlemen/ 1 1 aaBUred them as they entered 
ii|ii'ii mouthed. 

"Well. I'll he d— lied." they muttered In unis'iti. 

Yung was placed in Irons to he dealt with later 
and the surgeon genl for to aitend lady Han 
rroft. 

• "Now ihat the mynery is solved and all dan 
per over, will It be possible for me 10 return lo 
Atlantic City tonight?" J asked. 

"God bless you. yes. If It takes the whole 
United Slates navy lo get you there. Halrd, the 
honor Is yours." The Second Lieutenant touched 
his cap io his superior officer, and bowed to me. 
I followed him 0111 on deck and into ihe wailing 
launch. 

dnat^two hours and thirty minutes from the 
time 1 had said good-bye to my wife in our 
rooms at" (he hotel, 1 was back again, idling her 
the story. 

A few days later 1 received at my New York 
office the following leller. which speaks lot 
its.-lf; 

T..r|"»ii. ll"»i l»-ir.i>.-r S) \]-h. 
Xvwpori Xi-W*. Vn., Aug. iSSi, 1"" 
Mr JuIlU Sli;i, kl.-f-.rd. Xi>. 323 V IHUgT, New V1.1*. 

Hear Sir;— 1 linnlly kn.nv lnnv 1,. ilinuk yon f..r IV 

..-f) itrrat nervfce yon haw wwrfered Lady Baacroti, 



When 1 arrived liome from the office that even- 
ing, I showed my wife the letter." She read II 
through, then coming over to my Morris rhair' 
and seating herself on the arm, she asked, 
searching my fine ihe while. "Did you send that 
i-hecti back. Jack, dear?" 



>■ Mil nml elaborate rum™.)' 



11 ml le- 

111- !u- 

e In Tli.- 



i-vratng, mill tin. Ilia: ll,r «ltlhtg with li.-r Iw 

in- t-il.c -■•i-.i-il lus luMwlidge d( jbijli-i 

causing n ".tntenf "tnnWgpdM .inlninil-m." ante fr,im 

.mi- tamed MUvnaiV iiteiH reimrt, lie rejiortvil li-i- 
ilni'l nt Hn-i. ton. Hie Idlijf. 



wZve just eat 



Hdlll'.ICT ntM'.MItin'. IJeiilennni (MMSiaadin 

Tlie following day 1 dispatched this telegram 
11 answer to the above: 



■■■•1. 






JOHN sihiki,i:]-..hi. 
few hours 1 had known ihe head officer 
tytflh I hail grown to lid m I re him Im 
and 1 always make It a point In my 



•Yci 



why 



■life of 



-Ob, nothing; but it 
site kteed me. 

After dinner, *he tolif me In a burst of confi- 
dence that Uub Dunherry had been a very dear 
friend of rreVs before she met me. * 

Strange how things come around. Is It not? 
The End. 



1:0 



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totes 



will 



A RECORD OF A KISS. 



Nationality and 
Philosophy of tht 



luality Identified— Tru 
Subject Discussed. 



Vour l.ondoti contemporary, The Talking Ma- 
<u\no News. In its last issue says: "Wc cast 
Mime doubts last mouth upon Ihe possibility or 
securing a record of a kiss which could be abso- 
lutely Identified. What we meant, or course — 
we were referring to an alleged record of a kiss 
In an alb-Red breach of promise case— was that 
evidence, oilier than the record of ihe kiss Itself, 
would hive i" be furnished that it was signed. 
sealed, and delivered by the particular person 
Involved in the transaction. We were In tact 
suggest iuKjtiai Die kiss on the record might Just 
as well have been the property— before It was 
given away— or anyone as of Ihe defendant In the 
case. Since then, lry Ihe courtesy of the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co., we have been enabled lo 
go into Ihe mailer TTT - a selcniific manner, and 
have arrived at least one furlher stage in the 
investigation. An official of the company, whose 
Interest In the philosophy of the subject is of 
the deepest, draws our special attention to record 
MM, Every Little Bit Helps.' • This record en- 
aides one to Identify without a Shadow of douhi 
whatever what we may call 'The Coon Kiss." as 
illslJDgtilshcd from other kisses. It Is a record' 
of u duet between a lady ami a gentleman coon 
wilh a bad attack Of Bffl-iag fever, ami the sound 
their lips prodnee when iluy come together made 
a deep Impression upon us. It was ns much 
like a dish of 'bubble and squeak' on the boil 
as we ever heard. Certainly, the iiosslbllity of 
reproducing the coon kiss in Its eniirety and lo 
absolute per Teci ion is now well established. We 
hut"- thai tin- official of ihe National Phonograph 
Co. will continue 10 pursue Hie path of scientific 
Investigation upon which he has set out. and We 
rongrattnVte him npon wbnt be has already ac- 
complished, lb- has. by the way. added another 
Held for ih<< collector "f records, why not a 
eolleiilnn of kiss records* Cleverly • bis si fled It 
anon hi prove of Immense interest." 



1 kirn; this 




Two Great 
Favorites ! 

Seen 

Them? 

They are Splendid Sellers! 



Herzog Art 
Furniture Co. 

Saginaw, Mich. 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TRADE NOTES FROM GERMANY. 



Procewes- 
Magazine 



■ in Uorm*oy' 
nows Many 

icntlmi lu.ihc 



pa 



One lilip of f.ttori has fur Its ^lijj-c! lli.i- lie;-- 
fectjag of the, art of miikliijj roordi, by photc- 
grtphlc processes. Expef.t.s arc eiiil-avtirliig 10 
discover a wayito catch iIig sounit wavi's uiul 
iranvfrr tlictn to cylinders nut! ^'.-i by uhmos;- 
rniihy IriBtead of Iiy the Ptigraviim .'nethoil now 
iii]lvi>r*a!1y employed. This was the orlnclide ot, 
the Cerveiika photo-phonograph. 



wltli talking machine problems will not rem un- 
til a method in evolved for Oi-mally i'wnrltiff 
ihom .ommer.'iaHy. 

Another object . which Hie Herman Inventive 
nilml Iti/s In view lt> the pei recline, of the maga- 
7.ine nlot machine. Several new patents have re 
cestly been taken nut for cold-slot ptenograpbs 
arranged wlih as many as is anil 2-1 different we- 
lecUolU, any one of whlcli the perron OpsMHine 
Hie instrument may cbooge. 'It don not appfflp 
thai the Inccntfws to eiton th thin direction atfl 
. as powerful as in IBS biiwr. for it is believed ibnl 
the popularity -ot eMn-operi i mitoiftirfie talk- 



ing 



thh 



. is 



n.llly 



edet 



the stntnldl 



: h|o< 



' the 






i has I 
. find - 



en the Inability of the 
developer fcurtclentlj 



Hill II 1 



■Wight in 



bring oul th 

so thai they can he rei-nri 

conceivable that ir. and win 

fected. a revolution may In 

methods and results, For II seems real 

suppose thai a record so made will 

with absolute Oddity ul tin- original si 

forming lo every shade of expression 

characterizes all photogfaphh 
And ir these results arc appro* 
experimentally, it may he taken 
the great ralnds I that are cow 



on the decline. There was a time when they 
were one of the mosl ilfJpti7n.r types 1 of phono- 
cmiih. They wer'e'n prominent (.'niure.it nearly 
i every shop where tnlklnj; machines were ex- 
hibited 'and sold. "Slot -parlors." as they were 
termed.- were a recognlied and Import an 1 pan of 
Hie et|iilpmeni of d phonograph shop. In tin-' 
largest ones.' as many as 5" or 100 automatic ma- 
chines were placed along ihe walls of an expen- 
sively and attractively fltled'oul shop In u proafl- 
nenl location. A varied programme of popular 
selections «ras maintained, and frViuehi eaanges 
made, These sknps-were visited by ureal crowds, 
principally 'hstlhc evening, when the premises 
were - brilliantly llghieil liy hundreds of incandes- 



mps. 



I to li 



|j when ii is remembered 

liey were made np or pennies only. !t was 

i" unusual iIiIiik.io see people standing i» 

tnesq that linl> Waiting their lorn 10 pay it penny ami heir 



bold enierlaluer. The slot machine was In the 
heyday or Ha popularity when lite phonograph 
was still a wonder and regarded wilh some feel- 
ing of awe. Very few persons will now pay a 
penny 10 hear It reproduce n record. -\i lensl 
these who formerly catered to that sort ot trnrti 
mutt have reached ihai conclusion, for where 
wll| you find a 'slot parlor' in the Hriilsh Isles 
to-ilny? In some places hi America It Is re|n:-"el 
Hun business In -litis Hue is brisk, hut the 
Amcrioaii managers HI up iln-lr "tares villi .ft 
most •lavtgh hand and apparent disregard -if est- 
pense, ami besides imoaographa there are all 
sorls-of automatic klnetos.opes and rlnematn- 
graphs ami other attractions, so~tti.it Hie plaee 
iii-conies a veritable palace of entertainment, on 
ihe Continent ihey still maintain public rooms, 
where protnenVlers along the boulevards •Stroll 
in, jake a comfortable chair, took up the cata- 
logue, mid call for any selection in-y llfce. A 
hoy down In the cellar hums up and put* on the 
record, and as soon as the coin Is paid, lie Starts 
the machine, lo which ihe customs-' listen 
lb rough hearing tub's. _ Hill howeier tasclunl- 
IitK the Inventor of Improvements to aun>utall'- 
sloi machines may ilud his work, there seems 
to lie a much inure attractive Mnuiu.iil pttuspet-l 
t-efdre the iiiveiitiir who llrst places ai -Ihe ills 
[Misal of the miiniHacliirers a |>r..-en for success 
fully making goot) records by o n.-n^rapliy. 
Talblnc Mai-hiiie News, l.iuulon 



i'lie W. it. Noltim Twenllelb Century tirapho 
phone Co. have hem giving very successful con 
certs in ihe principal hotels In Kl.hfield Springs. 



All thai is chatifc' 
the novelty of ihe talking 
ami II is now i 



Ami 



Hec 



ng machine has worn .'f 
r less weftjflhiwn hotwt 



Leading' jobbers of Talhing Machines in America 




FINCH &■ HAHN. 

Albany. Trov. Sch,onecio.dy. 

Jobbers at Edison 

Phonographs and Records 

100,000 Records 

Complete Slock Quick Service 



PERRY B. WHITSIT CO., 

213 Smith HI(ih Street. Columbus. Ohio. 

Viator Talking 

MacMnaa 
and ftaeorda 



v , "*«"j ,h r 



PITTSBURG'S HEADQUARTERS for 

EDISON and VICTOR 

'• Ue»^i» n 2«Sfr ■- ««"* 

The Theo. F. Bental Co. "^JsStW"* 1 ' 
TEXAS PHONOGRAPH COMPANY 

1019 Capitol lit.: 618 Finnln St., KOUSIOM, TEXIS 



CURIOS AND DRAWN WORK. 

KLEIN & HEFFELMAN CO. 

Canton, OHIO. 

Edison .* Victor 

MACHINES. RECORDS AND SUPPLIES 



JTDISONIA CO 



JOBBERS 






319-321 Fifth Ave. Pltlsburjh 



; Sherman, Clay 6 Co., s 



V* 



m 



Tin 



VICTOR TALKING MACHINES ' 

REGINA MUSIC BOXES 
I ' ••RellabIc"SeM-PIaylna Piano 

(ENDLESS ROLL, NICKEL DROP' 
| Send lor Cntaloouc and Prices 



NEWARK, N. J. 



HARGER £> BLISri 

Western Oislributars lor Ihe 

VICTOR 

COMPANY. 

, It's worth while know ■intf, . wc never 
substitute ;i record. # 

If it's in (lie catalog we've got it. 

DLBLOlJ^lOrVA. 

Minnesota Phonograph Co- 

37 B. Tih St., Si. Paul SIM Nlcnlltt Art . Mtm. 

the am rwm sroies, josbsis /*. 

Phonographs, Hdison Records and 

all kinds of machines and records. 

to dlttcrtnt style hnrni. Order* llllrd xitme day ■> 
received. Try in NOW! 



Jacot Music Box Co., 

39 Union Sq.. New York. 

Mira and Stella Music Boxes. 

Edison end Victor Machines- 
and Records. 



Atlanta Phonograph Co., Inc. 

J. P. RILEV. MJr.. ATLANTA. GA. 

rilison-Thal'.s All. 

Get our prices on Horns and Supplies. 






Eclipse Phonograph Co., 



Hoboken, N. J. 

I ""' Edison Phonographs and Records. 

Bail dellvorles and Urfeit slock in Now Jersey, 



' 



PITTSBURG PHONOGRAPH CO. 



Only authorized Victor Jobtwr. In Plll.buro. 



Northwestern Dealers 



dealem Try u-. 

MoORCAl BROS'., Mllwaukeo, Wit. 



PRICE PHONOGRAPH CO., 

CDItOH JOBBERS 

it." ii iipiis. Records and Supplies 



Every Jobber In this country should be represented In tills department. The cost Is slight and the advantage lit great. 
Be sure and have your llrm In the Oelober list. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



25 



L. F. OEISSLER HONORED 

By Hit Old Associates — Address by L. S. Sher- 
man — Gets Loving Cup and Testimonial. 

(Special to The Talking Machine World.) 

San Francisco. Cal., Sept. 2. 1905. 

The directors of tin- Arm of Sherman. Clay It 
Co. tendered a banquet to Loula F. Gelssler prior 
in his departure from thisvity to become general 
sales manager of the Victor Talking Machine 
Co. Philadelphia. At this banquet Mr. Gelssler 
was presented with a beautiful silver loving cup 
iilioii which the following lliacriptloa: Is en- 
graved: 'To our highly esteemed friend and 
business associate, Louie F. (Master in grateful 
appreciation of the sterling Qualities that have 
endeared him to tie; 1SSM906. 'AH Heir I,. s. 
Sherman. C. C. Clay, P. T. Clay. F. K. Sherman. 
F. W. Stephenson, I.. Georges, Directors Sher- 
man. Clay & Co." 

On ihia occasion L. s. Sherman nude the fol- 
lowing address: ■■Gentlemen:— We now come lo 
a place In these proceedings where, though it is 
a privilege and a pleasure to participate in it. 1 
feel that it is hardly possible for me in do the 
subject Justice. 

"The. time* 1st soon approaching, Mr. Gaunter, 
when you will leave us to attend lo other duties 
in a lam Corporation in another city, and as- 



her of more than ordinary business ability, a 
zealous ami Indefatigable, worker for the success 
of Sherman, Clay & Co., a loyal friend and gen- 
tleman. The board of directors of Sherman. Clay 
& Co." extends to him Its best wishes that con- 
tinued Buccesa may follow him in any field Into 
Which hejiiay be called; be it further 

Resolved. That these resolutions he spread in 
full upon the minutes of the company and an en- 
grossed cony thereof delivered to Mr., Gelssler. 

The invited guests on this occasion were: !.. F. 
Douglas, of Ihe Victor Talking Machine Co.; 
George E, Griswoitl, of Lyon & Mealy, and n few 




some with them a respDUKlble position which wo 
all believe you are well qualified to fill. That this 
position of hun. ir ami great responsibility has 
sought you Is n reward of merit which we also 
believe you richly deserve. 

"Your longcotillnucd, faithful efforts with our 
house are Indelibly stamped upon our memory 
and recorded hi the results obtained from them, 
and while we keenly feci the UWfi of your continu 
ante with us. strange lo say. we bear no resent- 
ment to the good people who lake you from us. 
if Sherman, Clay & Co. have proved a Stepping 
Mono assist Inn you to rise higher in the commer 
rial world, we cheerfully contribute our loss as a 
grateful recognition of your.yenrs of devotion lo 
the interests of our house. 

"The fad that you came to -.is many years neo. 
a very young man, upon a salary of JljHW a year, 
and rapidly rose to confidence and partnership. 
Until your income readied as many thousands, 
and thai you voluntarily resign your position as 
an officer and director of our corporation, to as- 
sume a more lucrative and responsible one with a 
larger concern, this fact, 1 say, is a very, strong 
Indorsement of your ability and energy, worthy 
of emuhillon by every young man In the music 
trade of litis country, and a well-deserved compli- 
ment to yourself that speaks louder limit words. 

■■As a slight recognition of our unqualified es- 
teem and well wishes for your continued success. 
we, the Iward of directors of Sherman. Clay £ 
Co.. some of us your working partners for fully 
half your life, desire to present yon with this 
■loving CUP,' and may the beautiful sentiment it 
expresses abide with you for all time. 

"With all my heart. Mr. Gelssler. I wish you 
and the corporation you are to assist In managing, 
all the success it is possible lo allain in this life," 

MKimKli OF S1IKKMAN, CI.AV A- 111,, All;. 11. 1005. 

Whereas. Ixinls F. Gelssler has tendered y» the 
lioant of dircctars of / Sherman. Clay fi. Co. his 
resignation as sVwtt'ary and member thereof; 

be it 

Uesolvcd. Thai the directors of this company 
accept the same reluctantly and with the' deepest 
regrets. recognizing that WO are losing a mem- 



COLUMBIA CO. IN ROCHESTER. 

New Store Opened Under Agreeable Auspices— 
Siegel-Cooper Handle Columbia Goods. 

On the first the Columbia t'honograph Co.'* 
neV"\u>re at Rochester. N. Y., was opened for 

business.. This enterprise Is the property, of Wal- 
ler 1.. Fckbariit, manager of the general com- 
pany's Eastern end, Willi headquarters in New- 
York. Ii is needless 10 add, perhaps, that tbo 
place has been furnished and d<Tora.led a la Eck- 
hardt, in which figures Antwerp oak as lo' ihc 
woodwork, steel ceiling of cream, sea-foam green 
colorings, metal trimmings of brass, etc. To 
hear Mr. K. describe the store In his inimitable 
manner is like listening to a chapter from the 
■■llouso Beautiful." 

Commencing next week.-Slogel, Cooper & Co.. 
New York, will carry a complelo line of the Co- 
lumbia Co.'s goods. The order Is said, lo lie one 
of the largest on record., 



TWO NEW SALESMEN 

For the Victor Distributing & Export Co. 

Two new sah-smen have been added to the trav- 
eling corps of ihc Victor Distributing & Export 
t',... New York, namely. It. S. Prlbyl, who is now 
.ailing on the trade in Pennsylvania and New 
York State, and (i. W. Melnrath. with territory 
to be assigned by I). Mitchell, the vice-president 
and general manager. Tin- Indefatigable Doty 
still pursues the even tenor of his way. 

Thu company ate sending nut a strong circu- 
lar letter lo the trade dealing with the merits 
of their products. 



RISE IN THE PRICE OF ALUMINUM. 

no account of the heavy deliveries of alumi- 
num IP Japan anil Russia, for war purposes. 
there Is now an unprecedented! y small quantity 
of that mem! obtainable In the open market. 
Trices have gone up over »o per rent- and quick 
deliveries .aniioi be obtained under any circum- 
stances. Most firms decline to bind themselves 
in make any deliveries whatever within six 
months of date of order. This matter has great- 
ly disturbed tlte phonographic trade, as.lt Is in- 
evitable that prices will rise still higher, which 
Will result in buyers of phonographs having to 
accept brass or nij-keied horns as a substitute 
for aluminum.- Phojiographlschc-Zcltschrift. 



FRED KRAMER'S EXHIBIT. 

Fred F. Kramer, one of the hest-known music 
dealers of AUentown. 1'a., Is to have his usual 
exhibit at the AUentown Fair, which comes off 
the Inller end of September. Mr. Kramer will 
show n full line of Victors and Edlsons. Fwrt 
W. Luck, the efficient manager of the department, 
will have charge, and no one doubts tail what it 
will be a big success. '■Fritz" has developed his 
department from Utile *r nothing to one of the 
best paying In I he establish ment. and always' 
takes great pride in showing the increase in sales. 



. T£u>-ta1king machine is now -onsiderel an tili- 
solule requisite to the equipment of the explorer. 
Only recently we related how Peary, on bis latest 
trip to discover the North Pole, took along a 
talking machine and a great number of records 
In which bis impressions will be recorded. 



SNAP-SHOTS IN A FACTORY. 

Where Records Are Made — The Desire of the 
Various Bandsmen to Have Their "Star" , 
Parts Come Out. 

A semi-circle of a do/en coalless, collarlcss. 
perspiring men faced the llarlng brass month of 
ihc talking machine receiver infhe factory. Di- 
rectly In front of the megaphone shaped contri- 
vance slood the. first violinist. To the left were 
the flute players perched on platforms that 
brought tWm on a level with the receivcr^to 
the right were the' second violinist and Ihe other 
musicians were grouped behind the first violin- 
ist. The most ijoticeahlo among them was a 
blond nnd bald-headed Teuton who manipulated 
an enormous tuha. 

An athletic Inoividual stepped in front of the 
receiver and spoke. Where bad you beard that 
voice liefore?— that bellow so resonant, bo Jove- 
llke, so supremely confident of Itself and of that 
of which it spoke?— that masterful compelling 
Jhiec that you had beard echoing over moonlit 
li\es and summer hotel piazzas and through 
darkened auditoriums when the moving pictures' 
were about lo begin! And here was tbo reality, 
a workman In bis shirtsleeves with damp hair 
falling Into' his eyes. This was what he an- 
nounced in that awe-coiujiellihg roar;. 

'■■The ForgetMcNol Waliz,' played by the 
Duply -t'mp Symphony Orchestra:" 

Down came the baton of the leader, who stood 
upon a siool behind the talking machine. And 
away went the violins and the horns and Ilulcs 
and, most oTiTll. the hig-vniced tuba on the mazy 
wall/, that during the summer al many a lonely 
retreat in the mountains or by the lakes or the 
shore will doubtless call Up In Ihe minds of the 
impressiouaole and Ingenious visions ol a oaz 
zllug concert hall and a great bank of musicians 
ami rows of shirt fronts shining in the proscen- 
ium lights. 

A mone&t later the band had played through 
the "Forget-Me-Noi Waltz"; they adjourned to (be 
lesllng-room where the cylinder was promplly 
ruti through a talking machine while the hard- 
worked orchestra llsiened in from, each ono, 
every now and then heaving a deep sigh or turn- 
ing behind his beard when tbo machine failed to 
ring oui his star par!. When the cylinder -was 
run through the tuba man Jumped up. Ho had 
worked harder than anybody during the playing 
of the mazy " Forget- Me-Nnt." and he had a right 
to feel aggrieved. 

"Der dooba doand gome owid at all," he 
moaned. ''Der dooba isn't in It, ain't It?" 
' "Der bass is sail owld," put in the bass viol 
man. "Dea Is loo much uf der horns alrealy." 

"Vero 4*s der segolid violins?"' cried a third 
member of the hand; "I doand make der obbli- 
gaio owid. Der drehle Iss loo lout alretty." The 
first violinist and the cornelist bad a right to be 
salisflcd and they said nothing. 

"It sounds stow io me," said Ihe record tester. 
"You'd belter play it all over again." The band 
mopped its brow and returned to the band room. 



(i. llabsou. assistant manager of the Talking 
.Machine Co., Chicago, was married Sept, 7. at 
Secward, Neb,, to Miss Ethel Norval, of that city. 



T. Kdens Osborne, of Itelfasl. recently gave a 
very interesting talking machine recital, which 
came In for extended notice In all the leading 
papers In Ireland and England. 

RETAIL StLESMM W J* TED. 

Must be experienced Phonograph man, of neat 
appearance and steady habits. Apply by letter 
or io person. Applications treated confidentially. 
Douglas Phonograph Company, New York. 

WANTED. 

A Salesman to carry our Line of Phono- 
graph Record Csbinets, as a Side Line. 
Write us for Information. Felge Desk 
Co., Saginaw, nich. 



26 TH1 

LEEDS k CATLW CO.'S PLANT 

it : 

At Middletown. Conn., and New York — Splen- 
did Fno'hti4S For a Big Business In Disc 
and Cylinder Retords. 

Brier mention of ihe Leeds** Cailin Co/s new 
factory in Mlddlctown, Conn., was made In Inst 
month's V/prld, when the property was pur- 
chased. A hooiI *fcw nf the plant fa herewith 
given?" together with' that of ilieir Inborn tory 



3 TALKING MACHINE WORM). 
TRADE NEWS BOILED DOWN 

The Philqdelpaht. store of the, Monica) 
Co. In talked of its being mic of the panda 



it <: has : 



In the country. They handle both Victor and 
Edison gootlfc the latter a recent addltjpn mid 
them hv A. l'. tMii. sales manager of the Dougbu 
Phonograph Co. H. H. Enact? In In charge of 

llii* entire chain of Musical Echo Gov's establish- 



*+kf* 




The Tolyi 



.The 



ion Supply Co-. wM carry a com- 
ink, including the Edison. Coium- 
ml E.llsnn -BfJUP* ords. as well as 
r talking machines, in London, has 
Into the salf of pianos ami piano 
•o named thcSyninhimtsta. 



Kartnrao £ Laaahe. Alk-mown, Pa„ rejiort 
■■Ir talking machine department as a winner, 
id an- well pleased with 4 fie increase Over this 
me last year, lloth the gentlemen are well 
i»»"n throughout the section, having been piano 
teamen for rears ttefpre embarking In business, 
id are building up quite n iraile. '. 



I*. A. VoweV-r-l'lllsl 
trip to New> York las 



rg.-pa 






rdon 



..tiin.l 



venirs 



and general ofll.es at :,;t-E. nth St., New York. 
The Utter place, long occupied by the company, 
hit'd proven Inadequate for carrying on their 
business on the scale desired, hence the iic.piire- 
[ of the premises in Connecticut. The la- 



The Columbia Phonograph Co., general, ai 

now displaying at their Now York wnreronm 
;{f>;i 'Hrniidiniy. their new line of cylinder nil 
disc machines. The cylinders tin- II E. having 




solid mahogany cabinet, full nickel- 
plated frame, so has Hie H V. machine. The disc 
tine Includes 11 II. with loitering arm; 1) I. 
H J. uml B it. In prices ranging from 130 to 
flOO, nil having many new and novel features. A 
distinct fobbing policy has been adopted by ihe 
company, and Is BOW in full force and effect. 

An innovation baa been made in catalogues by 

the American Iteconl Co„ llawlhorne. Siielile & 
Prescott, stiles managers. A copy of their latest 
eilitlon Ui-s before MS. It eoutulns a complete list 
of every record made in |h>iii the in-\, nnd 7 
imli. The index is so arranged as to show at a 
glance how ninny records of each character are 
listed in the catalogue— 7" hands, 19 orchestra. 
li!4 songs, etc. On page ISa complete numerical 
list lins been •■implied so that the catalogue can 
he used us a stock hook. On Ihe lefl of the . :itai 
log"ue number is o caption heading, "On Band," 
and over the rlgh) of the nninbor la another 
heading, "Beqtttred." The practical use of such 
an arrangement is obvious to the trade. The 
work of compiling the catalogae and new Ideas 
embodied are largely due to the Inborn or Win. 

McArjIle and P. H. Stewart Copies of Ihe cata- 
logue will he msJRedJon application. 

The talking mil. hine mnlll -if the it. W. 
Schrefbcr Co.. the lotest addition to the depart- 
ment, siore phalanx of Brooklyn, N. Y.. which Is 
to he opened October 1. is of (he Victor brand. 
mid mre nM them by A. D. Doty, wlih the 
Vt.tor Matlttartisg and Export Co. New Vork. 
This an ti.m. nodnV direct management of the 
si will .B.iipy nlioiit in.' aqunre feel. 

i-nriii l.c.-,j5.'of ti>c i.ccis tfcattlh Co., record 
manufacturers, Kew York, recently reunited from 
a western tripVgoiftH ,,s f ; ,Y , a St. l.ouls. Ills 
hopjttng of orders is reported to have been mar- 
vel.iusly large. At any rate a iH-ner satls'flcl 
__ gentleman conld -scarcely Ik- met (ban Mr. t*eiM 
when discussing hnsliiess In bund ami prospect- 
ively. 

Reubeb A. Bogley, a prom in en t specialist In 
phonograph record cases, boxes and other talk- 
ing machine supplies, WaidtiURion, I). C, re. 
really left on a Wonteril trip, which will curry 
him as Tar us Hie Pacific Coast. 11 
imimifa. liners alii,.- will lie Inter.* 



nml 



Thci 



r.'jin 



effect 



Iwmtory. where master re 
made, of which the frontage gives no fair Con- 
ception, Is practically in three buildings, the 
accompany lug cot furnishing a sjde view ilmt 
gives a proper idea of their si/e. being litix lSQ. 
feet, three siories high. The factory at Middle- 
town, Conn., has floor space of 04.000 sijnare 
feet, contained In five buildings, equipped with 
new machinery throughout, mid is now jilmui 
ready for operating in all departments. With 
the acquisition of this plant the company have 
again resumed Ihe manufacture or cylinder 
records, and their output will Is- large. Their 



g. and a speciaj featun 
: the reproducer ihnt Is 
i-iire attachment on the 
(Hutu- oiling device fur i It-* 
acbine Is similar to tin- II E, 
dx inch model record ; 



ihe Victor Tnlktts Machine Co. hwe iKintjin 
tin- entire stock hi ihe Talking Machine Co.. of 

Chicnjio: the Inlklng Machine Co.. of St. l.ouls; 

Hi.- Pttftburg tlM.i Phonograph 'Co., ami ifie 
Victor Dlstrilititlng & Kxpon Co., or New TTorlh 

and will wholesale dire.-t. eliminating the r.-'_ 
mil feature nltogether. 

The Charles II. Hickok Muaie Co.. I'onghkeep. 
sle. N. \'.. will have n full oxhlhll of their Victor 
and Kdison lines at the local fair, -According 
to Mr. Illcknk's plnns this will tie the most 
Striking exhibit In the main building. 






mm 



till} 



Improved. The 


expect to eventually employ 


4o« people, and 


>robauly more. 


Fred C. Macl 


ean. with Die Douglai Phono- 


graph Co.. after 


i resting period of three weeks 


In the North wo 


jiIh. started on the road August 


28. going over h 


S territory. He reports doing n 


splendid husines 


^ with his old friends and get- 


tinK new trade e 


ery day. 


, Slra. Gilbert. 


Portland, On-., whose husband 


is the Inventor 


of a repentltiK device, was in 


the East recenll 


. visiting the tnide. taking the 


place of Mr. Gill 


t-rt. who is a victim of III health. 


and calling at e 


ery town. 




E PH0N0-G0NS0NAT0R 

Sold by all wide awake dialers and jobbers of phono* 
graphs and used by all who desire perfection as near 
as il Is possible to obtain by the phonograph. 



A Satisfied Customer. 



A Progressive Dealer Writes : 



SEMD FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. 

LEWIS MFG. COMPANY 



379 6th Avenue, 



NEW VORK 



~N 




Some News in The Novelty World 



Specialties which may be carried as a side line by dealers 



a kirsi' number of dealers throughout the renn- 
rry ore now iUceeasfUlly handling side lln>'s hi 
connection with ihe.fr talking machine depart- 
ment. Many, however, holii off. believing that 
there is more money In specialising. There 
sometimes is. but the attitude referred io often 
resolis from a narrowness of vision or lack of 
energy, or ambition. Then are many arguments 
to prove ttti-t. speaking front the talking machine 
point of view. There are plenty of retail pur- 
chasers who have ii wrong l<li>n of the talking 
machine— they consider Ii a toy. n nuisance, in 
fart— simp); uceauae they have never Investi- 
gated It. These people wonld never enter your 
store in answer to an advertisement of Hides. 
"Why should »e?- ihey say. "He cart-lea nothing 
bin talking machines, and I wonldn'l have one of 
those In my house." Hot if you were io realttre 
in your atL sporting gooda, cameras nod general 
novel lie* many of these people would certainly 
come. Then yon might lay aside a selection of 
effective records and have your salesman (_bui 
one who knows how i play them ovi'r for visitors. 
Though you may not make a sale lhe first day, 
yon will have established in your Liiatomer** 
mind it different Idea of the powers of a talking 



<■ have only mentioned Hicsc side lines 
cards, not considering the large [uoili 
to Hieir rales. These, of course, vary 
■ worth}- of consideration, it Is now 
ww off the lethargy which conies with 



rerge of the 



n.l Idle hoi 
lest fall 01 



We .1 
cord. 



the 



prepared? If not. get ready. Lay, out your cam- 
paign Willi .lire aWl shrewdness, lor on it de- 
pends your success. 

PAINTOGRAPHY. 

The novelty world Is ever receiving some new 
attraction io keor> (he Idle hm ambitions linsy. 
and keep up the interest of Hint class or people 
Who Imy freely dr any useful article which they 
ran transform Into u thing, ol beauty. faint ok- 
rat'by is new, nnd will certainly experience n 
very large sale- from the rail that the Work is 
very simple, each article has some purpose, ami 
when finished resembles much more expensive 
work. The material eompusklon of the articles 
is a certain class or pottery, which Is made into 
sit-ins, vases, dinner plates, pin irajs. card re- 
reivers ami n hundred other Articles. Numerous 
beautiful designs are Imprinted thereon, ami the 
finish is produced "by painting within the design, 
in various colors, u enter sheet being shown for 
Hip purpose of luetruelton. After ibe painting Is 
complete a lacquer is added, which produces n 
finish just like a fine hand painted piece or 
eliiun. tired, and wiHuil give* Hie b*M return on 
the Investment of any novel 



i for 



i 12 



The 



SPORTING GOODS. dealer who in anxious to pul In an nit riled vt 

rle issue In voncctlon with Ills IniHineas. 

CAMERAS AND PHOTO SUPPLIES. 
Jobbers In this elty are having all they can dt 
supply the demand for these goods, in fact 



iylnR thai a wet spring and summer 
are followed by a dry fall would seem to pro- 
sage a favorable season far all descriptions of 
sports this autumn. We can safely anticipate 
a more Hum ordinarily heavy demand for cutis 
and supplies, camping equipment and sports- 
men* wear. Tin- tim- of foot-ball is now at 
hand, and I lie golfer and cyclist will be in evi- 
dence uniii Hie coming <.f winter weather. The 
winter or ISHH-5 is generally conceded to have 

lieeji Ihe liesi ibe trade has ever known as re- 
gards the demand for seasonable goods, and there 
seems no valid reason why next winter's husl- 
ue-s should nol prove as good or better. 

That the manufacturers anticipate a brisk de- 
mand is evidenced by their activity in erecting 
new plants and Increasing their* outpot facili- 
ties. Throughout the business world the pre- 
vailing tone is healthful uml encouraging, and 



then 



this 






gofcds 



I sha 



THE SLOT MACHINE TRADE. 
The growth of the --lot machine business in 
ibe past few years has been remarkable, For 
men of means have begun to realize the enor- 
mous profit derived from the i'enny Arcades." 

und are opening these! miniutnre theatres all 

over the country, The coat of opening one Is 
too large, however, for/a single man of moderate 

. inunistan.es. many el' ili-m coating WO, 

Hi lit lip, l> would seem to Olle not knowing,' 

poor policy to place so much money in an in- 
vesiment of this kind. Inn when" you consider 
thai It Is' by no means uncommon to lake' in 
S 1,500 in a single day. the asjie. i changes. 
Manufacturers all over the country are busy 
turning Olit new machines of every deseripiton. 
and nil indications point to a steady Increase in 
'Ills business. 

ILLUSTRATED POST CARDS. 
A noticeable change for the better in the 
public taste for illustrated pnsi-.-ards Is gradu- 
ally Weeding OUl (he old ridiculous ones, and 
giving place to the newer finely reproduced 
fOpIes Of lelehinnil paintings, the '■<_)! lette" 

series of Raphael Tuck a Sons. i.m. ranking 
among the best In this line. One only has to 
glance over their list or some ItUWn designs to 
see Hint what started as a fad has now become 
an art. but one not wholly appreciated as yet 
by the general run of trade. Perhaps the great- 
est rcommendallnii for the eollOrtlBg of ihese 
eards Is ihai u familiarizes Ho- public n-lih the 
many noted places and varied studies In high 
art. thereby broadening their Ideas bqyond the' 
narrow mi of life, Into which so many rail. 

Prom a business standpoint, (hey are a goad 
Investment, for the profit derived from their 
sale is large, and "a steady one. We therefore 
recommend this lino to any talking machine 




Puss in Boots 

Vending^ Fortune 
Telling Machine 

COIN C0NTR0UII) 

Lifelike motions. Qwssed 
in /satin ■ like- nil our 
machines carefully made. 
Can be used outdoors. 




The Roovers 

Model 4 Name 
Plate Machine 

COIN CONTROLLED 

On tins machine, beauti- 
ful colored name plates 
can be produced, with 
letters standing out in 
relief in aluminum. 



ROOYERS BROTHERS, 



Jireiio, 



all. that 'too cramped quartern to handle lhe 
large Inrush of business." showing fliat this 
summer and early fall Is way ahead of lust 
year's trade. Manufacturers everywhere ore 
extending and building Is rue additions io their 
factories, in anticipation of bin business In the 
spring. Those who are now handling ibis line, . 
reaping an Immense reward tor their far- 



kdghledness. 



ml ptftcc 






ad il rests with you 



'colli by ihelr exnmph 
early, fur there Is liusim 
you may }>e located, a 
whether yon get ii-or sou 

ATTRACTIVE SHOWROOMS WILL PAY. 

.Many dealers ami Jobbers lay' too liitle stress 
on the Importance or a clean, attractive show 



.ulcsr.i 



No i 



altei 



the .' 



sisis or i ue heads or the house cannot aspect to 
gel the greatest possible returns unless they are 
lonstantli^diilliiiK or coaching their assistants 
Into the liesi manner of bringing and present- 
ing the stisk. ii is an absolute fact ihat greater 
profits and greater business rail lo the lot of 
no- talking oWcnin e de alers where the greatest 
sloek interest is displayed. The salesperson who 
looks closely after a slock or purl of II is bound 
lo think several times lienor or it than If al- 
lowed Io neglect it. Then when a customer con- 
fronts thai salesperson, ihe reeling whtch the 
latter has concerning the goods Is Imparted to 
the former. Get the people to your store by 
good advertising, then hold them by your dean, 
attractive display and obliging service. 



Fountain Pens 

as a Side Line lor Talking Ma- 
chine Dealers our Specialty 



«35^ 



of I: 



and directions, usually sold for 92.00, 
price, Jl.ua each. 

Heaters' discount in uuantttlaj same a 

Phonographs, 



Lind & Wolf Mfg. Co. 

44 FULTON ST. NEW YORK CITY 




The Roovers 

Muscle Power 
Testing Machine 

COIN CONTROLLED 

Built*) of iron and steel 
and is beautifully enam- 
eled in colors. Like all 
our machines, a money 
maker. 



100 SCHERMERHORN STREET 

BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



-28 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLDS 




ting out what they claim lo he 
record, made of a new material. 

face lhan'nny oilier porniancfft record Is claimed 
for It. Another new record material called the 
"Eirtiiedile"' hns,l>e.(ji perfected by llie tldeon Co . 
and which they"ctnlra is from its greater denslly 
more durable [ban the old jreeord' 'material. 

CasSels £ Co., of Buenos Ayres, Arijetitine He- 
public, are send Inn artists to -i lib- city, anil also 
to Paris for the purpose of making special n-. - 
onls of native AEBcmlne sours ami music Tins 
has been found necessary in order to meet ihe 
demands of their business. There Is a greal call 
for the records of the Argentine National Ati- 
them, and they ox|ieei an Immense volume' of 
trade when they gel a complete list of their old 



At the recent Auric trade-, exhibition held at 
Agricultural Malt, there was- not a very large 
showing of talking machine companies, only the 
Gramophone, Lumber! and Neophone concerns 
being in evidence. Nevertheless, the manic deal- 
ers of this country are steadily seeing the value 
of the talking machine ah a side line, and those 
who have taken It up ore baring very sood re-, 
suits. 

Tne talking machine sored la a recenl ease 
heard at the Birmingham County Court In the 
suit being brought fto cover the cost of a cranio- 
phone, the defendant claiming li failed lo pro- 
nounce the words distinctly.. After the Judge 
had heard one- of the records, "The Hay of Bis- 
cay," he ruled In favor of the plaintiffs, and 
thus the talking machine adds one other lo Its 
many victories. 

An old form of swindle has -Just been discov- 
ered In Berlin, with some slight touches of nov- 
elty attached. A self-styled repaeseutatlvo of. a 
talking machine company made known by welt 
distributed -Advertisements In ' the provincial 
press that the writer of every tenth letter re- 
ceived by him concerning bis bUBltieaa would re- 
ceive a talking machine and a dozen records for 
nothing- This apparently was a unique meibml 
of exploiting his wares. But every letter was 
treated as a tenth, anil ten times as many people 
got the pleasing news or their good lock as 
should have received It had the rtrlcl letter of the 
offer been adhered 10. ; 

Of course, at the same time the sum of BO 
-. cents was requested for freight ami packing, and 
- very many were the postal nrders sent In re- 
turn. The othecdny. however, the representative 
of the company was away when the postman 



EDISON BUSINESS PHONOGRAPH. 

The Edison business "phonograph, which is 
making phenomenal strides in the commercial 
world, has been adopted In all the departments 
of the following concerns: Wu tin maker's (Now 
York ami Philadelphia) : Slogel & Cooper Co.. 
cast and west: Metropolitan Insurance Co.. New- 
York; Wells. Fargo £ Co.. everywhere; Marshall 
'Field & Co.. wholesale ami retail. As a matter 
of fact, these are only a few of the principal 
firms and rorporaifims throughout the country 
that are using what everyone states is the ncr- 
fectlon of Invention and general utility. Man- 
ager Iluraml is earning fresh laurels eveiy day 
for hio-cmluculiy successful management of. fliis 
vyy Important depart ineui of the National 
Phonograph Co. 



cd, a 



id on 

1 railed 



lOfflr. 



r hh 



of 



>een brought to our allei'tlonnre Hie illumliiatei 
lectrleul devlo-s Hint are being furnished lo 111 
rade by the American Record Co,. Hawthorne 
Ibeble A Prcscott, pales managers, of H|irlngne|i 
nd New York; they comprise a large sldewall 



and a 



LOUIS JAY GERSON PROMOTED. 

Louis Jay Corson, traveling salesman for tl 
past year in Pennsylvania, New Jersey anil Del 
ware Tor the Columbia Phonograph Co.. and 01 
of the best-known talking machine 



DENHAM'S NOVELTIES. 
Edwin A. Don hum, who is Importing tier 
mil Swiss phonographs Hjjibjp. the license gi 
■d by the American Oraphophone Co" is gia 
'pwlal attention to Ihe appearance of his 
blues, as- may be judged from lire illuatrs 
:ivcn herewith. The base is in bronze and cO 
Inlsh. rile effect being decidedly nrtisllc. 





which appealed lo us prfrii oil lady, ii.iroduclug a 
song-bird In lite act of alighting 'on a branch. 
Another Is in ihe form of a dragon, a^suhjei-i 
affording the artisi considerable latitude both In 
designing and in cnlorilig. 

Theodore F, Bentel. wife and daughter have 
just relumed to their 'Pittsburg home after a 
visit of several weeks '"down East." Part of 
their lime was given lo eirjoying the beauties of 
the country around Springfield. Mass., where they 
were the guests of E. A. Hawthorne, of the 
American Record Co. 



■ of the 

Philadelphia nthVe mi September 1. He Is one of 
Ihe. "outtintera" on the road, and many remem- 
ber his "smile that never comes off." he having 
taken the (fret line of lalklnir 'machines through 
ihe noun try back In IMiT. when, as he says, "bis 
coming was uutiOuuced 10 "Users' by ihe mailing 
of hundreds of iwstal cards mating that he would 
arrive al such on hotel, ami at such a date, ami 
would receive them in bin mom ami show ihe 
lalest yellow wax records. In those days eight 
nr ten new records a month was no event, and 
users Rocked in hear lliem. Very few dealers 
existed al tlrsi when I traveled nil over the coun- 
try. The c'ompauy'rnrniHhcil- two »r throe slot 
, chines In traveler? th09C days, and nne emild 
j' some of his expenses by soiling 
hotel where he stopped," 



expect tu mukey si 
Hum up In {he li 



The Columbia Phonograph Co. announces the 
Following changes; Waller I.. Eckhardl. manager 
nf New York Office, and John H. Dorian, manager 
-of Chicago otfli e. assigned lo duly at the executive 
office in New York. Mr. Eckhardl lo assume 
duties In cimiieiHon with the development of Ihe 
wholesale business. .Mr. Dorian similar duties In 
connection with the retail department. S. S. B. 
Campbell, manager instalment department. New 
York oftl.-e, appointed manager in charge of the 
I .renter New York retail stores. 



their effeellvenest. 



the ^oftertonF 

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ATTACHMENTS 
AND NEEDLES 



for victor Exhibition and concert, Columbia, 
and zonophone sound boxes. . ' . 



The SOFTERTONE ATTACHMENT is an Invention to hold a spe- 
cial needle known as Iho SOFTERTONE. The purpose of this needle 
is to reduce the cver-tone in the reproduction of, Records. 

SOFTERTONE NEEDLES aro particularly well adapted for use In 
homes- and small apartments where the full volume of tone Is not 
desirable. 

SOFTEHTONE NEEDLES reduce the volume but bring out every 
detail and shade of tone in the liocord. 

. * PLAYS SIX* RECORDS 

SUKTEIiTON'E NjJHfjLES may be played on the same or different Records at least six 
times without injury to the Record— In fact, a Record will last three times as Jong when a 
Softertone Needle la used. 

IMPORTANT : When ordering mention Name and Style of your Sound Box 

Exhibition Ills the Columbia and Zonophono Sound Boxes. 







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PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



T" 



(Siic'iiiii)- prepared f"r Tsc TalMoi UaefclM W..M.1.1 
Washington. D, C. Sept. 5. 1MB. 
pnoxoGBAPU. Enoch J. Recto*. Parkeraburg, 
W. Vo. 1'atent No.-79T.020. 

One object or the present invention In to at- 
tach a phonograph 10 mid operate the same by 
Hie driving-belt or the 
I ordinary sowing machine 
I or the like. Anoibt'r ob- 
ject Is 10 simplify and 
, improve the construction 
and operation ami 10 re- 
duco the cost of miimifac- 
lure of the phonograph! 
One form of ihe inven- 
tion is illustrated in the 
accompanying drawings. 
Figure 1 is an end ele- 
vation or 11 sewing machine and phonograph at- 
tached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly In 





taged plan or the feed-screw, the reverse screw, 
the rocker shaft, and the lever in connection with 
a section of a compound record-roller. Fig. i la 
the- same turned 11 1> edgewise to show the action 
of the feedscrew upon the lever. £lg. 5 is an 
end elevation of the machine, showing an en* 
largi'd view of the pawl aml-thc bub ot the actu- 
ating lever; and Fie. n 1b a side elevation of the 
machine dismantled of everything except the 
rockershafi and lis attachments, the triprod, 
the pawl, and the ratchet-wheel. 

Stir.vnRKi-iuirii.Kii. Albert U Irish. Toledo, 
(').. assignor U the Tnlko-I'hone Co„ same place. 
Patent No. THT.ul'ti. 

This invention has reference to a Bound-re- 
producer for talking machines; and it bus par- 
ticular reference to Improvements in the details 
of construction whereby the various parts may 
he assembled with Increased radii ty and with a 
greater degree of precision than has been at- 
tained heretofore in the art. 

In carrying out Ihe invention meaiiB are pro- 
vided whereby the pivoted arm of tho reuro- 



wltb the diaphragm of 
■ turned 11 pen its pivotal 



ly out of the way of tbi 
being placed In* 



sen I Ion. 

graph. Fig. 3 is 
elevation of lh( 
partly broken a 
show more .dearly cer- 
tain parts; ami Fig. ■! Is a front elevation or 
same, also partly broken nwny. 

Fnu MkiiiaMsm. John C. IJuuion. Gn 
Rapids. Mb-h. Patent No. tpt.ioj. , 

This Invention relates in Improvements 



-. adapted 
the instrument 
connections cm 

operator while the diaphragm 

position or is being removed therefrom tor tin 
purpose of effecting repairs, Ily means of this 
Improved construction the pivoted arm may be 
effectually adjusted upon its pivoi.s and Us proper 
alignment for connection with the diaphragm 
insured before its final connection therewith Is 
accomplished. 

In tho construction of the reproducer the em- 
ployment of springs of any character whatever 
Is entirely eliminated, the resulting COTStrttethHI 



' comprising a minim 
Inning slmplicl 



umber »f i>a 



tiili' 






ml effectfw 




especial object is 



provide 



*&.&■ 



; % 



the inven 

soundri'l: 

Hon. Fli 



is bearing end from a 
given point of contact and also lo reverse the. 
mol Ion and direction of tbe feed when desired. 
These Objects are nllalncd by the moi nanism 
Illustrated In tbe nieoiiip.mylnc drawings, rep- 
resenting Die feedscrew applied 10 n .'impound 
record-phonograph as being weH designed to 
illustrate the operation of Ihe screw, and In 
which figure 1 is a plan of tbe phonograph, 
snowing tho application of the screw. Fig. 2 is 
nn end elevation of the same. Fig. :t la an on- 



ipanytng drawings, illustrative of 

Figure 1 is a front race view of a 

er embodying improved construe 

■. a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 

> Section thereof. 

pin.Mi- Ai-fMUTis. Thomas H. Haetfouald, 

Bridgeport, Conn- assignor to American Grapno- 

phone CO.. same place. Patent No. 790.743. 

This invention relates to means for rer 
and reproducing sounds, and particularly 1 
means of the kind wherein Mclional force Is er 
ployed to actuate n diaphragm or oilier sero 
dary vibrating means, the sonorous vlbrntlut 
licjng employed to modify sin-h friclionnl Ton 
and to mold it. so to H|ieak. Into sound-wave 
Apparatus of ibis typo is described in D 
States Patent No. 078.SS0. granted July IC 
to Daniel Hlghnm, ami in the pending 1 
States application Serial No. S87£&t, fllw 
crmber SI, 1004. 

The object of the present invention is ti 





arrying out in a practical 

forth 111 the patent 10 said 

les an improvement upon 

described and claimed. 

ivements constituting the invention 

od from the following deBcrlp- 

ecompanying this applies- 



IF YOU CANT GET IT OK OTIIF.HS 

"TRY ME" 

I am ready, willing and able at flfl times 
to ship titiick just what you order. 

I am jobber for every talking machine and 
record on the market. 

Confine your business to one concern. This 
JAMES 1. LYOIMa ; s monev in your pocket. 

Wholesale Only / — 

194 E. VAN BUREN ST. send lor my complete alphabetically arranged list 

CHICAGO, ILL. «1 mi makes ol records. Tills Is Issued monthly. ^ 




tlon. in which Figure 1 Is a Bide elevation, partly 
In broken section, or so much of the apparatus 
n.i relates 10 the said Improvement!*. Fig. 2 Is an 
enlarged sectional view ot a detail thereof. Fig. 
:t is a cross section on the line 3 3 Of Fig. 2. 
Fig. i is a broken sectional detail. Fig. 5 Is a 
transverse section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. show- 
ing in the dotted outlines some ot Ihe operating 
nans _nrj.be machine; and Fig. 6 Is a sections! 



1 position or the parts I 



detail showing a differ 

from that shown In Figs. 1 and 2. 

Macjh.vk fob Siiavuw Soi'Mi-Itnimus. John 
E. Ott. Orange. N. J., assignor to New Jersey 
Patent Co.. same-nthce. Patent No. 79«,H57. 

This invention relates, to machines tor shav- 
ing phonographic cylinders or other sound-rec- 
ords: ami the objects are to provide a simple and 
compart device Tor the purpose, one capable or 
efficient, rapid, and perfect operation and wherein 

>*" ... 



ng 



lied 




finally generation of dust, chips, and shavings of 
unseat I si ile of the machine is overcome. 

Tbe Improved machine has been designed par- 
ticularly for use in establishments where a largn 
number of records require to be shaved— as. Tor 
Instance, in offices using phonographs for com- 
mercial purposes. 

Generally stated, the invention consists in pro- 
viding a mandrel or other support tor the record 
with a shaving knife arranged to be '-noosed into 
engagement wilh the record, means for rotating 
the mandrel or other support at a high speed, 
amla fan or blower for directing the wax. chips. 
shavings, or dost produced in operation into a 
suitable receptacle r °r Ih '" puriiose. from whleli 
they may be 'subsequently removed. Figure I 
Is a plan view of the complete machine with 
tbe operating handle removed, 

Tasuet-Oaxsiks K»t t'ai.kisu Maoris**, Geo. 
W. fjsjhber, t'onynghnm, Pa, assignor to Holds 
Comber, same place. Patent No-.598.034. 

This Invention relates to phonographs, and 
more particularly to a tablet-carrier for talking 
machines whereby a plurality of tablets or man- 
drels are grouped together In one machine so 
that any preferred one or said tablets ma* bo 



-. 3» 



THE TALKING MACHINE MOULD. 



readily moved Uuo co-operation with The repro- 
ducer. ' * . & ~ 

Tho main object of the Invention, Xamons 
others. 1b to provide a simple form or carrier 
adapted lo ij-.i.^.'-.;-:- preferred number of tablets 




or tablet-receiving mandrels wflhUi a minimum 
amount of apace. 

Figure 1 bIiomh a front elevation of (lie talking 
machine complete. Fig. i Is a similar view., on 




a slightly-enlarged wale, a portion of the easing 
being showp In section. Fig. 3 Is a horizontal 
section of the -machine, laken on the median 
line of the tab let -carrier. Flgji 4 Is a perspective 
detail view of one 'of the mamirel-carrylng arms 
of my magazine. 

Aui'Mn'i.in Hubs. Chan. J. Klehhorn. Now- 
ark. N. J„ assignor to the Tea Tray Co.. same 
place. Patent No, 797.725. 

The objects of this Invention are to secure 
greater Strength ami rigidity at the large end of 
the horn, more particularly in what are known 
as "flower-horns,"' whereby said horns will be 
better able to maintain their flower shape while 
Id transportation and In use. * 

Heretofore flower-shaped horns have had (heir 
projecting [H-tais at the large end of the horn 
project beyond the termination of the ribs by 




This 



irtic 



for 



instrument under different names, emnloylii 
the record a rotary disc, the degree of ftteun- 
aieness of the wire. Which Is of uniform or aub- 
aianilnlly, uniform thinness throughout, /being 
such us to cause It to present always 10 the rec- 
ord grooves an adequately fine point*, as It wears 
away with use by friitional contact w(th the 
groove*. Tills line wire, is too yielding to adapt 
It Tor use without support, since by undue bend- 
ing In traversing the ret-onl it. mars the repro- 
duction and renders It Indlstln. I. For BHpBOttlng 
the wire there is provided* a species of rigid 
clamp on the reproducer, the function of which 
Is to hold the wire in a' manner to permit pro- 
trusion thereof at one cntLJifihe desired short 
distance beyond the. clamp (Of eugage'inenl with 
the' record and lo. hold the wire throughout the 
remainder of Its extent BO firmly and uniformly 
as to render it practically an integral part of tin- 
rigidly stable clamp, and thus prevent any lade- 



device for the purpose which shall be effective 
and positive in Its operation, of but few parts, 
capable of being readily attached to standard 
types of phonographs and other talking machines, 
and which when applied will not In any way 
affect the operation of the device or prevent the 
reproduced front being 
fully raised to permit 
the records to be 
changed or the repro- 
Lj ducer to be repaired or 
U *>'■ ?3f£»mfii removed. At the same 




it of tl 



win 



pendent vibration or movt 
Would tend to- mar or destroy Its siylus action. 
In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 Is a 
brolti-n view showing in side elevation the repro- 
ducer of the class of Instrument herelnbefor- 
speclfled equipped with the Improvement and In 
operative position relative to>ihe rfreord disc; 
Fig. 2, a perspective view showing one jaw of my 
Improved i-iftmp projecting from the bracket of 
the reproducer which carries the vibration-trans- 
mitting Anger; Fig, 3, a hlmllar view of the other 



vliles for simple and ef- 
fect! ve adjustment 
whereby the reproducer 
may be caused to en- 
gage or be disengaged 
ithereiord Immediately before and after the 
Selection has been reproduced. 

This invention has more particularly for Its 
object the provision of means whereby the mem- 
bers which cooperate lo raise the reproducer 
or diaphragm earner may obtain a broad bear- 
ing' or contact surface for the lifting operation. 
In the accompanying drawings. Figure I is a 
plan. view, showing a part of the main shaft 
feed-screw, pnri.ofjthe back rod. sleeve, sprlng- 
ai-iu. unci feednuL of a phonograph with the pres- 
ent Improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2. a front 



action taken I 
n the illre 



tlon 



„iX 



Jaw or jjbc damp, and Fig. t * 
the (Ine 4 on Fig. 1 and vlewe 
of the arrow. 

Rri-katinu Attachmknt ma l'n 
Edward L, Aiken, East Orange. 
to New Jersey Patent Co., 'sam 
No. 708.087. 

This Invention relates* to Improvements in rt 
pealing attachments for phonographs or other 
talking machines, adapted either for tin- purpose 
of repealing a selection Indefinitely or for use 
in combination with any appropriate form of 
coin-operated mechanism for controlling th.cS- phi'i. and t 
motor, whereby when the selection has been once of whom I: 
reproduced by the prepayment of n coin the 're- 
producer will be returned (o the starting position 
to permit successive reproductions. _ | 

The object of the invention is in provide a. 



In yachting clrvlCfl Henry It. Uabson. presi- 
dent of the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co.. 
and other enterprises in the same line. Is cutting 
something oi a swath this season with his boal, 
•Another Old Maid." Eight silver cups are lo 
the credit of tils double-center board and fin 
craft, wbi'iv-*'ems to sail at " smart dip In 
any old bre£t\ B***n when it dies out. The club 
at Seaside Park. N. J., to which Mr. ll:ibson's 
yaCht Is accredited, Includes In its membership 
such noiabli- men as Mayor Weaver of Philadel- 
■eriior at New Jersey, the latter 
Admiral. At the last election, 
Henry.'" as the trade .lire fond of calling this 
very clever gentleman, was elected Rear' A dm Ira I. 
after making a neat speech— an unusual depar- 



which the sections of the horn have been held 
together. Thus the said petals, made from thin 
sheet material, were lacking In stiffness and were 
very easily bent, particularly when the horn 
stood upon Its Inrge end. as Indicated In Figure l 
of the drawings, Iho bending and indenting of the 
weak petals greatly marring the appearance of 
the horn, so that It became unmarketable In the 
hands of the retail dealer. By this construction 
a flower-shaped horn Is secured which is mate- 
rially stronger to resist downward pressure. 

Referring to the accompanying drawings. In 
which like numerals of reference Indicate cor- 
resiK-ndhig parts in each or the several figures. 
Fig. 1 Is a side elevation of my Improved horn, 
and Fig. 2 is a plan of one of the longitudinal 
eections thereof, and Fig. :i Is an enlarged sec- 
tion of the same taken at line x, Fig. I. 

PiiDMN.avcii. Herbert S. Mills, Chicago, III. 
Patent No. 797.813. 



ATI FlYJ'^l PAPER LACQUERED 

PHONOGRAPH HORN 

No Metallic op brassy sound 
No brass lo clean 



F»pice,$10t22 

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, Half Ivcr Johnaon Spoiling St 



t. ('.-Finch & lUhn. 
, Po.-Htnry Hreun. 
I, Po.-G. C. Atchbacr. 



U.ir.,;r. 1U.—S. L. I !■■.!.}■ Co. 

ttfrilwiftpi. Tliii Trikfagjftdih- »—■ 

Boi loo- Bo it on Cycle 5 Sundry Co., 
Kaitrrn Talk, Machine Co., Iver John 

f „n S;-IS H'!v Co.. L" I".. O-u.hx] C.i.. 
K«.l & Read. 
Broc-tijn-A. II. MitlhewV Soni. Prk) 



C*i< 



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Co.. KmU.ti.li 



T CO. 



Rudolph Wui 

<.i«ri!>»J-Bcltpw Muiiea] Co. 

Cola«!»i<- Ferry II. Whiiril Co. 

Duiini-Snulliem Talking Much. Co. 

Duviofi. ('.-Nii-haii* &T>ohf«. 

Urnirr-ll.nvcr |lr, Cyo.lt Co., Hi. 
. JIu»ic Co. 
*0« .Uo;«(j-Thc Vim Co., llopkin 

no. Co., Grinnc 



Drs 
Eruioi 

l-lmir 



— Elmira Arm". Co. 
-W. G. \V»H Co. * 



• Co. 



fort Uedgt, 'eno-Early Mui 

Fort W'nrtA, Til— •' 

ft Co, 
Gfot'fHt-thVj A'. )".— American Phono. O 
/lurrufmrc-S. K. llamhurgei 
Hcwtox- Texa. i'hono. L'u. 



is .V™ GwlO, ft.— W. C. De Foree.l & Omm-y, I" - (>incy I'lionngraph Co. 

Sun. R*adi«r. /'a. -heading Phonograph Co. 

\,v,, I !..:. -. 1M..L-T-! llrnlT-rsriT (li, .-,.:!- M;iL:r ::.!.■! J I ■■ 

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l!l.-,,kin ; ,.: I.,i:.,i: t M.ohmc I..,. 1 I-'. (>. iv M. Co., lilies IS. Milic ' 

IVIackmjn o S.-.r., S.-.1 lllm.ni. 1 bavega. Machine Co. 

Jr., S. U. U»«ga. H..i.Ji;i- l'l:.'iu.ji:.ph .V,i« .fil.in...', l>r.-ll. G Xcra OpUCi 

to., II. S. Gordon. If.irrv l.-..k-,n. .-,„„ ;■..,„.„.,. 1'cter Bacnralupi. 



, Talkinf 



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ttidiaiwpelii- Craig-Jay Co., Klpp Hro». AltrM Wtl 

Cv, A. il. Wan** Co. AW Origin, \ 

/...„.<:, Cii-J. \v. kokio.' Sons Mini; I-iit Alarm (. 

Co.. J, K Schmrlrrr -\" Sim- Arm. Co. <lm<Wi,] 1 lll>:iti:i 

Kniiii.il, A'. I'. Forsyth S llav - 
"- Typewrit 



Rax C... Viciur H. Kai.kc. SchtHftioif, N. .. 
■ Co.. John Waniitialcr. A, KickarJ Br Co. 
I .SVronitn-Ackerman & Co., 
n Hailey. Nat. Auto. 

:lc Co,. Neb. Cycle 



Phono- Co. 

/.afjvcllf. '»"/.■ A. I'.. Wahl if to. 
!..;,■;.(-. .V.-I..-H. K Suite. Cycle Co. 
(.,... ijn/Jr-C. A. Ray. 
/.otwII-Thoi. Wardell. ' 



..Thtmisi C. Hough. 

.V.-.';oV. M.-..--W. II- ttcynal.l:-. 
.M„,ir v ...,,,-.v. ,'lij- II. I.. 1'rnirk. 
,V„,H.:'.'.- \jvlivit:. Talk. Madi. (. 

grader & Co. 
.Vrwr, A. ^.-A- O. Pelit. 
1 O.-Ugll-Fir- ' 



1 torn, A'. I - .— Frank E. Rolmy. 

>V,,*m, ,V. A .!«« K. irl>ca. 

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n, -j i.ifh;,, --1;. J. lleppe li Sm 
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W»namakr; r . W.-iK^ l'li.,iuivr: l; .li 



nv Atdiprd. Man 



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i.il rvrpntn—V.. S. William' & Soni Co.. Ud. 
"im Trtnlo*. .V. /.— Sloil Blank Book and 

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Inc. 



ery Co.. John Svke* 
.„ . . F.-Finch & Hahn 
(t.V.i Clark-Ili.rrock* Co.. Arl 
FcniM, William Ilarriwii. bii< 



C. Mrtl.ir C... I'.ltslnirn I'banogi 

Co, Talkmir Machinr Co, 

forllUBii .In-. W. II. K..., & Son. 

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/V,-. „;,.,,.■ I. M [)«,, Co, J. A. Fo.,., ,», 

Co.. Hotllfhold l-'iiroilnrr Co, J. I 

Samiiclv .V llr-.. A. T. Scalietgood St ICi 

Co. ( 



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S K,.m >,n* J, Co. 
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the Superior Quality and Tone of American Records, we have decided, on October 
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New York, October 15, 1905. 



Price Ten Cents 



TRADE HAPPEN1NQS IN THE WEST. 

Lyon & Healy Now Edison Jobbers — Nlgbett'e 
Good Trip — Columbia News — Lyon*' New 
Record Catalogue — 30 Per cent. Increase in 
Lyon 4. Healy Business Babson Bros. Has 
Edison Line — American Record Co.'s New 
Offices— Other News of I nicest. - 

(Special lo Ttii, Talking Mm-blii* World.) t 

World Office. 13C2 Monadnock Block, 

Chicago, October 10, 1905. 
Lyon & Healy will become Edison jobbers. Th-- 
ileal was consummated last week, and has been 
oni' of the principal topics of gossip In the trade 
for the past few days. For a couple of months 
past It has been rumored that such a deal was 
pending, hut both sides have denied any knowl- 
edge of the matter. Now It Is an accomplished 
fact, however, and ihe great music house will 
soon have a big stock of Bdlson goods side by 
side Willi the Victor, and will push them through 
Iheir immense filing organization. Manager C 
B. Hoodwln. of Ul« Talking Machine Department 
of Lyon & Healy, In speaking of the mailer, sai.l: 
"We have had many iniiuirles fur Kilison goods; 
In fact, a very law number at Victor dealers. 
as you know, handle Ihe Edison also, and wo 
came to tiie conclusion that we might Just as 
well reap the benefit as not." Lynn & Healy will 
handle Edison as well as Victor at retail In 
Chicago. 

C N. Nisbett. Western manager of ihe Na- 
tional Phonograph Co., has Just returned from a 
irip among Edison dealer*, which look him as 
far west as Denver, as far south as Si. I/mis, 
and as far east as Canton, Ohio. He character- 
izes business condltlnns throughout all llial ter- 
ritory as simply great. "Everywhere the trade is 
niacins orders, from a third lo one hundred per 
cent, greater than last year," said Mr. Nishet 



icotpon 



The Victor Record Co. lias been it 
with a capital stock of 12.50"., to n 
talking machines. The incorporators are L. A. 
Olmslend/S. IJ. Wake ami Alice Olmsletid. Mr. 
Olmstead is the head of the Vim Co.. of Utlf city. 
When seen by your correspondent he was not In- 
clined to be particularly communfcaUee regard- 
ing the new company. When asked whether he 
Intended to bring out a record to be known us 
(ho Victor he replied, "I should say not." He 
said, however, that he was going Into the record 
business hard, and Intended lo make a couple 
Of brands. The manufacture of talking machines, 
he replied, was an after consideration. 

The great hardware house of Hlbbard. Spencer 
& Bartletl, Chicago, are very extensive Job- 
bers of Columbia graphophones. which they han- 
dle eicluBlvely. They are preparing to push 
tbla end of their business more aggressively than 
ever before, and with their great following and 
numerous traveling salesmen will prove a large 
factor in the Columbia distribution. Mr. H, A. 
Stedman is Ihe capable buyer and manager of 
Hllibnrd, Spencer & Barllelt's talking machine 
department. 

Arthur Ceissler. son of L. V. Ceissler, general 
sales manager of the Victor Co., was In Chi- 
cago Saturday, accompanied by his bride. They 
wero on their way from San Kranclsco to New 
York, where ihe younger Ceissler will also be 
connected with the Victor Co. 

W. W. Parsons, malinger of the commercial 
department of The Chicago office of the Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co.. had been making some un- 
usually attractive dk=plays of late. Recently ihe 
south window of Ihe /big store at SK Wabash 
was flUcd «iib commercial dictation grapho- 
phones, while revolving on ihe disc holder of a. 
disc graphophone wns a miniature stenographer 
in the act or transcribing a b-tier- from n dicta- 
tion machine on a ty|iewriter ahout 



the Ml 



•'It Is certainly nil Indication of prosperity when high and a perfect machine by Hie way In every 

luxuries are being ltougbt in this way." respect./ .lust now there is a running endless 

John II. Dorian found his last week in Chi- belt In the window made op of testimonials from 

cago, prior to going to New York lo lake general large Chicago users of ihe Columbia commercial 
charge of the Columbia Co.'s retail li 
throughout the country 



General Manager t'.corge W Lyle and Wal- 
ter Erkhardt, wholesale manager, were here go- 
ins over things preparatory lo the transfer. 
There was the" installation of Mr. WIlNon, the 
new manager of the Chicago office ami various 
pointers lo lie given him. And there were other 
things doing also. Before he left Mr. Dorian 
was presented with a lienutlful Jeweled thirty- 
second degree Masonic charm by the force of the 
Chicago office. To cap the climax of an excit- 
ing week, Mr. Dorian and E. G. Hume, who have 
long been brother Masons and business asso- 
ciates, bumped the bumps and dusted the sands 
of (he Anclenl Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine. 
In his new position at the executive offices In 
New York, Mr. Dorian assumes the title of as- 
sistant general manager. Mr. Dorian has had 
long and comprehensive experience with the Co- 
lumbia Co. He was formerly assistant manager 
of the Chicago office, and then went lo San Fran- 
cisco in charge of their Interests on the coast- 
Two years ago he came back to Chicago as man- 
ager of the office here. There are no other 
changes In the personnel or the Chicago office. 
E. C. l'lume, who has had charge of the whole- 
sale continues to look nfter the interests of ihe 
Columbia Jobbers In this territory. Several im- 
portant now Jobbing accounts have recently been 
started by him. 

H. L. Wlllson, the new manager of ihe Chicago 
office, was formerly private secretary to Presi- 
dent Easton in New York, but came to Chicago 
the first of the year as assistant manager under 
Mr. Dorian. He la a capable, clean cut young 
man. roll of .business to hla finger tips.TIe has 
charge not onlyjir 'the main store at 88 Wabash 
avenue, but the four branch stores in Chicago 
and that of Joliet. 



Graphophones and photographs of Ihelr office- 
James I. Lyons, the large Jobber of talking ma- 
chines and supplies. Is now shipping all Zona- 
phone. Victor and Imperial mords in neat para- 
tine paper envelopes. They are transparent, al- 
lowing the titles of the- rerorda clearly to be 
seen, and at the same time prevent them from 
being scratched ia transit or on the phelvr-s. Mr. 
Lyons has recently Issued a new edition of bis 
famous record catalogue, which lists in ihe 
most convenient form all makes or records. All 
tapering arm Zonaphnnes are now furulshcu 
with either brass or flower hor.ns at the option 
of the purchaser. There is a slight variation In 
price, according to which arm horn Is desired. 

Manager C. K. tioo'dwln. of the talking ma- 
chine department at Lyon & Healy's, cites figures 
'lo prove that tho business of the department 
during September showed an Increase of thirty 
per pent, over the eoresponding month of last 
year. October fto far Is maintaining an even 
greater ratio of gain. 

Mr. Hecroft. of the Tea Tray Co.. Newark. N. J., 
who make a very extensive line of horns, stands 
and cranes, was a recent Chicago vlsltoP 

A. D. Hermann, formerly with Rothschilds, is 
now In charge of the Belling end of the small 
goods and talking machine department at Siege!, 
Cooper & Co. They handle Edison, Victor and 
Columbia machines. 

"Thomas A. Kdison and Phonograph Record 
Talent" is the title of a handsome little brochure 
Just Issued hy an Eastern publishing house. It 
contains a beautifully written biographical ske\eh 
of Mr. Edison, the story of the first phonojrraph 
ami a good non-technical description of the ma- 
chin* In Its present state of development. Among * 
the excellent half-tone pictures which embellish 
he booklet are those of Mr. Edison, his birth- 



n large number of artists who have made Edi- 
son records, Arthur Collins, By-ran (i. Harlan.' 
Corlnne Morgan and many others. The booklet 
Is designed lo be sold by phonograph dealers at 

• F. K. Babson, who recently ayalgned-ns man- 
ager of the Talking Machine Co., 10 cugnge In 
business with his brother Cusluve Babson, former- 
ly assistant mrinager of the same company, la 
still in chn/ge of Ihe bmlness here. "Mr. John- 
son, of Ihe Victor Co., who individually ownslhe 
stock of Ihe Talking .Machine Co., requested that 
I remain lure until he could secure a manager 
and he could he ll'oronghly coached In the affairs 
ol ihe business.'.' remarked Mr. Babson. "In the 
meantime my brother, B. Babson, lias started in 
as you know, nl ir-u Michigan avenue. While 1 
shall, of course, be Interested with him. I am 
taking no active part therein for tho present. 
When I am out of here, we will go ahead with ■ 
business ihere under the name or Babson 
the present, my brother is simply do- 
mall order. Installment business to tho con- 
sumer on the Edison goods. We are planning to 
go Into the manufacturing business extensively, 
and If oup plans materialize a million dollar 
company will be launched next summer manu- 
facturing machine*, records and everything In 
Hie talking machine Hue. H. B. Babson is not 
Interested In our new company. He is, as you 
know, a stockholder In the Victor Co, 

"U will tie several months before I leave the 
Talking .Yhwhine Co. I certainly do not want to 
embarrass Mr. Johnson In any way. and the busi- 
lie-* lias grown to such proportions and l have 
leen' here so long that it would be hard work 
for a new man to gej_hold of the reins at once. 
Until I am out I shall nol he In a portion to 
promote the largrr plans towards which my 
brother and myself have in view." 

The trade here ft greatly Interested In the fu- 
ture plans regarding the. Talking Machine Co. 
While (here lias been considerable talk regarding 
the Victor Co.. taking hold or II. making It a 
direct branch, no one can speak decidedly on rh« 
subject. It ''. being conducted a! present as In 
the past as an independent Jobbing house hand- 
ling both Edison and Victor goods. 

H. S. Babson was a Chicago vhltnr last week, 
lie lefl for St. I-onis and Omaha, and will proba- 
bly return to Chiengo next week. 

The American Record Co. and Hawthorne- 
Sheble Mfg. Co. (will remove Lhetr Chicago office 
Nov. 1 from Ihe Calumet building to Adams Ex- 
'press building. IRS DearlKirn street. C. W. Noyes, 
Western representative, will hav what will be 
known js a model office nnd display room. It 
helng his intention lo fit up a system for display- 
ing samples of each style born, case, stand, etc., 
In a small space on nn especially designed rack 
which may he applied successfully lo the dealers' 
or jobbers' use. A sample line of both 7-inch nnd 
in'<-inch American records will be carried In the 
Hawthorne & Sheble record filing system racks, 
and the entire space comsumed by thlB sample 
room will be about 12 x 20 feet. Mr. Noyes 
wishes to be nhle.to show the dealer on;! Jobber 
by means of his model equipment how it la pos- 
sible to carry a large stock In a smnll space. 

E. A. Hawthorne, general manager of the 
American Record-Co., and president of Ihe Haw- 
ihorneStiebie Mfg. Co., was in Ihe city several 
days last week closing contracts for American 
records at the new prices. Several very largo 



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selling agent of a new 

place, laboratory and library, and photographs of wood with a brass flare. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



HOW REPORTERS ARE gENEFITED 

By the Talking Machine — A Learned Disqui- 
sition on j.nt Subject by J. W. BTnder at the 
Meeting of the National Report erV Asso- 
ciations b- Chautauqua, 

3. W.- Hinder, or Pittsburg. Pa.. Ik not only a 
capable and enthusiastic advocate of the com- 
menial grnphophone. but a clever writer amL, 
speaker. Al the recent meeting of Hie rfatlonal 

Shorthand .Rcjlnriers' Assoelatlon. held at Chan- 
Imiqiia. be made -the following remarks, in pan. 
i response to a toast:* ami they are so apropos 



this is that he may he called i 
brother, the newspaper reporter, ;i 



thai , 



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"[ reel, as a representatl 
I'll I tie as aitapled Hi- i'nninr"ri'iaJ 'nut-., thai 1 am 
not without a rightful-place ai tbLs hoard. The 
hafis of the talkiiiK ranchlne Is ■TOnd*Worqrng. 
the hauls or shorthand Ie sound wording. VV> 
tifie the pulse or the sound wave to make a rec- 
ord; you use the stroke of the fountain pen. The 
history of the art of shorthand tarries -us bark 
. to Uie dark ages of Egyptian mythology, The 
history of recording speech by sound waves dates 
bark only twenty years to a little laboratory In 
Washington, where Alexander Graham Hell, the 
' famous Inventor of the telephone, first discovered 
that sound waves by means of a proper stylus 
could be recorded upon a cylinder. From that 
discovery to the present day Is a far cry,- not In 
time, but In achievement. Taking our stnnd upon 
the things that have been accomplished, and look- 
ing forward to the future, we can see even greater 
things ahead than have been accomplished In the 
past. This is true not only of our business but 
of your profession as well. 

"The mission of the phonogrnpber of today Is 
a much Wider 'one than merely the accurate re- 
cording of spoken sound. The successful short- 
hand writer must be n man "of broad culture. He 
must know science, literature, art, music, as well 
as being versed In those finer gradations of 
psychical research which have made the closing 
years of the nineteenth and the opening of the 
twentitth century so notable. The reason for 



to report the mon technical d 


Kiutslon of a 


scientific nature, or he mav be 


ailed to report 


patent litigation in which leHir 


Icalftk's fairly 


bristle. In order to meet sueli ext 


eulesofknowl 


edge be must be equipped, not 01 


v with a fund 


of information which will i-nahti 


him when he 


hears the word rheostat to knot 


Jus] what is 


meant and to write (t down Set 


rately. hut- he 


must know as well what the the 


sophfst means 


when he speaks of his astral bod} 


These Ihings 


considered, it will readllv be seen 


thai liicsbort- 


hand writer of today, who orrupl 


a a position in 


the forefront oi bis profession, in 


st Indeed lie a 


"1 take it for granted, howove 


. lhal nil this 


Is niulent history to you. If^you permit me. 1 


want merely to ouiliuv something 


that is due In 



lhe_.lmme.lime future. Yon ciiu all recall the 
time when you wrote oul, some of you at least, 
your transcript laboriously with pen and Ink In 
longhand. True, there was not so much litiga- 
tion at that time, nud transcripts were few and 
far between, but your fathers In the profession 
well remember the sleepless nights which they 
passed In this arduous work, \yith the advent 
of the tyjiewrlter your labors were materially 
lessoned, ^ou were able to do In , a night what 
formerly occupied weeks of your lime. You were 
enabled also to do it with less labor. As the 
needs of the profession grew and as the practice 
of tluiking daily transcripts of your court cases 
became, the universal rule, the (y.iewriicr. un- 
assisted, became too slow a process to get out 
your work promptly. Here Is where (he talking 
machine came to your rescue. To-dity the np.lo- 
date shorthand writer has his offlc/ equipped with 
these modern devices, and in place or sitting up 
all night by the side 'of a weary-eyed stenographer 
who Is drumming out his copy, he dictates the 
same to grnphophone cylinders, wbitfe are tran- 
scribed while he calmly reposes upon his virtuous 
This is Indeed a transition fmm^the 



former praclb 

win aii appreciate. 



od ( 



which 1 am ^ 



"I take It fur granted, of course, that each one 
of you having thus disposed of his day's work, 
goes home to his conch and'does not spend the 
lime saved In burning the midnight oil at places 
whicli would be better without jour presence. 1 
say. I lake this for granted rrom the fact that the 
shorthand writers - profession is one of the hlgh- 
j.-t that can be Imagined, As I have said before, 
lis devote, * are men of culture, of learning and 
of accomplishment, and this being the case, of 
course, the time they have saved by transferring 
their labor to the graphopjuuie will not be spent 
In any occupation other Ibnn those which will 
redound to their credit. 

■'.lust a word now In closing "with regard to the 
future. I am violating no confidence when i say 
(o you that the progress we have made, although 
plieiiomcnnnin its way. Is by no means at its end. 
I. look forward to the lime in the not Tar distant 
future when the stenographer and the shorthand 
Writer may dictate his matter to n graphophone 
or some similar contrivance, have the same cylin- 
der placed in another machine, and have his copy 
innied out mechanically. This, gentlemen. Is not 
-a dream of llellnmy. It Is a project upon which 
much atone; has been sijent by patient Investi- 
gators, and Is a dream which will as surely come 
(me ax anything of which we may he positive of 
in this world. It may take ten years. It may 
take fifteen years, it may lake firty years, but It 
will, come Just as surely as the sun rises and 
sets._ When that era has arrived our good friend. 
Colonel Hemming, may retire to bin slumbers 
after having emptied his note book nf ihe day's 
proceeding*, touch a button, and hud a com- 
plete .opy of h|p daily transcript by his bedside 
In Ihe morning. .iliily numbered ami paged, and 
Indexed. ijRdles and gentlemen. 1 wilt leave you 
to conlemidate. ihis glorious prospect. I thank 
you for. having called upon me." 

The slork lins visited Ihe home of Myron G. 
Harlan, of the •talent.'' In Orange. N. J. It Is a 
girl, and Hyron'a only regrcf is ihnt the birth 
took place in New Jersey rather than In New 
York. Otherwise every one Is hnppy. 



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I came down to breakfast one aiilumn morning, 
eager lor something new. I bad plenty to do; 
it was not lack of work that troubled nw. but I 
yearned for a case that would tort my. ability to 
the utmost, as ilia "The Mystery of Gray Shin- 
Kits," anil "The Case of the English Ambassador's 
Daughter." it Is the one trait in a detective's 
character, or to he more explicit, a successful 
detective's character, that in ever predominant; 
th" striving couliiuionsly to keep brain ami nerve 
WOrtlng In unison at top speed. When then' Is 
the least hesitation on the part of the menial ma- 
chinery to perform lis duty, through lack of 
opportunity or other Cannes, a relaxation sets in- 
which Is extremely disastrous to 



It wan from until u ivtaxatiou Hun I suffered 
upon this nuiiimn morning, but when I discovered 
in sorting my mail, that a yellow envelope was 
awaiting my notice, my splriis rose si once, I 
recognised It as coming via the Postal Telegraph 
Company, and that ti brought me a new ease, i 
bad no doubt. 1 tore it open hastily, and de- 
voured its contents which ran 'as follows: 

"Come out to Belmont Stock Farm this morn- 
ing. Will meet 111.30 trnn from New York. 
irgent business. Don't fail. Belmont." 

I glanced at my watcb; the bands pointed i« 
clghi o'clock. This gave me plenty of lime, so 1 
ate ray breakfast leisurely, wrote a few, letters. 
and then tool; a cur fur the Twenty. third strict 
ferry. Helnioin— liodfi'-y [lelmonl was a man 
famous for his thoroughbred trotting horses. 1 
bad met him In a social capacity several [lines, 
hut never in the line of my profession. Ills stock 
farm, one of the most noted in the country, was 
sitiiai.d jusi outside the suburbs of Newark. go 
upon my arrival In Jersey City. I boarded the 
l","o train as per instructions. 'and as the little 
station ar which he was to meel me came Into 
view around a curve in the track. I caught a 
fleeting glimpse of a stylish team of horses, and 
[••hind them, perched high upon his gaudy imp, 
sat Mr. Godfrey Belmont. 

He seemed very elad to see me. Inviting me to 
share his seat with an air so hospitable thai I 
realized my welcome at once. i accepted his in- 
vitation as best I could, ami before 1 was flrmiy 
seated, the two sleek sorrels were PHting up the 

gravel road at n three minute clip. My companion 

was busy with his steeds for a time, but eventual- 



ly the pace grew more steady and the team less 
fiery. He turned to me at last and said with a 
tinge of worry In his bass voice: "Mr-. Shaikh- 
ford, I need the brains of a bright man today, 
and having heard something of your ability froai 
my friend, Mr. Davenport 1 decided to wire yon. 
You are prompt, I see. I like that; It speaks well 
for what may follow. I'm not superstitious." he 
Mughal nervously, "but if things go right nt the 
slart, they are .'cry apt to continue in that dircc. 
lion. 

"Whoa, Noll; that won't hurt you. Easy, girl." 

A steam roller had made its appearance upon 
the scene and was now almost upon us. Nell, the 
off T^h-rel, did not like steam rollers and shied 
badly to show her displeasure. The /soolhlng 
words of the man behind the reins, however, had 
the desired effect upon her nerves, and she came 
back Into her place; her beautiful neck arched, 
and Hecks of snow wblie foam Decking her glossy 
coat. 

■*1 will be very glad, Mr. Belmont, to senv you 
in whatever capacity I can he of the most bene- 
fit, but llrst of all. will you be kind enough to give 
me an outline of your trouble?" 1 asked. 
"Trouble it must lie," I continued, "or you wouirl 
not have sent for me," 

"Trouble: Well. I should rather think so. 
Now listen. Shackle font, if the great Clearfield 
Sweepstakes for trotiers.' was coming off within a 
fortnight, and your horse was picked to' win — If 
yon had all your money mi a suppose,) sure thing, 
ami then at the last moment that horse went bad. 
would yon call that .trouble?" 

I assured him that 1 certainly should, and a 
very strenuous brand ai that". 

"Well that's my position." be/vital on. "Sir 
Godfrey, my big gray stallion, has been doing 
liner wonk every day lately, and yesterday after- 
noon when Murphy, my drivtr. sent, him a mile 
in 2.01 Hal, on my half-mile track without a 
nillle. I said to myself. 'Belmont, old boy. you for 
i he long green,' and I simply made the knowing 
ones blink at the way I backed that gray. This 
morning Murphy cami- to me actually crying. 
mind you— now. when Murphy cries, there's some- 
thing vitally wrong, you can 1-ank on that— and 
lulil me that Sir <Joi|frey was sick. 

■•'He's chuck full of nope, sorr.' he wailed. 
•There's no iolfe In him. at all. at all. O. if I 
only lftd ihe divil thot's been monkeying with 



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"I questioned him carefully about the "stable 
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say nothing against them. Out of the whole 
force of thirty men that I have about Ihe place. 
Murphy could not lay suspicion at the door of one. 

" 'Good as gold, sorr,' was the way he expressed 
his opinion of them. 

"So you see, I am In an unenviable position, to 
say the least, ami it's up to you. Shack leford." he 
added, turning to me, "to help me out. I ean do 
nothing without proof, and you must furnish 
that. I must nip this trouble In the hud. or else 
lose a fortune; do you understand?" 

I nodded. > 

We had reached our destination by this time, 
and leaving Ihe horses in charge of a stable boy. 
my host suggested that we walk over to the track. 

"Murphy's jogging the gray over (here, trying 
to gel the kinks out of him. and maybe you can 
Rain something from a talk 'with him," he sug- 
gested. 

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lidmi' stretch as we approached the grass lined 
oval, and Mur:>hy pulled him up at a sifrnal from 
bis employer. I noticed the great size and 
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otherwise almost perfect contour of his head,- but 
his Blender limbs and symmetrical body showed 
great speed in every line. 

"This Is Mr. Shacklefoid, Murphy, and ha 
wishes loask Jon sotm- ijuestlons." 

"All rolght. sorr; I'm ai your- service." 
an-«ircd Ihe little Irishman in his rich brogue 

1 found out from him during our conversation 
that the stables, which Were situated Just outside 
tin' traclffalong Ihe back stretch, was the meeting 
place every night of a nnmlier of Ihe men. They 
had lilted up a sort of reading room over inn 
stalls, and congregated there to play cards and 

"Do you think I could hide anywhere In that 
room tonight, Murphy?" I asked. 

"Not on your lolfe, sorr," he answered. "The 
byes is too foxy. I tould Mr. rielnjont. I admit. 
Ihot the byes was good as gold, but-—" here he 
Indulged in a prodigious wink— "Sorr (iotlfrey's 
In en ddped; you can see for yourself, he's Rot 
no ginger in him, rind somebody's to blame. 
Now. I raisen It out this way; If the byes be 
harboring a viper in their midsl. Ihey ain't gnln' 
lo stand fer us stampln' on him; no sorr, you 
can't hide In ihot room to-night, Mr. Handcuff, 
or whativer your name Is. They'll be watching 
for a moA loike tbot: O. It's eule they are. you 
don't know thlmas I do." » 

"All right. Murphy, that will do now." said Mr. 
Belmont The driver touched hla tap to iis and 



a off, 



. please." I 



"1 would like to Insert that- T 
said, as soon as we were alonr. 

"Certainly, we will go at once." 

We crossed the track, and entering the stables, 
passed down an aisle wllh horses' heads on either 
side or us. and then mourning a narrow stairway 
at the far end, found ourselves In the apartment 
we sought. It was quite an attractive place; Its 
fillings consisted of several tables and chairs. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOKLD. 



August is a dull month, 
of course. » 

Of cours'e. 

The increase in our sales 
for August, 1905, was only 
$275,>ooo.oo 'over August, 
1904. ;. 

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JNot so large an increase 
as it ought to be. Not a 
tenth as large as it would be 
if some dealers saw the op- 
portunity that others see. 



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Victor Talking Machine Co., 
Camden, N. J. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



While the bright prims of famous racers un the, 
walla gave a touch of color to the otherwise cold 

I discovered Anally, an old rawhide trunk stand 
I lift on end against the wall, and 1 Immediately 
decided to utilize it In solving the problem whlih 
confronted me. 

"Would it lie. possible for yon to give your em- 
ployes an afternoon off. Mr. Belmont, or better 
still, do not your horses need exercising this 
bright day? I nni sure It will do thftn good. I 
have a little work to do In this room, and It 
mifiht prove embarrassing If 1 were discovered." 

"I can arrange that very nicety," ho assured me. 

"Well, then If you «dil drive me In to Newark. 
in ord<r that I may make a purchase or two, I 
will he in a positiou to begin operations immedi- 
ately upon my return. I do not promise any- 
thine" ' added, determined to lie frank at the 
outset, "but there is n lighting chance that I may 

"My faith In you is unbounded." he exclaim* d. 
"and therefore your will 1s law." He ordered 
the team brought round, and drove me to town 
and back again In lime for lunch. 

As soon as the exercising began, and the men 
wi re away from (lie stabies In consequence, I 
climbed to the room above and began my work. 
First of nil I sawed a circular hole In the o!d 
mink; then prying off the lid, I relieved it of Us 
contents, and placed my purchases within. These 
consisted of an electric phonograph, a blank 
record, and a paper horn. The trunk was black 
in color, and I therefore doubted the ability of 
any one to notice the hole, especially after I had 
fitted the block horn inside it. There were elec- 
tric light fixtures in the room, and I found a 
loose wire with socket attached on the floor near 
the scene of ray projective experiment. Screw- 
ing this Into a fixture, l ran It through a small 
hole In the bottom of the trunk, and connected It 
lo the machine. Everything being ready. I re- 
tired, hoping against hope, that some shred of 
conversation of an Interesting character might 
he circulating within range of my apparatus when 
the lights were turned on for the evening 

When night came I stationed myself in the 
Judge's stand and waited, watch in hand, for the 
first glow uf light in the upper windows of the 
stables. About eight o'clock it came, and re- 
mained ttiere for an hour; then It was gone, anil 
darkness reigned again. 

I waited until midnight, then creeping care- 
fully along, now springing forward, now skulk- 
ing in the shadow of a building, as best suited my 
purpose, I at length reached the little room un 
discovered. Lifting the cover of the trunk, ex 
trading the machine, and beating a hasty retreat 
was the work of a moment. 

Mr. Ilelmonl was waiting Tor me outside, and 
together we Carried the paraphernal hi over lo his 
1'ittage. situated about a bunded yards from the 
-tables, and fronting on the read. Arriving 
there, we made the necessary changes in the ma 
chine, started It goltiR. and listened. 

The vital moment was at hand. Would my ex- 
periment bring us a cine, or had my weary vigil 
•one to naught? Our suspense was short-lived. 
After the first whirr came a Jumbled roar of 
words, entirely unintelligible; then the following 
statement came from out the horn, while our 
hearts heat high with tense eagerness and ex- 
pectation: 

"Jim. Sir Godfrey ain't a goin' to win that rac.-. 
t)0 you think I'm slirh a blamed fool as to let 
that offer go by? Rarrctt says to me. 'Charlie, 
Old man Belmont's easy. Yon fix Godfrey's feed 
with a dope powder now and then: lust enough 
to put him on the bum for the big race, an' that 
roll of dough 1 showed you yesterday Is yours." 
Von boys kin go to the devil, but I'm goin' to win 
lhat roll. Godfrey's bad one dose already an' he'll 
git the rest. No. you can't atop me. Tell the 
boss? If yon do' I'll blow yon il— d head off. 

you ." The reproduction ceased as the little 

sapphire bail sank with a hiss off the end of the 
cylinder. 

We sat In silence for a moment, then Belmont 
murmured, half to himself and half to me: "And 
to think that T have kept Tom Bluchcr for years, 
when I knew he waa no good, because he had a big 
family and—" 



"Are you su;e of your man?" I broke I u. 
"Sure? Of vouriA I'm sure; I'd know that 
draw] among a thousand. So Garrett's crooked 
too. is ha? Well/Weir. Wety But I'll fool 
them." he went oni "Thank God the rest of the 
boys are straight ;V the record proved that. I 



race track king, and a crooked one at that, will 
o:ne out second beat this time.'.' 

Then he honored me with a look of genuine ad 
.iilruLlon that wns very satisfying — 'Shuck I (fold, 
>ld man, you're n wonder," he said. & 



[SEWS BUDUET FROM PHILADELPHIA. 

L. F. QehSler at His Desk — New Victor Style 
— Trade Conditions Very Brisk With Haw 
thorne &. Sheble Co. 



Mr. Sheble, of the Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg. 
Co., of Philadelphia, reports trade conditions 
with tbem as exceptionally fine. They have just 
taken another mill, where now and expensive 
machinery has been installed so as to be able 
to turn out their product to better advantage. 

.Mr. Sheble further states ttuK. their flower 
horns are meeting with such exceptional sales 
that they are obliged to rut* this department 
overtime, anil that the growing demand seems 
to be on the expensive type flower horns, which 
he believes will gradually supersede the cheaper 
styles entirely as the general public becomes < 
more familiar with their attrai tivencss, and 



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Philadelphia. Par. Oct. II. 1906. 

I.. F. Gelssler assumed his duties as general 
sales manager of the Victor Ticking Machine Co., 
Camden. N. J.. September 27. and naturally there 
was more or less per In chat inn In the raaks con- 
cerning his policy; for he is clothed with the 
power to do things, and Judging from his high 
reputation as the managing partner Of Sherman. 
Clay & Co.. of Sun PrancfWO, lie will make a 
mwr.tLfor efficiency. 

The Victor Co. are getting ready Tor tl 
ket a machine to sell for |25d. 
to be of satlnwood. and the metal work is said 
to be lacruated with precious stones. This is 
one of the latest reports from Camden via the 
wireless. 

To forestall and avoid any complications with 
their "dog" trade-marii. the Victor Talking Ma- 
chine Co. have pre-empted the cigar rights by 
bringing out a "smoke" of their own under the 
name of "Ills Master's Voice." The cigar Is of 
the Bark paualela size, anil of such a quality 
that even "cranks" on the subject admit its ex- 
cellem-e. The brand has been duly registered In 
Washington, and 'lie company's executive officers 
have since been regaling Ihemselves. The public 
Is also clamoring for iflc goods. Purchasing Agent 
Trotli declares, as they are of a superior charac- 
ter. Manager Mitchell/ of the V. 1>. & K. Co.. 
New York. StnoltCS nothing i-lse. ami he likes 

tbem, 

The Victor Talking Machine Co. lire now dis- 
tributing a small mirror with a celluloid back, 
thai bears llielr trade-mark ( the Victor dog and 
machine), and around the edge of the mirror Is 
punched numerous holes, so that it can also be 
used as a pin cushion. These mirrors are already 
io great demand. 



C. V. HENKEL ENTERTAINS. 

C. V. Ilenkel. treasurer and general manager of 
the Douglas Phonograph Co.. SU Chambers street, 
New York, un September l'.l celebrated his birth- 
day with a^pread at Zelller's restaurant. It was 
a milet hut enjoyable affair, and' Mr. Henkel was 
warmly congratulated Tor hie successful manage- 
ment of the company, which was spoken of as 
one of the growing factors of the business. The 
following guests' were invited: J. A. Macnabti. 
of the Universal Talking Machine Co.; Walter L, 
Eckhurdt, with the Columbia Phonograph Co., 
Genera!; Geo. E. Ornstcin. manager of sales, Vic- 
tor Talking .Machine Co.. Camden. N.J.; B. A. 
Hawthorne, of the American Record Co,; Wm. 
the legal department National Phono- 
. P. Petit and John Kelser, with the 
Douglas Phonograph Co.; Waller Miller, manager 
recording department National Phonograph Co.; 
J. Kerna. of perns Music Co., Jersey City. N. J.; 
E. S. Oliver, mmager Dnuglas Phonograph Co., 
Newark. N. J.; Max l.andny, of l.anday Bros., and 
Victor H. Raphe. New York City: Pat Powers. 
Buffalo and other places; Harry Enders. man- 
ager Musical Echo Co. Also the following 'tal- 
ent": Cal Stewart. Albert Campbell, Arthur Col- 
lins. Uyrnn^S^ Harlan. Fred M. Hager. H. M. 
MahanL The latter Is reported aa having told a 
lot or laughable Yiddish stories, A few days 
subsequent Mr. and Mrs. Henkel visited Boston 
for a few days to commemorate their eighteenth 



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PdWr. of It 
griph Co.; 



SINGING FOR UNIVERSAL CO. 

SIg. G. La Purna, a native of Palerma, Sicily, 
has been engaged to sing fof the Universal Talk- 
ing Machine Manufacturing Co. He Is a bari- 
tone of great distinction, ami will be a valuable 
aid in making more popular the foreign record 
list of this company. 



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Our Horns, as our name implies, arc "Standard " in every 
respect. Wc make all the different styles and sites in any 
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THE 'TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



A HUSTLING PLACE IS PIVSBURd. 

Changes and Renovations at the Columbia 
Quarters — Powers & Henry's New Store — 
Bentel Co. Expand — Skelley Department 
Store Handle Machines — Mahoning Talking 
Machine Co. — Edison Jobbers Busy. 

(Sm-rlat to T*» Tnlklim Mm-hlm- World.) 

Pittsburg, 111.. October 12, 1905. 

There are thine,* doing "II over thls-distrlct hi 
I In* talking machine trade. Urge, warm things 
—things, wiibnl. which make fur keener competi- 
tlon. wlili ihe Inevitable bettermeai in business 
methods which are the natural concomitants or 
such n condition. If there wm jiroof needed, 
one would but have to cite the elegance of the 
language in the foregoing, sentences, ami then 
contrasl It with the kind of sfinT that was doled 
out io talking machine men In the nut remote 
past, [further commit*! becomes unnecessary. 

To recapitulate briefly some of the "things" 
which arc doing in the Pittsburg field. The Co- 
lumbia Co. have torn out the Interior »f Its store 
al t'ir> Penn avenue, ami entirely rearranged the 
shelving and display noma so that one would 
hardly recognize the place. The front, too, has 
been handaontely tlenwateil, and Manager Me- 
Murtry says lie has 'ust begun. Speaking of mis 
Kentlemftn, it la apropos to state that notwith- 
standing lie jun i-aine Inlo the Pittsburg field 
from Kansas- city, his September business ex- 
reeded thai of the I Out September, and beat the 
previous month by a gratifying margin. 

In addition io the rearrangement or the store. 
Mr. McMurtry ha3 practically "rearranged" bis 
entire staff. The bookkeeping department Is now 
In charge of "Tony" H. Rons, formerly or the 
Xew Orleans office, who has the reputation of 
Lelfljt I lie llr.-t man to get Ills reports to the 
e\eellllvu.ollh:e III the .lose uf each niOlllll. 

Among the oilier "importations" whom Man- 
nger MeMoHry.li;,,- brought to Pittsburg are H. 
It.- lllhli, formerly ol the St. UMIa office; R. C. 
Trailer an. I E, «'. Kiiettster, from Kansas City. 
Mr. IHbh ha.- played a large pari In the recon- 
struction n( the h»*;il office, and is one of the most 
lonip' 'eat men from a technical standpoint In the 
talking machine Easiness, Mr. Truster has been 
jslven charge .if the installment busfnen, and Mr. 
Kiiensi.T will tru'vei out of Pittsburg. The rum- 
menial end of the PHtehnrg ofllce remains in 
charge of J. W, Binder, who organised the de- 
partition? a tittle over a year ago. Since be did 
nearly a thousand dollars' worth of business in 
ihe lirsi six days ..f 0. 'ol.er. Manager HcMnriry 

BUI these in.- .uiiv a few of the "things'" which 
are doing in Pittsburg. Messrs. Powers & Henry. 
In iln-lr handsome ucu itore at II1B Penn avenue. 
two doors helow the Columbia store, have been 
■ralslnt: Cain" menu-elves. They have a lieatilt- 
, folly lltteil np store, a line stock of new Edison. 
VI. lor aiiiH'nluml-ia uomls. and Manager Henry. 
who has charge of [he store, nays business Is ram 
me in gobs. The residents in the square on pean 
avenue, between Sixth ami Seventh streets, have 
no reason la suffer f.ir lock of musical entertain 
mem. Two Columbia Twentieth Century ma- 
i bines, one in either store, keep the fun going all 
day long. Sometimes the machines are "damned 
wiih fain! praise.'" put this has no effect what- 
ever on the merry war. 

The Theodora P. Bentel Co., Just a block up on 
Liberty avenue, are also a big factor in making 
tilings lively In the present state of the local. 
trade. Recently elected a director in the Haw- 
thome-Shcble-Amertean-Record Co., Mr. [lent el 
has been appointed the Western disfrilmiins agent 
for that eoiieern. II.* has a full line of their 

gooits. alol the addition (if these In his already 

large stork of Victor ami Btllson good*, has ne- 
cessitated his doubling the slxe of his storeroom. 
lie Is making a hi avj run nn the new machines. 
Which are just hcftiK, put not hy this concern. 
having adopted is<_p_hiii or gtving a machine with 
every $2~- purchase nf American records. 

Tin- II. C. & .1. K. Skelley department Store of 
MeKerspori has just opened a large and well 
(iiuippcii talking machine department. They win 



carry a full line of Kdlson, Victor and Columbia 

Joseph A. I'ylc, one of the bright young men 
who linvc been developed hy the Columbia Co., 
leaves Pltlshurg this week tOtttite up the work 
of helling the commercial Kraphophone. in De- 
troit. Me". Fyle knows the commercial machine 
In its mechanical asjiects perhaps belter than any 
other man In the service of the Columbia Co., and 
there Is little doubt hut that he will 'mett with 
a large measure of success In his new fiehl. 
. Henry P. Keely, the dealer in all kinds of 
talking machines l n ihe East End district, hus 
just sold his twentieth Premier graphophnne. 
What Mr. Keeley don't know about the needs 
and tastes of his patrons may well he left out 
of the calculation. 

The store of the Mahoning Talking Machine 
Co., in Youngslown, has been entirely redecorated 
and refitted. The enterprising proprietor, Mr. F. 
.I^Snonscller. a former PitUbUrg newspaper man, 
deserves to he congratulated upon its appearance. 
Business*, Mr. Sponseller reports, Is /growing 
nicely. 

The Bdlson Jobbers In this city, including Knof- 
niano Bros,, H. Kleher & Bro.. C. 0. Mellor Co., 
Pittsburg Phonocraph Co. and the*Talkitm Ma- 
chine Co.. reimrt an Increasing volume of busi- 
ness for this fall. The merits of the present Edl- 
BOn ponds, both In machines and records, are 
keenly appreciated hy purchasers. The Edison 
territory here Is splendidly worked, and with 

gOQd results. 



COKING HELPLESSNESS OF MAN. 



The mechanical next! 1m a difficulty which lias 
not escaped the attention or the present Parlia- 
ment, says Charles Edward .lerningham. in Lon- 
don Truth. The special commission which was . 
recently appointed to inquire into the matter has 
issued an Interim re|iort, and the following evi- 
dence of one of the witnesses examined Is of 
especial interest: 

Can you write? No; I use a typewriter. 

Can you sins? \'o; I use a phonograph. 

Can you play aoy musical instrument? No; 
1 use the pianola. 

Can you sew? No; I use a sewing machine. 

Can you draw? No; I use a kodak. 

Can you walk? No; I use a bicycle, a motor 
car, a tram ear or a train. 

Can you see; No; I use glasses. 

Can vein hear?. No: I use a trumpet. 

Can you digest? No; | use digestives. - 

Can yon sleep? No; I use narcotics. 

Can foil form an independent political, literary, 
artistic or ordinary opinion? No; I helong to an 
■organised" political party and take my opinions 
In this direction from the wirepullers. As re- 
cords literature and art, ] receive my iniprcs 
sions of those matters from the reviews In the 
newspapers and In ordinary circumstances I fol- 
low general public opinion. , 

Can yon breathe? No; 1 use artificial respira- 



POPE PIUS MUCH PLEASED. 

Cardinal Merry Del-Yal, secretary m Pope Plus 
X. has written the Victor Talking Machine Co.. 
rongrattdating them on their. great success In 
securing an exact reproduction or the flregorian 
Chant, which Is now being so generally used in 
the service* of the Unman Catholic. Church. 
There is an iuereaslni; demand Tor these records 
from choirmasters In all parts of the country, 
who are now Introducing Gregorian plain songs 
in (heir choirs. 

/ 

Walter I.. Eekhardi, manager of the wholesale 1 



deparrm 



illy 



by inn Columbia 
Phonograph Co.. general, returned to New Vork 
kisf^v£j<ek from a two weeks' trip around the 
Western trade. He never bad a warmer or more 
hearty reception along the line, and sold a hunch 
nf goods. Mr. Eekhardi assumed his new offire 
on Tuesday* making his headquarters at 90 West 
Broadway, where (he executive staff holds forth. 



How to get 

trader 
and hold it 



" Have what the 
people want when 
they want it. 1 ' 



Keep this motto tfcforc yon all 
the time anil you will come otrt at 
the right end at the hunt. . 

Kev|i your sloci right op to the 

give ytmr customer a chance to go 
ejscwhcjsz il you can help it. 

Wlicn a customer comes to your 
store at all, he should I* counted as 
otic nf your regular customers. He 
will be if you lake care uf him 
properly and give him what he 
wauls. If yo« happen to be out, 
know where in get "what- you want 
withoul delay; 

We're read) to Itctpjwu get trifle 
ami liok] it. Anything you want in 
\ iclor machines, records and acces- 
sories or siuh specialties a* trumpet 
horns, fibre cases, English needles, 
yon can gel from us (jtitck. 

We w.,.rt keep vim wailing for 
the goods. We won't (ill you no 
with promises and make it neces- 
sary* to stand y.inr customers off. 
We *.\ill till your order al once and 
send it to you as fast as the rail- 
roads will carry it. 

Let u> send* yo« copies of our 
fau'si catalogues. Write to-day, 

the Victor Distributing 
and Export Company 

77 Chambers Street New Vork 




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VALIDITY OF THE BERLINER PATENT UPHELD. 

Important Decision Handed Down by Judge Hazel, of United States Circuit Court, in Favor of the 
Victor Talking Machine Co. — The Opinion Is Broad, Sweeping and Unequivocal, and Places 
the Latter Company in ControLof the Disc Situation. 

On September 2S JudRe Ha/.el, of the. United form. wl.Lli 1- lllio.irnl.il I .liiiwtin;- niin.li..! t.> 

Slates Circuit Court. Southern District of New ivo.i'.'i"')""'; Vili" ' I-*-|!r. !.Tt* ■!';■* ".V-'Ij.i ,'V.VilJ"" a i^i '--tsi'i'V-'nVi-i" 

York, halid-d down :i <I.-cisiii|i nphiilil ini; 111-' v:i- ■■ i. 1 ',!', i.,. 1 ,!' ..'.',',', 'M'-- ''{,'■'". ' ,',' 'l v' r "' >'i nvi' %'■', ;!'>' 

lidjiy of ;h- H<ilin>-r iml.-iii. uliiHi 1- .nii-i.l- ■> <■■■ v •■>■! . n "■ n- i i in 

ered ii fundamental Invention reuardlni; the man- .iirr.-r. m i,,yi.. . f mikinc nni.iiiil-. .<:. hi-. t.~^.| i.> iii,- 
iifiielurp or disc ni'orils. The [intent not only !,';'i!,' r !!!,Y i'.. r.'-.T.r'i*! »iii V'-i r ,'.'.'[','"'.' "\'~ Vi".' 'in.V.' iii"'"f- 

covers the process, which Is employed, in a Ren- hi-inn f "•■■ <-•• '■ '""I ii ' !>•■•■ '■■ •"■ '• ; : ■■ i-r—iti.-.- 

era] way. In the traile, ami In- known us the. r.-rdini.T «tui ib* (ir.--^ 1-i 'n^'i-n'i.'ni.-.'-" '.' ' 
zlg^Eag method of sound reproduction with a 
free-movins stylus, lint the mechanism as well. 
The "bill of complaint. Bled December 30, 1903, 
Is in equity, aiirl was broughl by the Victor Talk- 
ins Machine Co. and the I'nlled States Crnmo- 
lilioiie To. against the American (Irnphophono 
Co. The appended opinion is broad and sweep- 
lug, and It places the Victor Co. in absolute com- 
mand or the disc situation, unless "shop rights" 
or licenses are granted other manufacturers. As 
a .working agreement had boon arranged with 'he 
defendants jirlnr to the salt, the American 
Graphophnne Co.'s business Is in nowise Inter- 
fered with. Of course, tile decision Is subject to 
review hy the United States Circuit Court or Ap- 
peals. In the event the case Is carried Up, and 
lis findings will he final. The full text or the 
opinion follows: 

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TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Tin.' r%onogi*phrsche-Zeitschr1fL*o( BeHln, has 
nil amusing MOry of how Home of the women of 
America make regal Incomes through the sate or 
lathing machines. According to our •ontampo- 
inr.v they must l»- businesslike, muaical, mid 
Utfi, inn noi lout, pretty. No objection to "grass 
widows,' 1 ninl they mual be not younger ihun SB 
nor older than 40. After a practical course In 
construction, information anont handling, etc.", 
they an turned loose In cabs, hansoms, cabriolets. 
etc.. wlih or without tin* talking machines ami 
records, and whether on a social or on r business 
basis they must reach people unreachable by the 
ordinary canvasser. Their evenings must be 
given over la sodal doings where, while being 
entertained, they are supposed I" entertain by 
means or the talking machine— In short, accord- 
ing to the German Information, they are making 

enough to own Fifth avenue residences. These 

ladies, who moat he pre-eminently reapectaSle, 
are supposed lo live in "New York, Cincinnati, 
Ohio. Brooklyn. St. Louis, and New Jersey." 
Whai next from our Herman cousins! 

"Regular customers? Well. I should say," re- 
plied the rmhler In a Broadway automatic vande 
villa place, lo u Sun man. "There ale people who 
have been coming In at least once a week ever 
since the place opened. They go the round* and 
pick out the music that salt:* them, The ma- 
chines are changed weekly, and there Is often n 
special feature, like the voire or the Pope or Jo 
s< -pli Jefferson. The people have their fancies, 
too. That, young fellow over there wllh long 
hair combed hack— d'ye, think he'd listen 10 ft 
ragtime HOngT Well, I think not. Its classic tor 
his. And that old gen tleuiau— h#*a one of our 
olilest and moat regular customers. He looks 
grim, imi he's not n sentimental apet in his 
heart all'! always picks out music like 'When 
Hi.' Harvest Days Are Over. Jessie hear,* 'Take 
This Letter lo My Mother/' and the like." 

The- talking machine has become very popular 
among the Chinese in this country who congre- 
gate in the evenings at some laundry or other 
assembling place to listen to their native pongs, 
Tlnse solos are sung into the instrument at Van 
comer. San Francisco, New York and oilier titles 
containing Chinese theatres, and some of the rec- 
ords, 11 Is said, are made In Hong Kong. To the 
occidental accustomed to harmony and a, ryth- 
mical cum hi mi i ton or tones even in ragtime, the 
Chinese musk is worse than some vaudeville 
ringers, This may seem Impossible, hut ii is 
true, nevertheless, and IT yon don't believe It just 
Mop and listen the next time you pass a Chi- 
nese laundry when the happy Mtwchtis are work- 
ing their talking machine overtime. 



The state Historical Soelef] 
Utilising the talking machine f 
making records of the music 



of Nebraska i. 1 - 
r the purpose of 



Indian tribes or that Stale. The different camps 
have been visited ami some splendid records made 
which will lie handed down to posterity. The 
voices of the principal chiefs, the war songs of 
Ibe different trlhes, as well as their incantations 
of sorrow and joy. are faithfully preserved, 

A | imminent Jobber in sending out his general 
printed matter encloses a slip headed, "economy 
In needles Is extravagance In records," then 
clinches this broad and trite statement hy add 
lug: "A cheap or worn needle will ruin a five 
dollar record In two minutes. Is It economy to 
save P oni thousand needles tone mill each) 
ami wear out expensive records and then pot get 
proper reproduction? Aside from economy, the 
reproduction depends on the needle almost as 
milch as upon the sound box," True every word, 
and the soundest kind of wisdom. 

It is almost a work of supererogation to speak 
of the condition of trade or Quota opinions to 
prove the point. Manufacturers and Jobbers are 
rushed with orders, and Ihe latter complain ol 
their difficulty in getting goods sufficient lo meet 
the demands of their trade. Dealers are In the 
same pleasant frame of mind, though the selling 
season. . from their standpoint, has not fully 
opened, consequently they expect u splendid busi- 
ness not only up to and through the holidays, 
hut beyond. Road salesmen were never busier, 
and Iheir orders are large and reports or the 
rosiest nosslble character. 

Complaint is loud and frequent against the 
small jobber. II is held that Ihe small Jobber is 
a nuisance, and that as a matter of principle he 
should he relegated where he belongs, namely, in 
Ihe ranks' of the denier. Firms holding Ibis 
opinion state, and truly, that this class ot deal- 
er Is no Jobber, In the commercial sense of Ihe 
word, and that he so designates himself In order 
to reap tjie henefit of the cxirn discount: and In 
this way Interferes materially with ihe legitimate 

Operations of the sureenough jobber, who carries 
heavy stocks and Invests large capital In bis en- 
terprise. These arguments cannot be denied, nor 
can Ihe fact be Ignored that the Initial slock of 
the dealer is placed at loo low a figure. The mini 
lunm amount is so smull that In order lo take 
advantage of the price one will misrepresent him- 
self In order to buy goods for n Tew friend*. 
never Intending to deal in ihe goods regularly. 
As a matter of Tact and justice no person should 
In classed as a dealer unless his first bill will 
at least total *:ioo. And even then evidence 
should be submitted thai a store is lo be main 
tallied. In short, bolh the proper jobber ami 
recognized dealer Should be hetter protected, 

While great strides have been made In perfect- 
ing records, and many produced are really mar- 




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JOBBERS OF 

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56 West 23d St., SK.". 8 NEW YOBK 

Trltphonr. SJ78 ChtlMa. 

NOTE THE FOLLOWING STORES: 

(1 l.i'LH.nt 3gt ll.-rs-titln.- Ave. l"nlon HIM. X. J. 
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lies, a yet greater degree of perfection has been y 

reached in the lalioraiurles. The cost of nianti- 
raciitre. however. Is so great that ihey are so Tar 
outside the commercial pale. (ireat efforls, how 
ever, are lieing made to reduce the expense, and 
then, experts say. the Ideal rerbgd. will lie real- 

"lis a funny Sting." said the restaurant man. 
"hut did yoy ever know that music had an cfTci i 
on people white they am eating?" 

"No." replied the man at the cashiers desk. 
"in what way?" 

"Welt. I'll tell you. Ho you Know the time our 
talking machine is playing now'."' 

The other listened. 

- ■.Sim- Spangled Banner,' '* he responded, 
promptly, 

"Just so. Now watrh those, al the tables! Do 
how slowly they are chewing their 



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the rush hour, I tin 
ralkcii over to Hie machine n 
the record, placed on another. It 
wlih variations. Immediately there was a ipilck- 
enlng 01 jawbones. Knives and forks movl'd up 
and down with great rapidity. 

"'See the change?" onerlcs Ihe restanraul man. 

"Should say I do," was the reply. "They are 

forcing the food down like every second was mi 

"You should see litem when I put on a still 
faster Uine,"*-^ 1 * " 

"I don't think I would core to. I suppose If 
you put on an Irish Jig Ihey would all have acute 
Indigestion In five minutes. What do you do It 
a man comes In vvithniiLa,ny teeth?" 
, "Oh, I put on a dirge or something that will 
keep him from getting excited and swallowing 
his food without masticating, oh, there are 
tricks In all trades." 

The Universal Talking Machine Mfg. CO., New 
York, have ahandoned their "monkey" trade mark 
and have adopted another device, already regis- 
tered in the patent office, embodying the figure 
of a child listening intently to the dulcet tones 
Of a Zonophone record, wllh the legend attached. 
"On Speaking Terms." The pictorial representa- 
tion Is striking and effective. Some years back 
the company contemplated the adoption of the 
"Sphinx" Idea, .With the words "It Would Move 
a Heart of Stone." The original drawing is now 
In the possession of Manager- Maenabb. and he is 
preserving it In the archives of the company. 

The latent gel-rich-nulck scheme Is Ihe porta- 
hie phonograph, which an enterprising Italian 
has substituted ror tils street piano. In carrying 
on this new venture lie is assisted hy his wife, 
who carries the records. The wife adjusts the. 
■ records and winds Ihe crank, so thai the man's 
sole duly consists of holding out a cup for pen- 
nies. Their repertory is not large, but Is se- 
looted with discretion, including popular tonga 
anil an extract from a recent famous trial This 
scene, the Kalian says, always cirlls forth a 
■bower exchange from women 



Th: 



week Roth & Kit: 
Peerless Piano Pluyc 



rotary of the jury 
and Clark Exposition, Portland. Ore., tl 
highest award and gold medal had been Ik 
upon the Peg/less coin operated pianos sh 
Mi- BUera piano exhibit. This following * 
ly Upon the honors bestowed on thin firm 
authorities at the St. Louis Worlds Fair 
,» grand tribute < 
mean which must cause >)„> manufacturers, lint 
& ICngelliardt. 



st cause die matiiifa 
. f.-el a deep sense 



The Rudolph Wurlltser Co.. Cincinnati, re- 
cently placed an order wllh the Victor Talking 
Machine Co. for l.r.tto machines and 2!>,efi0 rec- 
ords. They Intend lo slock up very heavy for the 
fall trade and dealers con secure prompt atten- 
tion, as well as filled orders'. This well-known 
house in having n phenomenal trade. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



SOME DlfcmoEtD VISIWKS. 

The Weitern^Sale* Force of the National Pho 
nogrbph Co.-Viilt Factory at Orange. 

George M. Nisbetl, manager of thf Chlcn 



It was Hie Aral visit to Orange or moat of Hip 
salesmcji. ami they obtained a much heller idea of 
how ponographs anil record* aro wade than 
they had .before known. They itiso found the 
plant a much larger proposition than. they had 
ntitk-Umtcrl. Mr. Edison met the party at the 
of Hie National Phonograph Co.,' and his laboratory and gave each a eordlal hand' ahnke 
salesmen, paid a visit to the factory at alid a pleasant greeting. The occasion waa the' 





cilmore. president of the company, and C. 11 
Wilson, general manager of Mice, to join tho 
group. The picture is reproduced aerewttt 
through ihe courtesy of the Kdismi HtonogTOpS 
Monthly. Mr. Nisheit was detained III New Yo.k 
and to the regret of his raUhjul co-worker* eoulil 
not he Included In Hip plciiire.' Thin will explai i 
why iliis'i'honi);j-aj)h Is here "given separately. 

Thursday and Friday were spent In seeing 
New York and its nenrliy resorts. l)n Thin >■ 
day night 1'resiitpiit (iilinor.. gave u dinner I i 
honor of the puny in New York. ',Vhen Hi' 
party left cor Chicago Friday ntghi they hr. I 
absorbed enough nfalerial to tell (merest in; 
stories to I hi' trade for sotne weeks to come. 



Ycjhn Urns.. proniliicni music dealers of 
luirg. Pa., bane enlarged their talking i 
department W'l given it n separate room 
Is ettulpped-Sp im^o-date otanner. 0. I. 
is the manager, assisted by Frank Knoel 



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Orange. N. J., dn 
They reached New 
. the two following 
laboratory and the 
prise the factory o'. 



■ing [he week of August U8. 
York on August 28 and spent 
days inspecting Mr. Edison's 
Various buildings which com- 
the Natloiia4,Phonograph Co. 



first time that the Western salesmen had 
met together, and on the second day the wish w 
expresscd that they might be photographed In 
group. A happy combination' of eirnimstnnc 
made It possible to gel Mr. Edison. William 



Henry E. Parsons, who recen II y. opened ;i music 
'oK- store nt Nonh Adams, Mass.. wisely put In a talk- 
machine department^ hand ling both the Edl- 
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AMERICAN GOODS IN IRELAND. 

Notes from Belfast of Interest to Manufac- 
turers on This Side of the Water — T. Edens 
Osborne Has Great Call for American Made 
Machines and Records. 

(«l*flnl 1o Tim Talking Midline World.) 

Belfast, lrelamj, Oct. tl. lOUj. 

The forthcoming season's outlook— based upon 
the an in 111 ii trade— in North of Ireland Is very 
hopeful, the orders already executed by one of the 
principal Uelfa.st factor* being considerably in 
advance of any previous year. 

The managing director of Hie National Phono- 
graph Co.. Ltd., London, J. H. While, visited Bel- 
fast on the 2 2d of August anil hooked a large 
order from his factor (Mr. T. I-Mens Osborne J Mr 
Kdison "Clems," "Standards" '•Homes" and 
■•Trlniniihs." 

The "Twentieth Centur.V Columbia (irapho- 
phone reached ibis city early lu September from 
America, ami has created quite a lurorc at Mr. 
Osborne's well-known talking machine depot, 
where Sal unlay evening concerts ore given on 
both the gruphophone ami gramophone, to tile 
delight of dense crowds who assemble In front of 
bis warehouse. 

Mr. Meiierio, manager of Hie British SSoaopbone 
Co.. i.imiiim. paid a flying vlejl to Belfast on the 
loth of September, and booked a large oriler for 
October 7 ami in records from his factor. Mr. 
Osborne, who also ordered 8.W0 of the new 5- 
inch Zoitophone record*, which are retailed at 
nine pence each In the British Isles. 

F. C. Forth, A.R.CSc.l. principal of Ihe Bel- 
fast Municipal Technical Institute, has been most 
favorably Impressed with the I. C S. Language 
System, tfhldi was lucid)) explained lo him by 
Mr. Osborne, who holds a slock Of these mar- 
velous language 'records, and who demonstrated 
to the satisfaction or Mr. Forth and his stall ut 
teachers not only the capabilities of the Kdison 
Phonograph as a lan.gUa.BO teacher, but llie excel- 
lence of the I, ('. S. records, which were such an 
agreeable surprise that I lie loud and accurate re- 
production ( if a French lesson created unstinted 
ami enthusiastic eulogy , 

A large import of "Carmen" disc machine:, 
reached Belfast from (lei-many a few weeks ago. 
and Mr. Osborne reports that dealers and the pub- 
lic generally have been buyinjtthem with nvidity. 

They are retailed in the city where the White 
Star liners are built at twelve Shillings and six 
pence, the first pan-lm^e of a private buyer being 
generally six ".inch or twelve 6-tneh Zonopnone 
records, which are supplied wiih the "Carmen" 
for one guinea. 

The Neopkone attachment and Neopfaone disc 
records, also Ihe BOW double-sided "'Blue"' Odeon 
disc records, have just been Introduced to the 
North of IrettlMl by Mr. Osborne, but sufficient 
lime has tint elapsed! however, to test the merits 
of these Roods, 

The cylinder records of the Columbia Phono 
graph Co. (Onl.i, [/Hideo, which reproduce the 
"Ave Maria" and "Th- Henedictlon" recorded by 
Ihe late Pope I Leo XIII). have drawn many visi- 



tors lo Mr. Osborne's reception room In Belfast. 
An official certificate accompanies each record, 
also printed copies of the selections In Latin and 
English, j 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking Machines 
Shipped Abroad from the Port of New York. 

(Special to The Talking Machine Wurtd.) 

Washington. D. C Oct. 0, 1905. 

Manufacturers and dealers In talking machines 
will doubtless he Interested In the figures show- 
ing the exports of talking machines for the four 
weeks Just ended from the port of Ni-w York: 
SEPTEMBER 11. 

Bahia. T pkgs.. il'ix; Copenhagen. 7 pkgs.. 1126; 
Olasgow. 21 pkgs.. |:i.i>imi; Hamburg, 1 pkgs.. I] 01 ! 
£24 pnje.. j;i.M'6: Havana. 6 pkgs,. J2:t4; Havre. 
SO pkgs.. (1.886; I.imon. !' pkgs.. $113; Liverpool. 
fi pkgs.. $:!">o; 69 pkgs.. fSOfi,; Ijjndon. Sil pkgs.. 
J*,7K2: Manila. S3 pkgs. J1.S27: Manchester. ;> 
pkgs.. J197J Progreso. 44 pkgs.. (I.iil'I ; nio 
Janeiro, in pkgs., $i.2~i: Banto jiomingo. r> 

pkgs.. (16!); Sydney. -.'4!) pkgs.. $S,S9G; St. Johns, 
2 pkgs.. llSfc St. Petersburg. 14 pkgs.. *S51 ] Tone 
plco. 4 pkgs.. |113; Valparaiso. 36 pkKS., J2.;i72; 
Viennn. 6 pkgs.. (280; Yokohama. IS pkgs.. (1,198, 

SEPTEMBER IS. 
Adelaide, 206 pkgs,. 16.080; Auckland. (34 pkgs.. 
11,412: Barcelona. 20 pkgs.. (200; Berlin. 2S pkgs.. 
(2.420; Cullao. il pkgs-, *313: Gnayaqnll. 22 pkgs.. 
122.'; Hamburg. :i pkgs.. 8125; Havana, s pkgs, 
(327; 17 pkgs.. 8606; 26 pkgs., (1.259; Havre, 8 
pkgs.. 8278; l-a Guayra, :i pkgs.. Jii3; Liverpool. 
7 pkgs, JJ150: 1,036 pkgs., (14. ".22: Melbourne. 11 
pkgs., (44K; Milan, 2 pkfis,, (140; Para, fi pkgs. 
8348; Santiago, !i pkgs.. KS3; Shanghai. S pkgs, 
(;i64; Vera Cm/.. 4 pkgs.. $115. 

SEPTEMBER 25. . 
Berlin. .171 pkgs, t*4J»8; Bombay. 90 pkgs, 
(1,022; Buenos Ayres, 141 pkgs.. (fifs95: Glasgow. 
:4 pkgs, (pr.S; Hamburg. 1 pkg, (2S6; Hava 



t-kg- 



.< 12 



ikga.. 



Havi 



1.1 pkgs 



("20; Kingston. 4 pkgs., (127: 1:1 pkgs,, (119; 
London. 1.157 pkgs, 814.988; Milan. IS pkgs, 
11.039; Para. 22 pkgs, 8683; Hosarln. Ifi pkgs, 
(301; Santa Mnrta. 3 pkgs, (108: Savanllla. 3 
pkgs, (174; St. John, 12 pkgs, (4,253: Tampico. 
I pkgs,, (113; 4 pkgs, Ilio; Valparaiso. 71 pkgs, 
t2.ii22; Vienna. H pkgs, (761; Wellington. 22 

pkgs,, tm. 

OCTOBER 2. 
Algoa Bay, 8 pkgs.. (146; Berlin.. .141 pkgs, 15.- 
7.12; Bombay, 33 pkgs, (631 j Buenos Ayres. 7 
pkgs, $nto : 7 pkgs, (91S; Callao. S pkgs., (.ISO: 
Glasgow. ,11 pkgs, (1,314; Guayaquil. 10 pkgs. 
(2SR; Hamburg, S pkgs.. (155; Havana, 6 pkgs, 
(MS; 97 pkgs, (2.409; Havre, 30 pkgs, (883: Lax- 
naca. 2 pkgs, (120; London, .16 pkgs, (10.703: 
l.l!'2 pkgs, (H.45S: Mawitlan. 6 pkgs, (211; Man- 
chester 75 pkgs, (80S: Milan. 49 pkgs.. (1.415; 
Polnle A Pitre. 3 pkgs, (100; Santos. 38 pkgs, 
(1.754: Sydney, fin pkgs.. (901; Sheffield. 35 pkgs, 
(727; St. Petersburg. 12 pkgs, (293; Vera Cruz, 
:• pkgs, iif>>i: Vienna,. 35 pkgs, (1,032; Valparaiso. 

1 pkgs, (4S7i Warsaw. 4 pkgs, (141; Wellington. 

02 pkgs, (1.531. 



VICTOR DEAL IN CANADA. 



(Special lt> Thr Talking Maclifne World.) 

Montreal. Can., Oct. 9. 1905. 
Arrangements have tleen consummated wllli 
Ihe Victor Talking Machine Co, Camden. N. J.. 
by the BenKner Gram-o-phonc Co, I, Id., of tijis 
city, whereby the latter will act as sole dis- 
tributors iu Canda for the Vhtor talking ma- 
chines and records. This of course includes the 
famous Red Seal records, which are so popular 
throughout the world. This move will be quite 
wekonie to the large colony of Americans on 
this side of the border, who will now he able 
10 secure simultaneously with their publication 
In the United States, all tho latest records is- 
sued by the Victor Co. 



> MESTRAUD TAKES CHARGE. 

A. C. Mestraud. the well-known phonograph 
expert, has taken charge or the speaker depart- 
ment ot the 'Puritan Phonograph Co. 's new fac- 
tory at Uenington. Mass, in order to experiment 
on a new speaker which is said to lie unequalled 
and which will probably be ready for the market 
In the early part of next year. Mr. Mestraud 
will then resume his position with the H. H. 
Newman Co.. of this ctiy. 



MEDICAL MEN ENTERTAINED. 

Boring the recent meeting of the Medical So- 
ciety of the State of Pennsylvania, held In Scran- 
ton. Pa., the members were entertained at a con- 
versazione tendered by President Thomas J. Fos- 
ter and the directors of the International Text 
Book Co., In the new large 1, C. S. Instruction 
Building, at Ninth street and Washington avenue. 
The vast extent of this enterprise dawned upon 
the vlsllors through the exhaustive "exhibits" 
provided in Ihe different lecture rooms, in which 
everything in the art and mechanical worlds 
was demonstrated, ami nothing was more en- 
joyed than Kdouard Lama/.e's explanation of 
the I. C. S. method of teaching language by 
phonograph. Musi,- wns provided by Bauer's 
Orchestra and refreshments were served during 



the ( 



■ning. 



The Inlernallonal Correspondence Srhonl or- 
ganized fourteen years ago in two small rooms, 
now own and occupy live buildings in this city, 
covering seven aires of floor space, and haver 
a capital ot four millions of dollars. 



Recent visitors at the laboratories of the NB> 
tlonal Phonograph Co. were: Messrs. Rustamjt 
Jamsedji Noorlihoy ami S. J, Noorhhoy, or Khet- 
wady. Bombay, India, representing the Standard 
Trading Agency, who were escorted by Senor 
Cabanas, of the Foreign Depart men t. They have 
been on a tour through Kurone and America, 
and will reach home again about November 1, 
arter having visited thirty cities in Europe, ami 
America, ^ind traveling over 25.000 mites. 




A good trade name, and partic- 
ularly appropriate when con- 
nected with our progressive 
methods of doing business. We 
job Edison Phonographs and Records, and make a specialty of 
the rapid filling of orders. 

We carry the largest and most complete line>o be found in 
the State of New Jersey. TRY US with an order. 
YOU GET THE GOODS 

ECLIPSE PHONOGRAPH CO. 

A. WM. TOEHKIES. Proprietor 

205 Washington St., tfoboken. New Jersey 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



In a city of 300,000 
population, one dealer 
alone ' sold over 8 1 80,- 
000.00 worth of Victor 
goods in three months. 

That dealer worked 
and advertised and 
made money. 



How about 



you; 



Victor Talking Machine Co., 
Camden, N. J, » 



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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



TALKING MACHINES AND SHORTHAND. 

Talking machine* arc unquestionably a de- 
cided aid to the teacher of shorthand. Indeed 
many of the nost Important business colleges in 
America use them for the purpose of giving the 
students proper dlclntlon practice. Through their 
means a student can lake dictation at graded 
speeds, working up from forty or .fifty words 
per minute until he reaches Che maximum speed. 
Any one who has had to read to n student of 
shorthand knows what an awful harden this is. 
and how tiresome it becomes in a short time. 
With a talking machine nt hand the student docs 
not require to impose Upon his relatives and 
friends, but In the quiet of his room at the time 
most convenient he gets all the speed practice 
be requires. 
NICKEL-INTHE-SLOT DISC MACHINE. 

From Julius Wellner we arc in receipt of the 
following communication: "1 notice that E. 
Klnge, Jr., Inquires for a nlckelln-lheslot disc 
machine In 'Practical Suggestion* anil Cotfe 
menls' of your Issue of September 16, I90&. In 
reply to the same wish to slate that the writer 
is the inventor and manufacturer of a coin ope- 
rated disc machine. This machine changes Its 
needles and records, no manual assistance neces- 
sary except the dropping of a nickel and the ma- 
chine does the rest. The operations of the ma- 
chine are as follows: Upon the dropping of a 
nickel In thfl slot the sound box comes forward 
with a new needle in, plays the record, at the 
end of the record the sound box is brought out 
or playing position, the needle ejected, the sound 
box goes back to Us starting point where It re- 
celvea a new needle, then the record Is lifted 
from the turn table and shifted In the upper- 
most receptacle of the record magazine and the 
record In the lowermost receptacle of the maga- 
zine Is brought on the turn table. Another 
nickel will repeat these operations. The record 
magazine holds one dozen oT Hl-inrh records. The 
mechanical movements of the machine lire dis- 
played In a glass case, which adds greatly to (he 
attractiveness of the instrument." ■" 
NEW REPEATING ATTACHMENT. 

A new repeating attachment, the Invention of 
Solomon Part), will soon be ready for the mar- 
ket. Two points of recommendation for this 
device arc its extreme simplicity. iwlng made 
from one punching of sheet metal formed Into 
shape and the reasonable price at which so good 
an attachment can be sold. The IMisoula Co, 
of Newark. N, J., have secured the sole agency. 
DIAPHRAGMS FOR REPRODUCERS. 

Wilting In regard to diaphragms for repro- 
ducers for talking machines. Win. P. Hunt. 
Wanntnh. Ind.. gives It as his opinion [hat somi^ 
thing besides mica, glass or metal, a substance 
more porous, will have to be used before perfec- 
tion In naturalness of tone is reached, especially 
so in vocal reproductions, lie says: "Whether 
1 am right or wrong in this opinion, at any rate 



It wjll have to lie admitted that the present dia- 
phragms produce n sharpness of tone which Is 
quite the most unnatural Part\>f a reproduction. 
I'urtherqiore, I think that the art of recording 
lias reached a higher jmlni of perfection than the 
reproducer. Many n record is considered poorly 
recorded whin the fault lies renlly In' the repro- 
ducer. Muuy reproducers work quite well on a 
pertain few records, but bring forlh bad results 
from most records. I have on- reproducer in my 
possession which will bring forth good results 
from r- cords that all other reproducers (hat I 
have ever bad would play in a defecihv manner, 
and this experience has led me to be of the above 
opinion. It is also very likely that if the present 
reproducers could be greatly improved, much of 
the difficulties now experienced In recording 
would be overcome." 
EXPERIMENTS IN SOUND VIBRATION. 

W. O.' Field, of London, who has he/n experi- 
menting with sound vibration as applied to talk- 
ing machines, writes: "I have constructed cones, 
or small trumpets, of cardboard or similar ma- 
terial. nf_ varying lengths and taper and I llnd 
thai these, when affixed to the reproducer and 
In hi lightly in the hand, commoulcnt.- the vibra- 
tions very dlstlncl'y. This Is not very astonish- 
lag Inking into consideration the material em- 
ployed, but I have gone further, using a tube 
of 1 ply garden hose wlth x | ...-lnch bore, and at a 
distance of three f.el from the Diaphragm, the 
Vibrations emanating from such a record as the 
Over the Waves waltz, hy Meuys Hungarian Or- 
chestra (which, as you' know, is particularly 
dtminuettdi)), are vrt-y Distinctly felt. My ex- 
pcrimuits were carried/out with an Hdisou ma- 
chine. Rlted wllh a C reproducer. The facts being 
as stated. It occurs lo me. in order to overcome 
tile frequently harsh reinforced vibrations aris- 
ing from the use of such a powerfifl reproducer. 
In conjunction with a metal horfl. that the ln- 
lerlor of such horn should Jie covered with a. 
lining of some material such as felt, canvas, or 
Hie like, but which in use should nol lie damped, 
as suggested hy some, because In that case con- 
densation ensues, to the detriment or the sensi- 
tive properties of the diaphragm, especially lo 
thos,. of mica, and "mushy" reproduction is Hie 
result. 

COMBINED DISC AND CYLINDER MACHINES 
The last Issue of Hie lmnnn-Tradcr and Re- 
corder says: "The Talking Machine Worjd. or 
New York, commenls upon the likelihood of a 
combined disc and cylinder machine being one 
of the Inventions lb the near future, and sug- 
gests that If this Invention is already thought otil. 
that in all probability tt ts -steeping peacefully 
on Hie shelf of one of our manitfafiimrs ■ This 
Is not the ease here In Kngland. for In the Penx- 
phone Mr. Thomas, of Wnlbornugh sire.-! New- 
ton Abbot, has brought l>eforc the imdc the iden- 
tical Idea In ronrrelc shape. Thero Is ool the 
slightest doubt the good combination machine 



will command an Immediate^ demand, and we do 
not believe that Its advent will alTect the sale 
of either cylinder or disc models lo any appre- 
ciable extent. We might add that we hove re- 
ceived an Intimation that there Is yet another 
model of this class of 'sleeping beauty" on fhe 
way." 
AN INGENIOUS SPEED GAUGE. 

John Otto, mnnng.r of the retail talking ma- 
chine department of the Chlcnjto branch of the 
Kudoiph Wurliteer Co., has devised an Ingenious 



and 



snap 



for the Kdl 



chines which Ills house hat 
With it anyone can readily adjust his machine 
to cxaeiljMGO revolutions per minute, the spVed 
fixed by the Ellison people, as that producing the 
most perfect results. The device is simply a 
nickel plated blank an Inch anil live-eighths in 
length, it Is used as follows: Put the speaker 
arm as far as it will go to the left hand side of 
the machine, with the reproducer up, Slarl the 
machine, lowering the rcpVodirccr and time the 
machine. Kxactly at the end of one minute, stop 
the machine, ir the sjieed gnugi' ills accurately 
between the speaker arm am! the butt end or the 
machine, you have the required speed of I fit) revo- 
lutions, ir it does not tit exactly, the speed can bo 
Increased or diminished as the ease may tie. The 
WurlltM'r Co. are giving these speed gauges to 
their patrons. 
A RECORD OF THOS. A. EDISON'S VOICE. 

L.. W, S., Portland. Me., writes asking: "Is there 
procurable a record containing any significant 
utterance or Thomas A. Edison, the well-known 
inventor?'' As far as we know, no such record 
exists and while there is no doubt In the world 
that sonie-nmrfi record would be exceedingly pop- 
ular, yet we believe Dial the National Phonograph 
Co. have not been successful in Inducing Mr. 
Edison to consent lo make sneh a record. It 
iroes Without saying _lhftt he would make it for 
ibis company whose records bear his mime ir he 
at nit felt inclined that way. 
NEW SOUND BOX FOR DISC MACHINES. 

In rep:>- to an Inquirer we may say that the 
Hawthorne & Sheble Mfg.. Co.. of Philadelphia. 
I'a.. are Just placing on the market a new sound 
box for use on disc talking machines, which 
will he known as the It. & S. sound box. It Is 
claimed that this article marks a new departure ' 
In sound reproduction, or it Is constructed on 
an entirely new principle, whereby the dia- 
phragm itseir acts ns the spring to move the 
needle arm in one direction, and a small coll 
spring, whose tension can he Instantly adjusted, 
moves the needle arm in the opposite direction. 
With this consirucilon the manufacturers claim 
it is possible to Obtain a more deli-ate adjust- 
ment than can be secured by the old methods, 
and consequently the nil! effect of the Indenta- 
tions In the dls.- record are correctly transmitted 
to the diaphragm, nnd a surprisingly clear, bril- 
liant I. in.- results. The H. 4 H. sound l»ox is 
equipped with an adjusting screw, whereby the 
tension of Ibe .oil spring operating on the needle 
arm can lie instantly altered so as to produce 
different effects, and the operator can thereby 
suit his own ear 10 the character of the tone 




mifavmMNii 



Bay From Headquarters 

We manufacture all styles of Disc and Cylinder Record Cases, 
Machine Cases and Horn Cases for all makes of Talking Machines. 
Our Goods are found in every city. Why not have the best? A sample * 
order will convince you \, allow us to send you a catalogue. 

Chicago Case Manufacturing Company 

J42-J44 W.* Washington Street CHICAGO, ILL. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



Sfe'-H. & S.SOVND BOX 



Marks a new departure in Sound "Reproduction. 

Constructed on entirely new principles. 

Gives a clear, brilliant, natural tone. 

You do not realize whafSs recorded on a Disc Record until you 
hear it reproduced with an H. & S. Sound Box. 





No. 100. H. & S. Sound Box. 


No. 200, H. & 5. Sound Box. 


r use on Victor Tain-ring Arm Ma- 
■hinPB. Price |6.00. , 


For use nn olil-mylo DIM Crnnno- 
Iihoncs, old-style Zorios>linne?, Talko- 
popaea, and nil strnlKhi nrm Mn 



No. 300. H. 4 S. Sound Box. 



.■nines, PrlCfl |6.i 



Order H. & S. Sound Boxes by Number. 

The H. & S. Sound Boxes are finely made throughout and hand- 
somely finished. • They are adjusted with, laboratory exactness. No Disc 
Talking Machine is complete without it is equipped with an II.. & S. 
Sound Box. " • 



Hawthorne <& Sheble Mfg. Co. 

MASCHEPv AND OXFORD STS. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

We manufacture everything In the nature of Talking Machine Supplies. 

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desired, nod ft Is possible to secure the beet 
effects from each Individual record. The dia- 
phragm used on the H. & S. sound box is the 
well known Nobley metal diaphragm. As the 
diaphragm is constructed of mctnl. it Is not 
affected by atmospheric changes as Is the case 
with mica; cannot be readily broken, and runs 
absolutely uniform. The Hawthorne^ £ Shebte 
Mfg. Co. are placing the sounil box on the mar- 
ket In three different styles, namely. No. 100, 
for Victor tapering arm machines; No. 200, for 
old style disc grnphophones, old style zono- 
phones, talkopliones. nnd all straight arm ma- 
chines; No. 300, for tapering arm zonophoues. 

IMPORTANCE OF REPRODUCER. 
In reply to an Inquiry we may say that the re- 

prodtirer is certainly one or the most important 
parts of tin Edison phonograph. This reproducer 
has a small button-shaped sapphire point, highly 
polished, which adjusts itself to every indentation 
of the record and causes every lone to be repro- 
duced with remarkable fidelity. So nicely does 
it do its work lhai there is an entire absence of 
the harsh and disagreeable scratching sounds 
caused by reproducers having a destructive effect 
on the records. 

MOOULATOR FOR DISC MACHINES. 

In reply to an inquiry, we may say lhat a 
modulator for disc talking machines Is made by 
the Star Novelty Co.. of Grand llapids. Mich., 
and the principle on which the results are at- 
tained Is one of the simplest known to modern 
physics, namely, a damper applied to a resonant 
body at (he point of greatest vibration (same 
principle Is applied in adjustment of all resonant 
vibrating bodies), and lu this case it forms a 
backing to the needle arm, thus stopping those 
wild vibrations (caused by tmevenness of Hie rec- 
ord and which distort the tones!, and holds alt 
the tones at a common level with each other, thus 
making the recordB more distinct. The modula- 
tor removes the scratching sound in the largest 
degree, as scratching is produced mainly from 
unevenness of the record, which is overcome to 
the greatest perihelion possible oulslde of per- 



fect records. The ability to obtain anytftrength 
of tone will be appreciated by all lovers of mu- 
sic as It la an admitted fact that some records, 
band records In particular, are very piercing in 
their tone in an enclosed room. The variations of 
tone can be made at any time while the Instru- 
ment la playing. No stopping of the machine re- 
quired to adjust it. There Is no loss of detail in 
tho semi-tones or low notes no matter what the 
modulation Is. 
SOME PROBLEMS IN RECORDING. 

The niuch-dlsetissed topic of record making 
waa the subject of analysis recently by the expert 
of The .;il king Machine News, of London, who 
received litis complaint: "I cannot make a proper 
record, for If I get too near the horn (here is an 
echo produced, nnd if ahont one fool away the re- 
sult Is exceedingly weak." If a position close 
to' tliVhorn makes too loud a record and another 
position .farther away one too faint, it should 
be true In this case, as 11 undoubtedly Is In the 
case of professionals, that a midway distance 
should give satisfactory results. 1 have suggest- 
ed In the preceding paragraph lie cause and 
remedy for "echo," hut as to "advice on making 
records." the subject is a broad one. and success 
depends in such large measure upon composi- 
tion of blanks, iheir careful shaving, the temper- 
ature of the wax, degree of sensitiveness of the 
diaphragm used, the position, shape and leverago 
of the rutting stylus, size and shape of horn and, 
some think, the material of which the horn Is 
made, and a thousand and one little hut import- 
ant details. 
RATTLING REPRODUCERS. 

This same correspondent has a reproducer 
which rattles. That. oT course, is a fault. It 
also lias a great deal of play, laterally and other- 
wise. That is not a fault, provided the Joint is 
tiRlit. A reproducer must have a certain amount 
or play in order to be able to take up any Inequal- 
ities in the record. But if my correspondent Is 
sure that It Is ihe reproducer anil not the horn 
which rattles, I should advise him to gel a new 
one and to be critical In the selection of il, or to 
have a new diaphragm substituted for his present 



one. It is possible that all that Is wrong is that* 
the gaskets arc loose and require to be tightened. 
THE PHENOMENA OF VIBRATION. 

A stone thrown Into water produces ripples; 
in the same way, If you strike something— as a 
drum— there are ripples In the^lr, and tho dis- 
turbed atmosphere reaches the ear as a sound. 
The slower the. ripples or vibrations, the deeper 
the sound. The deepest audible sound in a musi- 
cal Instrument Is that of the great 32 feet pips of 
the organ of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, which 
gives sixteen vibrations a second; that Is prob- 
ably the deepest pound that the human ear can 
catch. You listen to It, rolling through the sacred 
edifice like distant thunder, and a little thought 
will enable you to realize that there may be 
sounds Inaudible to you, but which you can feel. 
The deep tone pervades your entire being until 
you have some doubt whether you really hear or 
feel It. The thunder of the cataract of Niagara 
fc-oduees a note with exactly half the number of 
vVratlons of the big organ pipe; that Is, eight 
You cannot hear the note, but It can he recorded 
by delicate instruments, and you can feel each 
of the eight waves beat against your ear drum. 
The great volcanic eruption of Krakatoa produced 
a musical note of four vibrations a second. It 
was reRistered by meteorological Instruments In 
different parts of the world. 
EDISON'S VALUABLE LOT OF RECORDS. 

It ts said that Thomas A. Edison has, at his 
house in New Jersey, hundreds of metal sheets 
bearing records of the observations made by 
many of the distinguished visitors who have 
called upon him. He never asks his visitors for 
their autographs or photographs. Inviting litem 
instead to speak or-slng a few words Into a 
phonograph. The plates he keeps In a cabinet 
under lock and key, occasionally taking a few of 
them out nnd running them through a phono- 
graph for his own amusement. 



M. H, Hanna. the well-known talking machine 
dealer of Seattle, Wash,. Is having an immense 
demand for talking machines nnil ni-orils from 
the V. S. Army post at Ft Davis, Alaska. 



lO-INCH ZON-O-PHONE RECORDS 



$1.00 Each 



ADVANTAGES. Ou 



OCTOBER LIST. 



ONE OF OUR BEST LISTS OF TWENTY-FIVE RECORDS EVER ISSUED. 
WE WILL ADD TWENTY-FIVE NEW IO-1NCH RECORDS EACH MONTH. 

Record thread i.i finer, thua making our record play longer irtan other 10-Inch re*ord>. Our n 



$10.00 Dozen 



terlal !■ harder and 



Zon-o-phone Concert Band. 

1*4 Berceuse de Jocelyn 

B> Ilrnjamin fi m ]»nl. An efletlttc »c!l balanced 

241 Glftle March 

llv datum* Hxkes. A brhtnl catch* man* -ill. 
a rari.cnlatly good ban ai„l full mnd lone. 

Z4o Grolto March 



rharaclciistii- march bitn 
am Khclu. CK. 

HO Overture to Semlrtmlde 



Htager's Orchestra.. 

ISI Cleopatra flnneran 



Xylophone Soto by Mr. E. Kins with 

Orchestra Accompaniment. 
tti Galop Bravouri 

A marvelous record. Thf tnnt [■ very k~.i1 and 

■he e*ec»iinn very ratwl ana dear. 

Oboe Solo by A. Bertram with 
Orchestra. Accompaniment. 

2SS Then You'll Remember Me 

Flute and Saxaphone Duet by Messrs. 
Mazziotta. and Porpora.. 

156 Till'! Serenade 



Songs with Orchestra Accompaniment. 
H7 Bright Bret) Good-Bye J- «'. Myt" 

Carchv niarfli -.."* l.y William- au,| Van Alsl>nc. 
romiKineis ..f "In Ihc Shjdr •( the Old Ape* 



SwbM-Sjb11m-"L( 



HI Everybody Works but Fith 

Lew Wk.la.lrr'.. ijrralA<mi 



. 160 JUrtm Green, Good-Bye «■'«* Vw 



HI Kow'd You Like to be Ihe Cttr '<■ 

HI Jasper, Doat You Hear Me Calllnf You 
Duet, fty Colli™ at 

la.prt i* M l..n.l of .Irr,. hr will nnl H r 

En iht daj lime. IBi air* tr.« t- • 

• litlr. ,fo«iHT i* making a .Iral f..r Ihe Sh 

ollh* 
lYrVhrMra" efle?1> 

IM My Yenkee Irish Girl «'"«» -ifarrfl, 

Hr Then. .Man*. A very catchy MM* 

165 Pals Good Old Pill ">"■> O. ilarU* 

(niiy iKi* Stadia *n kept. 

U6 Pul Me In My Utile Cell , Billy if*™, 

HI SterlliTit J- W. Ujvt 

The IMcM hit l.y Thro. Morse. 

. its The Whole Dam Family B-b Rabt'ti 

One nf All.trl V.m Tiber'. hll< idling nf the 

Iriali of rJM friend trbo %mir. ihc Dam family 

IVf Welt Till Ihe Sun Shines, Nellie By** G. HeWtw 

UK ballad by Harry Van Tiber. 

170 Would You are J 7 '""* li™«"i 



UNIVERSAL TALKING MACHINE MFG. CO. 2S 



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SUBSCRIPTION (including puiuie). United . State* 



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REMITTANCES, in 
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LanJ Dnlo.net Telephone Number 1 74 5 Gr.mc.cj. 

NEW YORK, OCTOBER IS. I90S. 

THE rnll fradc promises to lie unusually large 
In talking machines, and" from every section of 
tin? country coma the most glowing reports; con- 
cerning ihe output of talkers; There Is no roa- 
nan why the talking machine men should not 
enjoy the Till test measure of prosperity which 
seems to be coming t" oil lines nf trade during 
the full. A careful survey of the traue situs- 
Hon In all sections of the country causes lis to 
believe Hint this year will in- a record breaker in 
almost every lino, of trade, and talking machine 
dealers, no nmtter ' whore' located, should 
reap a satisfactory share of Ihe good things 



Italy I 



IT of the" ye: 



w::: 



fANT/FACTORERS are evidently doing Ifaeir 
alate trade, judging from the 
advertising which lias been recently nut forth, 
and it Is ii]> to the dealers to show their ability 
In producing results In the retail line. A good - 
many Of lliem understand how to sell talking mil' 
chines better ilinn they did last year. If they' 
hope to win success they must lie well up. to 
the forefront with their hustling propensities.' 
for business success comes from never tiring of 
doing. The law of business growth Is to do and 
to do it now. It Is lo keep close to the trade 
proposition at all limes. 

A TAUCINO MACHINE* dialer bus In his 

live charm over many lines of merchandise. It 
has a power of attraction for the public which 
can he used lo business advantage. The talking 
machine pleases and in teres Is. and the power to 

("Uihmtf.l. 

TAKE II lb personality: What can he more ' 
valuable than n personality which always 
attracts and never repels? It is nut only valuable 
in business, hut also In ever other held of life. 
Now, If one has a line of merchandise which 
possesses an Individuality In that It has ihe pow- 



er of reproduction of language and music, it pos- 
sesses at once an attraction which should he a 
great selling force. But in selling talking ma- 
chine* 1 one cannot afford to simply let the ma- 
chine sell itself. It is the llmtf for action, and 
noi for Indifference regarding business. 

GOOD, bustling dealers will win substantial 
monetary results this fall by exhlhltlng 

talkers In the maimer which their peculiar posi- 
tion demands. The charm of the talker should 
be Interestingly presented lo ihe public, and It 
should be a positive priiwrtflullon, Sever hulling, 
for business snecess Ilea in continuous effort 
along a certain line. 



TIB i 
man 



DEALERS and }■ 
will win big 
lime for action, am 
over-stepping the Hi 



who i 



I II VI 



suits this fall, ll is the 
:cneral conditions warrant 
, of conservatism. Conser- 



vatism may be all right, hut It Is Just as danger- 
ous to tie loo conservative as to he over optimis- 
tic* The happy medium Is BagBOd Huslness essen- 
tial, bill wliTft there is business it pays to strike 
Tor It. ' 

THE talking machine Is going to play unite 
a* part In the political campaign this fall. 
In various Slates some prominent speakers pro- 
pose to have their oratorical gems of thoughts 
reproduced al a number of points where it will 
be Impossible for themselves to aVwar. In Eng- 
land the lalkcr has been used far elocHoii pur- 
poses, ntid In this country it bid* ralr to assume 
considerable prominence within the near future 
Mayor McClellan speaks a number of languages, 
and if his voice gives out he could talk sevens! 
times a night to ihe polyglot population of New 
\ork through the mnllnmshlp of the talker. 

ONE of the gentlemen who has been; closely 
associated with the talking machine tmilo 
for years, recently remarked lo ihe World ibat 
ihe advance of the talking machine seemed al- 
most Incredible. 

Most persons who have heard the old talker, 
with its squeaky tone, are, start ted today when 
listening to some of the latest results from the 
Improved machines. It seems ns If we are rap- 
idly approaching perfection. -ami that nearly all 
of, the old defects which existed formerly have 
been, remedied. It Is a fact lhal on a good ma- 
chine lite human voice In song or speech can 
he so exactly reproduced lhal Hie presence of 
the living nintiih can be detected by the eye only. 
ll seems almost Impossible to predict a greater 
advance in song reproduction, Rut this is ihe 

nge of wonders, and the talking .machine people 
have given substantial proof of their ahlllly as 
lajiy illfflciililes. 
id the talker Is destincd>f / tilay a more irnpor- 
part'lnonr daily lives as lime rolls t 



present size and Importance of the Industry, and 
that It is considered by all to be a helpful ad- 
junct. Wo know of no paper enterprise which 
has ever been launched that has met with such 
stroiiR indorsement and hearty encouragement as 
the World. Each month adds greatly to Its 
Clientele, and wo believe thai each month adds 
10 its usefulness lo all departments of the trade. 

talking machine is being employed in 
many singular ways these days, all (ending, 
however, to the beliernient of humanity, lo Euro- < 
pcan countries it Is being utilized not only In 
missionary work, hut the societies who are labor- 
ing for the eradication of Innumerable so-called 
evtls, such as smoking, cursing, drinking, are 
bringing people lo a realization of the enormily 
of their ofTenees by -heart lo heart" talks from 
lalklng machines in tlte poorer miarlers of lead- 
ins eilies. Sock-ties established for a better 
knowledge of hygienic and moral laws are also 
utilizing the talking machine. So who can say 
that it is not playing a noble part In the uplift- 
ing of humanity? The eloquent address of a 
distinguished orator or preacher is carried into 
the furthermost corners of the earth Where few 
would or could visit, and thus good Is effected. 
People who consider the talking machine as sim- 
ply nu amusement factor oftentimes overlook the 
splendid Work which It Is doing In all parts of 
the world, bringing knowledge, pleasure and com- 
fort to millions of people, ■ 



IN some i 
nf ibis c 



IllUms 



nts 



lal 



■r |s destlneiperplay a t 
OUT daily lives as lime r 

A GLANCE ihi 
will show ll 



oMhtT-largesl business establish; 
country the talking machine has super 
sei|ed the work of the slenogrnpher, and If ii 
continues to grew in popularity In 
life, it is only fair to presume that in lime It 
will have replaced the lypewrlter almost entire- 
ly. - The Improvements which have been mode in 
ihe commercial lalklng machine have been so 
great that business men are at once Interested in 
Ihom, particularly as they lessen the labor for 
the departmental-heads. 

EHE Is lo-day a constant demand for 
■1, original and striking Ideas in link- 
ing machine advertising. This is said In no 
spirit of disparagement of the advertising that 
has been done, for some of ll lakes exceedingly 
high rank, hut the subject affords a lavishuess In 
treatment which should Interest Illustrators in a? 
large way. There are some lines of trade which 
ll would he difficult to exploit III an attractive 
manner, but Ihe lalkers give some range for the 
Illustrator's fancy. The more attractive special 
products tan be exploited, the more it win as- 
sist their sales. Even the best Merchandise does 
not sell Itself. The ad-smith musl know how and 
tike al the public In the most Inter 



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•tnng' a 



through this Issue of Ihe World 
that the field Is Steadily develop- 
ing, and that Inventive minds are constantly em- 
ployed In developing accessories which may lie 
used In conjunction wllli (he talker business. He- 
ron- the appearance of this publication the trade 
had no means of intercom mimical Ion, and now 
thai the World has anpeared regularly it has 
been Instrumental In cementing or bringing to- 
gethcr an industry, and without a doubt It will 
play an Important part in lis future. There is 
no Other medium which Is devoted exclusively 
lo the talking machine Interests, and it may be 
triuhfully said that the paper fairly reflects the 



DIFKKItb 
serloi 



BHT 






"f Ihe > 



i uf.tbe 



taking up 

matter or the preservation 

of prominence through the 
■d. If some of our wealthy 
lalklng machine manufacturers would donate a 
certain sum lo be devoted for the establishment 
of a national collection of the voices of our prom- 
inent men It would certainly be the means of al- 
trading great attention (o the lalklng machine 
and Its faithful ami permanent registration of 
sound. There is really more infills (ban appears 
at the first biusii. Speeches of leaders In our 
political life might be listened lo with great Inter- 
est by coming generations through ihe medium- 
Hhlp of these marvelous Inventions of our times. 



•N 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOftLD. 



2i 



WILL DELIVER ADDRESSES. 

Prominent Dayton Manufacturer Devise* 
Scheme of Reaching Hi* Agents Throughout 
the Country Through the Talking Machine — 
Heart to Heart Talks Possible. 

CBpMfft] to The Talking Mnchlne World.) 

Daylon. d„ Oct. 11. 1905. 
The use of the talking machine in the sphere 
of commerce Is steadily broadening and leading 
business men are not only utilizing it in their 
offices for purposes of dictation, but John H. Pat- 
erson, president of one of the largest manufac- 
turing concerns In this city, has devised a plan 
which Is certain to be simulated by other large 
manufacturers throughout the United States. He 
proposes, through Hie machine, to talk directly at 
least once a month to every one of the agents 
Belling the product of his factory throughout 
the United States. 

Sitting In his office in Dayton, this busy manu- 
facturer will deliver addresses on different phases 
or the business. These will be kept on the talk- 
ing machine records and will later be relayed 
by the machine to the ears of agents throughout 
out country. 

The talking machine will get In Us greatest 
work at the conventions where once each year 
in the large cities of the country the agents 
of a given district meet. It has been the rus- 
tom of the company to have a number of officials 
from the Dayton headquarters attend each of 
these conventions, and lecture to the agents, 
explaining new points, giving suggestions about 
the work and making ■■ginger'" talks to inspire 
the men with a. spirit of hustle and determina- 
tion. A trip around the circuit of the conven- 
tions lasting six weeks was too irksome for 
one man. Hence the president began wonder- 
ing what arrangement be could make to secure 
iho same results with less labor and time. 

fie could not bring all the agents to Dnyton 
each year, nor would a personal representative 
nuitc take his place. h'innlly Ire thought of the 



talking machine. That would reproduce his own 
words in his own voice. Immediately he set 
about to put the scheme into effect. a"nd at all 
the coming conventions President Patterson and 
other officials of his company will audress the 
salesman through this medium. He has thus 
solved the old problem of inability to attend 
more than one meeting at the same time, for 
he will often be speaking at two of three con- 
ventions the same day, and Just as many times 
will be delivering a different speech at each 



GREAT ACTIVITY IN BOSTON. 

Edison and Victors in Siegel's New Store — 
Houghton A. Dutton's New Department — 
Fine Edison Display — Manager Bobzln's 
Good Report — Business Doubled. 

" ( Special to The Tnlklni Mnchlne World.) 

Boston, Mass., Oct. 12. 1905. 

The talking machine business In Boston seems 
to be expanding more and more every month. 
The volume of business Is greater and every 
month there seems to be more wardrooms. 

In the big new department store of Henry 
Siegel Co. the talking machine department is 
given a very attractive location. The Edison and 
Victor machines are bandied and the business 
since the store opened has been especially good. 
The department Is under the management of 
Sol Bloom, the music publisher. 

The talking machine department at the store 
of Houghton & Dimon has been removed to a fine 
location at the corner of the building, where the 
windows can be se»n from a long distance In 
four different directions. The store is managed 
by the Boston branch of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co.. and has proven very successful. Plenty ' 
of space has been given It. and the instruments 
make a very fine showing. There are a number 
or light, airy demonstration rooms enclosed In 
glass, and, altogether, the department Is an ideal 



Large photographs of Thomas A. Edison and a 
fine display or the Edison Instruments are fea- 
tures or the window display at the remodeled 
store of the Eastern Talking Machine Co. There 
seems to be aoont four times as much room there 
than there was before. The rront of the building 
la very attractive and in verv good taste. The 
use or plenty of glass makes the Interior very 
light and pleasant. Manager Tatt reports an in- 
creasing sate or Edison machines and records, 
particularly on hlghgrade goods. 

The Victor talking machine department at 
Oliver DItson Co.'s doubled the amount of busi- 
ness in September of this year over that of last 
year. "It's the-best department In the store," 
declares Manager Bobzln. "and we never have a 
kick from a customer about the Victor machine 
or its records. The new improvements have made 
the Victor sell better than ever." 

M. A. Tenney has opened a fine large store at 
23 Holland street, SomervHle, where he carries 
the Edison and the Victor Instruments. He has 
fen excellent demand for records, because the 
»oston Traveler has placed hundreds of talking 
machines in this district by its subscription plan, 
and new records go "like hot cakes." Mr. Tenney 
is much pleased with the trade he is getting on 
machines for the home. 



JENKINS CO.'S INVITATION CONCEHTS. 

The J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co., of Kansas 
City, have been attracting large crowds to the 
establishment, by the Inauguration of a series 
of talking machine concerts, at which the audi- 
ence has enthused over the magnificent singing 
of Sembrich. Melt)*, Eames, Campanari. and 
other artists of that class heard through the 
medium of the Victor talking machine. 



The Bettiui Phonograph Co. have recently Is- 
sued a very attractive folder, showing an Inex- 
pensive record cabinet suitable for cylinder and 
disc records. The cabinets are gotten up with 

great taste. 



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149-153 Rosebery Ave., LONDON, E. C. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



The Edwin A. Denham Co. 



MA1K OFFICES 



31 Barclay Street, New York 



RECORD DEPARTMENT : Danham Building, Me. York 20 Wait 33d St.) 



OUR TWO LEADERS: 
The Denham CLARION Phonograph 



The English Talking and Musical Post Cards 



T h.je Denham 

CLARION 

Phonograph :: 1906 

With Aluminum Horn. 



IT BEATS THE BAND 




'Licensed under the U. s. Patents of 
Tfia Ameriean C.raphophom; Co. 



Sulci under strict price tnointenanc 

onivni'f, in liiinii tide dealers only. 



The Clarion Is new. it 

should not !»• ,eoufused with our 
German "Lyra" pJionogmpnn, for 

whieh we employ a somewhat similar. 
though U-sk expensive, base. 



It is listed at a remarkably low figure { $5.50 ) , and is Hold to the tragi) a( exceptionally large discounts. 
Your profit is uliuut the Maine as on a $10 phonograph Vour Investment is eomparativoiv iiisi</tiilirniit. 

It is not sold by us at retail. All retail order 
phonographs. 



id inquiries arc referred to the 



Brest dealer in Denham 



The horn 



T e 



>f the 



icnt [mints of The Clarion. It is a triumph, both as regards its acoustic properties ami its 



appearance. The horn is of aluminum, spun in one piece. It Measures " inches at the hell. 

. Another unique point is our combined trumpet support and anti-slipping device— an important improvement 
which has already resulted in Europe in mi unprecedented demanS (or our phonographs. 

The base and all the working parts are brightly nickeled. 

It is strongly built sml simply constructed. We will replace free of charge any part received in dam- 
aged .condition. • ■ 

The CLARION has come to stay. It id offered in comparison with any other phonograph u„w on the market nt 
double the price, and we have still to hear from q tiiuyle disappointed customer. 

Place your orders now. The Clarion is turned out by our factories at the rate of 15,000 a week, hut owing 
to the popularity and success of our new anti-slipping device the European demand is so greatly in excess of flint of 
previous years that we counsel oifr Ainericim customers to send ~ih their orders now, in order to insure prompt deliveries. 



English Talking 22S 
Musical Post Cards 

THE LATEST EUROPEAN NOVELTY 
MANUFACTURED IN- LONDON. 




Hi- 



cd Soi 



Post Cards, each bearing a trans- 
parent celluloid disc record :tl 



They e..u be played 
phonograph. 



The Selections are exclusively English and American 
Indestructible. Thev coin he played any nuutlior of time- 
without injury to the record. 

The records are transparent— they do not detract iu auy way from the appenram 
Can be profitably retailed at low prices. 



can be mailed in the usual manner, 
f the Posl Card*. 



TllC Edwin A. Denham fnJl Barclay St., New York 



NEW YORK 



PHONE, 6824 CORTLi\NDT 
BERLIN 



LONDON 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



NEW PEDAGOGIC WRINKLE. 

Chicago Launches Plan of Leirning Cornet 
Through the Medium of the Talking 

Machine— Company Formed to Exploit This 
Method of Instruction. 



(Special to The Talking Machine World.) 

World Office, 1803 Monatlnork Block. 

Chicago, 111., October 12. 1905, 
ChlriiRO si a ml it sponsor for 'the very latest In 
Inslrurtlon by mall or pxpresa. , No matter 
whether you live In I'o.liinttvllle. Idaho or Free- 
fcnlalskn. Alaska, you can now learn to play the 
cornet under one of the greatest, if not the 
fireatest. cornellsts [n the world, who will lie rc- 
markaldy patient with you. He will play all the 
exercise* for you, not only once, hut many times, 
until you are wire that you have them exactly. 
Not only litis, hut every once In a while, even 
while yon are In the elementary singe, lie will 
piny you a polo just so you can have nn Ideal al- 
ways before yon. Steve Crean, he of interna- 




tional reputation. Is the teacher. The medium 
through which he expects lo giVo personal 
Instruction In hiin.lrc.ls of nanus located all over 
the country. Is the tfraphophone, The stndi-nl uses 
a standard cornet Instruction hook, and receives 
at i lie outset a Columbia iiruphnphoiie and a set 
of ten cylinder records, each record reproducing 
one lesson, a solo record ta given with each 
course. After the lessons have been mastered and 
the records returned I lie second course, conslst- 
Inc of ten lessons, Is BOM. At the end of the 
third course the craphnphone becomes the prop- 
erly of the stuilenl. A company hns been 
formed to exploit this method of Instruct bin. com- 
posing Steve Crean, president; J. J. V'oss and 
A. E. Clark, under the name of lite Steve Crean 
System. I'ltlniatcly Ihey expect to tencli the 
Bute, piccolo, clarionet, olioe. French horn, alto 
horn, baritone and trombone in a similar man- 
ner, employing expert performers on the different 
Instruments to make Hie records. The office of 
the company is at 94 Dearborn street. The com- 
pany use on all their literature the illustration 
produced herewith, "The Spirit of the Teacher," 
the phantom figure in the background being the 
astral body of Mr. Crean, who Is anything hut a 
phantom In real life. In his band lie holds the 



A MONEY MAKER FOR DEALERS 

Our Ho. 33 

Disc Record 
Cabinet 




FEIGE DESK CO. 



Instrument, with which ho makes the records, 
a Conn-Couqueror cornet, and that's no phantom, 



CHANGES IN COITTMBIA STAFF. 

The recent changes in the policy of the Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co.. general.. New York, are as 
follows: Walter I* Eckharilt. manager of the 
New York store, and John II. Dorian, manager 
of the Chicago store, hove been csslgned to duty 
In (he exeeullve office. New York. Mr. Eckbardt 
lo assume duties In connection with the develop- 
ment of the wholesale business and Mr. Dorian 
similar duties in connection with the retail de- 
partment. S. S. R. Campbell, manager of the In- 
stalment department of iho New York store, has 
tieeti appointed manager in charge of the Greater 
New York stores, lie will he assisted by Earl 
Godwin, whose successor as manager of the Pnt- 
erson. K. J-. slore is Mervln K. I.yle. J. A. Ciohl- 
rup, late assistant manager of the New York 
"fit ore, goes to Providence as the manager of a 
Splendidly appointed store that has tjeeh opened 
In that city. C. W, Smith hns been transferred i 
from the St. Louis store and made manager at 
Kansas City. New stores have been opened at 
1 ancestor, Pa., with William 1-:. SJIdham as man- 
agar, and at Camden, N. J., with Theodore E. 



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THE VICTOR IN SEATTLE. 



[KpecW to The Talklnc Mu.hhii- Vt'urltl.) 

San Prancjaco, Cal.. Oct 10. 19U5. 
Sherman. Clay & Cto.Lhavo opened O branch of 
the Victor agency InViIiW Seattle store, giving 

thai department full control nf the Northwestern 

icrritory. They have Jrusl sent an order of slock 
amounting m about/*40,000, and the Seattle 
branch will tie ready to do business about the 
middle or October. Hitherto Sherman. Clay 4 
Co. controlled the entire Pacific Coast trade of 
talking machines from l lie San Francisco office. 
The change Is an Important one, 




BIG ORDER FOR NEEDLES. 

The Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co. have 
a standing order with a German manufacturer for 
iftMOJIOO needles, inking 5,009,009 monthly. This 

can be Increased 8,000,000 on cable order. The 
greater portion of the needles come from tier 
ituttiy or England, and hnl two American monu- 
faclurers. one in Newark, N. J., aud the other In 
Lowell, Mass., are known In this connection. 



SCRANT0N RECORD EXCHANGE FAVORED 



Scranton. Pa.. Oct. lo. U08. 

A brand new scheme has just been placed in 
operation In (his city. The Scranton Record Ex- 
change, which opened at t:l" Spruce street, have 
arranged to afford a. change of records for own- 
ers of graphopboucs tnd other talking machines. 
Hy paying a memliershlp fee of (to per year the 
subscriber sei-urea twelve records and the privi- 
lege of exchanging them once a day for twelve 
other records. Under this plan the subscriber 
will lie enabled to have a constant change of 
records irom one year's end to the other hy the 
payment of only Slo". 



EDWIN A. DENHAM CO. INCORPORATED. 

The Edwin A. Denham Vn.. New York, was in- 
corporated lust week at Albany, with a capital 
of 1200.400. Edwin A Denham Is president. D, J. 
Densmore, treasurer, and H. .'.1. Yeomnns. secre- 
tary In addition to their place at 31 Barclay 
street, iney will also occupy quarters in the Den- 
ham building. 2S Wci/a-ld street, which will bo 
known as the company's record selling deuart- 
meat. > 



m yjtKir II. Rapke has .dosed his store at Avenue 
A and Tilth street. New York, concentrating his 
city business at the main office, 1801 Second ave- 
nue. His branch in Newark. N. J., is doing a 
fine trade* 



Edison Assures 

Perfect 
I. C. S. Records 



International Correspondence Schools, 
Scranton, Pa. 
Ckntlkmhn:— In your tlYorts to 
secure a perfect language record for 
instruction purposes, i am pleased to 
stale that tin- master phonograph 
records, approved by authorities and 
siiliiTjittitl t,. me, will he reproduced 
at tlbTTubnrainry by my Gold Mould 

an.] nitdi.-inpenble prodoct for any 
number of duplicates, virtually placing 
the ranguaKc-lB' a standard form. 

l'tirlli.-nn..R'. these sperial records will 
reproduce ilto human voice in the most 
pcrfccl and natural manner. 
Yours sincerely, 



This is why \\c guarantee pro- 
nunciation reproduced by the 
I. C. S. records to be absolutely 
correct* The master records arc 
first approved by the highest 
authorities in the land, and then 
perfectly reproduced in stand- 
ard* form by Mr. Edison's Gold 
Mould Process. 

So dealers who handle Double 
Service not only have a "good 
thing" which can nowhere be 
equalled, but something that 
increases their business from 10 
lo^O;,. It will cost VOW 50 
cents and the coupon below to 
try it. 



International Correspondence Schools, 

^ Boa 918. Scam™, Pn., 

I endow 50 cents, for which pleaS send 
me Demonstrating Record containing 4 
languages, advertising literature, and 
taUkn on the I C. S Language Ouir-«<, 
I am an Edison Heller in g.»»l standing. 



VA 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



COLUMBIA MANAGER WITH A RECORD 

(Bpeclal to The Talking Mnclii.no World.) 

■ PlUsuurg.rt'll"., October 10*, 1905. 
Elmer A. Mc!£nrlry, whoso picture n repro- 
duced herewith. Is the gentleman who recently 
mirreeded Iv. frHinry In the mnnnj:emoni of the 




there he wis sent to Memphis, and a year later 
to Indianapolis, where ho remained one year, 
and was then transferred to the Important Kan- 
sas City office, where he remained for une and 
a half years, coming from there to take chargn 
of the Htiaburg field. 

Asked as lo his iwlicy In the conduct of the 
l'lllsluirK office, Mr. McMnrlry smiled and said, 
'i have. no new policy to Inaugurate. Every cus- 
tomerTif this store, wta'lher he he a dealer buy- 
lop thousands of dollars of Roods per month, or 
nn Installment customer whose account covers 
less than a score of dyilars In a year, will re- 
ceive the same 'fair and square' treatment. This 
I shall insist on." 



It baa been predicted that a popular price on a 
disc record would more than double the business 
now being done, and we feel certain this predic- 
tion will prove true." 

The American Record Co. have accomplished 
wonders -with their now well-known "Blue" rec- 
ord. Sales are reported aa being doubled monthly 
and the already large output of American records 
Is expected to ba greatly Increased by the change 
In prices. New machinery is being Installed and 
the factory facilities are being Increased to han- 
dle the volume of business already assured. 



Columbia Phonograph Company's office in this 
city. Ho is a talking machine man of ten years' 
experience, of Scotch-Irish descent, and entered 
the St. Louis store of the Columbia Company 
about ten years ago. He began as stock hoy. and 
1:y merit and pluck steadily worked his way up 
In the six years that he was In that office. From 



REDUCTION nTPRICES: 

i All talking machine users, as well as those en- 
gaged In'handllng records as Jobbers and dealers. 
will be. Interested in reading the advertisement 
of the American Retort! Co., appearing tn this 
Issue, wherein they announce that 5fier Oct. 15 
the list prli-e of American W& records will ">e 
GO cents each, or (7 per duzen. The 7-lnch rec- 
ord will also be reduced to W cents each, three 
for f 1. or Jt per dozen. 

Tlu^je new prices on disc records will make a 
difference iii'Uif sale of cylinder goods and will 
place the dfsc line In a better position to suc- 
cessfully compete with the ::5 and 38 cent cylinder 
records. A meniber of the linn, chatting to The 
World on Ihls move, said: "The past history ot 
the talking machine business has demonstrated 
the Increased demand made for the goods by hav- 
ing a popular price on records: many mnre ma- 
chines are sold and a greater interest Is taken by 
the ronsnmer In the machine as an onterlalner. 



EDISON ALWAYS DISCOVERING. 

A writer In the New York Times who recently 
visited Thomas A. Edison's little world of magic 
at West Orange. N. J., had much ot interest to 
say regarding- Itis wonderful personality and the 
various inventions in which he is interested. In 
this conneition the writer says: "In the phono- 
graph department I was privileged to hear a 
novelty that will surprise the public shortly. 
1 asked Mr. Edison II he did not think the phono- 
graph complete. 

"it's getting along.' he said. Oh. yes. It's 
a useful thing, hut we are improving it all the 
time, discovering new things about It and with 



It." 



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"So it Is with Edison, his work Is always 
before him. unfinished; one thing accomplished 
inspires new Ideas upon which new plans are 



Fourteen thousand dollars has been expended 
.y the Eastern Talking Machine Co., Boston, 
dasw., in decorating and Improving the Interior 
ind exterior of their store on Trenlont street. 



Leading Jobbers of TalKing Machines in America 



NEW ENGLAND 

JOBBING HEADQUARTERS 

EDISON AND VICTOR 

Machines. Records s>nd Supplies. 
THE EASTERN I.M.KING MACHINE CO. 

177 TniMiii Slre.1 BOSTON. MASS. 



FINCH & HAHN. 

Albany, Troy, Schenectady. 

Jobbers of Edleon 

Phonographs and Records 

100.000 Records ; 

Complete Stock Quick Service 



perry a whitsit <:<>., 

Ell South High Street. Coluintiu*. Ohio. 

-jSSs... jobbers "tefflis- 

and Ricordi UUUULIIU lnl j lleoord* 



PITTSBURG'S HIADQVAIITIH for 

EDISON and VICTOR 

■ ndcrcrnhliitelittnTiltliic MicMnci, Record, indSupplle, 
70.000 Edison Reeorde ( .„ .,„,, 
30,000 Victor Record* i '" ■"■"■ 

Bur from Headquarter* 

The Theo. F. Bentel Go. SB B n JfifSW^ 



S. B. DAVEGA, 

EDISON JOBBER 
VICTOR DISTRIBUTOR 



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ISONIA CO. 



NEWARK. N. J. 



Jilt Talking Machine* 
and Gmnarat Supplies 



Atlanta Phonograph Co., Inc. 

J. F. RILEY. Hit.. ATLANTA. GA. 

Edison That's All. 

Get our prices on Horns end Supplies. 



3* East lath St. 



New Verk Clt*. 



KLEIN & IIFFFFXMAN CO. 

Canton, OHIO. 

Edison > Victor 

MACHINES, RECORDS AND SUPPLIES 

Quickest iwrvlce mill mutt i-omiilolr Hock In Ohio 



II ARGER £» BLISM 

Western Distributors lor the 

VICTOR 

COMPANY. 

It's worth while knowing, wc never 
substitute a record. 

If it's in the catalog we've got it. 

DUBLOLE, IOWA. 



E, lOri 



Eclipse Phonograph Co.. 

Hoboken. N. J. 

^"" * Edison Phonographs and Records. 

Beat deliveries and largest .lock In New Jeraey. 



EDISON 
ZONOrHONEV^ 

JOBBERS 3B : 321 Fifth Ave. Pitlsbursh 






^ct-Hmliw to. m.^. 



Sherman, Clay 6 Co., 



rim 



California. 



TIOM 



VICTOR TALKING MACHINES 
REGINA MUSIC BOXES 

"Reliable" Sell-Play Ina Piano 

JENDLESS ROLL. NICKEL DROP> 
Send lop Catalogue and Price* 



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Minnesota Phonograph Co- 

37 E. Tlh SI.. SI. Paul SI* NIcolM Ave., Hi.in. 

the bio mm STOHES, JOBBERS IS 

Phonographs. Edison Records and 

all kinds 61 machines and records. 

49 dlllerem style herns. Orders tlltid same day ss 
received. Try' t" NOW I 



Jacot Music Box Co., 

39 Union Sq.. New York. 

! Mira and Stella Music Boxes. 

Edison and Victor Machines 
and Records. 



PITTSBURG PHONOGRAPH CO. 



Only authorized Victor Jobbers In Pittsburg 



Northwestern Dealers 



wlio buy tlielr B1I 
aervJn' nnd eliiw t 
We curry the slot- 



McGREAL BROS., MMwaukoo. W/n, 



PRICE PHONOGRAPH CO., 

FDISOM JOBBERS 
Phonographs, Records and Supplies 



Every Jobber la tills country should be represented In Ibis department. The cost Is slight and the ad vantage, is great. 
Be sure and have your Una In tbe November list. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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TALKING MACHINES ON PACIFICCOAST 



A New Business 
Positively Pus 
Departments 
Wise & Co. F 
Will Use Talk 



Inherent* Merit as 
and Relegate Oth. 
Background — Ctai 
ie — School of Mus 
ine as Teacher. 



Some music hnusi 
see." Others, It w< 

tlevptcd to talking : 



Talking .Mmlilru; Vf.jraU 

msclsco.' Cal., Oct 9. [SOS, 
I arti enterprising and "can 
lid seem. tMlil a deportment 
lachlaes rely after thi" ciiK- 
>. clamored nt the gates long enough 
them. Out once pliuol in stock, they ask 
Favors "ml the dealer, moused from hi* re- 
<■ or disabused of his prejudice, frequently 

In hit) office mill watches with widely opcneij 
i the crowds that frequent thi' rooms but so 



■cully i 



ttfvely i 



Really, your correspondent. ii, musical critic 
liy profession and one who a few month- since 
sneered lit the lileii of becoming a talking ma- 
chine convert. Is to-day mi enthusiast. When 
in-fore the VI. tor. for Instance, and listening to 
such voices ns Tnraagno's, Caruso?*, Melba's., 
MichalloiviiV. and others nf the Victor Rati Seal 
category, I sit :is one enthralled. enjoying yt in- 
stinctively endeavoring lo ply my profession of 
critic. So well are Intonation, phrasing;, breath- 
ing mill the accompaniment brought out ilia! I 
almost full io considering if ibis wonderful, 
mysterious musical !u~irumcui. which seems to 
photograph all other*, is not likewise m supplant 
all others. Why any longer play any instrn- 
nienl— perhaps only indifferently— when the 
most beautiful ami perfect music is poured out 
upon yon at so mui-h per disc? 1 have seen 
music teachers spellbound before a Victor, study- 
ing, learning a lesson [rum a hard rubber disc 
replim of Melba's voice — socking n tutor in the 
talking machine: 

Tin- cffmnienlal side — does ii pay? Well, does 
It nay to fit at n desk anil 0. K. credits, as I 
have steii them, of $100. 1200, j:iou. and (4i»i at 
n lime, lo the best people In town— sold by prac- 
tical.}- an errand boy to enthusiastic purchasers. 

Piano business? Well. I'm mid by .several 
dealers it Isn't 'one-two three" wilb a line talk- 
ing machine department, with its east] or good 
credit, short terms, clock turned twelve times a 
year, and your profits In your hip pocket at In- 
ventory time. What wonder that aggressive, 
appreciative piano merchants are entering the 
talking machine, field. 

Clark Wise & Co. are adding n big depart 
uient for talking machines to their store. Their 



business in this line has increased so remark- 
ably of late that they are compelled to give It 
Ihelr undivided attention. A little while ago 
ibey bnnlly thought of their talking machine 
department except spasmodically, and now they 
lire just full of talking machine talk. 

Kohler & Chase have somc-*on of agreement 
with the S. V. Chronicle in the shape of a talking 
machine subscription contest. The scheme works 
beautifully, and the talking machine depart- 
ment or thai linn Is crowded most o( the lime. 
The flrm give regular concerts at the hall, wbb-h 
are remarkably well attended and mcei with un- 
qualified success," 

The Von Mcyerlu.k School of Music will In- 
traduce the talking machine as a teacher, Mrs. 
Von .Meyerinek will tell the machine all she 
knots] about singing, and tne machine will then 
In- placed al Ihe disposal of tin- pupil, who thus 
will be able to learn hl.i lesson more thoroughly. 
This is the rirsi time in San Francisco ihai the 
talking machine is employed in a bona tide 

inunVJil conservatory. It will he Interesting to 
watch the result. 

i'eler Huclgulupl. manager of the fur Western 

interests of the National Phonograph Co., is well 

pleased wiili the way traile has opened up this 
Tall. He is, having an immense deraand for Edi- 
son machines and records, and thi- prospects are 
that the present winter will wiiness an increase 
In their output in this secllon al in least fifty 



phis, Tcnn., was here lasi ^-etk lo witne; i the 
annual visitation of the Veiled 1'rcpliet. 

Frank Madison, traveling representative -of the 
National Phonogrnph Co., was a recent »visilor 
here. 

Waiter A.. Eckhardt. wholesale sales manager 
or the Columbia Phonograph Co.. arrived here 
yesterday on a business visit. 



THAT "DOG FlflHT'* RECORD. 



Quite Some Troub 

During Indl 
/ 



nd Discussion 



Sum 



TRADE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS. 



St. Louis, Mo.. October, 10, 19BS. 
Trade for the uionih bf September In talking 
machines is reported to have been unite good, al- 
though some dealers stale that the last iwo weeks 

o( the month idtowed amltfug off. All are optim- 

i.-tlc and look ror a flue fall and winter trade, , 
1-nrgc orders are now being placed for holiday 
goods. 

I>. S. Hamsdell, rice-presldcnl and manager or 
the Si, louts Talking Machine Co.. returned on 
Monday, Sept. a. from his wadding trip. 

lleorge Ornslein. manager of Ihe travelers' de 
partment nf the Vletor Talking Machine Co.. 
spent one day here recently. 

(bo. M. NlBbett. Western Manager of the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co.. whh headquarters in 
Chicago, was a visitor here last week. 

Mr. Miti hell, special traveling salesman of 
the Talk-o-phonc Co.. spent last Saturday here. 

F. B. Miles, manager of the talking machine 
department al the a. K. Hooch Piano Co.. Mem- 



A[o. 531 Holds 175 Records 














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Write for Booklets and Prices. 
, They will interest you. 

Catalog just out. Have you got it? 

THE UDELL WORKS 

* Indianapolis Indiana 



-spontleix of a dally paper, writing of 
his impressions of a phonographic performance 
as heard In his neighborhood. In a com plaining 
tone, expresses Himself us follows: 

"ilnlf a dozen, a dozen limes n day a dog 
light In its most realistic form is performed, ap- 
parently to the unalloyed delight of my neigh- 
bors. A hoarse voiced tough announces the 
terms or the light in tones only possessed by 
the variety of mankind of which he Is a repre- 
sentative. 'Stop that dog. platel' he calls out 
kalu and again, as his eloquence Is Interrupted 
by the barking and yelping of the ddga, and the 
crowd be is addressing yells in impatience for 
the fight to begin. At last tin- fight is on. and 
if you were actually assisting at it, in defiance 
of the penal code, you eoubl hardly get a more 
realizing sense of the elevating amusc-menl. 
The talking machine tells the whole" story. It 
the clog fight was actually taking place on the 
lawn and ihe refuse of humanity had gathered 
there to see It. the proceedings would hardly 
lie more rani- than they seem in th.s machine 
reproduction. I have never had t,ie privilege of 
witnessing a dog light, but from repeated hearing 
of Ibat phonograph's report I feel as If I had 
now subjected myself, to criminal arrest for 
violating the law by sneaking Into that sort of 
ring." 

As is well known in the trade this Is the "dog 
light'' record which was a great seller at. one 
lime. It Is not the reproduction of mi actual 
canine scrap, only Imitations hV a human volte. 
Its vogue lias fallen off greatly, hut is still ill 
some demand. 



PROF. STARRS VISIT TO AFRICA. 



Prof, pn 



iliei 



route to Ihe Congo Free Stale, where lie ex- 
pects lo be the guest of one of the native kings. 
Studying the various Interesting tribes In bis 
domain. He will also carry on in the depths of 
Africa. Held work on ethnology and anthropol- 
ogy, similar to the investigations he has made 
among the Indians of Mexico and his own coun- 
try 

Pror. Karr, who Is one of the faculty or the 
University of Chicago, has spent several years 
in I lie jungle, and goes prepared for all sorts 
or (v.ntualttles. He took with him a couple 
of talking machines and several thousand records. 
He hop. lo bring back some very Important 
and valuable data regarding that unknown sec- 
tion Of darkest Africa. 



MANIFEST THEIR ESTEEM. 
1. K\ ,fleissler. who retired recently as secre-. 
tury of Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, 
to assume the business management of the Vic- 
tor Talking Macliiin' Co.'s business, was recently 
made (lie recipient of a very line token or the 
esteem of the employes Df that concern In 
the shape of a beautiful open-face sold watch 
and fob. jjhc watch containing .Mr. Qeissters 

monogram on the back and an inscription Inside 
presenting the gift. 

A DUET WITH TALKING MACHINE. 
A German music halN/dngcr has h.i upon quite 
an original idea. He has a large- talking ma- 
chine containing records of bis own voice with 
which he alngs a duet. The two voices blend 
very prettily and give the audience an- Idea of 
how perfect a record may be- made and repro- 
duced when In Ihe hands of a good singer. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 







Our advertisements in the 
magazine^ tell the public 
how good Victor Talking 
Machines are. 

Your advertisements in 
your papers say: "Here are 
those good Victor Talking 
Machines and Records." 

Opportunity is money. 
You are wasting money if 
you don't say to your towns- 
people: "Here are the Vic- 
tor Records and Talking 
Machines." 



Victor Talking .Machine Co., 
Camdeir^N. J. 












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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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WURLITZER AS AN AUTOMOB1LIST. 

Well Known Member of Cincinnati Trade En- 
joys the Sport of King*. 

(Special to The Review.) 

Cincinnati, 0., October 9. 1905. 
Rndotph Wnrlltce'r, sou of the 'founder or the 
great Wurlltter establishment of this city, has re- 
cently, Joined the enthusiastic array of automo- 
bllista Mr. Wurlitzer believes that there is no 




sjwrt no Invigorating ami none so exciting in 
niaiiy wr.ys. Up hasn't as yei compared records 
wiiii other auto owners in regard to hew many 

dogs Ittlrl chickens till')- have killed oh B single 
trl|>. Imt after a thrilling experience wild his 
new ear a local anisi pictured lilm according 10 
Ihe accompanying llloairetlon. His friends will 
Hardly believe thai bis usually steady nerves 
had relaxed to such an extent as to betray lear, 
for thai Is not one of Mr. Wnrtiizer's character- 
istics. 



USED IN TEACHING. 

A Talking Machine Now Installed in Williams 
College for the Purpose of Teaching Lan- 
guages to Students. 

(Special toTne Kevletr.) 
Willianatowa, Mass.. Oet. IS, 1905. 
Prof. Asa Morion, head or the French depart- 

iin-tii of Williams College, has Introduced n 
novelty In his cl.-is-vs. He has secured a talk- 
friB machine, and while abroad, hired one of the 
- leading French scholars and nratocs to read Into 
It. In order in obtain records, which would give 
Hi.' correct ami up-to-date pronunciation of 
French. He obtained records ihn< covered a 
whole book, ami now be has ih.-m ai William*. 

Prof. Morton keeps his machine m No. s. Hop- 
kins Hall, ami be has mm lulled every member 
of his class In French with a key to the room. 
Ity this arrangement any one belonging t<i the 
class can start the machine at any lime and 
(hereby get the bene* of correctly spoken 
French. 



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TALKINO MACHINE IN COURT. 

• 

Court Stenographer Uses it for. First Time in 
Trial Cases — Talked Into Four Machines. 

(Special t<> The TalMot ahtcUne World. I 

Bridgeport, Conn., Ocl. 11. 1306. 

For Ihe firm time In (his State, and 1 It Is be- 
lieved for the first time in New England, the 
talking machine was Introduced In the court 
stenographer^ office for the purpose of rapidly 
reproducing the testimony In a murder cast' 
heard a few flays ago. and it worked so success- 
fully that hours of time, were saved In the tran- 
seriiiifoii of Die stenographic, notes of the trial. 
Four machines were In use. 

After taking all the testimony in the court. 
Monographer George Hawley would retire io lijs 
office, ami there dictate Into these four machines' 
a! iheVraie of ISO to 200 words a minule. Ihe 
te-timonyof the case; the record would repro- 
duce this testimony, ami from these records Ihe 
typwrlilst would take dictation. Thus by 10 
.o'clock each night during I lie trial was accom- 
plished what hitherto li has taken* iwo steno- 
graphers, alternating!, until y oVlock the next 
morning io dictate to tht> lypwritlstK.. 

To perrorm this truly marvellous Teat of re/ 
porting reqtllrea first n man of more than aver- 
age, skill in note reading, fnr lie has to dictate 
from four idles of copy to four machines, and 
these machines are running' 'ai a fast speed ami 
there is no time for studying pot hooks, That 
Mr. Hawley has None this so admirably as to win 
the commendations or the attorneys and all con- 
nected In Ihe Irial oMhi* case proves'hls effi- 
ciency and the Imiinrtaiit/ par! thai Ihe talking 
machine Is in future likely Io play In cottri trials. 



DEATH OF A FAMOUS MAN 

Whose Family Have Played an Important Part 
in Talking Machine Development. 

Henry Cowen, of Henry Cowen & Co.. Berwick- 
t 'i mm Tweed. Si-ollau.1. writes u K as follows: 

"Dear Sir:— The enclosed culling from Ihe 
Scotsman, newspaper, may Interest your reader*, 
IW being from the leading paper of the native city 
of the famous Hell family. In Edinburgh to this 
d«y, although It is some time since the principal 
■Winters ceased to dwell Ihere. the name Hell 
ami articulation are connate terms. It seemed to 
l-e pari of the nature of the entire family to be in- 
terested in sound of all descriptions, ami the beoe- 
t !, s tliey have coajointfy bestowed on the commer- 
cial world an- beyond estimate."' 

The dipping to which Mr. Coven refers Is as 
follows: 

"A distinguished native of Edinburgh has 
passed away in the person of Professor Alexander 
M.lvllh Hell, father of Mr. A. (irahnm Hell, the 
Inventor of the telephone. Mr. Hell, who died at 
Washington, n. C. on the Mb Inst.. In his sTtli 
year, belonged to a family of vocal physiologists 
For over twenty years he was lecturer on elocu- 
tion nt Ihe UntvendtyW Edinburgh, and at the 
Xe-W College. Ilelhen sVcced.d his father In the 
fame capacity al I'nlversity College. London, his 
pace in Kitfnburgh being taken by his eldest spn. 
Melville it'll, whose promise of a. distinguished 
Cdreer was cut shorl by no early death. His 
brother. David Charles Hell, occupied n similar 
position in lliiiditt. and was author or several 
corks of a professional character. Mr. Hell's son. 
t!.( Inventor of ihe t lephone. was following what 
nmy he slid to be the f.imiiy calling, and specially 
the teaching of sneeeh to ihe deaf and dumb, at 
the lini" be invented thc/i-ir.imeiit which hai 
1'iTiil- him to famous, Reside* numerous works 
of vocal physiology. Mr. Bel] was the i.ulhor of 



ftver, is bitter ki 
of whafbe ant I. 



1cm of universal alphabets .. or self interpreting 
physiological biters for the writing of all lan- 
guages in one alphabet. It is a system that indi- 
cates by alphabetical characters ihe utterances 
ami modes or action of human Speech, the char- 
in -it-is ili. mselvcs being shaped so as to recall to 



the eye the position or the speaking organs In 
every conceivable manner required for the proline- . 
ticu of sound. In 1S70, having lost two of his 
Rifled. sons and anxious as to the health of the re- 
maining one. Mr. Hell retired frnm I'tiiversity 



• liege. 



nd by 



to Ca 



arts. There. Idler on, he liecarifc Professor of 
Philology ami Linguistics at queen's College. 

Kingston, Ontario. In IXSo he reniovod to Wash- 
ington to he near his son. He wns-an admirable 
elociillonl.'lyaml bis Shakcsperian readings liai^a 
great success In the States. Many n prominent 
Ector and many a preacher, especially in the 
old Free Church, benefited much from his teach- 
ing, and Ihe memory of his charming personality 
will not !»■ altogether forgollen in Ibis country." 

ADJUNCT TO RECORDING. 



h handy adjunct to recording Is Itecordezl. 
wh\h we have received Trom Mr. R. S. Wllshere. 
Of Leicester. The purpose of Recorded Is Io soft- 
en the often too hard blank supplied for amateur 
recording, » ( 'thg| a -louder record may result 
from its use than WOttld otherwise be the eaa.\ 
and experiment on our part have justified this 
(in i m. We treated Ihe second half of the surface 
of a blank cylinder with tfaa atttatlan, an.i then 
usi d ji io make a record covering the » hob* rj Un- 
der. The first words of ihe resTOdBcthn «■ ra on 
lh.! faint sinVJiut towards the end. when that 
part of the cylinder we had treated with Rocordecl 
WAS reached, the volume was much increased. 
We should mention thai hnlf-au-hoiir was allowed 
to elapse between making the record and rep r ..- 
iblciug H. ami this slioTiT.l lie done in all cases. 
Following this, says the Talking Mltchlue News, 
v.e t. sted the further quality claimed for Ilemrd- 
./i of thoroughly removing the obi record ami 
allowing the cylinder to In 1 used a second time by 
i-baning off all the old mark! tigs -and making a 
new selection on the cylinder, fpon reproducing 
In due coarse we found that no trace of the former 
record remained to spoil the second. We should 
nihl that some care is necessary In using (he 
solution, particularly with regard 'tO shavings. 
Which have a tendency to cling to the moistened 



DEATH OF TAMAGN0 
Francesco Tamagjno, Hie famous ti-nor. who 
died on August 31, at Varcse. bombartly. was well 
knoVn in the realm of talking machine*, hts 
records indng very popular. He win beat he re- 
m- inhered ^r his marvelous sltmlng in OteliO, 
Vt nli having seb-ded hint to create the nameparl. 
lb? was the >on of a restaurateur, and wa» horn 
in Turin in |S51. Ills voice was ,.f enormous 
power and his histrionic gifts were considerable. 
He made h,s debut in I'u Hallo In Maselu'ru, and 
afterwards apneared at La Sraln in Brnanl, 



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THE TALKING- MACHINE WOULD. 



stimulating trade in p!tt st. CHINESE BAND OR ORCHESTRA MAKING RECORDS IN CHINA. 

A Story of the East Side— How Competition in 
That pec-FTon* „ls Being Met — Talking Ma- 
chine! Used to Draw Folks to Rival Shops. 



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ichln. 



i stopped a few mfauteJ 
unill Joe rouhttwalt on hie cftstoinera. Then h 

utss on Tuesday night, mm nearly all of I'iu 



I for i 



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ttiich heads out of Hi.' windows. 

There Is another candy store in 1" Pffl street. 
run hy Isaac, Sominlt. .£oramtl wasnt to he OUl- 
dum\ mil) long before life musk store in Grniul 
Street -had been opened he was aland hie hi (roiit 
of the door counting over the |au he hml re- 
solved io Invest In a rival barker for his business. 
Wednesday afternoon he let the conccrl in Joe's 
begin firsit, but after the crowd of children had 
attracted a number of grownups. Summit put the 

u[> ihe Instrument. Joe's machine was playing 
"Meet Me down ai Luna. Lena,'* when the strains 
of the Yiddish. wedding song, "Chusen uud Kolle 
■Mowllof" rem the air. Bommlt's machine sound- 

ed like a. thirteen. inch nun beside the Krng-jor 
genien crackle of Joe's, and .the crowd mode a 

All day Thursday there was a duel of flats 
and sharps between !» and 10 Pin street When 
the sun had set and the tired 1 residents had Jiu- 
Ished their suppers and were silting on sloops 
and. lire escapes, a third phonograph Joined. in. 
llachaei Rosen bloom, al IS, had caught the fever, 



The accompanying pholograph is that of a 
Chinese orchestra or hand, which* (ieorice K. 
Cheney Ik ufWztng In Shanghai for making Vic- 
tor recordl. In forwarding the picture to his 

PHI slrrct c.inoln'l get lo sleep until early llils 
mom lop, and then Munili-lbaum Bald: , 

"If I don't get an Injunction. I'll gel a brass 
band!" 

MR. FEINBERG'S SUCCESSFUL TRIP. 



land nf the "Pur Bast." 



tni; Mil.- 



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- 1*1. 



I had the pleasure of meeting, here io day Tl. 
PelnherB, who represents Ihe Ktfnophone machines 
and records in the Northwest,,' In the course of ii 
ihut he' said; "I left Chicago, which 1 make my 
headquarters, about ihe iSih of August for Mi*^ 
wanker, where I was successful in obtaining an 
order for Jobbers' quantity from .Melircul Urps..l 
did some missionary wort i ft rough ihe State of 
Wisconsin for litem ami turned a wood ninny deal- 





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w ■jscoiisin for litem and Inraed a good many deal 

t.er in Si, Paul, via,, the Minnesota Phono- 
Nli Co. I have been woVkrag through ihe 
tea ofAMiniiesota. .North and --.Smith Dakota, 
awn without getting deal- 



a for 



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rtters of ihe 



■ Pitt street was packed when the third In 
mem bulled In. The horses of the blue line 
of Avenue D w 



states above mentioned I 
iluncj'ota Phonograph Co., 
tt.i'rs of lhaqks and ilnpll- 
proprleti 



of Avenue l> were picking their way through. ,,r (he Minnesota Phonograph Co, I am bow 
and hi* Sims the cop was trying Io clear (he covering the Slates „r Mebragka ami Iowa, and 



tracks w 

-Miss Roicnbloont's machine struck in. "Kl 
Kim Smelks a Holm," Cheap Joe's was ulayii 
"Hunker Hill," and Sommlt'a a "musical I 

on the Russian national anther,,. The p| 



■ii,he. 



the | 



t Chief 
Ul-er. where I will spend 
ti-. several weeks. -working Ihe Jobbers and dealers 
il.v te (tie Windy City. I will also call on tin- pre- 
ile- ml mis lifers in* Chicago with the zononRone un- 
ity ■ miuiii machine, which is positively the best ami 



■ Will 



-il tie: 



o-day. 




Our Cabinets 
Lead ! 

Place your order with 
your jobbers. - They all 

carry them in stock 



HERZOG 

ART FURNITURE CO. 

Saginaw, Michigan* 



"VICTOR DOG" WALL SIGNS 

S. P. M.Clnskey. Si runl.m, Pa., have placed n 
dozen "Vlcior dog'* wall signs. 10 x 1!-' feet, about 

ihe city. They are t la of sheet nu-tal. and nre 

splendid reproduction's of the famous trade-mart 
ThO Pennsylvania Sign t'o,. Allcnlmvii. Pa., were 
the makers, and eonsemtenily are credltahlc uro- 

Photographs of the new llawthorno-Sheble m- 

oiilljlltig system bavc liceu mailed to some of Hie 
Jobber* recently This new system of carrying 
disc records has elicited favorable comment. 

The music publishers or New York are din- 
etissliig ways and means Tor compelling the re- 
cord ni.iiiufnrnirers lo nay for the privilege of 

ii'iltg their puldiiKilons-. 

Or [■: P. (PNeiii. travaltng for Ihe Universal 
Talking Machine Mfg, Co., New York, makes 
his liendiiiiarl.-rs In Kansas City, Mo, 




X 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



29 



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effect thai the talking machine buaineae In thut 
country is in n rery ]i ran pp roils condition. The 
ontpul nmi nlo el machines have assumed enor- 
minis proportions, mid ji is estimated that daring 
the Inst year something like Hire- million disc 
records attd an equal number nr cylinder records 
were sold. In fact, tKo dealer* nf PrankfOTt-on- 
Main alone sold over $76,000 worth of machines 
ami Bceessorfea during the past twelve months, 
Berlin has dene area better, and wherever on* 
travels the talking machine is round to be n fac 
tor of tremendous Importance. Many of the 
novelties which wen- so much mlki'ii about for 
the past few yarn have not been nutterlaustng, 
and attention is now bains (rfven entirely to the 
bettermenl of the machines ami records. The 
double faced record is eonaianttj growing in 
favor, ami the Bcfca Record Co,, tin- makers, have 
now derided to place n donble-sided disc on the 
market i e. 

That enternrisltii; Insiniftton. the Neouhone 
Co.. Ltd. 119-153 ItiiH-bciy avenue, E. C.I have 
Just issueii their new rntulosue which contains 
much of interest for dealers aud others destrihit 
miking niai'iiiiiis anil stntpllejr, Foil Informa- 
tion Ik given of tin- Keophone "home recordlnc 
attachment." which enables the amatenr or any 
of Ills friends to-sltiK Into the receiver anil be 
sure that an absolutely true reproduction of the 
sounds wilt !»• the result. Tlltlicrto tills was in. 
possible by owners of disc machines. Tills re- 
.■inliriK attachment pan be RUcd to any disc ma 
rhino in n few second*. This disability l.i'inn r»- 
moved, there are endless possibilities, tin- records 
bring absolutely th« slaves of the operators. In 
the tndulfienre or musical recreation Ml.- .lis. 
record must prove of the highest value, because 
ilu- Individual performer, whether pianist, riqlin- 
tat, flautist, et hoc, ran have tin- rendering re 
iirintcii nt nny lime, and thus approximate the 
actual to the Ideal performance, in this way the 
neophone is of present ami future henefll to nil 
who Would be musicians, anil lis educative value 
ts without question, The Neophone Co. have a 
magniflccm lino of records by eminent artists an. I 
leading bands now in hand. I*. J. Packman, who 
is chief or their recording and technical depart- 
ment, is a gentleman of marked ability, ami his 
skill is manifested In the records produced by 
Hits house. 

A recnnl thai is much in demand al the head- 
quarters of the National Phonograph Co., Ltd, 
is -The Torchlight Dance" played by th.' hand 
«f the Kaiserln Augusts Garde Grenadier Regi- 
ment, The enmiHVtltlon Is credited (o Prince 
Joachim Albrcchi or Prussia, and the record Is 
said In have been made nniler his personal direc- 
tion, and was his gift to the Crown Prime, or 
Gormnny and his bride on their recent mar 
rlace. Extended references have been made to 



this nance, which Is always an indlspensalde 
feature In a weddlns In the Royal Hfcse of 
Prussia. DurinK the'danee lighted wax torches 
are borne In the hands of liases, which show' 
off (he nijjKiLlllcenlly robed participants in Ihe 
donee. The record, is one of unusual excellence, 
and when it reaches the Stales will donbtlosfl he 
In demand- -or least anuuiR our Teuton lo friends. 

The tolKliiK machine Is now (lading its way on 
the since, mi. I will soon occupy a place or promi- 
nence wllli ih.- great stars of the day. One of 
ihese machines was recently h.-ard in a "turn" 
at one of our tending music polls ami scored a 
great aiccess. There are ureat possibilities for 
ihe talking machine on the stage as soon as the 
people became educated ro its possibilities and 

TTie/Vlhor day I was preaehl at a (rial of some 
discs or the Kaiser Krnnz Grenadier Hijeinieni. 
lni|iorieiI from Ccrnmny. They were surprising- 
■ ly line. The reproduction was dear, stronu. and 
of good quality. There was an enilre absence or 
liliiTrfng and blasting, * 



PERFECTION UPRIGHT HORN SUPPORT. 
The Douglas Phonograph c... X.w York. ha> 
Just placed upon the market the ••Perfection" u 
ligtrt horn support, a combination of horn su 
pon and sound modifier. |i is very simple I 



:t'i.-liH 



Ihe 



i- brim 




merely slipped over the speaker handle. The 
appliance will Ht any style of BllaoB-fthonograph. 
The horn-Is held In an upright position and the 
sound being dlst>harged against the cetthig, it is 
claimed W he distributed evenly to every corner 
of a room 



. Bradley, chief or ihe International Ret- 
read stnll. was in New York last week. 
■ his order libok wns ihe gainer by (he 



A. llels Music Co. have added the 
- lo their line of talLinn machines 
handled in Si. Umls. 



The Only Perfect Repeating Attachment for 
Standard and Home Phonographs Ever Made. 




Full Particular., Mil he Roady Mov. 1311,. 
Sao /ssuo or That Dale. 



EDISONIA CO., Sole Agents, NEWARK, N. J. 



A HELP 
TO BUSINESS 



1"RADE plications arc to-tlay ad- 
milled m' he a helpful adjunct to 
every industry. In pjanodom TttK 
'.Mr.--!.- Trade KHvikv, is tin- oldest pub-' 
lieation, ami since iX;<> it has held a posi- 
liuii in the front ranks of, trade juitrnal- 
ism throughout tin- world. It is pub- 
tshed weekly, and contains from fifty 
in sixty pages "f interesting matter cov- 
ering every department of music trade 
life, including a technical department 
which" is df obvions benefit to those wh<> 
desire practical information cortccming 
ihe industry. Its news features are relied 
upon For their accuracy. Each week 
there is not onlv a careful presentation 
of irade mailer in all parts of the country, 
but valiiaTue suggestions worth many 
times the cttsi ..I" the paper. The animal 

Nti ■•liter joitrnaLiu ihe w.irM has re- 
ceived such high exposition lf.ti.irs as 
Tin: Rkvikw. It was awarded the < rrand 
I'rix ;n the Paris Imposition of 10m. a 
diplmna at the I'an-Aiqericau "i" 1902, 
a silver medal at the Char lesion Exposi- 
li-n ..I i<»x ami a gtild medal at the St. 
l.i.ui- l-'.xp. istti.it) of MXk|, Similar hoiibrs 
have never heel, bestowed Upon aii> 
nliier iniimalisiie enterprise. 

{- h 

1 Wl I'M MS-. M.UN1M. WnKl.t, em,-' 

lains e..nden>e.| fivws nt tin- lalkiny-nia- 
eliinc line, lists ..f all nmtnnt which are 
issued nionihh ky the various manufac- 
turers, a teelntie.it or instruction depart- 
ment ;iftil information containing the 
fates) inventions and developments. It 
is the .'iih paper [Mrbllshctl in America 
ilev.iie.1 exclusively to the inlerests of 
the talkiiiy-maehine trade. Ihe cost is 
hot a Irilte— 511 cents a vear. 

h l~ 

There is a dearth" of practical informa- 
tion for the tuner, and t<> supply the needs 
in this direction "The l*ia»6"*or Tuners' 
(miile was prepared. It is pronptuicetl 
hy experts t.i he the most practical ami 
common sense work of this kind issued 
in the wockl. It is cloth bound, ilhts- 
irated an.T contains ovcY one hiuulred 
pages. Sent 10 a„y address in North 
America, Canada, or Mexico. f.,r $1 



EDWARD LYMAN BILL, 

Crf/for and Publisher, 

Offices: No. 1 Madison Ave., New York. 



30 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TRADED NEWS FROM ALL POINTS OF 
* TrfE COMPASS 



So] filoim.TTiojiroinlni'ni music publisher or 
New York, who controls the talking machine de- 
partment of Simpson, Crawford & Co., and also 
Hint of Henry Sfogel & Co., Boston, has leased nn 



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Ulri 






will" handle (ho If 
will nut_j(;l J iin.nl 


idenen 
ll Ills 


feet, four stories,; 




A lease for Iwrnt 


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Eac'tnrtng a lino of cases which nre rapidly win- 
ning their way into a great ili-al of favor tn tb« 
irailc. _ Tlit'y are good, serviceable, lasting Roods, 
conscientiously made and am <■■■• In s] ,<■ ■ 
iSti-v. and nre made tn 111 all. types and moke 
of machines. Dualers anil nianolai-lurcrs will 
Ilrul their, wants snlisilcM l.y looking no this con- 
cern. They also make a complete line of mind- 
eal instrument cases nf 'all kinds. 



Tile 



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Recently the eight i 



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tenting 10 tho trade their "Champion.* "Ster 
and "Majestic- alnmiiiuiu'i'inc-urni graphordii 
Another stylo known ns the ".Imperial." with ft 
motor that runs a smaller nnmber of records than- 
the "MaJostM," will he sold for $78. It will lie 
mounted In the same style of cabinet that is 
used wiih the "Majestic," This type- of machine 
Is a new departure, particularly in respect of in- 
troducing the hollo"', aluminum tone-arm. 
through the use of which it lone Is secured thai 
Is nnrurnt and mellow. 

.The Btackman Talking Machine Co.. »7 Chain- 
bora street. New York, have nitide a special price 
of 15 cents on the Place automatic chip brush. 
which removes, lint and dust from records auto- 
matically. It saves the .sapphire rrom wearing 
flat and ran tie adjusted in any Edison phono- 
graph. They have also issuctl a. new dealers' 
price list which possesses many unique features 
that must appeal *to iho trade, 

. The Chicago Case Mfg. Co.. whose announce- 



Another Old Maid." the 
'speedy yacht owned by Henry H.-Unhson. presi- 
dent or the Universal Talk'lng Machine Co.. were 
on exhibition at their office. 28 Warren street. 
New York, and greafjy ailmlred for lln-lr artistic 
beauty. Several stand two Teet Ugh. inrring the 
past week Mr. Hanson made another or his fa- 
mous flying trips West, In fact, he is on the go so 
continually that his business Friends wonder ho* 
he found Ihc time Tu sail his boat. - „ 

Anything which lends to improve the quality 
of tone on i? talking machine is a feature worthy 
of every dealer's careful attention, as Improve- 
ments in ihls direction tend to stimulate bum-, 

UM nnj open up new fields. The new II. & S. 
sound" box for disc talking machines, which Is 
being placed on Ihc market by Hawthorne ii 
Shcble Mfg. Co.. Is something Hint will pay all 
dealers to look Into. 



Ink the 



Every well 'equipped talking machine. store in 
the United States to-day Is milking the artistic 
wire racks made by the Syracuse Wire Works. 
Syracuse. N, Y„ In their equipment. TJielr ate; 
tractive appearance, durability and all ■round ex- 
cellence enable them to appeal to a widely In- 
creasing constituency. The Syracuse Wire Work>- 



report a very large business In thin line, and re- 
cently have been sending large quantities ot 
racks to big Jobbing houses who are Installing 
this system for limit cylinder and disc records. 
among the latest being the J. p, Schwelier * Sons 
Arms Co.. Kan *as City: Lyon & Heoly. of Chi- 
cago. Kanfmaon Bros., I'lusburg. and numerous 
other leading bouses, 

l.nrlng I eeds. of the Leeds & Cailln Co.. S3 
East IHb Street, New Ynrk. on the 10th slatted 
for the Wen nu a prolonged > trip. He will go 
to the Coast, calling nt the principal intervening 
.Itbs. and is not due to "return before tin- Christ 
mas holidays, The company will Increase ihetr 
pressing plant nt Mlddleiown. Conn., over $10,000 
above Ihetr original calculations In order to mcol 
Ihc demand for their goods. Their new line of 
cylimler records will lie ready about November 1. 

A suit threatened against the Minnesota Phono- 
graph Co., St. Paul. Minn., by a company which 

formerly held that title would lie n proceeding of 
exceeding interest In certain quarters. There 
would lie ii showing n|i thai might not he retlsbe I. 
As the matter stands the complainants have been 
cordially -invited, In fact, solb-lfcil. to go ahead. 

Harry Jackson, who has a chain or stores In 
New York and vicinity, has swung out a new 
electric. sign of striking design in ironi or his 
Bowery place, bearing the legend. "Jack the 
Record Breaker." 

The "Northern Star," published in Belfast, Ire 

land, and .dated September 30, contained a very 
extended notice 'of the Twentieth Century 
Uraphnphnnc. which was brought to the alien 
lion of lite pr>ss and people «f that clly In the 
form of a very elaborate recital given by the local 
jobber and .li«b*rTT. Ellens; Osljorne. 

I). It. Weed & Suns. Maltawan. N Y.. are sand 
lug out a line postcard photo of Thomas A. Edi- 
son to their trade.' 



Imperial* Disc Talking Machine 

THE TALK OF THE TRADE. 

Cabinet, X2|xl2j inches: quartered oak, piano finish. 
Turntable, 10 inch, for any size record. New Com- 
bination brake and speed regulator. Exhibition, or 
Concert Sound Uox. Mechanically perfect. 

Rogers Manufacturing Co. 

147 West 23rd Sired, NEW YORK CITY. 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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31 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR NOVEMBER, 1905. 



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"HIT 111 '''um-kv Jnliunj." ind (5) -Sli«i«n.l..iHi." 

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lV..n Tlli.-i-i i-..mli- K.H1J.-K. iiri-li. Action, , 

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im-ll. A.-.-.HII Iliirliiii niul Sim. 

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THE PHONO-CONSONATOR 

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I- A. (.itiieno. Vmir. in.ly, 

C II. Use. 
WRITE FOR CIRCULimrS MD DEALERS DISCOUNT. 

LEWIS MFG. COMPANY 

379 6th Avenue, NEW YORK CITY 



UNLESS YOU HAVE 

IMPERIAL 

RE CO RD S 

IN YOUR STOCK, YOU HAVE 
NOT THE BEST 'MADE 



in... i ..mimnlrd. 



lO-LNtJH Z0N-O-PHONE RECORDS. 



Ml iNH^nim Kltnii-Knn, abew. -rtlns anil plmknti) 

-."■-J r-r-r I'I|ht Miir.li mi. I T»-<i-SI..|i S. It. Ilmr* 

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!'•■ Mr. Khmulotln 

1« F f e K not k«g Har.an-a . .... 

H':': 'I- < ' "'I! il" n.-l-l on tor abrr .- . . 

I I.V; i' In- |ili-ai'ir- ,. . 

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The (ullowlns: l}rt 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



I'.i the rnmuiiH ore 






THE EDISON MUSEUM, 






I 5? the Marvels Displayed Which Were 
Evolved in Earlier Days. 

.Visitors to 1 the Ellison laboratory at Orange. 
N. J., always fiud the room eontulninK the models 
or those, invention! which Mr. Edison evolved lit 
his earlier days most Interesting Some of these 
inventions are little known to the iinscleniiil,: 
public, though they may lie. ami probably are, In 
everyday use among Melon tide men. 

In the galvanometer mom, constructed without 
a speck of iron, so as ■„ keep away all magnetic 
Influence, are the" models of the different Invon- 
lions ranged nlonr. the sides of the room in ^lass 
eases. Here and in adjoining rooms we find the 
models of the phonograph duplex, quadrnplex, 
Multiplex, and pbonoplex telegraphs, the Edison 
dynamos, the pyro-magnetJc motors and Kent-ra- 
ters, the microphone. Hie electric pen. the EdJ- 
son-Sims torpedo, (he different telephone trans- 
milters, the megaphone ami the magnetic "re 
scparnlor, most of which, perhaps, are too well 
knon-n or-too sclent 18c for description here. 

There are. lfowever. oilier models which «•■"««< 




ted < 



t inv< 



fThet 



i. for I 



'. Mr. Bdl- 



fote recorder. 



ion— th 
This Interesting invenlioi. .„„ 
which eaelv member of a legislative body can, by 
moving a swlieh o> nla desk lo righl or left 
register his .name on a sheet of paper under the 
"ayes" or "nflys." 

The paper was c nieally prepared, and When 

the dpcuft was closed an iron, roller passed over 
Ihe paper, under which, was the type signifying 
the member's name. The cilrrenj; pasting through 
the chemically-prepared paper caused tlie discolor- 
ation wherever the typb came In contact 'with it. 
and the nnmi' was accordingly printed on the 
paper. At (he same time (fas vote was counted 
by a dial, indicator which was operated by the 
same current. It was an Ingenious and reliable 
fait, loo reliable lo meet with public 



fa 



Then there is the model of the phonomotor. or 
vocal engine. This was^ojyt-of the most remark- 
able of all Mr. Edison's scientific 'toys." and was 
evolved in the course of his experiments with 
the telephone and the phonograph. While en- 
gaged In these acoustic' researches. Mr. ICdlson 
found that the human voice was capable of con- 
siderable energy, afid he therefore constructed an 
instrument containing n mouthpiece and a dia- 
phragm, to the center of which he attached a 
lirilss rod carrying a steel pawl. 

This pawl acted on a ratchet wheel with very 
fine teeth, mounted on a shaft carrying a flywheel 
and «lrtvlng a colored disc by means of a cord. 
Then when>»u spoke or sang into the mouth- 
piece the valuations of the voice caused the pawl 
to Impinge upon the teeth of the ratchet wheel, 
and thus produced a rapid rotation of the flywheel 
and tlie colored disc. A continuous sound gave 
Hie flywheel such momentum that there was con- 
siderable force needed lo slop It. On the word 
of no less an authority than the Inventor himself 
there Is no difficulty In boring a hole through a 
board or sawing wood with the Ipinian voice by 
means of Ihis little Invention. /" 

Few readers, perhaps; have heard of the "grass 
hopper" telegraph, one of Mr. Ellison's earliest 
Inventions, the model of which Is also preserved 
In the galvanometer room. This "grasshopper" 
telegraph made ll possible to bold communication 
between telegraph stations and moving trainb- 
and the remarkable feature of the Invention was 
Ihe absence of any special wire between or along 
the railway tracks. Induction atone served - to 
transfer the currents' from the apparatus; in the 
train to the ordinary Morse wires alongside the 
(rack, and the currents thus induced in Ihe wires 
did not In any way Interfere with the ordinary 
business carried on over them! "***^ 

The apparatus on the train and at the stations 
along (ho lines consisted of an ordinary battery, 
an Induction coil with a vibrator, a Morse key 
and a pair of telephone receivers. By means of 



the induction coll the current from the battery 
was transformed Into a rapidly alternating, high- 
ly penetrative current capable of producing a 
similar curropi in neighboring wires or appa- 
ratus. 

The effect was a continuous humming sound 
heard In the phonetic receivers, this being broken 
Into the dots and dashes of the Morse system by 
means of the key. The roofs of the cars were 
nil connected together to tlie Instruments, and 
Ihese were connected to the earth through the 
car wheels and the track, iiy means of this sim- 
ple and inexpensive system* .messages could be 
Iransmlited across an air space of «uo f e et inter- 
venlhg between' the wires and the cars. 



Get Blackman's New Price List 

•■BL.C«««« IS WHITE ADD HIS PRICES OBE HICHT " - 

"j^-i"" '""" d * NEW PR 1CE "-1ST w„h DEALERS' DISCOUNTS 

i"! ■ , i. T „X, C .'S " ED ' S0N ""' V ' CT0R MACHINES. RECORDS 
«nd a COMPLETE LINE OF SUPPLIES. .. . 



THE PRICES WILL INTEREST EVER Y DEALER 

It don't „.„„ WHERE VOU ARE OR WHO YOU BUY FROM. MR. DEALER, 
it will p., ,oii to send for Ihl, PRICE LIST to i,c on, PRICEi'M SUPPLIES 
EVERY EDISON OR VICTOR DEALER CAN HAVE ONE 

SEND FOR ONE NOW AND SAVE MONEY 

H2I»" W ' *" N0W "" S0LE SALES »GENTS <•< «» PLACE AUTOMATIC 

RECORD BRUSH .od .ill o„o« NEW PR, C ES to D E A L E R S „d J OB "" S 
th,t .,11 g ,», .rortody . FINE P ROFIT. I. WRITE („ «. prifo, 

BLACKMAN TALKING MACHINE CO. 

J. NEWCOMB BLACKMAN, Proprietor 

"THE WHITE BLACKMAN " 

V CHAMBERS ST - - - .mew YORK 



A FEW NEEDLE POINTS. 

Hard Bros,, who recently Opened a dlslimikelv 
talking machine store In Wheeling, w. Va., re. 
pO'rl that (heir trade has been very gratifying so 
far. Their location, right on the mnin street <if 
ihe city, Ik one of the beat, and with ihelr prac- 
tical knowledge of the lii.slni.ss these joiiiik men 
win becomrfis factors in the development of the 
i astoess in W^sr-Virgini:..' 

Win, .McArdle, representative or the American 
Ite.ord Co. and Hawthorne-Sheble Mfg. Co., 
claims to be a yellow fever immune. He is bow 
on his return friitu n trip through the Smith and 

reports great progress 'In that section in talking 

machine business. Ten-cent cotton has made Hi - 
Smith prosperous and Southern Jobbers mid deal 
ern report a marvelous development in the trade. 

At ihe meeting or the hoard of directors of 
the llettlnl Phonograph Co.. held ni their of- 
fices nml wnrerooms. IBB W. TM Direct, this city, 
a number of Important measures relative to the 
future policy of the company were discussed, and 
steps taken to Inaugurate n more expansive 



Last month 
Yorls. placed i 

graph Co 

diate delivery, 
single order c 
other appro*! 
the way. 



the Douglas Phonograph Co.. New 
a order with the National Phono' 
:ing to |B4,O0O, and for Imnie- ' 
This Is said to be the largest 
' placed with the N. P. Co. An- 
ting it in size Is snid lo be on 



American Record Co.. Jno. O. Prescott. labora- 
tory manager, has made some Important addi- 
tions to their expert laboratory corps. It Is the 
opinion of many of those titiallfled lo Judge, that 
recent improvements in the art of recording, de- 
veloped by Mr. Prescott. will place the American 
record on a still higher plaafrW perfection in 
the art of record making ami latest records pro- 
faced are marvelous, for- sweetness and accuracy 
of lone reproduction.'?./ 

"Can't I. bbII you One?" queried the phono- 
graiih agent. , "ft will store up everything you 
say and repeal Ufa yon later." 

"Oosh. no?" replied the rural party. "I've 
got u wife tew !homp that kin dew alt av Ihat, 
by hen!" 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. have opened a 
branch store nt Broadway and* Mlckle streets 
Camden. N. J., which is under the management 
of T. It. Goodwin. 



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THE TALKING i MACHINE WOULD 



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Some News in The Novelty World 



Specialties which may be carried as a aide lino* by dealers 






Sheet Music ai a Side Line. 

Mnny of our dealers arc now carrying sheet 

music, with great profit, in connection with 

their talking machine business, and buying the 



Hie l 






oiii. - Nearly 



every --family has n piano nowadays, and it In 
Obvious ihiit If n member lilies a record very 
much, ho would tic inclined to purchase the 
[■election in sheet music form, or, vice versa. 
Ami sometimes also not (or the music alone but 
to obtain the words, nil of which arc often In- 
ilMinguishable through the machine. In some 
mires the department is maintained with n view 
to Increasing the number of visitors to the store. 
This Is accomplished by placing a pinno in the 
department and employing some one to play 
any piece in rioiK that may lie renuesied by. the 
visitors. In this way the rtore Is made more 
entertaining, and at the tame time many catchy 
pieces of music, or talking machine records, nre 
EOld that pornapa would have Im-pii slow movers. 
In many of the stores the popular pieces are 
mentioned at very low figures. In their advertise- 
ment, vrllh the stipulation that no mail orders 
will he accepted, This serves to" bring the pur- 
chasers Into the store, ami is n material aid 
toward the selling of jour Other lines of goods, 
and other pieces of mimic. Frequently it is a 
good plan to advertise to give away n sheet of 
music to each cit-tomcr who purchases a stipu- 
lated amount or talking machine goods «r in 

. connection with a stile of one specific article. 

■ U Is not necessaiy to tie up a lot of money In 
establishing n sheet music department; on the 
■ ontrary, a moderate sum will suffice. One large 
publisher esllinate= (hut the coot of sinrking a 
department with enough nutate to make a good 
'■owing Is under 5'Jou and Ihr- "World's" novelty 



department/will he pleased to furnish. Upon re- 
quest a Hat of such slock as It would be advis- 
able to carry, together with other details. In 
in-c you did not care to invest in n piano, it 
would he gladly furnished by any dealer with 
the permission to place his card on It nnil also 
i ny sale you might make through its use he 
would give a certain per cent, on, thereby add- 
ing materially to the profits of this department. 
Sporting Goodi and Novelties. 

Well. Mr. Talking Machine Healer, how Is your 
bu-lness in sporting goods and novelties going? 
Hr:ve you been able to All your orders promptly: 
Have you succeeded in getting your share of 
the uioflts? Or have you found yourselr niipre- 
pared^rrltl forced to see your competitor enlarge 
nil custom while you Bit idle with no one hut 
yourself to blame. 

We nre now in the midst of the fall trade. 
Everywhere there is big business to be had by 
the man with push, ambition and Drains. Are 
you one of these? Fur a man or this character 
there Is no dull season. When business Is poor 
he is spending his spare time on plans mid/ 
scheme:* for the future when trade Is brisk. He 
does, not desist from these ladles, but is ever 
on the outlook for Improvement. "Improve- 
ment." that Is the cry of the American people 
today, and Is the secret of the success of our 
nation. 

Cold weather will soon tie here, and with it 
comes the winter sports. Skating has never been 
more popular anil we strongly advise you to gel 
in connection with the' manufacturers early. 
DcBl put things off until to-morrow— that day 
never runes nnd Is unknown |o Ihe progressive 
merchant. look over the catalogues- and make 
out your orders, for the <nll for theso-'goods come i 



with a ru 


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in b 


11 


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si cold 


snap. 


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will have 


no 


a use 


o look 


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Illustrated 


Sona 


Ma 


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The net 


II. 


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song 


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■lllne of Ihe 


Ran- 


cnfield Mn 


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tnrlni 


Co. it 


bo 


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it meet 


wfbta 


great sun 


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Ml del 


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after 1 


V all 


the parlor 


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the e 


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what 


the public 


has 


w.inie 


1 sine 




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.hi 


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plOl e< 


on 


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and 


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Is accomplished by tills machine, tor as the song 
progreves. each phase Is illustrated by beautiful 
reproductions in transparent, colors, with ill! the 
de'leate shades of nature. The whole Is gollen 
upW-jih great taste and will be rrom every stand- 
potnV an attraction well worthy of consideration. 
Postal Card Pillows. 
Morion B. Ilunn. buyer for ihe Adams l>ry 
Cooils Co.. New York, in ft recent Interview, said: 
"Postal card pillows are n fad at present, and 
promise to be a very popular method of making 
good substantia sofa pillows, because bather Is 
almost imlesi riictnble when used for ibis pur- 
pose. Almost every lady has some one leaving 
ihe city or she has friends or relatives In vari- 
ous parts oMhe, world. The scheme Is to have 
her acquaintance send a leather postal card, and 
when a snfHeienl amount have been received. 



compteled which ccmaln~BR *-!/> 
low top it is ilien ready for s 
some heavy material, such as a 
are then flnishe.) with a pillov 



pii- 



The AVTOMATIC MARVEL OF THE AGE! 

THE R.0SENF1ELD ILLVSTR.ATED SONG MACHINE ((or Arcades. Cafes and >ll Public Place.). 



No Storage Battery N« 
Fhtctttatwiis in tultagc p< 

t'STOATEn SOXCJ machine. 
uiliilir ilttuttotcd. 
imVrr ever [.bird 




y; operated by -imply connecting them lo am- Electric Lighting Circuit, 
ivcly dotted alien the spred. a-- in other direct current ma el linw.. 

Over 2,000 of our talking machines now in use. Here art- a few , 
codes or parlors entirely equipped with them. Drop into the nearest 
it-sell thai our machines do the business. 

MACHINES OPERATED BY DIRECT CURRENT. 



,V';t^--. 



f the Penny 

and s.iti'fy 



MACHINES OPERATED BY ALTERNATING CURRENT. 



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* *""* "i "• * ■ 

WE MAKE A COMPir.Tr, LINE OF SLOT MACHINES, WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. 



v m t WE MAKE A CO MPLjtT CELINE OF SLOT MACHINES, WRITE FOR CA1 

ROSENFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 




591 Hudson Street, 
NEW YORK CITY. 



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THE - TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



see bow ninny postal cards oie can procure from 
as many different placeman possible. 

Cameras and Supplies. X 

Now is the time for the dealer In cameras and 
photographic ^implies 10 luke a ''» retll l inventory 
of his atodk and make out his orders for Christ- 
mas goods, -for this trade lias' no stipulated time 
for beginning, bill comes straggling In. four to 
six weeks ahead, gradually Increasing as'ine 25th 
draws near, when Jt comes In a rush. It. thfcre- 
fore, behooves jjlfrhoso who are desirous of ob- 
taining the best results to he ready with a sup- 
ply to satisfy all comers. * 

Business In this line has been especially good 
Oils fall. Hie ideal weather tempOng thousands 
Into the country, where nature, ln.lhe glow of 
her autumnal array, drove ihcm to the camera to 
preserve the beauties, to which heretofore they 
had been I 



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tnlned In the upper section of a lumdsome cabi- 
net of quarter-sawed oak. and Is exposed to view 
through a heavy French plate glass. The lo.wer 
section contains the motor, automatic cut-off 
and music roll.' The upper back of the case Is 
arch shaped, and forms an effcrtivo .sounding 

Wh;n a coin Is drooped In the slot, or when 
arranged for home 



Have 



augfal 



lib the i: 



If 



Business doesn't come to you. you have- got 
to go afier It. New Yorkers are al present look- 
ing for the mysterious Mr. HatTles. with |3<lu,' at- 
tached to his purnon, but It is better to search 
for the man who is always on the Jump for busi- 
ness, who In adversity as well a? prosperity 
greets you with a smile ami a hearty good-morn- 
ing when you and him. Hold him. for he is 
priceless, and will make your success in whatever 
line you are In. 

How to Make Sales. 

The success of a talking machine salesman de- 
pends more than anything else on his ability to 
meet all statements and questions pertaining to 
his line— lo explain accurately, plainly and to 
the point all Us intricacies. The success of the 
house depends on the salesmen, therefore It 
should be their first consideration to see that 
their representatives are thoroughly posted. 

How lo do this? 

The Heglna Music Box Co. used a method 
which Is well worth Its weight In gold, nnil did 
much toward founding their success, namely, in 
compiling a Primer, or Bncyetonedui of all Mu- 
sic Boxes and Salesman's Guide. 

Every Thursday nlghi was nlven over to this 
work, first taking their own various grade ma- 
chines, questions were asked, and comparisons 
made. Mock sales, etc.. In which the man acting 
as sale (man tries to make his customer buy a 
higher grade machine than he asked for; the 
point to be gained by the latter, to advance the 
many arguments used by different prospective 
purchasers and endeavor to trip the salesman. 

Machines of the compel lug manufacturers were 
then discussed, their weak points found and ex- 
plained, all being duly taken down by a stenog- 
rapher. By this method each profited by his 
neighbor's experiences., doing away with years of 
hard work, not to speak of the many risks or 
lost sales necessarily run In obtaining them. 
Planning a general campaign, each stuck to It. 
Ihe result being there was no discord— all' 
worked In unison on the one desire, the -Hue- 
cess and welfare of their house. 



ELECTRIC VIOLIN THE LATEST 



(Special to The Turning Mnrhlnf World.) 

World Office, 13C2 Monadnoek Block. 

Chicago 111.. October 12, 1905. 
The very latest In automatic musical Instru- 
ments Is -the electric violin, which Is just being 
placed On the market by a local company. It Is 
certainly a wonder from a mechanical stand- 
point, and the effect secured is surprisingly good, 
The violin and the operating mechanism Is con- 



"B & R" Cylinder Records 



l'artor*. Write fur catalog. Manufactured by 

Burke a Rous, irsohim, ■. v. 



when operated by hand. The volume of tone Is 
equal lo four ordinary violins, as Ihe four strings 
are generally played simultaneously, and an or- 
chestral effect Is thus secured. Provision for tun- 
ing ihe Instrument la made, and this can be 
done, ll is said, by one who Is not himself a mu- 
sician Ijy means of a special roll of the perfor- 
ated paper and the use of certain push buttons. A 



i*!mti- 






ed, the 



motor Is st an ed and the 
power Is. transmitted by 
a silk cord belt to the 
v.lollii In the upper sec-' 
tion of the cabinet. A 
contact cylinder, carry- 
ing the music roll 
Arabian, fiber paper, fed 
by a secondary cylinder 
of rubber, revolves, and 
as the perforations pass 
given points- coniaci is 
made wlili on.' or more 
phosphor bronze 
springs, and an elccirlc- 

fliier* magnets res'tii 

over the groofM flngi 
hoard. Eat-h of "' 




with a, (iriger opera 
ing. rod acilng on to 
violin strings. 

The same current which controls the nnger op 
ernllng rods acts simultaneously upon one or 
more electro magnets placed iiponiiny'.arm which 
extends over the body of the violin and bridge 
at which point four erfnlcal < vlinlol.i discs, one 
for each string, revolve. Four of the electro 
magneis control the pressure and four control 
the operation of the discs upon the strings, these 
discs, of course, performing the officii of Ihe bow 



gojil general .Idea of the nj.erating mechanist 
can be obtained from ihe accompanying [Qui 
lion and the nbove'descripliou. 



ice Slrfble 



■■president nnd treasurer of 
the Huwthorue.-tflieblr Mfg. Co.. Issues an open 
.hallenge lo any manutailurer. Jobber, or dealer 
to' compete wllh him for an acceptable prlz* 1 for 
a test of shtll on the gulf links. , 




The Records manufactured 
by the United Hebrew Record 
Company are pronounced by 
all the Phonograph dealers of 
the United States to be 

The Loudest, Clearest 
Records Ever Manufactured. 

Thirty numbers are ready for shipment. You will 
make no mistake by ordering them in advance. Send 
for September, October and November supplements. 
All the thirty numbers are positively the latest, 
most popular songs of the Jewish stage. 

THE UNITED HEBREW RECORD CO., 

257-61 GRAND STREET, NEW YORK. 



THE PIANOVA COMPANY, 

Manufacture™ ot 

44 AMD 65 NOTE ELECTRIC PLAYERS 

with or without nickel tn the slot attachment 
SECURE THE AGENCY NOW. 



117-125 Cypress Avenue, 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLu. 



35 



Do you 

wish to increase 

your income? 



We can tell you how it can be done with 
hut little expense or effort ou your part. 
If your stock consists wholly ol talking ma- 
chines you will find that ft welt-selected line 
of musical Instruments will add 10 the, at- 
tractiveness of your store. If you have the 
celebrated 

Durro 

Vlollnfl. Bows, Strings, etc., you will find 
that your musical friends know at once of 
their high standing. Artists prefer them. 




Then we have all kinds of Acenrdenns. Man- 
dolins, Guliars and Harmonicas, at lesser 
prices, but which are superior lo any on the 
market at the same price. 

It will pay you to order n sample line at 
once. You will then see how piotlinble li is 
to devole a portion of yonr store to the ex- 
hibition and sale of small goods. 



HV 



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BUEGELEISEN 
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J A CxfiB S fl 

113-115 University Place 

Comer 13th Street. NEW YORK 



PRESERVED FOR POSTERITY/ ; 

How the Colloquialisms of To-day WllirSound 
in the Ears of the People of Next Century. 

Some (lay the talking machine will be so 
utilized thai ordinary conversation can I"' 
caught ami preserved in cases for examination 
by future generations of school men. (Inly thlnl. 
what an advantage it would lie to us If some- 
body had invented the talking machine in 
Chaucer's time. We should know Hint English 
speech for a different mailer from that which 
now appears to us. Lamentations are heard 
now and again over the disappearance of flexib- 
ility in our language. W« say that It Is losing 
its poetry, its symlwllsm. that It has ceased 
lo grow, that It no longer expresses shades of 
meaning. What rubbish! The fuel is. that for 
one way of expressing a thought In Shuke- 
spearVs day we have a dozen on the Howery 
in Ihis twentieth century. Suppose for a mo- 
mem that the perfected machine has ii'verheard 
und recorded a dialogue on the East Side lie- 
tween a resident and a missionary, and some 
philologist or etymologist or ihe iu/ator of fos- 
sil expressions finds the record a century hence 
and puts it Into the machine to do a turn 
What a disclosure It would be of ihc fertility 
aud variety of our English language. Imagine 
a bit of li : 

Missionary— Is that man 111? 
Ilowery Statesman— Naw; he's got a bun. 
"I didn't observe that he was eating buns." 
'"Come off: I BAM, he's got a skate." 
"Skating In summer: How very unusual!" 
•-Rals! What's dls you"re. givin' ui7 Dat 
Haldol's got a slam— he's all lighted up— he's full 
o' budge— Imio/i' — bug juice." 

"What an extraordinary variety of alHi.lioiis' 
Is ii catching— any of It?" 

"What— jags calehln'? nee, I wish day was. 
I'd gel near myself. 1 ' 

"Jags? I understood you to say It was buns." 
"So I did. Ii's de same I'lmr. He's on a bat."' 
"I ilidn I happen lo notice any bat." 
"Well, you're a blind one. You want to get 
next to a spctliclc factory, you do. Why, you 
tould see a mulligan like that hair a mile." 
"Is his name Mulligan?" 

"I dnnno what his name is. I said lie's got a 
lirannlgan." 

"Hear me! Won't you lell.me what is the 
matter with the man?" 

"You make me tired. I been tellin' you for 
de hist half hour. He's been hittin' de can— 
• basin' do duck— liishln' de growler. He's lieen 
rlrainin' redeye Iron his face. He's been paint 
In' his tonsils wit' Delancey street varnish. He's 
been get tin' loaded, He sees twins. He's geiiin' 
makes, |)e menagerie Is afler him". lint de cops 
is wise. Devil have de hurry wagon out." 
"It must 1>e dreadful lo be so afflicted." 
"Afflicted nothin"! He's up to de neck in 
purple Joy." 
"i lanuot yet understand." 
"Ah. fade away! Back to de bucksaw. Can't 
you tell when a jay .like flat has been lonkin' at 

"Who la Rosle?" 

"<;'wnn. you/: He's drunk," 



HIGHER DUTY ON DISCS SUSTAINED. 
The Hoard of t'nited States CJenernl Apprais- 
ers have overruled a protest Hied by II. F. Down- 
ing & Co., of New York. It being held that discs 
lor gramophone records are dutiable at Ihe rale 
of i~> per eenl, ad valorem under the provision In 
Che turilT for "manufactures of metal." The Im- 
porters maintained thatyWte articles should be 
admitted as "elccirnlypc plates." with duty at ::."■ 
percent This claim is deemed untenable by Ihe 
customs court. 



STIMULATES MUSICAL TASTE. 



r-n Machine as a 
Emphasized Very 



"he Importance of the Tal 
Factor in This Connectio 
Happily by Mr. Slater. 

(BpMlat to Tin- TnlkliiK Haeta 
.Milwaukee. Wis. 



music." remarket! Jiimcs Slater, of Knoxvllle. 
Tenn., as J)n> sounds from a phonograph swepi 
-'- — Ugh the lobby of the I'lanklnlon. "When 



the firs 



last 



>nis 












jigs of a low order from a : 
were ihe mosl popular sel 
song vied wllh the humorous monologue. Take 

the catalogue or any disc or record manufacturer 
lo-uay and you W J]| 1* surprised to find that 
every grand opera and oratorio is represented In 
the list. Dealers will tell you that the demand 
for grand operatic selections can hardly be sup- 
•hlle the topical song is relegated to the 
mild. Every leading star of the operatli- 
llrmamenl has liei-n Impressed by the manufac- 
wbti reproduce ihelr best work on the 
* which can lie bought for less than the 
ilOB 10* one performance." 



pUed. v 
btygrc 



HOW A FAMILY WERE MADE ONE. 
St. John C. Nixon, of East Sheen, S. W-, writ- 
ing to our l.ondon contemporary. The Talking 
Machine News, says: "Perhaps the following 
little siruy-niay Interest both you and your thou- 
sands of readers. I have a married sister who 
lives In Chicago. She has only lieen there aboul 
six months and, of course. Is not quite settled 
down afler leaving liorni^. Hitherto we have nl- 
Hiiys written to her in the usual way. bat three 
months ago It occurred lo me thai we might 
speak lo her, through ihe lalking machine. I 
bought an Edison recorder, and a small record 
iiiK horn, and on a nevcrto-be-forgotten nigh*, 
my mother, father, brother, anil Sell all spoke 
into the talking machine. We sent the record 
on) to her, and eagerly awaited Ihe result. Alas! 
It never reached its destination. Six wt-eks ago 
we all triad the experiment again, on two cylin- 
ders packed In a strong wooden box. Imagine 
our feelings, Mr. Kdilor. whrn the following iel 
ter came to hand a few days ago: My darling 
Minima imy mother's nickname). I have heard 
you all speak! It seems too marvelous— here In 
my own dining-room, lo bear you speak. Jnsi as 
if you were silting here. Fred's COUSln has lem 
ma his talking machine, and now I know all 
your messnges from memory. I have cried my 
eyoa out; I couldn't help it, ■[ did so want lo 
answer v.* when yon spoke. I looked down the 
spout of the thing to see If I couldn't see you. 
li f. m.-il itrijitissiliEe iluit you were not In the 
room, I like to hear you talk, and yet It has up- 
.net me very much. Il makes me fi^l BO terribly 
depressed, as I want to see you all so awfully.' 
N.i'dless lo say another box of records Is on lis 
way out Ihere." 



A NEW STYLE CARTON. 



Nlttlonal l'hnnogi 
onl their records 
which is verv effective In 



will IiereafU-r 

every respecl. 
It Is slightly Miiiillcr'in diameter than the carton 
recently used and is lined with felt, which Ills 
snugly around the record, holding It Itrmly In 
place, without strulthing the surface. The box 
has no spiiftlc su.li :is held the record In place 
in the nld carton, bin It has the i-ouiffersunk 
cover mill bottom peculiar lo the loiter. All 
niords hereafter made will be pinked In this 



*Th(^Trnstces or ihe British Museum have ex- 
pressed ihelr willingness to receive carefully se- 
lerted phonographic records of the voices of dis- 
lingulshed living men. The records will be for 
posterity only, and will In no C 
available for contemporary use. 



.loan Hose, who has a well-equipped talking 
machine establishment. In Asloris. has opened a 
new branch store at Flushing. N, Y:. and has put 
In a fall Victor line, though an ardent Rdlson 
follower ns well. His two places are described 
as models in arrangements. He also turns a 
nice (rick In plan OS, of which he carries a good 
stock. 



THE TAILING MACHINE WORLD. 



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X 






There are four Fictoi 
pages in^ this issue. Three 
show pictures of operatic 
artists; one shows pictures of 
popular artists. ■)■ 

Three to one — our busi- 
ness is just the other ^way, 
and more, too; but there is 
good advertising in Grand 
Opera. 

' Are you getting your 
share ? 



Victor Talking Machine Co , 
Camden^N. il. 








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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS 



iSiwfnllj prapartd'for Tb* Tolklnc Machine World.) 
Washington, D. C, Oct. 12, 1905. 
Some rerj imponam patents relating 10 talk- 
Bg machines and appliances therefor have been 
eeorded at the Patent Office during the past tour 

veek*. Their cMem am! Importance c«U) he estl- 
rated from the llsi which follows herewith. 



applied to talking machines ami has for Its 
object to provide an attachment, whereby the 
operating "mechanism of the phonograph will la* 
stopped when the 



m\ 



i Hoi 



Tji.Kiso M.uui.xkh. John H. D. Conger and 
('lias. J. Hichhurn. Newark, X. J., assignor* to 
Ilic Tea Tray Co.. same place. Patent No 




This Invention 
lite nttachmenl of 

amplifying boras 
to the sound boxes 

or speakers of 
talking machines. 
although it oh. 
viousiy may be 
utilized in any 
other similar con- 
nection*; anil the 
objects «f the in- 
vention are to se- 
cure a light Biting 
Joint without 
looseness or rai- 
ning, to enable 
the same to be 
OTltck]y anil easily connected or disconnected anil 
to obtain a simple ami Inexpensive construction. 

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 

1 Is a side view of Ihe improved device connected 
lo a horn, and Fig. 2 Is a plan of the same. 
Fig. 3 is a cross-sccHon upon line r. Fig. 2; 
and Flgs._4 and :■ are detail sectional views or 
modified constructions of the fastening means. 

Attach mrnt w« Pitoxoinunta, tools T. 

Priidon, Nonh Bergen, X. J. Patent No. 7iiS,R30. 

This invention relates to an allai-hment for 




the fact 

reach the end of 
the tuna; Or speech 
when the attend- 
ant Is at a dis- 
tance, and heme 
cannot stop It, es- 
pecially as Ihe 
sounds produced ai ihe end or Hie t 
[ exceedingly unpleasant. 



rape 






of this 

aiiuchmeni the phonograph will stop automatical-, 
l> at the end of the tune without requiring to b4 
touched by any one. 

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a phonograph 
wlili attachment applied thereto, portions of 
the fronl wall and top of thecase and of the 
base-plate beiug broken out. Fig, 2 is a fronl 
elevation with mechanism in position. Fig. 3 
is a plan view with invention applied.. Fig. 4 
is an enlarged plan find horizontal section In 
detnii of invention in /position on the base- 
plate, Fig. S is an enjarged vertical section. In 
Figs. 1. 3. f, ami 5 the parls are In the position 
assumed when the brake Is off and the phono- 
graph Is in operation. In Fig. 2 the parts are 
In the position assumed when I h/ brake Is set 
against the brake-wheel and Ihe operating me- 
chanism of Ihe phonograph stopped. 

PtioMMUAi-n. Ceo. Webster, Christiana, Pa. 




talking machines and is in the nature of a gage 
for slopping the carriage of a phonograph at any 
desired point in order to make repetitions of 
n record without repealing portions of the rec- 
ord which precede the pari that it is desired to 



Fig. i is :i diagrammatic view 


of a phono- 


graph, showing a preferred form 




of the invention applied thereto. 


y TSa-j>. 


Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the * 


t®V' 


attachment through the center 


jfcj 


or Ihe adjusting rod. and Fig. 3 


*' Ml ' 


Is a transverse section or the 




same. > 


" 




Felix A. 


Mlletic, l.ni'onia. N. H., assignor 


n one-half lo 


George A. Collins, same plate. 


Patent No. 


TO&81& 




This Is a device or attachment 


idapted to be 





it 



JAMES I- .LYONS 

Wholesale Only 

194 E. VAN BUREN ST. 
CHICAGO, ILL, 



1. Fig, 3 Is a view similar to Fig. 2. but show- 
ing the cam on the worm shaft in Ihe position 
of having Just elevated the arm which carries 
the reproducing devices nnd Ihe lower end of 
the rod carried [hereby in engagement with the 
screw-thread of sold worm -sh art. Fig. 1 Is n 
section on line y y. Fir. i. j*Jg. :, Is n detail 



I DARE YOU" 



To send nie your order for next month's new- 
Edison, American, Victor, Zonophone ,„■ 
Columbia records. 

If You Do, 

'I'M Firejt Back to You." 

'BUT IT WILL BE FILLED.' 



Send lor my complete alphabetic ally arranged list 
ol all makes ol records. This Is Issued monthly. 



of the lower end 
carried thereby. * 
latter In engage- 
ment with the 
shorter slot in 
said arm. Fig C 




device for phono- 
graphs where 
by the record may 

be readily caused 

in t>e repeated in 



whole 



i part 



id Hllgenberg, Chicago, 
Ilk Patent No. 793.05&. 

fyls improvement relates to that part of the 
g ni ui option es described as the "reproducer" and 
Ihe connections with that part and the born, nnd 



the object la lo provide 
device by which one or 
attached to the ordinary 



a cheap and simple 
more horns may be 
gramophone for the 
purpose of Increasing 
ihe sound and Im- 
proving the tone of 
the Instrument. 
Fig, 1 In a perspec- 
liew ,of the 
gramophone with de- 
vice attached. Fig. 2 
is an enlarged view. 



3 Is a detail 
of a conical box 
ng part of de- 

Kig. 4 is an In- 

£N^ /?K sIdc 4 " an vlew ot 

jj^a-* X^J Ihe box shown in 

" - ' Fig. 3. 

Sm mkAui-j.ihkh Piiiimk N.H-H. Richard B. 

Smith, Darllnghnrst, Sydney. New South Wales. 

Patent No. 799,438. 

This Invention relate* to improvements lo 
devices for amplifying sounds from phono- 
graphs or tike machines, an object being to 
provide a repro- 
ducer comprising 




pli 
laphragm 



tiity 



of 




'* J S 



several dla. 

phragms will he 
so blended as to 
lie emllled from 
ihe sound-horn as ." 
a single sound, 
nnd much more 
distinct than is 
possible Kith tho 
inllnary re pro- 

Fig. I is a side elevation of a sound-amplifier 
for phonographs with a portion of Ihe casing re- 
moved. Fig. 2 Is a sectional view of n portion 
thereof carrying the record -points. ' Fig. 3 Is an 
cud view thereof. Fig. t is a perspective view 
of one of the weights employed. Fig. * is a 
modification diagram mntica II y illustrated, and 
Fig. fi shows another mollification. 
, RkihroHiu.t. FOB Pm.MN.BAi-ns. Cyrus C. Shlg- 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



The object of this invention is to provide an 
improved record-roll for phonographs- which will 
produce a -loud, ' dlslimjj. and hill totfc, which 
la simple In structure, economical Introduce, 
and durable In ifae. 

A structure embodying [he features of the 
Invention I la TTiuairnted herewith. Fig. 1 li n 
central longitudinal sectional' view through the 
Improved phonograph record-roll, the mandrel- 
shaft E being shown In fnlT lines, fig. 2 is a 
detail cross sectiopal view, or the strncl lire' ap- 
pearing hi Fjg, V. fig. ;i Is a side elevation 
view of the mandnd sleeve. Fig. ■» Is an end 
elcvntlon-v-Jew of the maatfrel sleeve D looking 
from the right of Fig. .1. "' 

QsAPHOrBONE Mom.-i.ATun. Frapk 1 N. Foster, 
Grand Rapids; Mich, assignor of iwa-'flfths to IV. 
Claud Price, anme place. Patent No. 799.89S. 

Thin invention relates to improvements In de- 
vices for modulating the sound, of. a grapho 




pti'one; and its object is to provide a simple, 
cheap, and effective device that may be readily 
attached to the sound-box of the graphophone 
as ordinarily constructed.. 

Tbc Invention consists, essentially, of a suit- 
able support adapted to be readily attached to 
the sound-box of a graphophone. a yielding 
member mounted on said support and adapted 
to yieldingly engage the stylus-bar of the graph- 
ophone, and means for adjusting the tension of 
said member to vary ' llio tension of 
the disc, whereby the net Ion of the sound-pro- 
ducing mechanism may be more or less modified 
at pleasure, and applied arid detached us re- 
quired. 

Fig, 1 is a front elevation of the sound-box 
of n graphophone with device attached thereto; 
Fig. 2. a plan view of tho same, and Fig. 3 a 
perspective detail of the device detached. 

Talki.nu Machine, Richard A. Anthony, New 
York, assignor of one-half to- Amelia V. V. 
Anthony, same place, and one-half to Albert M. 
I.edoux, of.Coruwall-on-lhe-Hudson, N. Y. Patent 
No. 799.773. ' ■ 

Fig. 1 Illustrates an elevation, partly In verti- 
cal section, of the Invention. Fig. 2 illustrates 




an elevation of that which Is shown in Fig. 1 
seen from the right. Fig. 3 illustrates a detail 
of construction. Figs. 4 ami !■ illustrate vertical 
sectional views of modified constructions. 

i'nrter this' Invention the shape or contour of 
the horn is materially altered, giving to It the 
general shape of a parabola, and the diaphragm 
or tone-producing device of the instrument is 
located in or near what is called the 'TocW' 
of the parabola, bo that tho tone-waves project- 
ed by It impinging upon the interior walls of 
the parabola are deflected thereby at such angles 
that they pass In parallel lines directly forward . 
out from the mouth of the horn. 

FribSOQBAPHlO Recoideb. Peter Weber, Fast 
Orange, N. J., assignor to New Jersey Patent 
Co., same place. Patent No. 800,890, 

This Invention relates to various new and use- 
ful improvements In phonographic recorders; 



and In order that the invention may be better 
understood, attention i» directed to the accom- 
panying drawings, forming part of this specifi- 



cation) and- In which Fig. ! is a vertical sectional 
S^ew of one form of the device, and Fig. 2 a sec- 
lion on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. 

Soi'Mi Regulator i»b GiuMoiiioMJf. I'nuxu- 
ouriuj Asn Linn lNHtBiHttNTS. Albert Conze. 
Berlin, Qcr. Patent No, 800,987. 
■ Heretofore the rendering of selections of in- 
strumental or vocal musk-fly talking machines 
has been accompanied by 
Itrculiar incidental screech 
Ing sounds, as well as the 
disagreeable scratching 
noise made by the 4>oint of 
the reproducer; and the ob- 
ject of the invention Is the 
elimination of these unseem- 
ly sounds and noises as far 
as this Is possible. The drawing represents 
elevation of a gramophone, the horn of whi 
Is fitted wtth^the Improved regulator. 

i 

NOW USED LN SUNDAY SCHOOLS. 



Chicago. III., Oct. 8, 1905, 
The popularity of the talking machine for nil 
lines of work Is being emphasized dally. The 
Chicago office of the Columbia Phonograph Co, 
recently received a call from C. E. HaAr.lt, general 
secretary, of the Cook County Sunday School Asso- 
ciation. who requested (hat a graplmphone enter- 
tainment be given at n Rally Day meeting or In- 
terdenominational Sunday School Superintend- 
ents or Cook County. Illinois. Previous meetings 
of this kind have been entertained by a vocal 
quartette. It is Mr. Hauck's idea to have the 
graphophone used for entertaining scholars In 
every Sunday School In Chicago and vicinity. 
The Chicago office has arranged to meet this re- 
quest and hope to be able to delight the. many 



children who will he attracted by this entertain- 



DOUGLAS PHONOGRAPH CO. NEWS. 

C V. Henkel, treasurer and general manager 
nf the Douglas Phonograph Co., who made a trip 
tn Buffalo, N. Y„ on special business or Impor- 
tance, returned to Now York last week. A. P. 
Petit, rbicr or staff, and Mr. Henkcl"s right-hand 
mail, starts for the West this week. The com- 
pany put in a new safe ot mammoth slap re- 
cr-nt|y, and now John Kaiser. feels better, as his 
"wad" is certainly proof against attack. 



FACTORY REMOVED TO AUBURN, N Y. 







jOf the Inlernatlonal Record Co. 

ived from New York City to Au- 
burn, N. Y.. only the laboratory being retained 
in the former place. C. II. Woodruff, the treas- 
urer of the company, will be the general manager 
at the factory, and the Information was given 
that O. II. La How. who formerly occupied this 
olfice. Is no longer on the salary list. P. B. R. 
Itradley will continue to travel for the company. 



SOME RECENT VISITORS. 



ESEI 



Among the visitors to New York last week 
were: (Jcorge E. Ornsteln, sales department Vic- 
tor Talking Machine Co.. Camden, N. J.; W. Jury, 
V I ce-p resilient and general manager of Johnston's. 
Ltd., Toronto, Canada: Henry Winkelman, man- 
ager talking machine department, Oliver Dltson 
Co., Boston, Mass. 



V. M. Atwooil, who handles the Edison phono- 
uphs and American records/ in Memphis. Tenn., 
is roniovctTln new quarters at 1« North Main 
reel. wher<Mie"~will be In possession or four 
ousand feel of floor space. This will give him 
splendid opportunity for broadening out his 



The IMell Works have issued a very hand- 
some little volume devoted to cabinets ror hold- 
ing disc and cylinder records. Every dealer 
should have a dopy of this bandy volume. 



ALLEN'S 
PHONOGRAPH HORN 



PAPER LACQUERED 



No Metallic or brassy sound 
No brass to clean 



F»rlce,$10iP_0 

PETER BACIGALUPI, Ml Aftm. 786-788 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. 

AIM PACIFIC' COAST JOBBER lor EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. RECORDS and ACCESSORIES 



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Easier Than Any Other. 

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Tha ONLY Perfect 
Coin -Opera ted Piano. 



Good Territory Still Open. Write for Catalogue "T.M.W." and Discounts 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



39 




Coin Operated Pianos are played 10 to 14 hours per day and they never can be TOO GOOD. 
To use the BEST offered is safeguarding your own profits through your customer's good will. 



THE 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Get Your Share of the 
Edison Holiday Trade 

THE, sales of Edison Goods are outnumbering 
those of all other talking machines. Our 
aggressive advertising in the leading maga- 
zines is creating a -brisk demand for Edison Phono- 
• i ■. . graphs and Gold Moulded Records. There is an 
exceptionally large 1 profit in these goods, and prices are strictly maintained.; 
Get in line now and get your share of this good business.. 




A. Good Business Bringer 

Edison's Improved Phonograph must not bes-confounded with the ordi-| 
hary talking machine with its scratchy, noise -screeching blasts.. The newi 
Edison is a distinctly high-grade automatic entertainer — a hundred times more ; 
versatile than the piano-player of the music box. The best music stores are 1 
adding the Edison line — not only for the handsome profits, but the desirable 
line of customers it brings in the store. You ought to look into the matter. 
Write to your nearest jobber or to us for full information. 



National PHonograph Co., 



59 LAKESIDE AVE. 

ORANGE. N. J. 



FOLLOWING ARE THE JOBBERS IN EDISON GOODS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



, Pj.- 

mi.niDiLTi Pa.— G. C Aachbacn. 
Atlanta, Ca. —Ail.ma Phono Co. 
Ballimorr— E. P. Droop ft Sou Co. 
Bmtcr, Air.— S. L. Crotby Co. 
Birmi*t>um-Tkt Talking Machine Co. 
So-riei—BoHon Cycle * Sundry Co., 

Ea.tem Ttllc. Machine Co., Iter John. 

•on Sptg. Got. Co., C £. Olfood Co., 

Rod ft Read. 
■Brooklyn— A. D. MitihcuV Son.. Price 

Priori. Co. 
ti»<filo—\'. A. Power 1. 
Canitn, O.-Klein ft Heffelnun Co. 
C«Kare-Jarae. I. Lyona, Talk. Mach, 

Co.. The Vim Co., Montgomery Ward 

ft Co., Rudolph WurliUcr Co., Bauion 

Bro*., Lyon ft Hcaly. 
CiruiHtMli— Ilacn ft Co., Rudolph War- 



eVreriand-Eclipie Mo*ic*l Co. 
Ctlumtou-Ttny B. Wbit.it P 
"-"-- "--'tarn TaIking_Mi 

_. -Niehaui ftTkhi.. 

Denver Dry Good* Co., Hu 



Dallat— Southern TalkingMacli. Co, 



Mu.ic Co. 

Moi-iM-The 



. . .... Hopldn 

D, trail— Anwrian Phono. Co., Grinnel 



i' Sporting Nrw Caitlt, Pa.—W. C. De Foree»l ft 



Worth. Ttxar- Cummingi, Sbrphi 

trnillt, S. F.— American Phoi 
itburr-S. K. Hamburger. 

■is—Texa. Phono.- Co. 

in, N. /.-Eelipae Phonograph Co. 



Cily-j. W. Jenkin.' Son. Mu*i. 

Co.. J. V. Sehmclicr a, Son. An = 
Kin ft"", W. F.-Kor.ylh & Davi*. 
.*;«»«. IiV-Knoxville Typewriter 



ijf. IVre,-H;.E. Si< 

f.ou.jt-.«(— C. A. Ray. 

f. ( . U f;/-T >i,.i. Wat.lcU, ' 

<V«n;Ur-F. W. Atwood. O. K. Houek 



rw For* Cry-Bellini Flmnoaraph Co., 
lllackman Talking Machine Co., J. V. 
UUrkrtun A Son. Sol liloum, I. Da.ega. 
Jr., S. B. Davega. Douglat Phonograph 
Co., H. S. Gordon, llarry Jackton, 
Jaeol Muuc Box Co.. Viclor II. Rapke, 
-Si ere I -Cooper Co., John Warn maker, 
.llfte.l Wei... 

'no O'liant— William Bailey, Nat. Auto.' 
Fire Alarm Co. 
Co. Omo ho— Omaha. Bicycle Co., Neb. Cycle 



Minntetelit— Thomat C. Mou|h. 
Nobili. iila.~W. H. Keynitd*. 

Wemre — ■ ■ 



Macb. Co., Ma- 



'. G. W«U Cor 



gruder ft Co. 
Nrtnark, N. J.-K. 0. Petit. 

r/™r», O.— Batl-HnUe Co. 
.Vet* Btdferd, ifsir.-HouHhold 
ni.hing to. 



la.tu.ler ft 

.. J. I'tninB 



A. Rickard ft 

Scon! on— Ackei 
Supply Co 



x.-H. C, Reel Optical ( 
*eler Baeigilur". 
y.-I-inth ft JIabn, J 

Co. 

nan ft Co., Techni 



.v. .,.:. ;,'. -:>..:. . !■>■■■ .;■. ■ ., ■ - 
Pliilcidr[/p«fl-C. J. Heppe ft Son, Lit 

8 roe., Penn Phonograph Co., John 
,'anamiker. Well. Phonograph Co.. 

Weitern Talking Macb. Co.. II. A. 

Wevmann ft Son. 
Paiiburt— Thto. F. Rente I Ca, Inc., 

Kautminn Urol, 11. Klebcr ft. Bro., C. 

C Mellor Co.. Pittsburg Phonograph 

Co., Talking Machine Co. 
Partland. M*.-W. II. Roti ft Son. 
Po»thkit r iit. N. F.-Price Phono. Co. 
Prmidnirr-J. M. Dean Co.. J. A. Porter 

Co., Household Furniture Co., J. 

Samuel, ft Bro., A. T. Scattcrgood ft 



SpruLsStli, Afau.-nint ft Brickett Co. 
St, tenia— TBI Conioy Piano Co.. O. K. 

Houek Pianu Co., Weitern T. M. Co. 
St. PaHl-W. J. Dyer ft Bro*. Thomaa 

C. Hough, Rfmneaoia Phono. Co. 
Syracuie—W. D. Andrew.. 
7oledo-Haye. Muiic Co. 
7:,...,;., -II. S. W.Kiarr.i ,'. 5«!u C'. . Lid. 
r«««, N. /^-StoU Blank Book and 

MeWZ Co.. John Sykev 
Troy. N. K-Fincb ft Itahn. 
C'ricfl-CIark-Horrocki Co.. Arthur F. 

Ferriu, William Harriaon, Utic» Cycle 

Co. 
nfoMktt*m~ E, F. Droop ft Son* Co.. 

S. Kann Son. ft Co, 
Ifaycrms. Co.— Ceo. R! Yournan*. 
ir,;;,.-,.r.-i. /'...-\y.A. M; 



J(>#g-R. S. W 
Wet tt AT. ifair.— 1> 



i. Myen. 

i mi ft Son. Co., 

Jo anion Sporting 



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vol. i. No. 11. KS. u vS?£*.'S cSSS 




e-~ 1 <A.L*C1I>J tn <3^ 




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Published Each Month by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Avenue, New York, November. IS, 1905. 

" 1 



Do Yoti Conduct a Talking-Machine 

Business, Arcades, Sell Coin-Operating 

Machines, or Similar Specialties ? 



We Ate Ready If so - we can hel P you to m &K.e money, and 
, __ t __ that is the aim of business men. We manufac- 

° I Ott ture y^g best coin-operating machine in the 
Get Trade and world. It is a money-getter, and many big ar- 
Ti * . j, i ~™"~ cades and cafes have tested the money-getting 
— ^— ^ power of the REGAL. 

It is made in two sizes— 4^-note and 65- 
note. It is gotten up in a most attractive manner, and is an orna- 
ment to any place. 

The REGAL never gets out of order, and therefore causes no 
trouble to its owners. It is as near perfect, mechanically, as it is possible 
to produce, and the price at which it is sold affords progressive men 
an instrument which possesses a large money-mahing capacity. 

We shall be very glad to furnish illustrated booKlet, telling of 
some of the leading concerns cafes and arcades— who have tested 
the money-mahing power of the REGAL. 



TH&REGAL PIANO AND PLAYER COMPANY 

==889 Southern Boulevard, New York City ========= 

Enwrcd u arcoad-clua matlar Hay 1, ISO*, at Ib= p«t ofoc* at Srw Vork, N.V., -nHer Uu act of Congraaaof Karen i, an. 



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New Retail Prices 

lO-inch Discs, - 60 Cents 

7-inch Discs, - 35 Cents 

y . v'. : 




American Records Arc Great and the 
People Want Them! 

Give them a trial during the Holidays and you will begin the 
New Year happy. 

Since the reduction in price our business has quadrupled. Our 
factory is pushed to the utmost to ship orders, 

"A word to the wise is sufficient." Place your orders now for 
the Holiday trade. 




AMERICAN RECORD COMPANY 
HAWTHORNE, SHEBLE ® PRESCOTT 

, SALES MANAGERS 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 

Export Department, 241 West 23d Street, New York City 

— A — : 





X 



The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I. No. II . 



New York, November 15, 1905. 



Price *Ten Cents 



TRADE HAPPENINGS IN THE WEST. 

The Business Outlook — Craig-Jay Co. Dis- 
solve — NoyeB Successful Trip-Eekhard'i 
Propositions — Frederick's Music House 
Developing Dig Business A Chat With 
Mr. Steinman -Lyons Large Stock — Big 
Holiday Trade Expected in the West. 

(Sperlnl In The Til Ik lite Mmhlne WWW.) 

World Offies, IMS Monadnock Block, 
Chicago, III.. Nov. il. 1805. 

Retail Business with the talking machine deal- 
ers Is rather quiet at present, but this Ih only 
In comparison with the previous activity. The 
present somewhat sluggish condition of trade is 
only U» reflection of the usual slowing down 
prior lo Hi-' holiday rush. Manufacturers and 
Jobbers are us busy as they can well be and ilie 
former In some Instances are simply compelled 
in refuse new jobbing account* until after Christ- 
mas. The industry has unquestionably made a 
remarkable advance even within the last year. 
and the tilblnw machine baa assumed a stronger 
position than ever before as a musical Instru- 
ment In demand In the homes of the most cul- 
tured. 

The Craig-Jay Co., at Indianapolis, has dis- 
solved, (he business betas continued as the In- 
diana Phonograph Co.. with Charles F. Craig, 
proprietor. They have moved from the former 
location, 2!M Massachusetts avenue, to 45 Vir- 
ginia avenue, where they have fully doubled their 
facilities The new store is MO feet deep, with 
entrances and display windows on two streets. 
The company are exclusive I-M I son. jobbers. 

William B. Cilmorc. president of the National 
Phonograph Co.. paid n Hytag visit to 'Chicago 
and the company's western manager. Mr. Nlshclt. 
on October l*. returning on the 22d, Another 
visitor wan C. II. ,\\'llsoi]. the company's Ben- 
era] sales ma italic r, who was on his return from 
the const. He had a remarkably successful (rip 
and opened Jobbing accounts with several of the 
best known concents on the western shore. 

C, \V Koyes western representative of the 
American Record Co. and Hawthorne-Shebte 
Mfg. Co., and secretary of the latter eoinpauj-. 
returned the latter part of the List month from 
a very successful western trip, and Is now fully 
estahlisheil In his new office nn the fonnli floor 
of Hie Adams Express handing, is:. Dearborn 
street, where he has an exrelteitt display of the 
products of hnth companies. 

The Minnesota Phonograph Co., Edison Jabbers 
n h ranch 



nt St. Paul, Mint 
at MS Nlcollclt av 
C. K. Goodwin, n 
depanntent or l.yo 
the east era tmuii 



a johblii 
ie. Minneapolis, 
incer of the talking machine 
'it & Henly. Is on a visit among 
e machine Factories. 
O. W. Erklnnd & Co., 1*8 Dearborn street. CM- 
cago, have a number of attractive propositions 
for Increasing the sale and profits of talking 
machine dealers no matter what the lines car- 
ried. Mr. Erklaml has made a study of the talk 
Inn machine business and believes that n dealer 
can make many sales by coming out occasion 
ally with something sensational In an offer or 
contest that he could not erfect in any nthcr way. 
The Ball-Klutz Co.. Newark, O.. Jobbers of 
Edison ami Victor machines, are Just mwrlng Into 
a fine new building which they have erected for 
their own purposes. it Is a three.story stone 



LIVEl^Y NOW! 



R.WI- f-r Road iuIit 



■r v.-nr merry their. 



R. E. QRANDFIELD. Fall River. Mass. 



structure covering (l half block. They have beau- 
tiful offleea fitted Up In Flemish oak, and largo, 
light and airy snips and shipping rooms. 

0. H. Wyatt, resident manager of Hie Talkn.. 
phone Co., has placed the company's product with 
the Hudolph Wurlltzor Co., who will job the line 
holh from Cincinnati and Chicago. 

Professor D, Karl Burchell, professor of the 
department of business administration of the 
University of Wisconsin at Madison, lias arranged 
with the Chicago office of tho Columbia Phono- 
graifli So. for commercial dictation machines to 
demonstrate modern office methods In bis classes, 
and also for graphophones and records for lec- 
tures to be thus delivered before various organiza- 
tions, business colleges, etc., in other cities. 

Frledrlehs music house, of Graoji Rapids. 
Mich., is becoming an important factor in tho 
talking machine world of Southern Michigan. 
They Job Victor talking machines and American ' 
records, and are also extensive handlers of Re- 
gina music boxes and Herzog cabinets. F. C. 
Steinman. the manager of the talking machine 
ami small goods department! has been wiih the 
house for over twenty years, and recalls the time 
when they were handling the old Ilerllner gramo- 
phones. "You hear some people say that talk- 
Inn machines are Retting to be a hark number, 
but that's all nonsense?' said Mr. Steinman re- 
cently. "A few years ago .If we ordered one each 
of the Victor records each month we thought wo 
were doing something big; now we have a stand- 
ing order for nine of earh, and always have a 
goodly number of reorders lo place before the 
month Is out. Something happened hero tho 
other day which harked us hack to the early 
days of the talking machine. A prominent Hol- 
lander, one of the city officials, came In and heard 
the Victor In recital. He nsked permission lo 
brine his mother In some time, and we cordially 
Invlicd him to do so. One day he brought her 
In. She was a dear, little old lady, who had lived 
a very secluded life and could speak little Eng- 
V.-h. At her son's request we started up one of 
tho opera selections. The little woman started 
and commenced to back 'up towards the door. Her 
son brought her back, reassured her. and nt our 
request vtp put on n 'talking' record. That was 
too much for mother. Shrieking 'No, no! no* 
no! de devil: It's de devil!" she broke for the 
door, and the last we saw of her fhe was going 
down the street al a lively clip, with her stalwart 

In the basement of Ihe Lyons retail store at 
73 Fifth avenue hj probably the largest stock 
of old Crand records in the United States. C. 
Treseh. the competent manager of the store, says 
that there Is still quite a demand for them. A 
branch store has recently been opened at 1201 
Milwaukee avenue. In charge of Werner Strege. 
and a nice business la helne done. All makes of 
machines and records are carried ni "dh stores. 



then be able to select pieces and give their or- 
ders after having heard the pieces played. Las\ 
week the first consignment tinder this arrange- 
ment was received, and the local machine owners 
made quite a number of purchases from the 
selection of new pieces. 



BUSY TIMES IN THE "HUB." 



Irlsl 



irmsby as President of 
Instrument Co. — Slegel'i 
Edison Models Liked — 



A REMARKABLE SHIPMENT. 

The foreign department of Ihe Edison Phono- 
graph Co, mail" one shipment recently to Aus- 
tralia by the steamship Victoria, sailing from 
New York, nf ann tons of Kdlson phonographs 
and records, which was made tip In two thou- 
Thls Is unquestionably the biggest 



shlpnier 






HOW HE KEEPS HIS CUSTOMERS. 

• [SffcUl to The Tnlklnc MiK-tiin* VCnrld.) 

Lancaster, wis., Nov. 10. ioo.';. 

Roberts £ firocnler. well-known dealers of this 
city, have marte arrangements whereby they are 
enabled to receive one of each of the new records 
published by ihe various manufacturers every 
month, to he kept here twonlv-four hours. When 
Ihe records arrive each month a notification will 
lie sent to each owner of a\iachlne In t-» city. 
and they will be asked to come to the mu^f store 



(Septal in TJlt Tnlklnc MasnUH World.) 

Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 190D. 

An Important change has been made In tho 
management of the Huston Musical Instrument 
House, J. H. Ormsby, president of the company, 
n-tlring, ami F. E. Wlnchell ehosen In his place. 
.Mr. Wlnchell has for some lime been manager of 
the linston store of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co.. and brings to his new position great execu- 
tive ability, combined with long experience and 
extensive acquaintance and popularity. 

Mr. Wlnchell will make several changes in the 
conduct of the business. He docs not believe In 
such a scattering or resources as has been done, 
such as having small departments for post cards, 
jewelry, etc.. but will make his concern more of 
a musical house, surh as was originally Intended. 
In this connection he has secured the agency for 
the Begins instruments, and has also placed a 
large order for American records. - 

The employes at the Columbia Phonograph Co. 
gave to Mr. Wlnchell a complimentary banquet, 
and presented him with a magnificent solid sil- 
ver loving cup, Ihe very best that could be bought. 
He leaves behind him there a host of friends. 
John H. Magncr, who was Mr. Wlneholl's assist- 
ant, made the presentation speech. 

Mr. McAnlle, representing Ihe American Rec- 
ord Co., was In town this week. 

R. D. McCnltum. formerly malinger of the talk- 
ing machine ip'titirtmenl at the Fourteenth Street 
Store in New York, has come hero to manage the 
very successful department in the new store of 
Henry Slegel Co. He say's that he finds It Ihe 
handeomest^Uepartmeiit he has ever seen, and 
I; greatly pleased wiih it. He is looking forward 
to a rousing Christmas trade. The Siege! Co. 
carry the Kdlson and the Victor Instruments. 
"the two best makes In the country," says Mr. 
MrCnllum. 

Business has greatly Improved at the Eastern 
Talking Machine Co. since the remodeling of .the 
store. It is one or the most attractive stores on 
the street. The new models of the Edison ma- 
chines are meeting with much favor here, and 
the new records have created a line of "steady" 
customers. 

Victor business at Oliver Ditson's continues lo 
increase with leaps and bounds. Manager llohzln 
look advantage of the presence of Savage's Grand 
Opera company in Boston to make a big advertis- 
ing display on the Crand Opera concert records. 
The result wis more than gratifying. 

Business continues to improve, and the winter 



will I 



a bo 



, The Hawthorne & Sheble Manufacturing Co. re- 
port phenomenal sales of all their products. They 
are running their factory overtime, and are still 
unable to keep up with the Increased demand. 
Their No. 5 horn crone has met with such large 
sates that they are about to place another variety 
on the market, namely. No. 7. This horn crane 
will he exactly the samp as No. 5. except as to 
finish: the No. 7 being finished In copper, with a 
hlch polish. This finish will insure, against tho 
crane ntstlng. and presents a far handsomer ap- 
pearance than the No. r,. The list price of ths 
No. 7 horn crane will be 13. and liberal discounts 
will be allowed the trade. 



J 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Arc You Ready 

FOR THE BIG 

Holiday Business 

IN 

EDISON 
PHONOGRAPHS 



(HE dealer in Edison Phonographs and 
Gold Moulded Records who meets the 
/big Holiday demand with- a compre- 
hensive and full stock is the one who will reap 
the greatest harvest. Nothing appeals to or 
impresses a customer more than a complete 
line both of machines and records, from 
which lie pr she can make unstinted selections. 
It adds materially to the volume of sales be- 
cause it offers a greater opportunity for 
pleasing and interesting the buyer. We want to impress upon you now the necessity 
of increasing your stock amply so that you can meet the certain unprecedented demand 

With A Full Line of Edison Goods 

This demand has been growing steadily and our factory has been running to its 
fullest capacity to fill the increased orders. At no time has the advertising of Edison 
Phonographs and Gold Moulded Records been heavier or stronger than now. The above 
advertisement is one of a series now running in the leading newspapers : full page advertise- 
ments are also appearing in all big magazines^rhe campaign is educating the public to the 
high quality of Edison goods it is showing a great increase in sales, and .means a 
great big Christmas business. Look over your stock to-day and get ready. 

National Phonograph CO., 59 Lakeside Avenue, ORANGE, N. J. 




I & Series of Ada Rvinnm; No' 
The Lending Newspapers. 



31 Union Square, NEW YORK. 



304 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. 



See Ia.su cover pafie for full list of Edison Jobbers. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 

Amount and Value of Talking^ Machines 
Shipped Abroad from the Port of New York. 

(Sperlnl to The ftlktag Slm'l.ln* World,) 

Washington, ]). <-., On. <j, lyii:,. 

.Manufacturers, and dealers in talking machines, 
will doubtless be' Interested in the figures show. 
Iiik Hie exports «f talking machines, fur the past 
Ave weeks from Ihc |w>rt uf New York: 
OCTOHER 3. ' 

Berlin, 51 pkgs., (1.038; Bombay. IT-Jikga., It.* 
Old; Bristol, 2<i pkgs.. IMS* Callao, 7 pkgs.. 189; 
Calcutta, 3 pkgs.. (H">; Copenhagen. 21 pkgs., 
(515; Glasgow, US pkgs., (2.628; Il;ivaiia. 5 pkgs., 
Ilttj 49 pkgs.. (l,46i>; Havre. 10 pkgs.. (288; 
Inulqnl, 61 pkg&, (2.431; La tinnyra, 13 
pkgs., (29o; Union, fi pkgs,, (2ii; Liverpool, 
75 pkgs., 9390; Ijtnilon, l pkg., (112; 
1,095 pkgs.. (16,555; 25 pkgs.. (1.425; 
Manchester, 75 pkgs.. |390; Milan, tW pkgs., 13.- 
484; St. Petersburg, 00 pkgs., J4.227; Valparaiso, 
53 pigs., (2.3S2 Vera Cruz. 12 pkgs.. HIS. 
OCTOBER 16. 

Alexandria. S pkgs., (26i; Amaj.ala, 7 pkgs., 
1171; Bahin. 18 pkgs.. (632; Bolivia. 6 pkgs., 
*3fl(i; Bsltmct, 25 pkgs., $184; Berlin. 158 pkgs.. 
(5.869; Calcutta, 25 pkgfc, $511; Cape Town. 26 
pkgs,, (Sin; Glasgow, 29 pkgs.. (736: Guayaquil, 
5 pkgs.. (126; 3 pkgs., 1113; 6 Pkg*., Jim;; Nam- 
burs, 2 pkgs., 1125; 9 pkgs.. (231; Havana. 40 
Pits*., (1.733; 22 pkg*., (895; Havre. M pkgs.. 
(I.K'O: Hobart. 9 pkgs,, (133; Leeds, 25 pkgs.. 
(206; Liverpool, 34 pkgs-. (4SI; 56 pkgs.. (52; 
London, SSC pkgs,, (13.722; Manila, 7 pkgs., 
S3SS; Matanzas. 15 pkgs.. (247; Manchester, S9 
pkgs., *770; Melbourne 4 pkgs, II W; .Milan, 37 
pkgs., (946: Port Alegre; 3 pkgs.. (328; Santiago, 
is pkgs., (tr.3; st. Petersburg, tt pkgs.. 12.952; 

Snvanllla, C pkgs., (129; Sheffield. 9 pkgs., (143; 
25 pkgs.. (206; Singapore. 7 pkgs.. (123: Sydney, 
491 DkgB., »12.12fi ; Vera Crust 10 Pkgs., (457; Vi- 
enna, s pk"gs.. $356; Wellington, 17 pkgs., (534. 
OCTOBER 23. 
Berlin, U, pkgs.. 12,070; Bristol, r pkgs., (ill: 
Bombay. 70 pkgs.. 11.369; Brussels. 28 pkgs.. 



(275; Ituenos Ayres, 7U pkgs., (5,266; 21 pkgs., 
(638; Cape Town, a pkgs,, 1809; Copenhagen, 31 
pkgs., (504; Glasgow. 62 pkgs.. (1,025; Havana, 
J8 packages, (453; 36 pkgs., (1,330; Havre. 12 
pkgs., (1.U26; Hul.. 7 pkgs:, fnu; La Guayra, 5 
pkgs., (129; Llmon. 4 pkgs.. (167; Liverpool, 51 
pkgs., (436; London, 128 pkgs.. (3,048; Tl pkgs., 
(25ti; 1,988 pkgs., 823,948; 'Melbourne. 2.081 
pkgs., »42/"42; Montevideo, It pkgs., (325; Xeu- 
vltas, 2 pkgs., (Ill; Santo Domingo, 9 pkgs., 
(145; Shanghai. 79 pkgs,, (2.784; St. Johns, 2 
pltss., (105? oydncy, 9 pkgs.. (143; St, Petersburg, 
25 pugs.. (559; Vienna, 22 ptgs. (744. 
OCTOBER 30. 

Berlin, 9 pkgs.. (635; 217 pkgs,, (8,418; Bom- 
bay. 3U pkgs., (GT4; Dublin, loo pkgs.. (799; (ilas- 
sow, lye pkgs.. 88,8ft; Hamburg, 21 pkgs., (344: 
Havana. 20 pkgs.. (933; 28 pkgs,. (2.102; Havre. 
20 pkgs., (617; l^eds. 100 pkgs., (520; Liverpool, 
IS pkgs., (293; 2 pkgs,, (luu; London. 24 pkgs., 
(1.912; 921 pkgs.. (19.342; 61 pkgs., (7,300; 
Maraeaibo, 5 pkgs., (277; Piraeus, 8 pkgs., (200; 
Pzpgreaio, 4 pkgs.. (173; Rio De Janeiro. ,18 
pk"gS7V-«l,391; Santiago, IS pkgB., |220; South, 
aiupton, 80 pkgs., Cttu; St. John, 11 pkgs., (136; 
SoL-rbaya. 6 pkgs., (594; Valparaiso, 4 pkg--.. 
(139; 58 pkgs., (2.634; Vera Cruz. 7 pkgs., (252; 
Vienna, 20 pkgs., $96u. 

NOVEMBER 6. » 

Berlin, 294 pkgs.. |4,903; Bombay, 16 pkgs., 
(198: Buenos Ayres, 28 pkgs. (505; 198 pkgs., 
(10,628: 64 pkgs., (2,802; Glasgow, 'l26 pkg*. 
(4,996; Guayaquil, 22 pkgs.. (435; Havana. 15 
pkg*., (635; 24 pkgs.. (1.549; Havre. 17 pkgs.. 
I1.20O'; Jji (Jnayra, 7 pkgs, (102; Leeds 25 pkgs.. 
(206; Llmon, 14 pkgs.. (219; Liverpool. 133 pkgs.. 
(941; London, ].99l pkgs.. (26,145; Manchester. 
264 pkgs., %tM0; Melbonrae, 279 pkgs., (5,203; 
Montevideo. 27 pkgs.. (927; 15 pkgs., (510; Para. 
6 pkgs., (116; Sheffield, .89 pkgs.. (971; St. Pet- 
ersbure. o3 pkgs.. (3,404; Valparaiso, 33 pkgs.. 
(TT7; Vera Cruz. 35 pkg/, (430; Vienna. 23 pkgs.. 
(1,052; Wdnofton, 25 pkgs., (700. 



USED COMMERCIAL flRAPHOPHONE. 

The Merchants and Manufacturers' Associa- 
tion's Special Train Equipped With Th.lt In- 
strument — Manager Bender"a Enterprise Ap- 
preciated by All Who Participated. 

(Special n> The TOnktng ufchui* World.) 

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 9, 1903. 
The tnagnjficeni special train consisting of 
twelve solid veslibuk-d I'ullninnfars. wfilch took 
I he Men-bants 1 and Manufacturers' Association 
.if ibis city over a I.SOttaile tradebonmlng exeur- 
pion during the'werk ending September 28, was 
equipped jijlth Columbia Commercial grapho- 
phones.and under the supervision of Manager J. 
W. Binder, of the Plllsbnrg Cnmmereial office. An 
nxpert stenographer was provided by the Colum- 
bia Co. and the trade boomers; among whom were 
representatives of some of ihe largest mercantile 
and manufacturing concerns of Pittsburg, die- 
inted their letters, orders and memoranda direct 
!'■ the grapbophone and had ihem transcribed 
while Ibe train was in motion: In Tact, business 
was carried on as in a regular office. 
,Tliat this convenience was appreciated waa ev- 
by the fact thai a tesilmnnlal was drawn 
and presented .n the representative at the 
imercial gnpnopnonc thanking him for the 
■llent and efficient service provided. 



.That tl 

1 V'i. ■ 1 1 



GERMAN EMPEH0K THANKS MR. EDISON. 

The Emperor of Germany, through his Ambas- 
sador at Washington, has written Thomas A. 
Edison a very warm letter of appreciation, thank- 
ing blni for bts gift of a specially finished phono- 
u-raph. whh4i~ho sent the German Emperor in 
■ ommemorntlon of his birthday. 



The Chamber of Commerce, of Milan, are invit- 
ing manufacturers to participate In an Interna- 
Innal exposition to be held In Hint ehy in 1908. 



OPENS BRANCH IN GL0VERSVILLE. 

The American Phonograph Co.. Giovcrsville. 
N. Y„ have recently opened a new Jobbing branch 
ai 34 Church street. Burlington, Vt.. carrying an 
Immense stock of all Ihe different types of Edison 
phonographs and records, as well as the many 
style-; at horns and supplies. 



TAMMANY CONCERT GRAND 

A WIRELESS F»IAIMO 




TOIN operated or adapted for 
the production of music for 
all purposes. 

Operated by spring weight 
or electricity. A large and 
powerful instrument of marvel- 
ous simplicity and low cost. 



StND FOR CIRCULARS 

Etc 

TAMMANY ORGANET 
. COMPANY 

STAMFORD, CONN., U. S. A. 




'6 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



YOUNQSTOWN, ft VERY MUCH ALIVE. ARTISTIC TALKING MACHINE STUDIO. 



At Least Seftn Dealers In Talking Machlr 
i Required to Serve the People. 



The Music Echo Co. maintain a most Imposing 
talking machine establishment at 1339 Chestnut 
street, Philadelphia, Pa., anil, as will he readily 



(tjQtdnl 10 The Tulklup Mar 
Youngslown. O 



dlae World.) 
, Nov. 9, 1B05." 

* la a small p Un- 



it anyone thinks that tin 
or tiitit our residents are not up-to-date in the* 
(hiking 'mnuhiiHt world. Ihey are very much m'*- 

' ti^ki'D. It siaud:t fii a (air way ot putting larger 
towns to shame as to yoiume'ol retail business 
la tiils line. It has lit leant seven dealers In 
talking machines, which number would seem 
superfluous,, yet trade seems, to justify' them, as 
all aie active and doing business in proportion 

. to their energies. All standard makes ot ma- 
chines, such us the Edison, Vivior and Columbia, 
arc re j) relented. 

With one exception dealers there carry other 
tinea In eounectioti, shell as pianos, sheet, music, 
etc., the only exclusive talking machine bouse 
being The -Mahoning 1'liouograpu Co.. who'carry 
a most complete line ot Columbia goods. 

Youugstown* is past the experimental stage. 
and can be Justly termed a steel and iron town, 
growing by leaps and bounds. Facilities ot all 
kinds for all purposes are at lialid, and In addi- 
tion to what It already has. new mills and fac- 
tories are being planned, while others are in 
course ot Completion.' Railroad! and other cor- 
porations are spending fortunes In the way of 
Improvements, which speaks well for the future 
ot YoungKtown. the county scut of Mahoning 
County, "Ohlp. 



SOUL-WINNINQ BY PHONOGRAPH. 



Revivalists Utilize the Talki 
Pittsburg, Pa., to Tl 



I End 



(Siicclnl lo The Talking llnrhlne World.) 

Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. lu. 1905. 

Soul-winning by phonograph on prominent 
downtown street corners and In large office build- 
ings will bo tried, beginning this week, by the 
managers of the century s^niiltaneous revival 
movement, now being conducted by the Chris- 
tian churches ot western Pennsylvania, provid- 
ing the permission o[ Mayors Hays, of Pitts- 
burg, anil Wymnn, of Allegheny, Is secured. 

The Rev. \V. R. Warren, secretary of the re- 
viva] committee, will visit, the mayors ot the 
two cities to-day with a view ot getting their 
sanction to * pluce phonographs on prominent 
street corners and in public buildings, from 
.whirl] to send forth soul-winning songs as sung 
by the jNcts sisters' quartet, whose slnglug is 
a feature ot the present revival. The young 
women will register their voices on scares of 
records to-day. In the hope that the request of the 
Rev. Mr. Warren will be granted. 

lu Allegheny an effort will tie made to -operate 
the phonographs in the' lower wards, and in cadi 
Instance it is the purpose ot the committee to 
place an evangelist in charge ot the phonograph 
that lie may add n few words after n stirring 
hymn has been sent forth to those who may 
gather. The Rev. Mr. Warren said yesterday 
that he would bo guided entirely by the wishes 
of the mayors and would place the phonographs 
at points deemed advisable by these ollicinls. 



THE TIME TO STOCK UP. 

The holiday season Is rapidly approaching. 
Now is the lime to stock up Tor the Christmas 
trade. The Ameriran Record Co., Hawthorne, 
Sheble & Prescott, sales managers, of Springfield. 
MasK.,'ha.ve recently issued a warning to the 
trade, advising them to place orders now, and not 
wait until the "last bell rings.*' A word to the 
wise |s sufficient. Every dealer and Jobber should 
see that their slock Is replenished at once in or- 
der to avoid loss of business from shortage of 
necessary stock. 

Louis Silverman has severed his connection 
with the Musical Echo Co., and Is once again on 
the oflleo slaff of the Victor Distributing £ Ex- 
port Co., New York. 




■eeri from the accompanying Illustrations, the 
stuMlo possesses more than- ordinary attractions. 
On Hie, wTTlls. appear the portraits 




the great voeal celehrllles whose voices a: 
produced by the talking machine. The ' 
room is superbly fitted up, making It at on 




ttractive and unique, studio. Carefully prepared 



witli the magnificent entertaining capabilities of 
the mlklug machine. Some of the views present- 
ed here will give an idea ot how an attractive 
talking machine establishment may be arranged. 
D. U. W. Bentley, who is one of the best posted 
talking machine men in the euiintry. has recently 
I, ten appointed general manager, of the Musical 
fccho Co., wlih headquarters in Philadelphia, He 
is a graduate Mom the talking machine depart- 
ment of Sherman, Dlny & Co., of Sun Francisco, 
and this means thai business will be developed 
along progressive and aggressive lines In the 
various branch stoics under his Jurisdiction. He 
will liau.» under him a cempe&nt start In both 
Belling and business departments. 

TRADE\NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS. 

Substantial Improvement Reported by Leading 



ng Phonograph Clubs- 



-Othi 



Itei 



;ivcn eocjr da£ and the hall is 

byjijrftors. who s 



Ictpeclol to Tin- XaHtthB Uacbtae MTerhLj 

St. Louis. .Mo,, Nov. lo, 1905. 

The- talking machine trade for the month of 
October opened rattier quiet, due lo unseasonable 
weather conditions, but the last half of the month 
showed a very* 1 substantial improvement! and 
business for that period has been considerably 
better. The general trend of opinion among llio 
dealers" is tliut the future looks very bright, and 
that the holiday trade will be of Hie best ctiur- 

l). s. liumsdell, vice -president and manager of 
the St. Louis Talking Machine Co., states that 
llielr- business for Ucnher has been belter than 
that for September, and the prospects for the 
luture arc Scry good, 'l.hls concern gave un 
artists' VKW recital recently at Beethoven Con- 
servatory Uultr-Jiorihwcst comer ot Olive street 
and Taylor avenue, which was largely attended. 
'A programme of fourteen selections was ren- 
dered, which was greatly appreciated by the se- 
lect audience present. 

W. C. Fuhri, manager of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co., states thai he considers trade in an 
excellent condition, and that he looks Tor a splen- 
did holiday business. Mr. Fuhri returned last 
Friday from a week's visit tu ills linn's Kansas 
City, Lincoln, Qmittla and Denver branci.es, and 
reports trade good in nil these cities. This con- 
cern has Just opened a retail branch at ueS Olive 
street, with M. Neumau. former manager of the 
Ray Co., and later mi manager of the Western 
Talking Machine Co.. as manager. 

T. P. Clancy, manager nf the talking machine 
department of the Conroy Piano Co., reports trade 
Improving dally. Their business Is ahead of 
last year, and he looks for a phenomena! holiday 
demand. He reports Hint Ihere Is an increasing 
demand for their best onlilts. Mr. Clancy j«sl 
completed the organisation of the Thomas a, niii- 
son's New Phonograph Clnh No. i on last Saiur- 
day. The membership was made free, ami the 
dues are 60 cents n week, Hie membership being 
limited to 7a members. He bad an advertisement 
lo this effect inserted in one nf our afternoon 
papers on Friday afternoon, and it brought most 
favorable results. .Mr. Clancy slates that he 
notes a greater demand for cylinder than disc 
machines. 

The Thiebes-Stierlln Music House Co. have 
lllled part nf their sixth floor up in a very hand- 
tor a talking machine department. 
:ind will handle Hie Victor and an extensive line 
of records. II. Iliiichninn will be manager of this 

C. EL JVilsOtt; manager of the sales department 
of the National Phonograph Co., accompanied by 







is Hoi 



recently 

Is & Cntlln, and E. H, 

representative Tor Hie National 

hronglt the Sillies of Missouri 



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X 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



How you can increase 
your income. 

Dealers who nr&- alive to their opportunities and make 
the most of them, know that it puts dollars in tJicir pockets 
to follow up the Victor magazine advertising. 

We spend thousands of dollars every month to tell the 
good points of the / 'ictor anil give a list of the latest Victor 
Records. 

The magazines publishing this news reach more_jhan 
46,000,000 people every month and a good many of them 
are right in your vicinity. __ 

We create the demand for 

Victor Talking Machines 
and Records 

and every hit ol it is supplied through local dealers. 

Do the folks in your city know your store is 1 the place 
to get / 'idor goods ? -Why not tell them ? 

Attractive window displays are, of course, a great help 
— but don't stop there. Follow them up with liberal-sized 
advertisements in your local papers and see how much more 
trade comes your way. 

No business responds so- well to newspaper advertising. 
Try it and see. 



Victor Talking Machine Company, 

Camden, N. J. 




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THE TALKING MAGHINE WORLD. 



PITTSBURG'S BUDGET OF NEWS. 



Holiday Prospects GftSd — New Edisorts Lil 
Henry Is E*thusla«tlc-OlnhauBenS Int 
ing Views — Kleber's Display — Manage* 
MurJy^JTHp— Columbia Co. In Alleghi 
Talking Machine in Virginia Mountain! 



pdnl to -The 



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is been mi unusually" 
dbg machine circles. 
Dealers have l>cen looking over their shelves ami 
replenishing ihi»ir stock preparatory io the rush 
which In sure lo come'ahoiit tho ho.Hdays. Fac- 
tory orders which have bean Disced arc unusual- 
ly heavy and In almost cVe-ry rase rush deliver- 
ies have been specified. Thir- has nut HBI bused 
on sehtlmentj-Miut has been .l>i»- to the fact thai 
orders which have been sen I in during the pant 
few months 10 talking' machine, manufacturers 
have been lale In delivery. In almost every In- 
stance where kirks have been registered* by 'the 
local dealers, they have been told by the manufac- 
turers that their factories have been working t» 
their fullest capacity, but arc entirely unable to 
supply the demand. 

The Indications for a; great holiday business 
nre all favorable. Talking machines arc becom- 
ing more appreciated by people df culture. Deal- 
en report ihnt the snles of machines eosiing 
from (SO to (ion and upward are Increasing nil 
out of pnoporl ion to the regular Increase of bust 
ness. This Is an encouraging sign, The talking 



machine in its earlier 'stage was regarded as 

more or less of a toy and people of culture and 
refinement refused to buy them. As the machine 
became more ami morcperfccl lit Its mechanism 
and ^n reproduction; these objections have been 
swept aside and as a result w see among the 
buyers who throne 'he talking machine stores of 
this eliy and vicinity BOOJe o! the best and most 
CU(tured people of the city. Some "f ihls busi- 
i nesa has undoubtedly. bee, secured at tho 'ex- 
pense nf our friends In ibe piano trade, but much 
of it comes from Beople whose musical wants 
have hitherto been satisfactorily filled or else 
their field of musical enjoyment has been mate- 



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Manager Wagoner, of the Pittsburg Phonograph 
Co.,- is especially pleased with lite new Edison 

machines In l heir handsome red ami quartered 
oak cabinet*, lie reports bis wholesale business 
on Edison and Victor goods especially and looks 
forward (o a very prosperous Indlday season. 

\V. E. Henry, of the firm of Powers & Henry. 
of the talking luaehlne company. Is apparently 
very much pleased with Ibe results of his sec- 
ond month's venture In business. When asked 
by lite representative of the Talking Machine 
WWId what could be rani for him: he replied with 
a smle: "'T<hi can say' that we've grit the other 
fellows "feklnueil a mile.* Since .Mr. Henry was 
the former manager of the Columbia 1'hiitiugraiih 
Co.. whose - office is t wo doom away from his 
Rtoce. the appropriateness of this . remark can 



X 200% Increase in Business 





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International Cor, schools, 
Scranton, Pa. 
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7QG-TSB MISSION ST. 



Cisco Oct. 6th, 1905. 



coiV-cS'iTTBotLso Replying to yourn of the zath -tit. will bq7 

MicHinca that tie find thet our bunlneas In your product Jicg in- 

creased at least y.oiyf, thin year over laet, with every Indication of 
etlll lnoreaslng, 

1 thank you Tor your generoHliy In furniBhing 
uo lrlth tho literature ifhich to will Bproaa rroadenst ov«r our territ- 
ory, and alao tnar* you for your very kind ar.d prompt attention to us 
generally. 

Tha goode are firat clans- and are n recomer.iat- 
lon In' themselves and evory tine tre mako a sale it leodn to another 



the fallout extent. 



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International Correspondence Schools 

.Box 918 Sera n ton, Pa. 

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store of Powers & Henry, they are dolus a good 
business Their display of Edison and Victor 
machines and records Is certainly a most cred- 
itable one. 

F. F. Olnhnusen, manager of the talking ma- 
chine department of the C. 0. Meltor Co.. Ltd., 
is an enthusiastic believer In the policy of doing 
business conscientiously, "It seems to me." 
Raid he, "thai the crying need of the talking ma- 
chine basin ess to-day so far ns IL touches the 
retail trade. Is for plain, common honesty. I 
believe In the policy which will inspire your cus- 
tomer with confidence, so that he will come 
bock and buy again." The .Mcllor people are 
contemplating enlarging their lalklng machine 
department and took forward to a very fine hol- 
iday trade 

Alfred Ci impel, who has charge of the talking 
machine department In I he large department 
store of Kaufmann llros., has one of the most 
Completely equipped departments In the city. He 
handle* Edison. Victor and Columbia goods as 
well as a few Zonophone machines and records. 
His. display of these machines if most artistic 

" and any one visiting the fourth floor of this big 
store cannot help bill admire the taste with 
which the display has been arranged. 

Theo. F. Benltet, of the Tlieo. F. Hentel Co.. 
was not at his place of business when the re- 
porter called. He was taking n short vacation 
at Cambridge Springs. Mr. Hentel is one of the 
hardest workers in the talking machine trade. 
and he Is wise In recuperating his energies be- 
fore the holiday rush comes on. 

The talking machine department In the store 
of H, Richer & Jtros.. in charge of T. P. Booth, is 
making a line display of Edison. Victor and Co- 
lumbia machines. The latter are a recent addi- 
tion ami-are represented by the BO and BI) types 
of mach!ues„ The display of talking machines 
shown In ibis store Is one of the finest lit the 

' city, this from an artistic standpoint and 
front the standpolnl or ipiatitily as well. It 
seems to Is* the policy of the Kletier slore to 
keep lit stock enough, of each kind of machine so 
as to make a creditable representation nt the 
line. This is. It seems to us, the keynote of 

Miss Kate siiltlgan, manager of the Roaenhaum 
Co.'s talking machine 'department, when asked 
about Ibe Christinas business, smiled anil said 
she expected It^ to lie lite bewi ever. The depart- 
ment Is now being shaped ttp so ns to accommo- 
date the increased stock which it will bo neces- 
sary to carry for the holiday trade. 

H. P. Keeley. the Fast End inlking machine 
man, states thai his business was never better. 
Mr. Keeley has just sold his fiftieth BC Colum- 
bia machine His representation of Edison and 

Victor goods Is a very fine one Indeed. Mr. Kee- 
leys problem is to get enough room 10 display all 
tho stock he ourIh in carry. He has In contem- 
plation the opening of a much larger and belter 
equipped store in the very near future, and his 
clientele is such as will afford him a cordial sup- 
port In this move. 

Manager McMunry. of the Columbia atore here, 
lias just opened a new branch of his store at 12 
Federal Street,, Allegheny. This store has been 
lilted up and has been placed in charge of Ft. C. 
Traster. who formerly handled the instalment ac- 
counts in the Pittsburg office, A very creditable 
display of Columbia machines Is made. Including. 
of course, the latest machines. Malinger McMttr- 
iry states that this is only one of the numerous 
branch stores which he proposes to open in Pitts- 
burg mid vicinity in the very near future. 

E. A. McMunry. manager of the Pittsburg of- 
fices of the Columbia Phonograph Co.. returned 
recently from a very" pleasant trip to New York 
and Bridgeport. Conn. While nt New York as 
tho guesl of the Columbia Phonograph Co. Gen- 
eral, he enjoyed a very pleasant automobile trip 
between New York and Hiidgc|>orl in the auto 
,ot President Fasten. Record-breaking time was 
made between the two cities, and altogether the 
irlp was most enjoyahle. 1 Mr. McMurtry re- 
turned to Pittsburg roll of new ideas and enthu- 
siasm for toe talking machine, which will doubt- 
less result in ft. n.'ttch Increased business for the 
company. i 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Manager J. W. Hinder, of the commoj-clal de- 
partment of the Pittsburg .oflti-c spent tour days 
recently in Chicane- on a business trip for the 
Commercial Ciraphophone. 
General Superintendent of Transportation 

, Charles Watt*, of ihe Pennsylvania lines, ami a 
pWtJ of friends liave a eamp In tie mountain* 
of Virginia, near Carson. They usually spend 

.. two weeks there In search of pleasure and health. 
They lefl Pittsburg on Monday a week ago for 
this trio. An Innovation was mate however, in 
that with their rods, guns and other damp para- 
phernalia they ini-liuieil a Colnmliia Kraphophuno. 
type BD, together wild 100 records. Four days 
after the arrival of the camping party a letter 
was received from Mr. Waits In which he or- 
tiered iwenty-tive additional records, stating thai 

the eraphonnone hail proved Itself, to be the chief 

source of entertainment. Among Ihe records or- 
dered in ihe second lot were a number of sacred 
select Ions, which were to he used at a church 
service on ihe following Siiudiiy evening. Thua 
another tield has been Opened for the introduction 
of the grapbonhoae. 



CONFEREIVCE ON COPYRIGHT. 

Many Distinguished Representatives of 

Varied Interests in Attendance for the Pur- 
pose of Formulating a New Copyright Bill. 

The second conference on copyright, held un- 
der the auspices of ihe l.ihrarlun of Congress, 
dosed lis sessions Saturday, Nov. 4, in the rooms 
i>f the City Cliih. New York. Nearly BQ represent*' 
Uvea of different bodies Immediately concerned in 
Die enactment of a law dealing more Intelligently 
with modern conditions were present at the meet- 
ings commencing on the 1st. Ft. U Thomne. wilh 
the Victor Tnlkint; Machine Co.. Camden. X. J., 
represented tjjc trade ori special Invitation. 

The tiovernmeni officials pariielpating were: 
Herbert Putnam [chairman). Librarian of Con- 
gress; Thorwahi Boiberg t secretary 1, Keglelerof 
Cop; rights; Charles v. Montgomery, Treasury 
neuanmeni : C. Hughes, Solicitor tieiierai's offlee. 

The labor nf formulating a copyright hill was 
conceded to he greater than was anticipated. For 
the question is being sow? over in an exhaustive 
manner, which will eventually resuli in a meas- 
ure dealing with every phase nf this very im- 
porlani matter. The tentative hill under discus- 
sion was subjected to many ihatmcs. and mine of 
more Interest to the trade than ihe portion hi 
which perforated music rolls, talking machine rec- 
ords and mechanical reproductions in general 
were treated. Another hill will now !«■ drawn 
anil printed, lo be submitted to the third confer 
once, which wilt assemble a' Washington, 1>. L\, 



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NOTICE TO THE TRADE 



A Hound NoleT flat One 

Do you know the difference 
between them ? The Lewis 
Phu no- Collimator will show 

Eraphaml astonish tn.irself! 
THE PHONO-CONSONATOR 

Repilalf. ihe sonad and prmhirr, rlrar, 

fin, mnilc-a "Ctaeonl *>f meet round*." 

A (toe Cho.lmt.ltlM^WflnrChrt.lni.i mu.lc. 

Descriptive Clrcnlir on Appllcitii 

LEWIS MFG. CO., Sole Prop 

,/Dtpt. 179 Siali .W.. N«« Vork 



her yet to bo designated. This will he Ihe Una! 
meeting, when the measure win lie Indorsed lii its 
entirety, ami men iniroiiocc.l In both lite Syia'e 
and House of ICepresen.aUves early In Junuary. 

G. IV. Kurniss, dOiagaU tront Uio,Jlusir Puolish- 
ers' Association, said to The Talking Machine 

World regarding the conference: -or course, i 



whu 



the 



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Copyright law. iVhnl pleased Ihe music publish? 
ers particularly was Hie presence of Mr. Tliomae, 
with the Victor Talking Machine Co. We Intend 
covering the reproduction of copyright musk by 
either talking machines, piano players or any me- 
chaiilcal instrument UBi&as the royally Is paid. 
Naturally, thesa tlevicea nrlgloa.o music and ar- 
rangements of their own, and these are entitled to 
copyright protection. The same Is true of per- 
forated roll music. It is a complicated question, 
hut nu MjpOSiiiOB has devemped from either the- 
phonograph or niMhani.nl player manufacturers. 
On the contrary, they have expressed themselves 
prepared to pay n royally on copyright music, ns 
a matter of justice under the new law." 

Concerning the work accomplished at the con- 
ferences. Hon. Herbert Putnam. Librarian of Con- 
gress, said to The World, on adjournment: "As_ 
yet w« nre in no position 10 furnish any Kiformn- 
Hon for the public regarding ihe copyright incis- 
ure now preparing. We nave made satis actor; 
progress, indeed, considering Hu- nuestions and 
complications inseparably connected wiln such a 
Mil, therefore it would be neilBenwhnj nor expe- 
dient lo uveal lis nature uniil it.Juis lakcn form. 

as Hi.' im> hi might deem It advisable lo 

withdraw under .Vrcini contingencies. Then- is 



uliii 






win buglvan." 

The copyright ulfieo. fn reference to Ihe pro- 
ceedings, gave tliis official norjflealioni previous io 
ihe meetings: ■The stenographic report in full 
Is in the hands of the Copyright Oilier for its in- 
formation. It is iiiii at this time deemed neces- 
sary to prim -'nils verbatim, n Is. however, pro- 
posed to extract from the full-report and print 
in a systematic arrangement, for ihe convenience 
of both the Copyright om.ee and the associations 






intent 



differ. 



1 pro 



iltied ami tin- maieriat considerations 
presented under the various points discussed." 
Toe matter thus used was printed and distribut- 
ed 10 Ihe associations represented" ami the dele- 
gates present at ihe llrsr conference in advance 
of the second meetings. 

Record manufacturers have discussed the pro 
posed hill "from the Ma'nttnolttt of Its effeci on 
their business. Should the law he enacted and 
ihe repi'ieim i ion of copyright music he prohibited, 
except by compliance with its provisions, present 
methods will doubtless he subjected to some rndl 
col changes. 



THE BASHFUL BACHELOR. 



the 



a!;.. 



This time it served as a medium through which 
a bashful bachelor proposed marriage to the lady 
of his choice. He was middle-aged and the very 
thought of having to matte a persona! oiler of 
marriage was sufficient io Rive him nightman 1 , 
says Ihe Detroit Trilume. To propose by letter, 
he looked uiion as rather a cowanlly shirking of 
an obvious duly. Al last a happy solution oc- 
curred to him. Purchasing a talking machine and 
a number of cylinders, he sent them anonymously 
to Ihe lady of bis choice, who was delighted with 
such an acceptable present. She excitedly pro- 
ceeded to try ihe records, and her confusion may 
he imagined when she heanjf»a voice she knew 
well declaring undying love for her and begging 
her to be hi* wife. What could a poor maiden 
do under these conditions but answer "yes'- to 
such 'pleadluKs? And less than two months ago 

-v^eTf n. I, 



the slnr/of Ibis slralige ' 



» told 



Idegn 



i him 



flf a 



Ihe wedding reeepiion. 



David Keen, saf the Keen Talking Marhin 
CO., Philadelphia, was In New York last week. 



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ol the world's great problems." 



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mo of tin- thousand so that 
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Ahsuliitelv the most np-to-ihite device 
fur the racking of fJvliuilor lleenrds yet 
ilevisiil for the ilcnler who has DO wall 
Hpttee In give io mil- other forms nf 
Itceocfltneks. 

Ait instantaneous hit with the jobbing 
and retail trade. 

Durable mid' Compact— Convenient and At- 
tractive— Saves Spice and Time— -Attracts 
Attention and .Makes 'Sales, Hall Hearing— 
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Gives a clear, brilliant, natural tone 

You do not realize what is .recorded on a Disc Record until you 
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Order II. & S. Sound Boxes by Number. 

The H. & S. Sound Boxes are finely made throughout and hand- 
somely finished. They are adjusted with laboratory exactness. No Disc 
Talking Machine is' complete without it is equipped with an II. & S. 
Sound Box. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



We manufacture euerything in the nature of Talking Machine Supplies. 



THE TALKING, MAC IHNi: WORLD. 



11 



TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



i In the 



October litis hi'i-ii tii>' in 
of ihe trade. The demand for machines 
records liy jobbers an. I dealers has been n 
ccdeniod. iirni in this respect business has 
hampered by a shortage fa ihe supply of e 
Manufacturers and again running behind o 

ders, notwithstanding ivi-ri i-oiupauy have l 
ly enlarged their ptaats ami nuttUplted ihcir 

[ilea. The manager of Htacern, ta give 

World an Idea or bow their liinlniiw ranked, 
"Our company's business tor Denser Is two ; 
half times greater than thai during the 



mill la.- 



We 



1 for i 



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■ high 



•r l< going we will 

It v.Ty iminntar- 

lirrer Is in ahoal the earns fix. If that is a proper 
term in use. M lias been evident for nwutha that 
the new additions to the Inn of dealer* have been 
many, while a great proportion of the catab* 
llahed houses report an expansion of their hnsi> 
nee* This erltl be the banner year of tin.- lalking 
machine irado," 

Thai old question. Does the lathing machine 
injur.' or lien. -lit the musk ]iiil>lls1n-r. Is now be- 
ing debated In out eon temporary, the Talking 
Machine News. I,omioo, England, which says; 
"We hove only to gay thai wo bare proved over 
ii ml over again In thdae columns that so far from 
the wideawake music publisher compfalning of 
the retard ho regards It us distinctly advantaging 
hire. • * * The sale of records stimulates the 
sale of music." ,\s fun her proof of ihelr con- 
tention, i!i- sprighiiy News publishes tin- follow- 
ing from a correspondent in West Australia: 
Musical publishers need noi be afraid of the 
competition of the talker, t have seen pounds' 
worth of nutate purchased here in ih.- ilesen 
through r tTV- phono. They would do boiler if they 
either paid the maker of records "•■ or stipulate 
thai lie should, iilhee on (he name slip 'be address 
whore the song or piece may lie obtained ami the 
price, several muiii-deslred wags are unobtainable 
through Inch of ihfs." American publishers are 
now calmly awaiting the passage or the modern' 
Izcd copyright Mil. referred lo elsewhere in ion- 
aei'Hon wiiii conferences by Interested bodies, at 
the earning session nf Congress, to reap what 
they generally believe will he n harvest of loyal- 
ties frniu record makers. Most* If nol nil. the pub- 



in popularising their music and materially Bashft- 
Ing its sale. To he sure, their "pinions on the 
present; deprivation of royalties in confe-rilou 
with the reproduction, of music on, records are ex- 
, pressed In luriil language, but ilic advantages of 
this appropriation Is seldom denied. Record man- 
ufacturers are "actually Importuned by publishers 
with ibis end in view, consequently the benefits 
assume a niniiuil aspiii. • 

r \n exchange of records on ihe, library plan is 
coashlered.lmpractleable on account of the nature 
of the goods. A hook or perforated music roll 
does not wear, nor is their "life" limited like 
either the cylinder or disc record. Generally 
sneaking, people are not any loo careful in hand- 
ling records. Practically an exchange system, 
sni'h as ii dealer might inaugurate with his coa- 

lointri. has resulted In thi- i iimulatlou of ;i lot 

Of jtlBk, worthless nllkt- to the retailer or the' 
ownVrVf a machine. According io the beat In- 
formed the plan has never been a success anil 
never wl I. simply no account or the Inherent na-* 
lure of he records. 

Our foreign talking madtlne friends marvel 
over ihe litigation constantly going na among 
American manufacturers. They believe lawsuits 
are nol only a VOXalton of the Spirit, 1)111" profit atij 
nlhllntors as well, therefore working agreements 
or compromises should always he in order for the 
good nf the cause. 

Jobbing houses of standing have equipped their 
1 raveling men with the advance records so in 
going their rounds the dealers will he saved the 
trouble of coming to JieaBquailers in brder to 
make their selections. The salesman makes his 
demonstration on the spjst. much to the satlsfac- 
linn nf the hover ami nmler the must Favorable 
Circumstances. The order follows, anil tin* Judg- 
ment as io sellers must therefore be, necessarily 
assumed by the dealer, consequently no "kirks" 
are coming to Ihe jobber. 

While the loudest anil most brilliant records 
are the beat sellers, the tendency is now particu- 
larly aimed toward securing the reproduction of 
softer nml more mellow effects. Special attention 
i being given by record makers of high degree 
to detail In the development of tone quality ami 
clear expression. The ilay of ihe .lumpy, wheezy. 

"scratch ot one" record belongs to the past, ami 



able. * 

Sheet music Is a/profitable and consistent side 
line for dealers lo handle. The reasons therefor 
nre self-evident, and need no argument to prove 
their soundness from a strictly business point of 
view. The suggestion is of equal value io music 
publishers. 

What nre known as slot machine parlors have 
proven money makers to every one embarking in 
these enterprises. For "example. .Marks & An- 
drews, among the first to recognize the possi- 
bilities of tire business having a chain of places 
all over the country, have coined a fortune, Right 
years ago .Marks was a lioohkjteper with the N«- 
limml Phonograph Co. at a modest salary, now 
he is rated worth $300,000. it the management 
of these '■parlors'' Is conducted with a modicum 
of originality and n fair ifegree of energy and 
cleverness, the cash ret urns, can not help inn be 
extremely gratifying. At the same lime, only a 
modest investment is required! 



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MANUFACTURERS OF 



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respect. We make all the different styles and sizes in any 
metals or colors, including the new Morning plory Horn, which 
is cut on a new plan to distribute sound more evenly. 

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duty of |s |wr 

eil nnlcfe." 



;iil»..sili..i 



;• Is 



eil s 



shells i are classified 
ami taxed IS nor CBI 






( cop|)f 



ralorem. A manufac- 
turer, commenting on this, said: 'The customs 
people are a trifle up in the air regarding the com- 
mercial value of these goods, hill In probing (ho 
mailer. I was astonished to find bow much they 
knew about the cost or raw material, onmpensa- 
linn of ■talent' and other details generally sup- 
posed to be jnjhe possession of traile prai.tldon- 

The optimistic and uiihpiltoiis traveling man 
now reports the longsoiight-for tape talking ma- 
chine record an uci-oirfpilslied fact. The story 
Is the record is made on the ordinary anil fa- 
miliar slock paper tape, and ibe rest Is as easy as 
rolling off a tog. This new and wonderful ma- 
chine can be employed either for entertainment 
or business purposes, hut what Is. needed is gelt, 
Bsperts declare a paper record valueless, useless 
and ridiculous, as a firmer substance, like cellu- 
loid, or something similar, is absolutely' ncci-s- 



H-ury tu.iys. of rise United States Department 

of Agriculture, spoke reeeuily on "The Music or 

Birds." and in the course of his remarks imM 
irllmtc. as many others have, lo ihe value ol ihe 

talking machine' as a ans of aiding him In his 

investigations. When .Mr. flldys slarie<t he su|e 
posed, as <lo most iwmple, thai all birds of a kind 
have but Ibe one song, lint lie soon found thnt 
I l«i In-ld sparrow, for hnstsjree, has fifty to sev- 
enty-five; e> song sparrow had twelve songs In 
fifteen minutes. "A hermit thMsh sings with In- 
tervals as perfect as oottld Ire heard on n violin 
In the bauds of a master." said Mr. llblys. and he 
proved litis by exquisitely whistled reprodnelion. 
lie found among bird songs examples or repeti- 
tion, modulation, antlphonal response in the 
meadow lark and song sparrow, chorus singing 
among Ihe starlings a light refrain nfler the 
theme t.y the hermit thrush, ami hallad music by 
tlu> wood poweeand the wood thrush. Sometimes 
Ihe thniflf ..id nol end on ihe keynote, hut on the 
second of ihe' scale: tine wood thrush sang lit 
ballad form In a Hat with phrase, answer, modu- 
lation lo l» Flat minor, and back to Ibe original 
phrase, ending on the keynote. "Now that Is no 
chance combination of notes,:' said Mr. Oldys. 
"What milter musical farm could von have?" 

* 

t> to September IS last seven ty-stiepaterits 
have been allowed on talking machines, horns, 
rests, cranes ami Ifhe devices, and twenty-two 
Bound boxes are listed on ibe official inventors' 



-ale 



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Expnri business -lias been rolling up a great 
record for Ihe past few months. The only dlffl- 



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Chiffoniers equipped with peas and Musk Cabinets 
constructed to hold discs have had their day. 

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The ordinary Index Card furnished with Record Cabinets 
provides merely for a list of the Records contained in the 
Cabinet. 

It is frequently necessary to search through the entire list 
to locate a desired Record. 

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Record immediately and insures its return to proper place 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



13 



rulty encountered Is a lack of goods to adequately 
meet the demand. With orders in band, Mport> 
crs are inclined to be warm under the neckband 

' because of the shortage. 

During Ihe part month buyers have been in the 
principal markets East and West, from Maine to 
California, and from Canada to the titilf. Their 
bills run ia goodly amounts, and Immediate ship' 
meats have been specified. 

if. I.. Hutu', manager of tin- musical merchan- 
dise department of ('. H. Ditson & IV. New York, 
tells the following story, which ho cleaned during 
Ills vacation spent In Kansas: "A rancher. 
sixty years of age, who lived near Cottonwood 
Palls, Kan., hail been the prom! possessor of a 
Victor talking machine for several years. About 
six weeks ago, upon his deathbed, he railed his 
family aronmt him anil said: 

"'I am alien! to leave yon. mil] I have mily 
one request to make, except those that I have 
made In my will, nm) that Is, that at my funeral 
you will have the hymns "Nearer. My God, to 
The.' 1 and "Jesus, leaver of My Soul.'' rendered 

hy my Victor talking machine' 

"Needless lo say that the ohl gonilemnn's re 
ouest was compiled with in every particular, ami 
tin- novelty of the situation was not lost even 
upon the ranchers and their friends in far-oB 
Kansas." 

A six-inch reeord is lite latr.il product of <hi> 
National Phonograph Co., to he read? for the 
market to the near future; possibly not until af- 
ter the ilrst of the year, The company are eon 
servatlve In nil their method-., and wake haste 
slowly in announcing any change of polley or out- 
put; hut When the time is ri|n> or the art tele I" 
ihelr entire Ml farisnuB, then ih- trade are in- 
fo rtnei I. it is (iliotit like this with ihelr six-inch 

During the past month Souaa ami his band, 
Which recently returned from ail extensive road 
trip, have been busily engaged making talking 
machine records. The principal soloists have also 
been employed for this purpose, uartloularly Wal- 
ler Rogers, cornel soloist, who has a nice- income 
from Hits kind of work; In fact, the iinmtier of 
musicians, hoth vocal ami Instrumental, arc em- 
ployed In Hie making of records is enormous, ami 
vast sums of money are paid ottl for the purpose 
of Wearing the leaders in their line, especially 
those who have the i[iialillcai ions essentia] for the 
making of satisfactory r irds. 

When thai Intrepid Yorkshire < England) swim- 
mer. T. ft*. Burgess, made his fourth attempt io 



cross ihe English Channel recently he had as an 
interested spectator. S. H. Sheanl, the popular 
representative of the tiramnphone & Typewriters 
Ltd., of l^ondon, who had taken upon the tug 
jo enliven the swimmer a "Monarch Senior'' 
gramophone. Mr. Sheanl said lhat during the 
latter portion of the trip the weather was "atro- 
cious," and It wns with the utmost difficulty lhat 
he could manipulate the machine, the boat rocked 
to such an extent. Mr. Harness himself selected 
the records he said he would he pleased to hear, 
and his taste in musical matters is evidently of no 
mean order. The "Meserere" from "II Trovatore," 
a "IHinking Song" sum; hy Caruso, and several 
DperanC selections were given. During the most 
severe iioriinn of Ills swim art was Sacrificed, and 
selections from Arthur Uohcrts, Harry I-aiuler 
ami others were given; much to Mr. Iturgcss' 

aljitlsetii"iit. 

Paul 11. Cronielln, Vice-president of the 
uimbia Phonograph Co.. general, New York, 
returned from a fortnights trip m the Hernm.h 
recently, in speaking of his Journey ^to The \Yorh 
said: 

"I had a delightful time, and la going away it 
was my intention nut only to take a perfect rest, 
hill also to get away from business cares and for- 
get all about the graphophone. Hut it seemed 
impossible, for as soon as I landed «n the Islands 
the lirst thing I heard was the reigning popular 
sung. ' Everybody Works Hut Father.' heinK 
played hy a graphophone. Then I threw- both 
hands up. You can't geijaway from the graphn- 
nhone, no matter in what part of ilu- .globe you 
may Ijc. Reduciion of prices on ten-inch records? 
Nothing of ihe kind iWiemplftled. We have the 
greatest difficulty In kroplng up with orders now. 
and why should prices bo lowered? The trade is 
always Informed In due time whenever a chance 
of ntiv kind, In which ihe trade are Interested, 
has been decided Upon by the Columbia Co." 

"Phonograph Row on Chambers street, New 
York, has sent forth the edict that "Ye Olde Ta' 
i-vti," on llnane street. Is a suitable pages for trai 
headquarters in the social line io out of-town vi 

ilors ns well as local caller-; "Come seven, con 
eleven." Is barred, excepting when Jordan, tl 
lirooklyn record cabinet manufacturer. Is n 
hand -then the lid Ik lifted. 



Again rumors are flying that on the first of the 
car one of Ihe leading record companies intend 
.vising Iheir price list on discs. The tip has 
one forth io this effect, mid the wise ones are 
cling accordingly. 



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Blackman Talking Machine Co., 

97 Chambers St., New York 



A POPULAR NEW ENQtANOER. , 

We take pleasure in presenting herewith n 
counterfeit presentment of Mr. E. F. Taft. well 
and favorably known In tlie talking machine 
trade, and who was one or the first to Introduce 
ihe talking machine in the New* England States. 
For nearly twelve years he has watched this in- 
dustry grow from the days when lo iniroduce the 
goods It, Was neressary to place consignment ac- 
counlH willf dealers in different cities until sow 
•vtien Ihe different factories are practically un- 
able lo meet the fast increasing demand for 
their poods. Mr., Taft has always been imbued 
with progressive and aggressive Ideas, and has 
been a firm believer in the instalment business 




and Hie Brat to sell talking machines on the easy 
payment plan in New England. 

It was in 1893 mat Mr. Taft became associated 
with the .1. A. Foster Co., of Providence. R. I., 
u-ho n year later contracted with the Columbia 
Phonograph Co. f«r the .exclusive sale of their 
line In the states of Rhode- Island ami Connecti- 
cut. This company were the first johbers of Edi- 
son phonographs and records, established by 'be 
National Phonograph Go, in New England. 



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Foster Co. lo laae charge of Murray. Itlimcliard, 
Young & Co.'s Boston branch, Ihen a large ills- 
tribiilor of Edison poods, lie left their employ 
early in 131IU to accept a position with the Na- 
tional Phonograph Co, as their New York City 
salesman, afterward traveling for them in the 
New England States. 

In January. H>02. he left the employ of the Ed- 
ison factory to take charge of the KaMertu Talk- 
ing Mar-bine Co.. of lioston. of which concern he 
Ih now a large siorkholdcr and secretary and 
general manager, I'ndcr his skilful management 
the business of ibis company has more than 



VICTOR TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT. 

The salet,deparlmenl of ihe Victor Talking Ma- 
chine Co., Camden. N. .1.. under dale e*()clober 
ST, sent ihe following caiiHonary notice to the 
irnde: 

'"On the 17lu 
grand total of sal< 
hisiory. Indlt 
Wllh orders 
arrnnged fi 



■ f sale* of any entire October Id our 

■atlons are That we shall lie swamped 



- urU 



■slim 






fear i 

could i 



sist us very materially, If you choose, hy placing 
order for future shipment now. or. volunteering 
an estimate of your requirements during Novem- 
ber and IWemljer. We Iioih- that you are among 
the fortunate ones enjoying the unprecedented 
Victor proflpcrlty." ■ . 



THE TA^KIXO MACHINE WORLD. 



TALK 


ING MACHINE AS TEACHER. 


lis Imp 


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from 


the-S?andpoli\t of the 




Mo 


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:her Defined. 


'The m 


nst ol. 


tutus w 


iy Ib by reproditeittfi the 


voices of 


si oyer 


1 Of.rei 


itatlnn— Killers. wild may 


be rflear-i 


ed as 


lOdels. 


An Andrew llhu-k. a Hen 


Davtes, a Kirk 


iy .l.iin 


a cannot be heard 'every 


day. Siuc 


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10 are 


It'll to roup try iilaeesi may 



fully accurnlc i 

voin- Is roprod 
MeKendrleb. w 
Glasgow Dillvi 



erial 
itlil "r. 



«<illl'< 



doubt 



Ijifl quality of his voice, at 
l.ii hiKh anil lo» nnt™ nr 

r-r points of/ importance, 
rnrn what lo avoid. For in. 
tie emphasis of a certain ei 






"record" iri "Abb 
cnllar guttural "r" or am 
lor (hau precept; a talkit 
times save a teadjer's (ir< 
dlous verbal instruction. 



may alii a lem-l 

"0 toad.se 
To see o 



lii (*ih-li i 
the slftte l 



erably at 

IHspilKi-iO 



slims ihi- poet. Is anything more ullffeult? Ail 
of us cherish such fond illusions concerning our 
prrmunl t|iiailtlen. -We may even be loo modest 
about them. l,et ihe teacher sing Into lils talk- 
*"!nK machine, and then listen io the res nil— fire f- 
fnlhro-Umu. He may feet snrprisM]. 
lely he wftl he slilc to regard hlm.seir 
(lie outHide— as others see him. or hear 
rather;. Alt hid own perfections and Inner- 
me he Will lie In a jiasriloti to set In a noto- 
con, and learn oy rote. And nil the while 
bnsrieftce will not permit him va deny the 
ft*- of what be hears wltrt the tones and 
la of his own VOlCO. This is lio alight ssrv- 
'So dratlngulstfod a man ai Saint Saene ad- 
Dial by mrans of the phonograph he made 
Iseovery lliut he Was in the habit ol piny- 
iicnrri.'i'tiy a passage In his Vatse Canarfote, 
msequenee he advise* musicians to tuakf 



ir tin- taiKlnc mai-hiiic reveals the ten.u.r lo 
hlmV-lf. It, is obvious H uiay '.»• n-'d in a ~\ ■nilar 
n aimer rnr"im< pupil's benefit Profefaor *|. K<-n 
dries showed by mean- of raatcaihed photograph* 
of airwave forms how nmimtely n.wel (Bands 
are recarited." 'Pare vowels are "often a difficulty 
wiih jrtlplls Custom has m dulled their senses 
tn.iheir own iteftcfl aides. *A slitdent listening to 
Ills own voire „s If it wore tile voire .,. some one 
efto'ean hnrdly full lo perceive (is defects when 
the lonelier drawn aiteutlon to (hem. Similarly 
other errors may he pointed out. find (bus Ian- 
gtinge mid attmiui'iii I to wlileh ante .pupils are 
prone) may Ite avoided. - - . 

Further, iln- uradual progress 'tif a pupil from 
his first feeble efforts to his final state of perfec- 
tion may lie recorded with precision! for ihe 
pupil's own K rai ideal ion and for tin- enetmrnge. 

m if his saecessors in their momenta <.r V 

spondeney. One Word mure: _ flier.- are InlkUlB 
machine and talking" machines. Only the' best 



ORAPHOPHONE PLANT ENLARGED. 

The Ameriean firnphophone Co.. or Bridgeport, 
Conn., are erecting three additional buildings, 
one for ihe extension or the power hoTfaereno to 
Increase the producer gas plant and another tor 
a roll building. The extension to the power 
house will be equipped with a new Allls-Chalmers 

compound condensine'engine of -600 .horsepower. 
directly connected to Bullock generators. The pro- 
ducer Ran plant, which Is- Being installed by" Ihe 
Wiley Powen^Gaa Co.. or Koehester, Vf, V- is of 
lion horse-power capacity and will make producer 
gas dfrect from anlhraeite coal. The company 
Will use the bbs for heating purposes only. The 
mil building is two stories high, and will be 
used for rolling the stni-k from whlell the lint 
trnphophone d|sr records , are made. In this 
LuildliiK six new- jt horse-pdwer rolls, similar to 
ihose used in the rubber business, will be In- 



SECIES BIG ORDER. 

Wkeh William McArille, envoy extraordinary of 
the Ameriean Iterord CO.. was Sonih lie sold the 
Alexander & BlyeO Co.. AtliLiitu. (ia.. their Initial 
stock of "hlue reiorils," aggregating about Ifl.DOO, 
mid ihe iinuilionu- & sin-id.- Manufacturing Co 
priHliii-t." Th»> llrm are the targes) bicycling Job- 
bing n«iiM- In Hiitl itertfon: nnd their tathtng ma- 
'.ililn.. departniein r's becoming a controlling factor 
lu-lr ImsAcss. four tiiep trav.-l out from At- 
;i for J^Ttc K.'C":. traversltm tleorwia. l-'lorlda. 



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E. S. Dayton, formerly of DouRlaa Co.. New- 
York Clly, has accented a misliion wiih the l-Ml- 
sonfn Co.. of Newark. N. I. 



ino^rapli Co,. !'!' ChanilnTS 
re in !>e erediled for having 
handsome a line of Rockwood Vernis Martin, 
id mnhogany ami other cabinets, as there are 
the market. The most- of them are of Ihetr 
u designing, and the sales have been far In ex- 
s of expectations. 



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Fulness of Tone. , 
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THE TALKING MACHINE* WORLD. 



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(Sijrclnl i.p Til.- Tnlldiij. MuHilm- World.) 

London. Eng., Nov. !i. 1906. 

For purposes of expansion ihe Neopbone Co.. 
Lid. iiuuSl was registered September 23 by J. 
Morley, U 1'hllpot Lane. E. C. with u capital 
of £7tl,<iii<> (JBSO.OBft) In £1 shares (35,000 ti 
pit cent, preference and 36.000 deferred), to ae- 
(ptlre from Ihe Neophone Co., Ltd.. their rights, 
Mtli' ami interest, subject to a royalty in favor of 
Dr. IV, Mlchaelis, In certain letters patent Tor im- 
provements relating to sound producing ami re- 
cording apparatus and to records therefor, dated 
April It. IBM, No. SBtt, and In provisional pat- 
ents obtained In Ihe United Kingdom Tor Other 
improvements relating to similar apparatus and 
records, and also 111- various trade marks protect' 
lug the words Keophon and Neotjhaae, and in 
totters patent ami imdc-marUs ami similar pro- 
lections and pending applications and rights, to 
apply fur the some relating to ihe Keonhona 
talking mailiiiie and records In Germany, France. 
Austria, Belgium, Itussia. Denmark, Spain, Hun- 
gary, Egypt, India, Australia. New Zealand. Can- 
ada. Cape Colony. Transvaal, and all Other coun- 
tries except the United States of America, Italy 
and Switzerland; to acquire and lake over as a 
gOIng concern tin- business of man n fact urers or 
ami dealers III iico plumes and oilier talking ma- 
chines carried on liy Hie Neophone Co.. Lid., at 
119 to 113 Hosebery avenue, E. C, and 2t Hue 
des Petite* Entries, Paris, The Directors are: E. 
Browne, \v .1. Hnmlay. A. w. Cameron, A. N. Y. 
Howell, P. S. l.lililail. W. Mlchaelis and P. J. 
Packman. Quail Heat ion, 100 shares. 

The National Phonograph Co.. Ltd.. are still 
expanding. Owing to the increasing pressure on 
Ihelr csiatdishnienl ai 2.". Clerheowell Road, iliey 
have been compelled io secure a new building 
nevt door to ihelr chief offices, which will be In 
pari devoted to advertising. Tlielr domestic and 
foreign trade wan never larger than today, and 
their latest its! of publications is one of great in- 
terest. TIip death of Irving lias brought the 
record of "The Hells" Inlo immense favor. 

The Gramophone"* Typewriter, Ltd.. at Ihelr 
recent annual meeting made a very satisfactory 
report. The assets i Irrespective of palest*, trade- 
marks ami good Willi or tile company and of 
i ho foreign companies ami branches which they 
«wn showed a balance of C554.B33 (13,773.365). 
The result »f trading was a credit balance of 
Clin, 2211 (ITDL143), which. With the amount 
brought forward, made a total of CSSftflSl ($27.- 
77S.SOB). A dividend of 10 per ceni. was declared. 
An Idea of ihe prosperity of this institution may 
be gleaned from ihe fact thai flaring the past 



year Ihe directors have Invested ' £100.000 ($500,- 
ooo) in Consols and other first-class securities. 

The leading violinists who are now veiling the 
United Stales are mostly all represented In the 
talking machine world through their records. 
Marie Hall has made some very successful rec- 
ords, particularly of Dvorak's ■•Humoresque." It 
i; also a favorite encore piece with Krolsier. Ktt- 
bolllt is in evidence with a number of beautiful 
records, which he made, by the way, with his 
own Stradlvarlus and not will) a Stroh, which Is 
usually used In violin records. It Is rumored 
here that Marie Kail has received IS),000 cash 
for her American lour, and her success In ihe 
States is sincerely hoped for. 

The talking machine business In Australia Is 
growing by leaps and bounds. Its extent may 
be estimated from the fact that the terms of (ha 
contract made by the Lambert Co. of this city 
with Wincott. Cooper & Co.. of Sy fluey. N.S.W.. 
provides for a minimum purchase by the latter 

concern of ffiO, worth of goods per year. The 

Lambert Co.. by the way, are developing thelr 
business with great success In Germany and Italy, 
where they have bad experts making master rec- 
ords. As a result, their sales in these countries 
arc very large. 

The Twentieth Century. Columbia machine lias 
been the cause or several suits in different parts 
of this country and Ireland. Talking' niaeblm- 
dealers who have exhibited this. machine have 
attracted such a crowd thai ihey have been sued 
for causing street obstructions. In every case, 
without exception, the judges have held that the 
by-laws were not Infringed, as the machine was 
used Inside Ihe shop, and while It attracted 
crowds it was the business of the police ;o keep 
them moving- This publicity has helped io make 
ihe Twentieth Century much talked of. 

A very graceful tribute to the artistic value of 
the talking machine has been paid by Mme. 
Gounod, wife of the celebrated composer, who 
wrote Mme. Melba recently, telling her how de- 
lighted she was when she heard Ihe gramophone 
record of Ihe "Ave Marie" which was sung by 
Mme. Melba wltu violin obllgato by Kiibcllk. It 
Is unquestionably a mosi arllsiic reproduction, 
and one which should have great popularity in 






t the 



In Munich the talking ... 
"barker" nl the station bis position, as now lb- 1 
arrivals and Hie departures of Ihe different 
trains are announced by nn enormous machine 
which never gets hoarse and never forgets which 
train II Is reporting. All aboard! Next' 



Some of the most noteu personages of the day 
have become enthusiastic to the highest degree 
over the talking machine and its poKHlhilllics. 
ViCtOrhm SardOU and Kttbetth are among the lat- 
est to Rive expression- to Ihe most extravagant 
praises in lis behalf. Sardou says that he con 
only regrpt thai there was nn possibility of pre- 



serving something of the art of ihe great singers 
of Iho past, and he congratulates future agea that 
they will always be able to hear and to under- 
stand the siatus of those artlsis*wbo are called 
great to-day. Kttbellk also gave vent to similar 
expressions, and he added several numbers to the 
records that he hail already made. 

S • • " » 

April 20, 1906, is Ihe date set for the Interna- 
tional meeting at Paris of those interested in the 
talking machine. , A complete showing will be 
made of everything Ual bears upon the subject. 
Including all new Inventions in pan ami complete. 
The largest houses of Paris have promised ihelr 
best machines and their best records. In connec- 
tion with the talking machine exhibit will lie 
shown everything that pertains io the cinemato- 
graph as well, and It is believed that the enler- 
liUmnent will ne without precedent. 

Talking machine contests are recent develop- 
ments which have been encouraged by many lead- 
ing dealers among purchasers of machines. The 
object, of course, is to encourage a more iicrfect 
reproduction of the records, particularly as to the 
key and time, so thai the vocal and instrumental 
effects may be reproduced as nearly like iho orig- 
inal as possible. There can b'> no question as lo 
ihe stimulating value of these contests; moreover, 
Ihey educate the "scoffers" (for there are many) 
io a knowledge' of tin- artistic inedibilities of the 
talking machine. 

The Critic and Molor Trades Review, of this 
cily. in an editorial iiwrrecenl Issue, adjures the 
■trailer Io get ready for the winter season, and 
puts talking machines and records' among the 
first of the side lines which the cycle dealer 
should pay attention to. Our contemporary con- 
etudes by remarking thai the dealer should not. 
forget lhal there is a trade In cycles to lie done 
In tin- winter as well as in the summer. This 
Is the soundest or sense, and as a local [taper 
says, when the summer cornea round again it wlii 
similarly be well to remember that there is a 
trade io lie i[oue in talking machines and records 
then as well as In ihe winter, ami lhal if Ihe 



tealei 



do it 



) wilt. 



.Ai ihe Palace Theatre, Belfast, Ireland, a nov- 
elty was Inaugurated on November 2. . Prior io 
the rise of the curtain on a play In which a noted 
English company look part, selections were given 
on ihe B. ('. Columbia g radiophone from 12. So 
io l.tr. p.«n. The Hems were of a most diversi- 
fied kind, including band pieces, songs, popular 
and classical. Instrumental solos, duets and reci- 
tations, and pleasantly occupied the Interval of 
walling. The Instrument and all nrrangemenls 
connected therewith were entrusted in the skil- 
ful care of T. Btlr-ns Osborne, Bdlsoa House. 4 
Diiiiegall Square West, who Is the biggest Jobber 
of Ellison and Columbia goods in Ireland. Ameri 
i an machines, by the way. are Increasing tn 
popularity in Hie Emerald Isle. • 

Records of Hie entire opera of "Knust" will tje 



ECLIPSE 
PHONOGI 

to 




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nected with our progressive 
/ methods of doing business. We 

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the rapid rilling of orders. 

We carry the largest and most complete line to he found in 
the State of New Jersey. TRY US with an order. 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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THAN ALL OTHER 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



THE EDISON COMMERCIAL SYSTEM AT 
BUSINESS SHOW. 






,H|i ' IIP?:.. 



Bui 






Interested in devices whli-li 
i system, and 
■xhllilt of Urn 



are time (avers as we'll. The n 
Business .Men's Show nt Madison Square Gar- 
den attracted a greni deal of attention, and the 
"Edison Commercial System" came tn for a run 
sharp of admiral Inn. 

Crowds surrounded this booth, which is shown 
above, and Ihefintercst manifested made It ap- 
parent that ibis new system would speedily win 
approval from business men. 

Nelson 1L Durnnd. manager of this special de- 



partment of the National Phonograph Co , assist- 
ed by a competent stuff, was present to explain 

imw^isffnl this method Is lo the average busi- 
ness man. This system Wane the savins of a 
great ileal of time m correspond euro, and also 
lias the advantage In that the phonograph is al- 
ways ready for use. mid correspondence is not 
liable lo accumulate because Wie/ stenographer 
may be busy. . / 

The 'Commercial System" cniules one tu, do 
private dlctatlnn. and facilitate! ease and com- 
fori of office work. 



PERSONAL PLEASANTRIES. 
f*. F. Qelssler, general- manager of the Victor 
Talking Machine Co.. Camden, N. J., was In New 
York early last week. He had the pleasure of 
meeting- a number of fbe influential jobbers, the 
direct" purpose of his visit, IncTmltng the Douglas 



Phonograph Co.. Dlaekin 

Victor Dfetrlhutlnj 

and others. Mr. Gelssler was urea 

- Qencral Manager MaeNabb, of 
Talking Machine Manufacturing 
pluming himself on tlic superior! 



i Talking Machine CO., 



ords for three nionths past, declaring each one 
hatter iMdn fbe other; ami ihey were all rfiht*. 
every one. J, A. U. mentioned this fac: to Presi- 
dent Babaon. and Henry urged that the December 
list should be still better— heal tlieiu all. When 
his G. A. remarked that If this was expected the 
company had better secure a score of music 
writers of their own, Mncls now puzzled where 



t off. 



John ("Casey".) Katie 



The Douglas Phonos 



r was reported as "lost, 

.eral days after election. 

.It Co., of whose staff he Is 




The PLACE 
AVTOMATIC 
RECORD 
BRUSH 

PATENT 'ALLOWED 

Price 15 Cents 



SOLE SALE AGENTS 



Blackman Talking Machine Co. 

87 Chambers SI. New York City 



my 



a distinguished ornament, were exercised greatly 
over his non-appearance, hut crcdllcd It to his 
excessive zeal In the work. Manager Henkel said 
a thing or two, but only to ease hlfl mind and re- 
cord (be customary kick. 

The appearance of it. i.. Tnomae, of the vic- 
tor forces, nt the copyright conferences in New 
York, representing the talking machine argument, 
was highly approved In all Quarters, ills natural 
ability and peculiar fitness was recognized and 
favorably commented upon. 

Wall J,. Kckhardi. manager of the Columbia 
Phonograph Cn.'s wholesale department, recently 
created specially to develop his Hound and ac- 
ceptable ideas In Ibis phase of the business. Is 
making good. The noal calls for sudden jumps 
to all parts of the country, bill W. L. I-;. Is always 
■lohnny-on-the-spoi. anil the deal is closed with 
satisfaction lb his company and credit to himself. 
When in Boston a fortnight back he negotiated a 
sale that made everybody s lt up and look. Par- 
ticulars later on. 



of Lyon & Healys 
, Chicago, was [Cast 
If course, some Juicy 
1 the fnctories anil 



C. E, Goodwin, manage 
talking machine depart me] 
during lite paal fortnight, 
orders followed his calls 
specialty Jobbers. ' 

CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE. 

James S. Topham's Great Record as Manufac- 
turer of All Kinds of Leather Goods. 

I*!"-' n The Tutting UkwMm- \v,„-i,t., 

Washington, D. C, Nov. ti, 1805. 
.lames a. Topham, the pioneer manufacturer of 

travelers' and leather goods. In this city, anil who 
lately has maile-'a Specialty of cases for talking 
machines, recently celebrated the half century 
mark of a continuous ami, sticessriil mercantile 
career. Kor nearly half of the lime the national 
capital lias hi»U In existence Mr. Topham lias 
held an enviable position la Washington business 
circles. He Is a practical leather worker, and 
knows flto business from A lo.Z. He has filled 
some of the largest itovernment contracts for the 
army, aud has supplied nil of the Presideats since 
Lincoln with leather goods. 

Mr, Topham's business is located at lilfl (•' 
street, where he lias one of tie largest establish- 
ments of its kind In the country. .Mr. Topham 
was seventy-three years of age on June IS last. 
ami is still active and dally attends to bis busi- 
ness affairs, assisted by his sous, who like him- 
self have from youth thoroughly learned the trade 
and business, ltelialdliiy and progress have liven 
the watchwords of the Topham bouse, and this 
applies to their specialties In talking machine 
goods as to everything else they manufacture. 

NEW COMERS IN THE FIELD. 
Stanley & Pearoall evened a dainty store at mi 
r'ifth avenue. New York, Monday week. They 
handle the \ ictor line— wholesale am! retail— ex- 
clusively, and being in dose proximity lo sherry's 

and Delmonico's. aud other swell places, their 
trade Is lo tie creme lie la ercme. The fixtures 
and demonstrating booth a are of solid mahogany, 
and when the decorations uuil furnishings are 
complete it will lie really a talking machine 
boudoir, (i. A. Stanley was with the .iacot Music 
Flox Co. for several years as manager, aud knows 
ihe business thoroughly. 

SOME ATTRACTIVE PUBLICITY, 



e ad vi 



latter now being issued by 
the American Record Co.. Hawthorne. Sheble & 
Present!, sales managers, of Springfield, Mass. A 
full size reproduction of one of Ihe "Rlue Ones- 
Is so well executed from all artistic standpoint on 
one of Ihclf placards that it creates a doubt as 
lo whether it is an uelttal record or simply a re- 
production. This effect is heightened by using a 
label such as Is used on Ihe real record. Bulle- 
tin bangers nre another addition to their list. 
neatly printed In blue, and ihe transfers of litelr 
well known ''Indian trade-mark." furnished by 
this company, has created favorable comment. 



TNG J 



THE TALKING MACJHINE WORLD. 



19 



TALKING MACHINE MEN ORGANIZE. 

Jobbers of the Central States Form Associa- 
tion, with Geo. Ilien as PresidAit and P. B. 
Whltsit as Secretary — Records by Freight 
Hereafter— Simultaneous Shipments to 
Dealers'- Association Well Supported. 



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Whltsit Co., of this 


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hers of tlie central 


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u. h, Michigan and 




a Talking Machine 




sanitation was cf- 


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te following Arms 


ner-tl 


g bald in the Neil 



Co.. of 



Thanks (o the effort 
Newark, O.. anil tnq Pe 
city, the talking macfa 
slates, Including Ohio 
Pennsylvania, bawo or* 

Johlicrs AnSOl'llLlirin. 

feeted on (let. 19th v 
were represented at a 

Hotel: The Ihill-Fintv. Co,, ol 
Messrs. Hall ami Plata; IVitv I 
Columbus, ().. hy L. SI. Wellcr; ihe Rudolph 
Wurlitzer Co.. of Cincinnati. 0.; hy Messrs. ilu- 
iloii.h Wiirlllwr. Jr., and Mr. Streif; Hayes Musi.- 
Co.. of Toledo, O.. by Mr. Hayes; Pittsburg Pho- 
ftOgraph Co.. of Pittsburg, by Mr. Shirley; fJrla- 
nell Bros., nf Detroit, Mich., hy Mr. Straasbutg; 
Kk-ln-lirffHiimn Co., of Canton, ».. by Mr. Heffel- 
man. and Uaen & Co., of Cincinnati, (>,. by Mr. 

II Sell. 

After the usual preliminaries, an organisation 

me formal ami tien. Nsen, nf Cinriniiuii. was 
elected president, ami Perry B. widish, of Ch" 
Iambus, acting secretary anil treasurer. The fol- 
lowing resolutions were presented ami adopted 
hy the unanimous vote of tho*a present: 

1. Th* object of [111* nuMM-liil I'm -.hnll lw ISP II" 
nis«liiri nf nil .ittijr.-i- 



them into a talking machine,' mnl afterward our 
woman maehlne type-setters with the talking 
machine adj'isteil to the prosper rate of speed at 
her ear, listens anil sets up (he type at the fllmo 
time. 

"Strange to say. I haVe not yet rim across a 
printer who showed any liking for this phase df 
typesetting. The talking machine bothers ibe 
men. They seem to consider it foreign to their 
But the won 

.-rltten 



re lust as, willing t 
i fo set "up writte 






m.li .■ii.ii jih.i i-vrj 1M.TMI..T '■<( !!,.■ ii"..-'tiiM..n » ■-..-.>■ 
„t ibb report, 

A number of other jobbers, including The 
Eclipse Musical Co., Cleveland, O.: Niobium tfc 
Dobse, Dayton, O.; American Phonograph Co.. 
Detroit, Mich.; Craig- Jay Co.. Klpp Bros.. A. B. 
Wah I Co., Indianapolis, led.; T. P. Ilentel Co.. 
Kiiuffman Bros,, H. Richer & Bros.. t.\ C. Mellor 
CO, i Iltishurjj. I'a., were Invited, but being un- 
able to he present signified by letter ibelr i»- 
iipertet ion In this movement. 

The secretary reports that c. S. tiardncr. of 
the National Phonograph Co., was of great as* 
sistnnce to the association in lis worn, tind his 
services were deeply appreciated by nil whu Hen 



edly 



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TALKING MACHINE FOR PRINTERS. 

Used by Women in Connection With Law 
Work at a Printing Office In New York. 
Then' Is a Job printing office in New York 
which employs a number of woman operators 
of the linotype type setting machine who take 
from a talking machine ihe subject! natter set 
in type. The foreman m speaking ur.Hic matter 
said: "In this office we make a specialty of 
printing law reports. yom-istlitK largely of testi- 
mony taken In court. Mislead of the court sten- 
ographer typewriting his notes or preparing a 
i-opy of them to give to ihe primer he dictates 



TALKING MACHINE CHARMS BIRDS. 
(Special I" Tbe Talking Machine World.) 

I.illnth. Minn., Nov. 10. 1905, 
A recent visitor to this city was M. S. ■Burrows. 
who has lieen spending the pnst six months at 
bis country home. "Mimaseor." In Itasca -County, 
which lies In Ihe ileep woods of northern Mlnne- . 
sola, slmlylng the animal world and getting close 
no nature. "I'p at 'Munaseor.'" said Mr. Bur- 
lows, "I haie an especially fine Victor talking 
machine. On pleasant days i frequently pises 
the machine on my porch and set It to work 
grinding put Its quite extensive repertoire. 
About <!30 p.m. the pari ridges in the woods 
begin to think of starting out Into the clear- 
ings to feed. The talking machine seems to 
have n great fascination for the birds, and by 
c. p.m. Bocks of (hem will be lined up some rods 
away, but within easy hearing of the machine. 
It never .faiLi to faring them, and a book could 
be written on their actions. When the concert 
eloses they slip back inlo the forest. All selec- 
tions scent to please, hut Sousa's band music 
has the most marked Influence over them. It 
seems to put iheminJaer a spell, and while in 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 






EDWARD LYMAN BILL, - Editor and Propria- 

J. B. iPlt.LAMf. Navn»Jin< Editor. 
Trm.de' kcprcitnlavtivea:' f.r«. H Kimt*. p. J|. Tii-mi- 



FhiltdalphU Oil,,- | Minnewtia and St Paul J 

H. W. Kau»uam. lv C Tonsv. 

St. Louia 0( lie: Sin FnnEiics Office : 

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ADVERTISEMENTS, M.OO per inch, tingle column, pet 
foMMion. On quarterly or ,«.!, CL.ni/jcta a iikLiI di» 
count ii allowed. Adyerliaing 1'aica. I60.U0; oppoaiie read 



laws which affortl batter protection Tor orl^ina- 
lors or nil products antl inventions. Take, , for 
Insiancy. the now trade-mark law. It lias mot 
ivlih the hearty approval of the business element 



TIIAIIEMARKS Id-day In every tine constl'" 
line valuable, business assets, and there is 
every reason why llio United Slates dovormrietu 
should iilfnrd ample projection to such properties, 
fnr properties titty arc which have required Ihe 
outlay of great .sinus of inoni-y and 'barked with 
plenty of good nriiy matter to create. In tile 
1 talking mnrhin. trade ihorc are sntho trademarks 
which one Immediately associates wilh a parlleu- 
lar lirainl of InsiruatieniH. anil no one can. doubt 
for a moment Iml that they have a selling force, 
therefore the manufacturer who has created this 
value should lie prol(5-ted In his properly rights 
hy the Cnvommcnt under which he lives. 



-, S7o.(K>. 

K.EKTTTANCE5, in other tout currency form. abould 
be nude Mrllilc to Edward Lyman Bill. 
rW-|MPORTANT.~At,vi.iiii H (Ms or'clungca abould 
be forwarded In reach tliii, ntlicr i!,.i bin llij.i Hie tlth nl 
the oiomh and. »tirrc jh-i-ji* an- rrtjunnl. hy ihe 7th. To 



Lonj Dlalkr.ee T.Upbon. -Number ]T<5 Gramertf. 

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 15. 1905. 

IMPORTANT changes tire being considered ill 
the American copyright laws which will, in 
their ultimate results, affeet. authors, composers, 
manufacturers : ■ of perforate.! music- and talking 
machines. Some well-known representatives of 
the music publishers have been at work uiion a. 
draft of Ihe new law tor some months, anil al- 
■ though the Secrets coiKerhiug'lt are well guard- 
ed It has been hinted that talking machine in- 
tercuts, as affecting composers, will be looked out 
for In the proposed leg*'] measure. Arid one of the 
men who has heen active in ihe proposed meas- 
ure remarked to The World thai the copyright 
laws or America' ware perhaps the worst In the 
world— that even Russia, whom we are pron- 
to regard as a\ liair-civilizcd country.' has laws 
which afford a lie tier protection to Ihe brain 
products of its citizens than free America. 

HE argues that In the old days when en- 
graved music was, the only kind that needed 
protection it was all right to have laws referring 
to thai only, but now that times have changed 
and the 1 perforated rolls have an enormous sn'.- . 
and are used to introduce the great creations of 
musical genius, that eomjiosere should he afford-. 
«d adequate protection In this line lie applies 
the same reasoning to ihe reproduction of sound 
upon the talking machines, If by reproduction 
with the disc and cylinder records Ihe works of 
the most noted composers m ay he Riven lo the 
world, he says thai protection should be given 
which will Ihornughly cover the riehl* of auth- 
ors, (is far as the reproduction of their work 



mull 'he 



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ATUHAI.I.Y we 

diflotiF are in 



nntly changing In host- 
to them, hut whether 
Congress, will go as far In the copyright field ns 
some or the present enthusiastic advocaten of the 
proposed measures are concerned, remains to lie 
seen. Of course, particular interest attaches to 
this proposed ennctmenl for all talking machine 
men. It cannoi he denied that there is n sieady 
trend in our national affairs lowards making 



T Tt>UH.-\.V ti 
Li. unusually 



L.IDA.Y trade in all lines promises to be 
unusually large, for activity. In fuel, buoy- 
nncy. characterizes practically all divisions of 
Industry. The approach of holidays will give a 
stimulus icr ihe retail irade accentuated some- 
what In ihe larger cities, hut nevertheless a 
market! Impetus to business even In small coun- 
try towns will be felt. The talking machine deal- 
ers should have a record breaking holiday busi- 
ness— unit' why not? A Miking ninohlne will 
make a most suitable Christmas gift, and if the 
proposition is worked as It should he, the talk- 
ing machine Sealers should reap a holiday Intsl- 
u.ss of unusual proportions. 



*-t-»iu-: 



is no pari of tile country tint! is not 
leitdld shape flnnuclally. The lifting 
irauihie In itic South and lite added 
licit Southern" merchants will, I'laee 

business helped along by the higher 

iiltui WlH iiive a tremendous [rnpeliis 

n trade, and (be 8tBa4k«talklag ma- 
ns all through ihe South, & well .- 

ones. BhOllld see ii Ii Ihal their SloeV 

1 up to meet tho, increased holiday de- 
li mini &me m>on thorn. The middle 
.-r hj uhl. ns. and II Is high Mm- that 
reparatrofm were irtade n, secure good- 
f ihe holiday business 



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not overlook the necessttj of maklnc suit- 
displays in their warerooms. and calling the 
nlon nf the pui. lie in ■,■■..■ attractive form 
lie miking machines and ■how they ran be 
as lining holiday gills. Attractive rooms 
concerts are simng features In dtywln*: bust- 
1o one's eetatillshmciit. We have recently 
an opportunity of iiisur-i-ilnfl soma really 
clous talking mncbjereiiiinriers. They hatfe 
iliwd up in ttuch a manner thai every one 
enters Is bound 10 Ite Impressed with in- 
He environment of the rooms', ami then 
i iiny heat' tin- faithful reproduction of ihe 
* of some of the world's vrontci arlisls Ibcy 
ot hesliaie to pnilf-e the marvelous doi-elop- 
i which has i..-. .. matte In the talking ma- 



>rld 



I few i 



X tin- activity of Invemive minds In the talk- 
ing machine business, and It si-eins as If we had 
advanced us far as ihe reproduction of sound Is 
concerned lo a imint from which it would be 
almost lm|>OKsl1>1e to make n furlher step for- 



And j 






I this 



other Hues. The world never ceases in its for- 
ward march, ami progress! veness In all lines Is 
evidenced hy the constant Improvement upon the 
crude creations of years ago. 

NOVELTIES In the talking machine and 
sound reproduction line will be In evidence 
more and more each year, and there is no doubt 
but that during the holidays particularly ihey 
will he htg sellers. In Europe they are using tne 
phouopostal lit a large way. A scientific exchange 
Incorrcclly slated thai you can - gel cardboard 
postals coverei I with a material called sonorlne. on 
Which lb'' sounds of Ihe human voice can be reg- 
istered by moans of Impressions from a sapphire 
point after the method of cylinder machines. 
. Surely, if this method were a success it would 
revolutionize the production of records, and (be 
phouopostal possibilities would be far real-hint:. 
VOu could pui your card in the machine, adjust 
your sapphire point, and talk Into the transmit- 
ter your order, quolnllon or inquiry in musical 
I'nrisliU).' Hindoo, JVrabic. or what you will. The 
machine would register In a wonderful spiral the 
effect of the sound waves produced by your 
voice, The postal would stand Ihe hard usage 
whleh It would ret-eive by transmission through 
the mail and would reproduce at its destination 
Ihe conversation of the sender. That Is beauliful 
In theory, bm wilt" 1 1 ever become a reallly? 

r '_, 

THE Danish Inventor. I'oulson. whom' remark- 
able csrtiilons have been described In n for- 
mer Issue of -TJn-VVorhl. lines Indestructible steel 
discs, which utioucsi [ninthly Tor commercial pur- 
poses will acquire a gr.-nt popularity when the 
company is completely organised for Ihe nianu- 
facinre of ihe I'oulson inventions on a large 
scale. The newspapers, have swallowed the story 
from 1'arls, and some of them state with no 
knowledge of the situation that the phonojwslnl 
will attain a high degree of popularity before Its 
novelty begins to wane. Undoubtedly, accordinc 
lo some of !he exaggcralcd views expressed In 
pui. lie print, ihe dramatic scene or the novel or 
'ihe future will no longer picture the fair hero- 
ine iKiurliig over the sacred loiters of Ihe absent 
hero, for with the receiver of the talking ma- 
chine a< her shell like ear she will listen enrap- 
tured to the very tones of her dear one"s voice. 
Tin- phouopostal is an Interesting novelty and a 
nood feller, bill it has no! been developed lo the, 
waited point noted in ihe paper reitorta. Truly 
■ lie progress of civilization is remarkable, and 
the talking machine bids rnlr to play no unim- 
portant part In its development, commercially, 
educationally and socially. 

THIS rniher hriglil lllile story was sent to 
The Talking .Machine World by an ad- 
mirer, in 111.- South, who says "'being a true story. 
we do not desire Ihe names used." "Mr. Hrown 
has a friend In Cleveland, who <s the owner of n 
,blg Iron" works. Several years ago when this 
man's father was alive. Ihe old gentleman often 
mok long trips la various parts of the world and 
so met I m es 'on short notice. Once he decided to 
lake a trip down to v£uc/uc!n. So he left Ills 
son In charge or the Iron works while he struck 
out. The sou heard nothing from his raiher at 
the lime he iIioukIii a message was due. and 
wired blm at a bold in Caracas. When the old 
gentleman got to, Caracas he found Ihe telegram. 
This was Ihe reply to his son: 8 

'"Arrived Caracas last night. Clot up this 
morning and had eggs for breakfast. Eggs $1 
apiece. Sell the Iron works, buy a hen and come 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



21 



A NEW PRINCIPLE 

The Mechanical Feed is Used Exclusively on the New Taper Arm 

TAUC-0-PHONE 




^ ■ -VH-: reproducer on ;ill dise 
B record machines has here- 
M tOfortl been dragged across 

tHe record by the needle, 
which always produced the grating, 
grinding sound, so obnoxious. To, 
do away iv 1 1 1 «. this unpleasant noise 
and reproduce only the pure musical 
tones, we have perfected, and now 
supply on*"a1l Tnlk-O- Phones, our 
new methanical feed dmee" This is 
an arrangement, shown on cut, which 
propels the laperiog_arm across the 
.record entirely independent of the 
action •■( the needle, - One can ap- 
preciate the great difference in lone 
resulting from this. In addition to 
the entire freedom from thcgrnting 
sound, this new device is a great 
recc.rd saver, and increases the life 



of the 



ord . 



■ bundle. 



per i 



Talk-O-J'honc; 
with th.- taper 



NOTE 

It »i!l be rfaerved Am the new Tallt- 
0-Ph.iTic-#^rat<-ii -in this principle nets 

entirely aiv.iy from the old fun<l..m>*nial 

ly, i In: needle fc^'J Our patents on this 
new device are very broad, ,..i.l tub 
armnKeniient cannot be us.-.| on snodier 
machine. We (Jo not operate under any 
shop rights ,„ license i>..m any one. 



Dealers selling repr 
the new Talk-O-Phom-. 



interested in supplying : 



ately for our^fnll descriptive matter and for prices on 



lb the only machine which brings out from disc records the 
Talk-O-Phone.- 



The Talk-0-Phone Company 

10 Midland Street, Toledo, Ohio 



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22 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



WHY.SOME MEN^FAILTO PRpQRESS. 

They do not Study the Talking Machine Situa- 
tion i/i CTHt.nl ,ind Therefore Fall Behind in 



i Msj 



i Toward Success. 



•urift I 



ilevoieil to 

talking roaehlnes contain as many bright.,, alert 
and it regressive {pen— manufacturers, jobbers and 
■dealers. But there are also some laggards, deal- 
ers who expect to ntBljj* jirogteBa without any 
effort on their part, and when llilnes do not come 
their why love to And fault and.ltkk. Thin elans 
Of men never stop to thlnfc. Hint -their lack of 
a<rvam-enioiu is due to their own Intilffercncr. 
The Edison Plfanograpl. Monthly tells of. a West- 
ern dealer who recently visited the National 
Phonograph Co.'s factory ul Orange, and in (lie 
course of a conversation covered this situation 
very aptly. Ho said:- "The trouble with] many 
dealers is that they do not study the jiliouo graph 
proposition. If they did. they would bemo.re 
successful Iti hiisineHS." Tbls is undoubtedly the 
real reason why many dealers do not becomi' suc- 
cessful. They expect to buy phonographs and 
records as they would Cereals iu packages and 
sell them with no more knowledge. They do- not. 
keep themselves Informed about the general sit- 
uation; they do not take the trouble id learn even 
the simplest things atxmt ihe machines from a 
mechanical standpoint; they do not keep a p toil- 
er stock of goods; they do not display them in 
an attractive manner; they do not let the nul.llr, 
know thuy sell them, and they do none or the 
things which an up-to-date, and aggressive man 
would do. Consequently, they seldom carry 
more than the Initial quantity of goods, and lliej- 
are always wondering why they do not have a 
better Kale for them. The stock they do carry Is 
not infrequently stuck away in a corner out of 
sight and more or leas covered with dual, Pros- 
pective customers soon find they do not have 
what is wanted, and they seldom return for Ibe 
purpose of making a purchase. Contrast such 
dealers with those who lead trade papers and 



everything else ]<ertainlng to the line; who make 
a study of the machine; who know which rec- 
ords ((re'most ilkeiy to be wanted by the public; 
who carry ule entiro stock of .Edison records; 
who make an attractive window display; who 
play the. phonograph iiccasionally for" the eitler- 
laluWnt of the public; who advertise, and who. 
.in other wiyt, handle the business In an Intelli- 
gent manner, and you will' see why'thiiy make 
money and why ilia un progressive dealer does 



OPEN FOREUJN DEP.OTS. 

National Phonograph Co. Open Headquarters 
in .Australia and Mexico, With Able Man- 
agers in Charge — Australia's Record. 

Owing to the growth of the Edison business in 
the Republic of Mexico and the Australasian col- 
onics distributing depots have been opened In 
.\fexlco City, .Mexico, and In Sydney, .V.S.W. Win. 
W. Wyper will have charge of the Australian 
headquarters and Raphael Cabanas will preside 
ovtfr the Mevicau establishment..' Iloth gentle- 
men are spTPhdidly equipped Tor their respective 
positions? and will add still further to ilie im- 
mense business iioiu- by the National Phonograph 
Co. In these Countries. It may be worthy of note 
to rojnarK Iliac Ilie people of Australia are tn-ilhy 
tising mora 1 Edison phonographs per capita than 
tire those in the United States. Tile Edison busi- 
ness In the Antipodes during the past year rep- 
resented nearly one hundred per .rent 
over the preceding year; , / 



McGREAl BROS.' NEW STORE 



Mllw 



. Wis,, Not 



MrQreaJ Bros., who have stores on Third street 
and National -avenue, and who are state agents 
for the Edison phonograph and other talking ma 
chines, have Just opened a branch at Fond dti 
I.1U-. Walter Augustln. win. has hern In their 



employ since ihey started in business here three 
yearn ago, lias charge of the new store. The 
Fond till UtC branch will carry a complete as- 
sortment of machines and records and will be 
the only exclusive talking machine store In the 
state outside of Milwaukee. McGrenl Bros, ex- 
iled to open several more branch stores within 
the next few mouths. 

PRICE ON PLACE RECORD BRUSH 
REDUCED. 

The Hlackman Talking Mnchjne Co., 1'T Cham- 
bers street. New York, recently made a contract 
with Henry A. Place, the Inventor of the Place 
Automatic Record lirush. and they an- now the 
sole sales agenis for this article. They have ar- 
ranged to manufacture the brush in very large 
quantities, and to enable every phonograph 
owner to buy one. they have reduced the price 
to IS cents each. The quotations to jobbers en- 
able thiem to make a good profit and iu turn 
give their dealers a good profit. They will give 
all dealers mid Jobbers descriptive circulars, free 
of charge, with orders, ami Jobbers will be sup 
plied w 1 1 h stifllclent dealers' price lists for HBO 
In- quoting their dealers. The present style 
h.-iish Is attached to the shaving knife bar. as 
shown in the Illustration of their advertisement 
In this issue, and they will soon nave ready for 
delivery a new stylo brush, which will damp 
underneaili tin- speaker arm of the new style 
phonographs, which are not titled wlih a shav- 
ing device. , All boiuAue dealers or jobbers will 
receive 'ipiotai Ions nnd full Information numi re- 
quest. 

GIVE-CONCERTS AT' OPERA HOUSE 
Thomas p put., of Madison. Rah,, have original- 
ed a novel Idea of stimulating irnde. One even- 
ing each month they hire the local opera house, 
where they give an Invitation, concert, utilizing 
the Edison phonograph ami the lalest records. 
Thus Hie value of the phonograph and the latesi 
records are brought to public attention In a very 



New England Talking Machine Dealers— Attention ! ! 

The Service of a' Jobbing House whose business is exclusively Talking Machines is bound to be more 
satisfactory than that of the house handling the goods as a side line. Prove this to your own satisfaction 
by sending us a trial order. 

The Whole of Our New Three-Story Building is Devoted Exclusively to 
Talking Machines and Their Equipment. 

Three Floors and llasement Aggregating Nearly Fourteen Thousand Square Feet of Space. The Largest 

and Best Equipped Talking Machine Establishment in the United States. 

HEADQUARTERS IN NEW ENGLAND FOR 

VICTOR TALKING MACHINES, EDISON PHONOGRAPHS, 

RECORDS, HORNS, STINDS, CRANES, RECORD CASES* AND CA8INETS. ILL SUPPLIES. 



A Jobber Nearer to You Than We 


Doit Hoi 


Necessarily Sava You Money. 


Because ,-Nprf 
If You Cunt 
Want It, y.. 


n clunte. an- lera thai, From lto»loa 
<it-r What Y.-ii Want When You 
l.~e pales and proBbt; il xpnw. 


sales, lost pro 


li^fertS.SSi!"' "'" '""' 


WE'VE 


COT THE GOODS. 


TOUR ORDER IS THE CORRECTIHo' LIRK. 



HEW ENGLAND 

Distri butting Headquarters 

FOR THE 

MEGA HORNS 



DEAD ONES. LIVE ONES. 



I Fbat Seiftig R.-l-»[.K uv R e fi»r 

.■an supply il.,. -Mes -■ 

nr ord.-r for tl li.,. „ne- li 

* are ftunjslwd n- by Die tnvu> 
r exceptional shipping facilities) 
luw new Avoids int.. H..< linn. I 



Your "Kloka" Receive the Same Consideration With Ua Aa Your Orders. 
Credit Memoranda for Booda Returned aro Rendered aa Promptly aa Bills, 
Try the "Eaatorn" Policy of Doing Bualnoas. You Wilt Approolato IU 

THE EASTERN TALKING MACHINE COMPANY, 



Origin.! Haw England Distributors of Victor Talk In* HiohllH. Wholasalars and Ratallai 

177 TREMONT STREET^ 



of Edison Phonographs and Raoords. 

BOSTON, MASS. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



23 



A GREAT BOSTUN HOUSE 

U the Eastern Talking Machine Co. Whose 
Business Has Grown to Remarkable Propor- 
tions Under the Competent Management of 
E, F. Taft— A Splendid Record. 

The growth of tftfl talking machine business in 
Mils country Ik impressively demonstrated hy the 
number of palatial qituriers in various parts of 
the country. | Among the establishments which 
must take front rank is linn of the Eastern Talk- 
ing Machine Co., who recently held a formal open- 
ing of Iheir magnificent emporium at 177 Tremont 
sircot, Boston. 

Under the able managOUanJ of E. F. Tafi. gen- 
eral manager, this business, which occupied two 
thousand square feet of door space when lite (Inn 
started, lias grown until at the present time (bey 
have fourteen thousand square feel of floor space. 




Hire floors have been added, liesldes ilie 
linsemenl. where all lh<. shipping is done. 

On the first floor Is an Immense show room Tor 

tne dis|iinj nf Victor lalhlag machines and Edi- 
son lihonogtaiilis-'. ami the Edison record slock 
room. This floor ta beautifully decorated, and 
three new deiiiousirjiilng rooms for ilie Edison 
records have hcen added. At the reap Is the re- 
liair department, completely eqttlnaetl for repair- 
ing all machines no matu-r what make, and 
skilled workmen arc constantly employed, in the 
basement alt ihe shipping Is carried on and 
freight r.-c.dvcil. The surplus stork is stored 
here also. 

On ihe second floor are tl Bees, Including the 

general and private offices, and the reception 
room for ladles. This reception room is an en- 
tirely new innovation for this son of a business 
house. Its purpose is 10 provide a meeting place 
for ihe women patrons, n place where they can 
wait for a half hour or so for Hieir friends, and 



A MONEY MAKER FOR DEALERS 

Our No. 33 ^ 

Disc Record B ""^■■ss^ *§flK? ; 
Cabinet * ^fr'WH 

IIB Disc R.Cordi I .fc^BBjfrJtVlW 

SI Inrite tn<V 1 "~ ^■■Bt'fc^tssS"! 

I lux Drawer l«ruW — H' ^VrlHLH' 

for Cstakvuo. I ■tE^ab^am 

SPECIAL -Our 10 --I^^^^^^^^»»BbW 

Offic*Detk 1 18.00. J "*-J. 

rtlUL UL&rv l«U. saginaw. Mich,, u.s. a. 



spend the lime writing the many social notes 
necessary to the women of to-day. 

The room is furnished in a novel manner, three 
unique models of the combination machine and 
record cafiincts being shown. These look like the 
exquisite parlor curio caMnets and are finished in 
Vernis Martin, marqueterie and Rockwood and 
make a very desirable addition lo any room. The 
reception room has a very attractive view, look- 
ing oui on Tremont street and ihe Common. At- 
tractive hardwood chairs and ferns make a very 
pleasant ensemble. 

On this same floor are six demonsi rating rooms 
for the Victor records. These are rooms so shut 
in that the machines being played in other parts 
of the building do not interfere with the record 
being played licfore Ihe patrons. 

Running along the entire side of the second 
ilQor,are record cases which hold fir>,0uG records, 
iiteliidTug grand opera music, and every record 
catalogued Is found here. 

On the third liuor Is the surplus stock and the 
record storage. The walls and celling of the 
building are made of fin-proof metal. 

The Eastern Talking Machine CoWare, without 
doubt, one of ihe largest and best equipped talk- 
ing machine establishments in ihe country. Noth- 
ing Is overlooked to bring Ihe products of this 
house to tho attention of the trade. The litera- 
ture turned out as well as the advertising Is ad- 
mirably constructed and effective. As a result of 
their enterprise ihey control a vast trade through- . 
out New England, and even ship to faraway 
polnts on orders from customers. They pay par- 
ticular attention to the mailer of repairs, while 
iheir Inquiry and installment departments are 
admirably managed: In fact, there are few busi- 
nesses as well organized or which have made such 
progress as thai of this progressive Hoslon ill' 
slituiion. 



A TIME SAVEE IN BUSINESS. 

Victor A, Rapke, HGl Second avenue. New 
York, who was the first to Iniroduee the tray 
system for carrying Edison records, also originat- 
ed ihe labels, of which ihe accompanying sample 
is a fac-slmlle reproduction, for the boxes. These 




labels show ihe number and title of each Edison 
record, and the name of ihe artist or organization 
who makes ii. To further economize and uilllie 
space, Mr. Rupke Is perfecting sllll another im- 
provement, which will be ready In a few weeks. 
Leading jobbers and dealers all over Ihe country 
have adopted the system, which they praise high- 
ly. Tho patent on Mr.ltapkes upright horn has 
been granted, and was issued yesterday. 



DUTY ON NEEDLES. 



The Hoard of General Appraisers have recently 
landed down the following ruling, which is of 
merest to lalklng machine people: No. 5253, 
xaphophnnc ping, from J^eeds. exjiorled Sept. 
!i. 1H05. entered at Providence. R. I. File No. 311.- 
'-><•: finding of Fischer,/*!. A.: I.iiiiii.ouu sleel 
mints, 162, : <, O, entered at 2s. V&&. per LOW; 
iscounls. S5 per cent, and 7<i per cent. Add ease, 
tesppralsed at i;i;d. per l.OQO.nel. Add case. 



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'OPTJLAR WITH COUBT MEN. 
The use of the commercial talking machine by- 
law stenographers has now become universal, and 
ihe sales of these Instruments are rapidly increas. 
Ing. Law stenographers have been enabled to 
turn out five times the work and five times less 
time as compared wilh the old plan. 




Don't be caught 
napping with a short 
supply of talking ma- 
chines, records, and 
accessories. 



You should alw. 
Moil to supply il' 

people and 






tlic 



holidays ctuiiing o, 

-f.nlxFf new customers C 
your store during |thc fiolkl 
son ami yon have an ej 
chance lo get some of their 
riglit along and-gHvc your t. 
a big boost, Il they can p 
what ilu-v want, they will c 



tth 



lother Cli> 



rolls 



help to build up a larger busines* 
Take care nf them and supply ;,11 
lluir needs ami ihev will tell their 
friends atxml you ami send mot* 
business your way. 

Your pari is ii. have ;t large 
enough assortment of Victor 
machines, records, trumpet horns. 
needles, cases and Other accessories 

tn make iheir buying easy. S'un 
can't afford to lit your stock go 
tlown ami when you order giKwls, 
you should gel them without delay. 

We lill all orders prompt!) ami 
carefully. Some dealers say it is 
a new thing fur them to get goods 
so quickly. Maybe it is, hut it's 
mulling new for us — we never let 
our stock get behind ami that is 
llferc is no waiting or delay. 

Why not give us a trial if you 
have only been gelling aboul Xo or, 
Q04& of what vnu order? 



The Victor Distributing 
and Export Company 

77 Chambers Street New York 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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iBe Wurlitzer Harp 

A Refined Musical Attraction with Nicltel-in-Slot Attachment tvnd Operated by Electricity 



WE desire' to announce that after eight years of constant lalxir. " The Wurlitzer Harp" 
ready for the market, ami we will assure" you that it is a-wonderful attraction from both ; 
■.ml mechanical standpoint This is the latest addition to «nr line of Automatic Musical hist™ 
ments. and is by far the' most refined of all musical attractions. The harp is in full view, being covered by 
a large plate glass, thus affording your customers the opportunity of watching the lingers (almost human i 
pick the strings. The soft, sweet music i>f The Wurlitzer Harp makes it especially desirable for places 
•Vliere an electric piano can not be used on account of the innsic being too loud. ,, 

I icing operated bv a nickel -in- slot arrangement, it is not-onlv a great attraction. 1ml a inoncv-niakci 
..I in. small proportion. ' %^ .'■'.)'. 



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ibera] Inducements 

and Exclusive - 

Agency in 

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Price 
$750.00 



Sold lor cash 

;ir on the 

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The lliirp has 60 

strings and produce 

nitisir iii' rare 

mmAnen ami 

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I.isi of music rolls 
"l""> application 



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qnaricx>awcd oak, wiib airved panel). Ilcighi, C feet C inches; width, '-i feet; depth, ■-' feet 

ni-ic rolls .-iri- only X'-j EnchCJ wide, :tml contain six nines each. The harp is fitted with an 
wjiicli. wHea iIk- 1'iicl of the roll is" reached, automatically re-winds fisdf in thirty secerids. A dial, 
ln-rs f(om 1 to i>. always Indicate* i.hv number of tin- .tune thai is being played An electric light on the inside i.f harp, 
e the strings, proves an attractive fcaiurci Settf for our Complete Catalog ,<f Automatic tnslmmcnt*. 



Manufacturers 



TKe Rudolph Wurlitzer (q. 1 

CINCINNATI CHICAGO 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



25 



PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



Witlfcun 1-'. Hum, of Wanatah. EtuL, lakes Issue 
wiili the statement that Leon Scott wis the first 
lo reproduce the human votes, by median leal 
neaps, and adds; "From what knowledge I can 
gather from Hurt phonograph history. Lean Scott 
aever reproduced the human voice. With his de- 
vice, which be '-ailed the pbunoautograph, he only 
secured vIkM-Ii- effects from sound vibrations by 
means of a membrane, to which a hog's bristle 
was attache*!, and which traced .sound vibrations 
on a smoked cylinder. It Is obvious that sound 
reproduction from these tracings was an Impost- 
liility. Thomas A. Edlsou was the first man lo 
record and reproduce the human voice success- 
fully, and lo him Is due ail honor for the dis- 
covery of the art, and in Justice to him, who Is 
not only responsible for this most wonderful In- 
vention, but many cqualy Important, 1 kindly 
beg of you lo make this statement." 
THE BLASTS IN A DISC RECORD. 

Mr. Hunt also propounds tin- following ques- 
tions; "As I understand it, I in- blast in a cylin- 
der record is mused by an over-vlbratlon In re- 
cording when- it has caused the recording stylus 
to leave lis track and jump entirely from the 
record, thus leuviug a disconnected line. As this 
Is not the case in the disc record with ils lateral 
undulations, what Is it that causes the blasts in 
a disc record? Is U not due to the Inefficiency 

of the reprod » in taking care of the strong 

. Vibrations, and would this not be good evidence 
that Hie reproducer Is yet the most Imperfect 
nf the two between record and reproducer, as 
stated Inlay article In your last Issue?" 

Answer.— Our correspondent is correct regard- 
Ing the Inefficiency of Ihe reproducer. The fault 
fs not In the disc, and the "blast" Is caused by 
thi- Inability of the diaphragm to reproduce the 
sound. When the vole- is uniform the Irregu- 
larities lu the sound waves do not occur hut In 
an mi. -veil or a very high lone, as the soprano 
of a woman, these departures are sharp and wide. 
Therefore in reproducing, Instead of following 
the lateral undulations, the reproducer Jumna 
from point to point and the "blast" follows as 
a matter nf course. The hlanic rests with Hie 
reproducer or ihe diaphragm, 

REGARDING THE KEEPING OF RECORDS. 

W. H. Jciinish. the well-known dealer of Water- 
loo, la,, writes as follows: "I have found many 
good things In your journal regarding the talk- 
ing machine business, but hare no! yet come 



across any suggestions regarding the keening of 
records. Id this connection a plan which I have 
adopted may prove of Interest to your readers 
as it has elicited from salesmen visiting our store 
Ihe highest commendation, because of ihe 
■'smart" finish which It gives the stock. The 
BtWtM up'-ran'li Is as follows: "Above each Edi- 
son record la placed n small hinged receptacle 
that holds one of the Itaukc numbers' and titles. 
and each paper is covered with a very thin sheet 
of mica which makes all the numbers look as 
though they were printed on celluloid: In this 
way 1L Is not only easy to know when we are 
shorter stock, but we become so familiar with 
the location of the selections, arranged, In this 
way. that we have little use for a catalogue." 

RUBBER USED AS PLATE MAT. 

A correspondent of The World in Vermont 
sends the following original Idea. Tused on his 
own experience, which may have some practical 
value: "A short time ago the felt on the plate 
of my talking machine same off. and while look- 
ing around for a substitute, my eye fell on one 
of the rubber mats used for change receivers. I 
cut a hole in the center for the spindle to pass 
through and glued it to the ptate. the smooth side 
down. 1 was surprised when I placed a record 
on It to note a decided improvement In tone. 
Comparing IP with the felt covering. I found all 
parts of the disc were In contact with It all 
times, which Is never the case with a felt cover. 
as particularly when the disc is warped, as only 
that part of the disc, directly under the needle 
touches the plnte." 

RATTLING REPRODUCERS. 

On the subject of rattling reproducers, W. M. 
tiatesteail says: "After experiments with dia- 
phragms made from almost every passible ma- 
terial, including glass, wood, mica, celluloid, tlu. 
brass, etc., I find lliai rattle and blast arise from 
two causes. A diaphragm liial is too thick or one 
not the exacl size. As the Stylus passes over the 
record a certain amount of pressure is brought lo 
bear upon ihe diaphragm, which. If too thick, does 
nol give sufficiently, am! Instead of following the 
Impressions closely the slylns jumps from one hol- 
low lo another, causing ihe ralile complained of. 
and wearing out the record very quickly. A 
thick diaphragm is louder and harsher than a 
thin one: the tighter ii is screwed up the more ii 
will rattle. If left loose the tendency Is to blast. 
Now as to size A diaphragm must be (be full 



J\[o. 551 Holds 175 Recordi 




MJiKf.it,: or 



disk 

AND 

CYLINDER 

record Cabinets 

Write for Booklets and Prices. 
-'They will interest you. 

Catalog just out. Have you got it? 

THE UDELL WORKS 

Indianapolis Indiana 



Rise of the reproducer, so that It can he fixed firm- ' 
ly and evenly lietween the rubber gaskets. One 
which Is less than full size will shriek or blast. 
It fa very difficult lo adjust It exactly in the 
center, so that the pressure Is nialnialnejl equal- 
ly all round, owing to the edge* of tnc dia- 
phragm not lieing properly covered, and when 
ihe clamping Mug is screwed down the tension is 
uneven, causing ft to buckle. I get results with 
a glass dlafthragm In my model (". Iteproducer 
having volume, sweetness and a minimum of 
scrape. What we want Ispurhy or lone liefore 
great power." , 

THE SPEED OF RECORDS. 

J. I). Harrison, of t'lica, N. Y.. in the course or 
a letter to The World suggests that if the ordi- 
nary user of a record had the exact knowledge as 
i« the matter of speed much belter effects-could 
be produced, and lu this connection says: "Could 
not manufacturers mention the exacl speed In 
connection with the opening announcement? The 
f earner might bo abbreviated somewhat as to per- 
mit of the latter lieing include.!. When Ihe rec- 
ord varies two or three revolutions. Ihe key Is al- 
tered and jhe actual value of the piece is 
lost. This Is c matter which should lie attended 
to. because It Is Impossible to secure definite in- 
formation on the siibjei-i from dealers. They are 
as much at sea in ihe matter of revolutions as 
your correspondent often Is." 
THE LIFE OF A RECORD. 

I no; ice ojiB- reader asking: Has any one no- 
ticed records showing wear after being played 
about fifty times? 1 have in more cases than 
nne, and further, I have one hero that has not 
been played a score of_tJmes, and II is blasting 
very much, although It was a real gem when first 
played. This, again, is further proof of too much 
weight, for the record was not shop-worn. It 
was new, direct from the warehouse. Aa.to 
length of the record, there are plenty of cylin- 
ders with quite as much on as S lot of 10-lnch 
discs have at present, ami only cosiing one-third 
the price. Now. thai the longer cylinders are on 
the market. Ihe makers of disc records will base 
to put more on than lhey .lo now in a lot of cases. 
One verse and the chorus repeated Is not much. 
If they don't do this they will find a falling off 
In users of discs. The disc machines are far 
ahead as regards the natural tone of voice or In-" 
stniments, but. will this alone compensate for tho 
quick wearing and the price paid for records 
with no more on them than a cylinder. 
MAGNIFYING SOUND BOX. 

A London inventor has produced a magnifying 
?oimd-box which ha claims has no friction wheel 
or any other complication. The tension of the 
diaphragm is Self-contained, and can he regulat- 
ed, and no extra motor Torre is required. An ha 
slates; In fact, the needle, treads more lightly 
. on the records than ordinarily. The device 
could be easily applied to an ordinary sound box 
NEW SAPPHIRE GRIP TOOL. 

Dealers and Jobbers who have had occasion to 
make a search for a sapphire Jewel, which baa 
popped from the ordinary pair of tweezers) will 
be interested In a new sapphire grip tool, which 
is constructed to grip securely any sapphire jewel 
and prevents any possibility of the sapphire get- 
ting away from you' until yon have It securely 
set In the Jewel arm. Dealers or Jobbers will re- 
celve prices and full Information upon request 
from the niaekman Talking Machine Co., 97 
Chambers *reet. New York, who are putting 
them on the market. • 

QUICK SEAL CEMENT AND HORN POLISH. 

The company above referred lo are putting up 
a wax preparation, known as "The Blackman 
Quick Seal Cement." w%!eh Is applied with a 
heated wire, and is very strong. This cement la 
used In many cases Instead of glue or stratena. 
It Is especially userul In making repairs on Vic- 
tor sound boxes, and for cementing diaphragm 
glasses In Columbia speakers. It Is also very 
handy in making quick repairs In cementing 
cross-heads to Edison diaphragms. They are also 
pulling up a Blackman horn polish, which cleans 
horns or any metal, quick and bright, and the 
same polish Is recommended for cabinets and 
guaranteed not to contain any acid. 



26 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



bonis or any mclai. quick and .lirlKfii,. and tho 
same jmii j-ii 1m reeomnmffd^d for cabinet* and 
guaranteed not i^ contain any acid. ^ 
WEIGHT, OF THE SOUND-BOX. 
■ Thomas |lltrirri£iQn' nays in The Tit Iking Ma- 
rhino New*: "From lime to lime readers have 
beJirJ given their opinions f&r and against the 
different types of machines. nTfd have nuked about 
the weight the sound-box should lie on the acc- 
ord,- the life of ilit^ record and the length of the 
record. I notttfl you nay the weight for a disc 
machine should be not lengthen five and one-hulf 
nnd not more than nix and one-half ounces on 
the record. Here is iny experience Some is 
months ago 1 hpnghl u disc machine of hiKli-elass 
Duka with Btrafeht arm. which, after lining n 
short lime. I thought the weight seemed loo 
heavy on the record, as the records soon -were 
out. So I decided to shorten the ami about ptro 
nnd a half Inches, so as to reduce the weight on 
'the record and the result turned out satisfac- 
torily; It altered the weight to Just aliout 40 
ounces. " A few nights after I hail finished the al- 
teration, a friend ^enme in. heard the machine 
ami bought It pfrnlgh tawny. I then bought u 
tain-red arm machine, which, when' I weighed 
iho arm and sound-box turned out to he six ami 
one-half ounces on Ihe record, and' here I* the 
result: My friend's records are us good as new, 
while most of mine are done for and the others 
following ve.ry onickly.' Ills records were pur- 
chased nl the same time as mine so that here. 
Is proof thai there was too much weight." . 
REVOLVING RECORD RACK. 

J. A. Stilling* makes inquiry if there is a re- 
volvlng record rack on the market. We may say 
that the very thing Dial Mr. Stilling is looking 
for Is advertised by the Syracuse Wire Works. 
of Syracuse. N. Y.. In nnother'nart of ihls paper. 

It will hold l.i cylinder records, and can he 

easily moved. U occupies but little space, being 
only thirty-three Inches square, and as It hangs 
on ball-hearing cones, it can he easily turned so 
as lo show and secure any key number instantly. 
I', hi eompad. cleanly and con'venleni, and will 
be found most ennvenierit where wall space is 



not plentiful. We understand that it already has 
won tremendous favor, and very Justly. 
IMPROVEMENT IN SOUND BOXES. 

In answer lo n correspondent we may. say 
that the claims made for the Star modulator 
made by the Star N'ovelly Co., of Grand Rapids, 
Mich., are. that it makes the records more dis- 
tinct, removes Ihe scratching sound in Ihe largest 
degree, will obtain any strcaglh of tone (paying 
particular attention iu hand records), anil alt 
Variations of tone can be made while Ihe Instru- 
ment is playing. It will not Injure the diaphragm, 
and Ihere is no loss of detail iu Ihe semi-tones or 
lower notes, rid matter what the modulation is. 
The principle on which iWresiiIls are attained 




a of the simplest known 
t ilamyer applied to 



with the modulator Is 
to nioaorn physics, nu 

u resonant body at the point uf greatest vibration 
Isamo principle is applied in adjustment of all 
resonant vibrating bodies), and Iu this case it 
forms a backing to the needle arm, Ihua .stop- 
ping Ihsse wild vibrations (caused by uneven- 
ness, of the record and which distort the tones) 
nnd holds all the tones al a common level with 
each oiher. Hips making Ihe records more dis- 
tinct. 
NEW MECHANICAL FEED DEVICE- 

The Talko-phone Co. of Toledo, ,0.. have em- 
bodied a new principle \n their machines, which 
they describe as follows: "The reproducer on all 
disc record machines has heretofore been-' 
dragged across the record by the needle, which 
always produced the grating, grinding sound, sti 
obnoxious. To ilo away wllh litis unpleasant 
noise and reproduce only the pure musical tones. 
we have perfected, and now supply on nil talk- 
o-phones. our new mechanical feed device. This 



is an arrangement, shown on cut, which propels 
the tapering arm across the record entirely inde- 
pendent of the action of the needle. One can ap- 
preciate the great difference In tone resulting 
from this. In addition to the entire freedom from 
the grating sound, this new device is a great 
record saver, nnd Increases Ihe life of the record 
one hundred per cent. All new tnlk-o-phoues an: 
also equipped wilh Ihe inper arm." 
ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONE. 

The disadvantages Inevitable In telephoning 
hnvo been pnrlially overcome by nn instrument 
of foreign make, though .the general serviceability 
of (he device has not been demonstrated by usage 
In this country. II may be described as an ordi- 
nary telephone with a phonograptile attachment, 
says ihe WorlAs Work. While Mr. Jones Is in 
bis quite i ne attachment Is not in use, but on go- 
ing out he connects it with the telephone. When 
some one calls for Mr. Jones over the telephone 
the phonographic alluchnienl responds something 
after this fashion: "Mr. Jones Is not in. This is 
a phonographic receiver speaking. Kindly give 
me your message and-I will repent It to him on 
his relurii." On coming in .Mr. Jones sees from 
a signal that a message is awnlling him. He 
taken the' receiver nnd Ihe phonograph delivers 
ihe message t perhti ps there are many) that have 
i u confided to it. 

Clark llorricks Co. is one of the oldesl lalkiug 
machine dealers In Uttoa, N. Y.. also ihe tlrst 
deuh-rs and Jobbers In their clly. They are now 
jobbers of both the Columbia and Edison product*, 
having recently taken up the entire new product 
of the former. Among Ihe machines of their In- 
itial order were twenty of the Twentieth Century 
graphophoaes,/ They have already had phenom- 
ena] success/with these machines. Mr. Robinson, 
of Ihe Ilrm. who'luis entire 'charge of the talking 
machine department. Is accountable for the large 
sale of (his lype machine, lie Is a hustler, and 
knows his business. 



The Tint! Music Co.. br Albany, have 
giant phmiiicrapii made Tor ihent for use i 



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Zon-o-phone Concert Band. 



173 Our Leader 

IT* under iiic Double Ia(le, Man 

IB Vienna Beauties 

jirifpy «.'--" «ili°,"."l.r r,ri'. 

m Zon-o-pbooe Medley March 



III Tike a Car, Medley 
m wiener Blut 



Hager's Orchestra.. 



Ill In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree 

A load mctlry walu, which Introdix 



119 Keep a Utile Cciay Conwr In Your Heart for Me 
4 r" li g '"Vl' 1 '' , ," 1r ' 1 ' ! " c,n K '■""■'■' "«' S" Mean." 



Clarionet Solo by Theo. Pusinelli with 
Orchestra Accompaniment. 

IU Cavatlna from -The Hugueaols" 



Flute and ClarionelDrfet hy F. S. 
Matziotta <vnd Trieo. Pusinelli, 
with Orchestra. Accompaniment. 

in The Butterfly 



Whistling Solo by Joe Belmont with 
Orchestra. Accompaniment. 

IIS Over the Wives, Waltz 

Songs with Orchestra Accompaniment. 

M Can'l YOu See I'm Lonely iwiv ilMtray 

i i.m].'.Ui"u-''if .;'"!' .\ ! ', 1 -."i'".Vi,*' tU '"" '"" ;, '" l ™"' 

III Down Where Ihe Silvery Mohawk Plows 



111 Good-bye. Sweet Old Ma Chilian Hit 

Onr .( ihr Uh hi ill.- "Ham The." 


119 in Dear Old Georgia 

A Mk m i.. 

2« In My Merry Oldsmoblle 


Mm. 


Hi la Timbucteo «>,„■ i,- 


,..«,. 


291 Leader of the German Band 





293 Life's Dream Is O'er 

ntonMd Iron A*Hcr> Afiec. 

Hi My Irish Maid i,,„ v »,„„ 

(At M (h.- ta'H lr.. n i -H, >K ,t- P!„>. ,„ lrt>ml.- 

I«S My Norlne, My Coleca Fr „ Kt Uman 

196 Nobody ft,!, Kobr; 



!W When Ihe Harvest Moon Is Shining on Ihe River 

i Frank ;/,.;..irl 

A Ifclly. x-iuiiih iilal killaJ I,)- S. K. Il.nrv. 

M Would You abva* uttoard 



VNIVERSAL TALKING MACHINE MFG. CO. %???$& 



■=N 



THE 



taL 



KING MACHINE WOftLb. 



ONLY THE $TORY OF A SONG. 

AND OF A TALK1NC) MACHINE RECORD AND ITS ORIGIN. . 



2? 



ally for The Talking Murhln« 



w«Ky, 



fay lor 



One nlglil 



I ruin. speeding homeward 
from llie office, 1 looked ovyr my evening Paper 
into the eyes of niy friend Jones, who mil across 
ihe aisle. 

'•Come over, old man. I warn lo see you," ho 
called. 

I obeyed his summons, wlih alacrity, for Jones* 
Ir rich, anil makes a specially of evening mat: ueasa 
parlies ni which I am Often fortunate enough to IiIhIoi 
he present, I scented something good, as I took lie 
my seal beside aim anil waited for him 



past hail come to us. meloily, humor ami elo 
i|uencc. 

Jones showeii na a, record, assuring us of lis 
groat mine, noi only from a phonographic Stand- 
[lolnl. but from its assoclaiioim an well. 

"It was Riven to me by a friend or in toe, fresh 

from a lour of Mexico, ami ihe artist is a poor 

it girl. I will play |i, (hen read you Its 



heart, ihey were planning a joyous future. 
Two wonderful things aru love and sold. * 
Beside her. upon u rustic bench, rested baskets 
of freshly plucked strawberries, which she was 
about lo offer Tor sale opal the hotel where dwelt 
Ihe Americanos. They would admire her eyes. 
Kile her money, anil perhaps a kiss or two in re. 
mrn for her luscious fruit. She laid aside her 
guitar with :i sIbIi, but II was a sigh of content, 
sod hem her supple hody to better grasp i he lias 
kc.ts. It was then from beneath her dimpled arm 
ihat she spied Jose coming toward her. hia haf 
•k, his serape Happing in ihe 



She ■ 

pn 



rted llie maehlne. and soon we were 
;o a wild song of a Mexican 
time.- our Km 
laughing; and af i er • 
handing around some 
choice Havana?, he 
look from the inlile 
ui his side a magazine 
which was devoted, he 
uavV lis to^jndersianil. 
id 
machine; ami 
patron*. -The 
in ones) ion." he 




pi love upon he 
ruddy as Ihe he 
came lo her, and ll 
ai her Tee!, with a 
"M IM' as her 

mines and ihe dum 
gold for yon. ilea 



I for him 



thet 



f fat 



mile 



.den. He 



the 



red curse of despair. 
:'aramla." he crled.'"Thi 
They have bought ll 



he 



gold for you. ilear one. They will drive us away 
asilhl the English, and we shall starve again. I 
haft them. I could slay litem as I would a prick 
of ilngs: I curse IfceM' May llie mines mi with 
water forever, may their gold mrn lo barren 



the 



ten wo; 



into ihe heart of the subject at once 

'"Jim, have you an engagement for 
night? No? Good! I am going io give a phono- 
graph recital: you've heard some of my records, 
so yon will know ahont what lo expect in the way 
nf enlertalnmeul, I have some new ones, too: 
there is one in particular lhai I am anxliuis for 
you to hear." 

The train was slowing up for my station by ibis 
lime, ami as I arose from my seal ami started for 
(he door. Jones' voice drifted nut to me. "Don't 
forget to-morrow night: I shall expect you," 

I waved my hand lo him In token of assent. "All 
aboardl" shouted ihe conductor, and ihe train 
rumbled on. leaving me io bathe in (he prosper! 
or a pleasant time ahead. 

The following evening round me one r»r a 
merry group in Jones' music room, seated around 
Ihe spacious horn, from which so often In Ihe 



iplai 



This 



Is 



NOTICE 




HDISONIA COM PA X V 

Newark, S. J. 



song, which' yon have Just heard, 
ami the history I am about i« read you. are 
founded on a gold mine in Mexico— n> !,.• more 
explicit, at Hie town or La Lux. 

"Years ago this particular section was Ihe bol 
bed or center of the French under Maxim II I la a "* 
regime, ll was imperative that their strniigboi.l 
should be lakeii. as ihe" rich milieu supplied the 
sinews of war -gold. After several fierce halt let, 
ihe Mexicans under Jurns were successful, and 
Imprisoned the miners. This allowed the mines 
to become submerged, and a town of some thirty 
or forty thousand dwindled down |0 one of three 
thousand. In Ihe bottom of the mine, for which 
the lown or La l.uz was named, a Wonderfully 
rich body uf ore was discovered. It being the 
shape or an anh, and as the ore showed many 
colors, ihe miners named ll Ann. Arch of Hope. 
"The wild, weird song thai you are about to 
bear was written, portraying Ibe emotion ami 
hopes of the people Mr Ihe restoration of Ihe old 
mines which could only i-omo through the nn- 
wntering of the same." 

.Then devoting himself lo the msgatlntfi he 
read us ihe following: 



The lorrid sun was disappearing over Ihe wesl 
crn mountains, lighting up llie ore dumps with 
iis crimson rays, and easting a halo about the 
head of Carmen as she Hit before the ensa. softly 
Ihrnmmlug her- guitar, and singing a Mexican 
love song In her rich soprano. Ah, how she loved 
those ore dumps, for they firoughi lire and joy to 
her dear Joae. Years ago an English company 
came io Iji Lux and ordered ihe Mexicans from 
Ihe dumps, (he white mounds where lay the gold 
whltih wWd buy them bread and meat, and Ihelr 
Senorns each a showy kerchief and a hue man- 
tilla. Hut now It was one great Kesta. The 
English company had Tailed lo cxirar! the water 
and had gone hack (o far-off Kngland In disgust. 

No more was Jose poor and Idle, hut with the 
gold he brought io his liltle. black eyed, sweet- 



no longer, Imi may it lead ihei 
they belong." 

"Jose, do mil lalk so— you forget yourself. 1 
am going to the Seiiors now. See, I bave my 
berries picked ami ready, I. will offer them in 
my sweetest voice, mid iben I will .sing than a 
song of the mines. While tney are applauding 
toe qutUK I -*W cry, Sriinr Americanos, do not 
Hike away from us our mines ami dumps: Ihey 
are our lives. Senora. Leave them io us or wa 
<U.-:' Then, .lose, the Senors will bow very low 
111 me and answer wlihjauuhter In their eyes. 
,\s ihe Utile Sciioriia wished, so shall It he." Ah, 
ihey lire generous anil good, those Americanos, 
ami they will not lake away from us our dally 

"Hah: you talk tontn. Carmen. They will let 
us starve. I tell you. Do you know what It la to 
slarve. Ca rani in? N,r> Than I wnl tell you. 
Starvation, Carmen, is aiorc horrible than a stil- 
ein. thrust; that Is over In it moment and Ihe 
«ml has gnne Io ret, rjttl when hunger comes, 
you die ror .lavs ami days, for wi-cks and weeks, 
suffering in,, tortures or the damned, but will 
In lug t.i pra> ror .leaih. until at [ant yon have 
wasted ti, a shadow, and your hones break 
'hrniigh your skin. Such Is Marvation. such Is 
'he thing that will iome io you and in me when 
the generous Americanos draw near lo l_-i Lux." 

She I ii I err ii pi e.1 him with a scream of terror 
ami tied away toward llie town, her baskets sway- 
ing with Hie speed of her running. Me looked 
afler her until she faded Into nothing, then he 
threw himself upon the ground, ami hurled his 
load in his calloused hands. 



Rapke's Specialties 

Rapke's Upright Hon Supports - 

• ■ Patented | 

I'or nity Cylinder Machine. 

Will support any sixc Horn. 

About Rapke's 
Labels (or Edison 
Records conyill 
Ihe Edison Phono 
.Monthly, Novem- 
ber, 1905, Pafe 10. 



VICTOR H. 

RAPKE 



1661 2d Avenue, 
NEW YORK. 




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28 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



CHAPTER II. 

The hole] 1*1 io wm; Oiled' with ir crowd of 
American gentlemen, mining engineers by profes- 
sion, sedt lijvthelr company (o inspect and report 
upon the ore dumps and the. mines beyond. They 
were a jolly lot," lor success; had crowned their 
labors, and iheir f rather- harked note books bulged 
with news to set hearts bounding merrily, when ■ 
they should return home and tell of Iheir find- 
ing*. They Bill there over their cigarettes, build- 
ing" cactles in the air, dreamily Razing Into tho 
rosy fnTiire, when the mfpe.i long Idle, should feel 
again the pulse of the drill and the'hiss of the 
electric pump. Im Lux! The Light!. It was shin- 
ing for them'now, it slionld go hand In hand Willi 
them for all Jlnie. They had come, they had/ 
seen, they had conquered. On the'morrow they 
would Journey back to the territory of Uncle. 
Sain, only to return to La Liws.wllh the facilities 
at their command lo. wring from old Mother 
Knrth, her priceless golden store and chain her 
to their will. Then would come prosperity, 
riches, glad hearls. laughter and song. Ah, there 
la no tonic llki'toli], 

In the mldsl of their dreaming a. little maiden, 
good to took upon, garbed In the quaint and plo 
lurcsque dress of the Mexican peasant girl, stood 
lieroro them. 

- "I)o yon wish slrawlierrles to-day. Srnors? I 
have Just plucked them; the dew or evening is 
still wet upon their cheeks." 

'■Buy Ihem? Of course, we'll buy Ihem." Tom 



r chair i 
I" he en 



Jackson rose from his ■ 
forward smiling, "lomo. 
while assuming the nasal tone of an ardent auc- 
tioneer, "I hid it peso for th" strawberries. Who 
will make it twoT' 

'■Two!" came from somewhere In the crowd. 

"Three! Four: Five!" followed in quick suc- 
cession like the shols from n rapid-firing gun. 

"Five! .doing at five! Is thai the best you 
can do, gentlemen? Going! going! gone! Sold 
to the good-looking man from Philadelphia for 
five pesos." ,- 



The gentleman fa 'question swept the i 






jeful I 



i tho, 



*'" 



) tint 



placing 



live silver pieces In the brown and dimpled | 
of Carmen. 

"Ah, Senor, gracious ndios, I have not the pow- 
er to thank you. It Is more than they are worth. 
I know not what i,o do wiih so much money," 

Another bow, more sweeping and graceful than 
tho former, answered her. No tinseled matador 
could have donclt beller. The boys clapped their 
approval vociferously, and waited for the speech 
they hoped would follow. 

"Senorlta." his voice was soft and deep as a 
'cello In ^ho hands of a virtuoso, "I, John flan- 
cock, Ksqulre, of Philadelphia, United States of 
America, thank yon from the bottom of my heart 
for your appreciation of my generosity. You, 
Senorlta, are the first woman I have ever met 
who did not get (he better of a bargain, and, then. 
still unsatisfied. ' cry for more. I congratulate 



you, and beg leave to contribute still further to- 
ward your happiness. Allow me, Senorlta," and 
he added still another piece to her silver hoard. 

A storm of applause drowned, the girl's stam- 
mered thanks. She stood there blushing prettily, 
and gathering her empty basket* for the home- 
warll Jotfrney. 
i "noes (he Senorlta sing?" 

"Yes, Senor^mlo; I sing with my guitar,' but 
it Is at my home. I cannot sing without it." 

"Juah:" In answer to the call of his master 
a Mexican lad appeared at Ihe doorway. 



Senor wjsht 
;ultar7uan. 



"iiring me my gul 

"Yes,~ Sonor." 

When he had brought it lhe,American picked 
the strings lightly for 'a moment, then drifted 
Idly Into La I.nss. the Song of the Mine. He had 
chosen wisely. for*I,a Lu/. was dear lo Ihe heart 
of every gold worker, and Ihe eyes' of the girl 
gleamed bright with pleasure. 

-Cnn you sing La La/. 
Senorlta?" 

ifroppinglier baskels. 
she plata-d her hands 
upon her shapely hips 
and burst forth Into a 
Hood of melody, Hancock 
iici'onpanying her as she, 
had never even dreamed 
of being accompanied be- 
fore. He was a master 
of bis gnlinr, she of her 



forth upon tho walling company, and again tu- 
multuous applause drowned every oilier sound. 

"Senoriia, I am glad to tell you that you have 
a very wonderful voice, and one especially adapt- 
ed for this work. I am the representative of a 
New York lalklng machine concern, and have 
come lo Mexico with Mr. -lackson here to make 
records of Ihe voices of the singers of La Lnz. 
I know. Senoriia, you do not understand," ho con- 
tinued, as she shook her prclly head In perplex- 
ity, '-but, listen to this. I will give you more gold 
than you have ever seen if yon will come every 
liny and sing into the horn Tor me. Will you?" 

"Yes, Senor: I -will come. It is grand— won- 
derful. I will run home to the casa now. and 
lell Jose he tnust not. curse the Americanos, but 
instead he shall come here and thank the Senor 
for his goodness." 

"Curse its? Why does he do that?" broke in 
Jackson, bewildered. 

"Because, Senor, you come to drive him from 



The 



vil held 




When she hail finished, her audience sat spell- 
bound for a time, drinking In the- last echo of her 
song, then huzzas and a rain of silver fell about 

"Wait a moment. Senoriia, please!" cried Han- 
cock, his voice tense wliheagerness. "Juan, my 
phonograph!" 
■ It was brought and set up on the veranda. 

"Will ihe Senorlta-sing th^e song again? Sing 
I' into tho horn, please; I desire, to try your 

She obeyed, rendering It even more beautifully 
than before. -As she finished, tho machine was 
made ready lo reproduce, and then the record 
she had made was placed upon the mandrel. In 
all its original melody and expression it hurst 



■"TJ^V 



the ore dam [w, and we win starve us we did when 
the Kngllsb were here." 

"Senorlta, lell you brother. Jose " 

"He is not my brother; he Ih my sweetheart, 
Senor." 

'"All! then, tell your sweetheart for me thai he 
need noi fcur stnrvallon. It is true be must keep 
nwny rrom the ore dumps; but we will employ 
him at good wages. The mine." he continued 
earnestly, "is rich beyond the mind of man to cnl- . 
CUhlte, and Jose, after he has made the pretty 
Senoriia Carmen' his Senora. shall earn many 
pesos. Will he curse us now, Senorlta?" 

"No! no!" she cried, spreading her brown arms 
toward Heaven In her Joy. "The laics Jose (old 
me about the Americanos are vile lies. I will tell 
him so, and tn K ciher we will pray lo the Virgin 
that Iji Lint. The Light, may be your friend and 
guiding star forever. Again. I thank you; adios 
Senors." She threw Ihem a kiss and was gone.' 

Jose was still lying npoo his face before Hrt 
door of the casa when Carmen returned. She 
knell beside him there and poured Ihe good tid- 
ings site bad heard at ihe hold Into his ears. 
"For shame. .Inso!" she cried. "For my sake, go 




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» 

at once lo tile Senors and, upon your knees, ask 
their pardon." 

"I will no." in? answered her. Ho Brora ami 
kissed her tenderly on cither cheek, ihpn wrtn- 
[ilnn Ills blanket about him. ho strode away Into 
Hio gathering darkness. 

As ho walked on toward the abode of ihe 
Americana, ho hoard from [he casa the sweet 
voice of hU loved one singing Iji Lux, 

"l-'lno; ftBe:" was our verdict as Jones finished 
reading. 

"Them an> two particularly Rood II lustration 
with tlio article which I think will interest yon. 
^■u from photographs made hy my 



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fri 



itlo 



the 






•eforc 



it hot 



it. every detail." 
We found them in tensely Interesting, and ;i 

tilling ilnale in l lie Bonn and lis history. We 
heard ninny lirilllniK selections ilini night. Iiui 
the Image of the imie Mexican soprano remained 
in our memories after the good-nUhls wen- 'said 
ami Kfl departed for our several homes. 




UK'll-IKIIHII. 

II represents all that Ii best In horn production. 



Trumpet 






H*X ORBING " MEGA." Trumpet Shape. 



For Victor Machine*. 



Makers: E. A. A A. G. sinomii. 
Broad St. and Maaprta Av«„ 

MASi'l -.Tit, Queen* Co, N. y. 



TALKING-MACHINE MEN BOWL. 

to 

Saturday evening last, in Harlem, at the Itlver- 
side Howling Club, the Victor Distributing & Ex- 
port Co., and Hie Blackmail Talking Machine Co., 
New York, had a great lime in a howling match, 
in which the latter were victorious, beating their 
Opponents two out of three game*. The loam 
from the V. D. ft' E. Co. were: Daniel I'nsy 
.Mitchell (captain). Henry J, Hist, A. T. Doty. 
.lofm Owens and W. S. Moffiiii. The lilacknian 
Co. were represented hy fi. O. Itlaekmau trap- 
litiii I, .1. Neweomli Blackmail fthe White lllnck- 
man"), J. J. Ulackman. T, l.eary and A. Lewis, 
f-'ollott'iiij; iHe match, Messrs. Mlii-hell and Mortal! 
challenged the two best men on the winning side, 
i.uinely. Messrs. (i. (i. ami J. Newcomb Ulackman. 
on a bet, for two out of iliree games, the former 
capturing the purse. An elaborate spread at the 
ojcpiiim^uf the losers, the conditions of the ronton, 
was enjoyed by the entire company present about 
twenty, among which wen- the wives end sweet- 
hearts of ihe participants. During lis progress 
the fair wan of the liveliest kind, and when the 
cigars were lighted ringing and mails were in 
order flu til (he wee sma hours. 



TRADE NOTES FROM CINCINNATI. 



d.soo Comrne 


rcial Phonograph 


mand — Othe 


r Wurlltier Spec 


bia Bus.nes 


Graphophont. 



■,;:;;:^,: , ;; , : , k,: , ;k„. 



i-all for their 

their trade in 

proportions In 

The Comma? 






Hhjj.- 



pla* 



ihophone made by ilie Co- 
in 111 bin Phonograph Co. Is also tlmllng a nood 
marki-i In ibis section, and it is ovideni thai the 
lime Is coming when commercial talking ma- 
chines will he found In every up-to-date business 



boh 



Ihrot 



(lis pa 



of ihe 



BEST HORN FOR RECORDING. 
Mew Orleans corn-no 



he Nei 



PRICE'S EXHIBIT AT COUNTY FAIR. 

An elaborate exhibit or Edison Boons mid mik- 
ing machine eatenttahi was made at the recent 
PonghkeepeH is. V.i Fair by ihe price Phono- 
graph Co., or that illy. The display, occupying 
a conspicuous place, was arranged In a mosi strik- 
ing and ariistii- manner, a plemilude of horns in 
various sizes ami patterns, were handled 10 great 
ailvanlage. Over fifty outfits were sold hy the 

company during the continuance 'or the rnir. 
Clinton It. Price, manager or the Poughhcenslo 
store, was in charge. 



OPEN STORE IN RICHMOND. VA. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. have opened a 
.ranch store ai ]] West llrnad streei. Ith-hnioiid. 
k'a. This makes two exclusive talking machine 
mores lu that clly, the other being ihe Ray Co.. 
n-ho for the past two years have built up a splen- 
Mil traile in Edison goods. 



Phonogram, in Inquiring about -What kind of 

his own experience as follows.: "I have two boms. 
one a tlilriy-luch, with eighleen-lnch brass hell, 
ami a 'morning glory' horn, thin 3- Inches long 
and a iwenly.two-indi l,e||. In u |[ respects I 
find Ihe •memfos glory' horn Ihe hem, It Is a 
great iiuiu'oeuoM-nt on nil other horns, In re- 
cording I use a thirty-Inch with a ten huh throat. 
for singinc speaking titlie for lalkinK, and a 
small horn as used on the Com for sinners who 
have not very stronK volrss. I have niei with a 
15001} deal ol success in record making. An old 
Gentleman here, who is eighty-one years, and has 
a Splendid bass voice, made several records. Some 
I still have, and oiliers In- torn-nrdod to bis 
nephew In Belgium,** 



CLARK WISE'S NEW BRANCH. 

Clark. Wise ft Co., ot San Francisco. 1 
Jotind the taikinK machine proposition sii< 
success that they have installed lalking mach 
In their . newly established branch house 
Eureka, Cni. 



The Davics I'lano Co., of • Nashville, have 
ijiened a wfiolesnletnlkihg machine department 

D Ihe Imililiiig Which they have Just leased at the 
iiiihllng at 2JS .^orlh Fifth avenue, Nashville. 
Vnn., where they will handle a full line or Vie- 

or and Edison Koods. 

urivneid tloms 



CRANE BROS., Westfteld, Mass. 




AMAZING and PLEASING 

«nt THE RESULTS OBTAINED WITH THE 

STAR MODULATOR 

FOn DISC MACHINES 

RECORDS MADE MORE OISTIRCT. 
REMOVES 3CRSTCMIH0. 
FINER DETRILindRNV STR1RSTM 
OF TORE WHILE INSTRUMENT IS 
RLRVIHO. THE RESULT OF OVER 
FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIMENTING. 
SCIENTIFICALLY CORRECT. 
GUARANTEED NOT TO INJURE ANY DIAPHRAGM. SEND MAKE AND 
NAME OF SOUNDBOX. GUR PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN IMITATED BT AT 
— " LEADING FIRM. BUT OUR RESULTS ARE NOf ATTAINED. 

RETAIL PRICE, 8I.OO 

ENDORSED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES. 

thorne, Shoble Mfg. Co, DeccnjWr «, i:»i|-"We rfnire to know if too would c-ire 
Bgrectnenl withjis 1,, handle your Modulator exclusively." 
imbiji PhorwgrarJB*C«. Cleveland, <> -"Sample received and we find il verv mind Send 




*.*«r-fTrii 

P. E. 

ments I h 



AdgntS. Helena. Mom. 



tor Agency. \ 
-"Send Modal 



»SERO FOR OERLER'S DISCOUNTS RHD DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS 
_. " , "_"_* eN ' 111 ■**■*•■*■ WANTED TO CARRY THEM *S ft SIDE LIRE. 



STAR NOVELTY CO 



. Office, 61 & 63 Porter 



Block, Grand Rapid*, Mich. 



30 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



ONE OF NEW YORK'S PROGRESSIVE 
TAL«ING-MAf3rIINE ESTABLISHMENTS. 




When Daniel Mitchell, 
management of Die Victor Distributing und Ex- 
port Co.. 77 /'linmliers street, New York, he In- 
stituted n business system ; that lias greatly ex- 
panded their trade, both domestic and export 

THE MONTH'S LEGAL HAPPElNINOS. 

Hearing on. the eireulnr letter Bent ihe trade 
by the Victor .Talking Machine Co.. Camden. N. 
J., under date or Oct. M. Hie following' order baa 
heen Issued liy Judge Hazel, pf the Culled Slates 
Circuit Conn, sitting at Huffalo, N. Y.: 

"Victor Talking Machine Cn^aud lulled Stales 
lirnmophone Co. against Americiin Uraphophone 
Co. Order to show cause. Upon rending the af- 
fidavits of George W. Lyle and I'anl H. Cromelln, 
verified November 8, 1906, herein and upon- ap- 
pllc-ailon. of. counsel Tor defendant. It is ordered 
that compainants show cause, before me at Buf- 
falo, N. Y., on (he 18th day of November. 13113, at 
III o'clock A.'.M., Why an order should not be 
granted compelling them to acud out to every 
person or concern to whom they or either of 
them has already sent or caused to be sent.tbe 
circular letter of October 26, 1905, n further let- 
ter stating that the decree of this court has been 
suspended pending appeal, and that the same, 
does not opcrale against the Columbia goods of 
this defendant, and why such other and further 
relief should not be granted ns lite equity of lh<* 
cowe may require. And in Hie meantime and un- 
til further order therein, it In ordered that com- 
plainants anil each of litem nnd all persons act- 
ing for or in association with litem shall forth- 
with refrain from sending out the circular letter 
of October 2ti, lUnil, or any letter or statement 
substantially similar thereto or of llie'samo pur- 



■ompany's premises were also greatly Im- 
proved and Hie view above shown of the execu- 
tive office*, refined and rearranged, present* a 
busy K-ene. Never before have thei 1 . transacted a 
larger business In their territory /than tills year. 

Slates Circuit Court of Appeals. New York, at the 
December term. This finding will he^ltnal. Xn 
answer has been filed by the Nnlional Co. In Hie 

suit, of the Internal ion n I Phonograph Co.. ijnd 
'here the matter rests. . 



The Jordan. Marsh Co.. of Hostoi 



havi 



which Is In charge of E. |t. Holmes, The 
handling Hie Victor and Hdison line. 



BRIEF BUT INTERESTING. 

[landing the American Record Co., manufactur- 
ers of the famous "blue records that heal the 
hand.'" ordered last month 29 new presses on a 
hurry order for their plant at Springfield, Mas;:.; 
the Oplversal Talking Machine Manufacturing 
Co.. of Zoniiphoue celebrity, HO for immediate 
delivery for tliclr pressing establishment In 
Newark. N. J., and Ihe I.eeds 4 Callln Co.. pro- 
ducers of the popular "Imperial" record*, have 
purchased no preases'pn a Jump Tor iheir factory 
ui .Mlddletown. Conn, This special machinery is 
all made by the Waison-Stlllninn Co.. New York. 

The OottglBs Phonograph Co.. New York, has 
put in a full stock of "blue records."' nud thereby 
the American Record .Co. has secured one of the 
leading Jobbers of the country to carry their line. 

A beefsteak dinner is being arranged to be 
«iven_ In Urooklyn. N. Y., -at an early dale, at 
which half the guests will be 'lalenl. ' anil Ihe re- 
mainder progressive dealers. "Casey" Is the 
committee on menu and other del nils, 

Demurrers were argued October 29 before Jud<;e 
Holt. United States Circuit Conn. New York, in 
iwo cases each of the Victor Talking Machine 
Co.. and the V nited Slates Gramophone Co . 
against Ihe Leeds & Callln Co. and the Talk-o- 
phone Co. The suits were In canity, ami the bills 
of complaint alleges Infringement of the Her- 
lltier patent for the manufacture of disc records. 
Tin- motions were overruled by the Judge in a 
memorandum tiled November 2. The Court gavi- 
Hie defendants lenve to answer In thirty days. 

The Stahdajit-Jletnl Manufacturing Co.. of New 
York, lire receiving many compliments nneiit the 
beauty of their Morning (ilory horn, which is 
Illustrated in (heir advertisement In this issue. 
The crysinl or molher-of -pearl efTeel on Ihe out- 
side Is very nliraciive. um l lends an air of beauty 
in the born which Is making ll a tremendous 
favorite. The line of horns carried by Ibis house 
is exceptionally large, and well worthy of In- 
vestigation. 




Mr. Dealer: 

If you want always to get 
the goods, send your orders to 
i house of exclusive 

Victor Jobbers. 



STANLEY & PEARSALL, 

341 Filth Avenue, N. V. 



The hearing li 


the s*ll 


Qrapnophone Co. t 


gainst ll 


Machine Mnnufaci 


irlng Co 


Record Co., In wl 


Icll the j 


charged with rloh 


ting the 


pllcntlng" disc reeo 


dS, set d< 


has been sent over 


lo the 1) 


United stales Clr 


till Com 


case will he pallet 


on the 


being watched wit 


i n good 



the* 



The appeal of the National I'hot 
against ihe New York Phonograph 
Junction and accounting originally granted 
Stayed by the latest decree of Judge Uasel 

Ins this hearing, will be argued In Hie I 



tho 




BETTINI PHONOGRAPH GO. 



THE MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED 



JOBBERS OF 



All Phonographs, Supplies and 
Accessories. 

156 West 23d St.. SKi 1 .' NEW YORK 

Telephone, 3173 Chelaca. 
NOTE THE (OLIO WING slums 

■ - ■• 'i fi:n.i:it ji.-. jirft-.. .\te.. i nine mil. s j 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



RECORD BULLETINS FOR DECEMBER, 1905! 



NEW EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORDS. 



ioj.li, (juaru 

» llll OlA. ' 



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■ny nn.l llairlmn 
..|.i..inv drrhtttRi 

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It.- on.l .win. -i.' .1- Vri'l 



'•;•;;;;[ AMERICAN RECORD CO- BULLETIN No. 

I(. K lm.i.i4l llnd of Qti KrpUullc. 



NEW COLUMBIA "XP" CYLINDER RECORDS 



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.:.■"•;; i.<- li Lonund • ilf<l pW«tH 

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LATEST VICTOR EECORDS. 





:iL*v;\ mi.-ih.nii* in l.-.o Muu . .. llnrrr Tolli 


i.;:i 


;•. II..- <.;..ry S..I.C 


, rrill .,„„. „ „,. „, | , 








TMOT Kotos Hill 


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I.' ■• Ni-or-r and A. la J. 


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i.'*:i7 Itttmk Swert l:---i. (The Usui •■■ Urn-' 


••31: 


!l 1-i.U. A iflili 


J li-l NI4- I..V- ftrT„|r. 

!■•"■ .M- liil," -unit by 
.1.. hiiaS au .i i„.r,,. (n 



IS 1 3 Ml- 
iv.-l Huh 



i:i; M-. 

IQIO Tho 



NEW COLUMBIA I0INCH DISC RECORDS 



UNITED HEBREW D. & C. RECORD CO. 

Iljr Mr Nhwulrtlir 







Buy from Headquarters 

We manufacture all styles of 
cases for !HI makes of machines. 
Carrying these goods in stock 
we tan make prompt shipment. 
'Our quality is the best— our 
prices are right. 

.I.SJt MM fllK VATM.Or.TE. 

CHICAGO CASE MFG. CO. 



1*2-1*4 W. Washington St. 



CHICK60 I 



'■fesamssmezzimz. zmcrzmBZzamm 






32 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



WHEELING A BUSY. TOWJS. 

x 

Headquarter* fdr the alking Machine Trade In 
j Wetl Virginia. 

(SprrlaJ to The Tulklnc Uacbltl* World.) 

Whwlinp. Wv-Vs., Nov. \, 1305. 

WlieelinK Is undoubtedly ihe headquarters of 
ihe.ialkltut mnclllni:. trarlo In West Virginia. A 
careful canvas* pfTfie situation In Dilx city lirln^s 
to light Ihe fact Hinilli.-rc has tieen .-xr.-f.I Unmlly 
Kooil busltii'Ks on all HikS of goods during the 
pant month. 

Mi*. Wilson, manager of (he small Roods de- 
partment of rtoel & (liiTtiT. 'reports guud busi- 
ness on 1-Mlsmi and Vlclor'uoods. The firm Is re- 
ceivliifi additional KoodH for holiday luminous 
and Ihey believe this will surpass' any Mason in 
the history of ihe firm. 

HoiiFe tt Hammoiul. Hie Instalment department 
Riore. are enlnrKiiiK 'heir gfapbopaona depart- 
ment, - Those people are Exclusive Columbia 
dealers nnd have mnde a ureal success of Ihe' 
Columbia Roods -idnro Installing Just two yearn 
ago. 

.The C. A. House Music Store Is anticipating a 
ureal talking machine trade for Hie. holiday*. It 
Is giving more space to this department and Is 
instating n complete line of sherd music. This Is 



sure to be successful under ihe capable manage- 
ment or Miss Itock nnd Mr. Phillips. 

The F. \V. Bait titer Co. report gooil business ill 
lltelr lalking machine dcpnrimcnt. Miss Schrade. 
who looks aflcr this department, la very much 
embused wlili tie prospects for business They 
are receiving Jargi- Invoices of goods hi add lo 
ilieir -Already attractive showing, 
^itard Bros., the only exclusive talking machine 
store, say that tnclr business up lo date Is" much 
greater than anything they bad anllclpated. They 
have maiie u wonderful success of the Columbia 
Turnllelli Century urnpliophone, having o|>eiied 
several new deals for the use of this style of ma- 
chine. They find il jusr-Tne make, for skating 
rinks and for eiiterialnmcni lo get crowds lo 
; i heal res In smaller cilies. Their Inslalmeni de- 
linrrnii'tll Is meeting with unbounded success. 
They have added two clcrlis to their force dur- 
ing the jwist inontk and are diguing up good 
business, which they are holding by carrying u 
complete tine of BdlEOn, Columbia and Victor ma- 
chines and records. An appropriate phrase which 
they carry In all their advertising Is, "The best 
nf all nnd nil of the best." One day recently they 
sold a machine lo u resident of Pittsburg and re- 
ceived an onUfir for a specially finished record 
cabinet, toiie shipped to one of New York's mosl 
exclusive "upper ten." There Is nothing like know- 



MR. UROStlUT'S QOUO TRIP. 

.1. Charles (iroshut, manager of the Edwin A. 
IMiham'Co.. on reluming from u trip to Pllts- 
Imrg. J"a.. last week, said lo The World: "My 
Pl.tsburg visit was extremely satisfactory, based 
>n my sale of Clarions lo the music and talking 
tiachioe stores. One Joldier there was willing 
o guarantee Hint if l stayed another week he 
inubl have sold a still larger lot of these mn- 
liln.'s to dealers in Homestead and other mill 
owns in Ihe vii -Inliy. Pitlsliurg dealers claim the 
iarlnn Is the linest ChrlKtmas novelty for Its 
in the market. The remarkable part of it 
as thai dealers on Ihe same street bought In 
rge quantities knowing that the others had 
irrhssed. Tin- trade there claim thai the bright 
rkcU'd base and beautiful aluminum horn nl- 
acts ihe purchaser. 

"The company," continued Mr. firoshut. "has 
•en deluged with onlers from dealers from 
aim- to California, and all who have received 
achlms have sold them by ihe hundreds. We 
tve opened branches hi Washington anil on 33d 
rest and I2Sib street, New, York, where large 
Belts of records and machines arc kepi. We 
ill Marl branches In other large cities In Ihe 



IM-ii 






thlnj 



Leading Jobbers of TalKing' Machines in America 



FINCH S. HAHN. 

Albany, Troy. Sch.enoctB.dy, 

Jobbers of Edison 

Phonographs arid Records 

100,000 Hecords 

Come late Stock Quick Servlco 




PITTSBURG'S HEADQUARTERS for 

EDISON and VICTOR 

and everything die In TilMnt Michlnti.RccordnndSut 
75,000 Edlaon Records I .„ „,„,, 
50.000 Victor Record* > ,n MO " < 



The Theo. F. Bentel Co. 



..W-r.'.li l.itirny Sire 



>. B. DAVEGA, 

EDISON JOBBER 
VICTOR DISTRIBUTOR 



32 East loth St. 



r York City. 



KLEIN & HEFFELMAN CO. 

Canton, OHIO. 

Edison j* Victor 

MACHINES, RECORDS AND SUPPLIES 

Quickest service and must complete slnck In Ohio 



EDISON 
ZON0PH0NE 



► l **A\of*3tte\(« V«\tA^ 



^gS***x to. UV^ 



t^lj-jj-^ 

313-321 Fifth AvtPlltsburjh^ 






| Sherman, Clay G Co., 

PtOIPirj CHART lilSTJtllll'r"|..N 

VICTOR TALKING MACHINES 

REGINA MUSIC BOXES 

'" Reliable "Selt-Plnylna Pluno 

(ENDLESS ROLL. NICKEL DROPI 
Scud lot- Catalogue and Prices j 



PACIFIC COAST HEAOQUART'ErlS FOR 

EDISON PHONOGRAPHS 
AND RECORDS. 



Peter Bacigalupi, 

7tS Mission Strait, SIM FRMCISCO. CJl. 

FpTsONIA eo. 

NEWARK, N. J. 
Jell Talking Machines 
and Genera { Supplies 



HARGER £> BUSH 


Western Distributors for the 


VICTOR 


COMPANY. 


It's worth while knowing, we never 


substitute fl record. j 


If it's in life catalog we've got it. 


IIURIUIJI. iOWA. 



Minnesota Phonograph Co- 

3T B. 7th St.. St. Paul SIX Nltotltt Ave , Mlea. 
TltB Bill TWIN STOHES, JOBBERS li\ 

Phonographs. Hdison Hecords and 
all kinds of machines and records. 

d uai dmy M 



9 different 



received. Try a* 



net 



Jacot Music Box Co., 

39 Union S. T . New York. 

Mira »«d Stella Music Boxes. 

Edison and Victor Machines 
and Records. 



Are You In Need ot t Prompt and expert Repairer I 

Allien Irving Skill. I'honn F Xpert. 

NiilMntt liif/ltsi™ii -will e iy» >-•; -all -far I lor. In rr 

."■' rr ' "' ■'"•rr 



The Skiff Phono Store, "t^UOi 



PERRY II. WIIITSIT CO., 

213 South High Slree't. 

EdUon 

Phonggraphj 



JOBBERS 



Atlanta Phonograph Co., In. 

J. t. RILEY. Mjr.. ATLANTA, CA. 

tdisou -Ih.itN All. 

Get our prices on Horns and Suppllei 



Eclipse Phonograph Co., 

Hoboken, N. J. 

' obb "oi Edison Phonographs and Records. 

Best deUverlo* and lartsal stock In New Jeraay. 



PITTSBURG PHONOGRAPH CO. 



Only authorized Victor Jobber* In Pittsburg. 



I Northwestern Dealers 



wlii but* Hielr K.I1-.U" (1™|* from ua wVt igitlck 
senrtus hihI shMs to mm of lbs records Ordered. 
Wi- carry -ihe eiofk Did lukc gomV care of our 

MoGREAl BROS.i Milwaukee, Wht. 



PRICE PHONOGRAPH CO., 

EDISOM JOBBERS 

Phonographs, Records and Supplies 

M*lnflrnaklin > »r.>ri>.|-jStlllriiii l ln , |i i i.llrnoklvii.!*.V. 

A-.,, i ■.-■.,■■ i:, i.|.|i B r:.-f- ■ii'i'l,' 1 UL.-;',l'. l iii.-liK.-[i-lp. 



Every Jobber In this country should be represented In this department. Tne cost Is slight and the advantage Is great. 
Be sure and have your firm In Ihe December list. 



X 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



33 




■rr&r^-z-r^&r^f&rj-?. 



Some News in TKe Novelty World 



Specialties which may be carried as a Bide line by dealers 



'ii 
w 

i! 
i! 

appearance. The publication treats this subject 
very rully in ten illustrated leKKonn. beglnnine 
with the selection or materials am] ending; with 
full ill-mils of guidance for the proilurtlcjn of ihe 
most artlsfie figures, lines mid shadings. Vub- 
Ushers' pries f«r the Instructor \* 2?, cents per 

An Illustrated Song Machine. > 

One of the greatest marvels of Ihfi age Is 'he 
illustrated rang machine man 11 fact tired by tho 
Rosenneld Manufacturing Co.. of New York, 
which Is winning it« way inio u largo measure of 
favor fur arcade*, cafes and all public places. An 
Idea uf 1 In- ili'iiiand Tor these instruments may be 
estimated from the fun ihal over two thousand 
fcv already In use. They have proven tremen- 
dously popular, anil the reason Is obvious.' The 
combination of beautiful illustrations which tell 
the story of the souk, makes a valuable adjunct 
10 the sons Itself. And this is what thin machine 
docs. The* most delicate shades of nature are 
shown In the reproductions, and' the entire 
forms one of the most attractive speotsltles placed 
mi the market in many a flay, In New York the 
Surprise Vaudeville Co., the Peoples Vaudeville 
Co.. the Auditorium, ihe iJec.omo Co., and others 
handle hundreds of ihem. and as it Is In New 
York. -so irWelsewhcre. To operate ihis machine 
ii storage hatlery is not necessary. Ily simply 
connecting nil* machine to an electric fighting 
Circuit the machine is ready for operation. It Is 
generally conceded t bat* 1 1 Is one of the greatest 
money makers ever placed on ihe market and is 
worthy of invesMivaiion. 

Outing and Sporting Good*. 

Notwithstanding Ihe iaie fall, winter goods 

have begun to move, the sales Increasing as cold 

weather ami the Christmas holiday! draw near. 



Illustrated Post Cards. 

Is Ihe present picture card craze likely to die 
out like many other post fnds and -fancies, or 
will the present large demand continue? Such 
questions urn otttlnet asked us by ovir subscrib- 
ers. In answering which it might be well to 
take into consideration the history of this busi- 
ness in Europe, whieh commenced In Europe 
about twenty years ago, and has grown to very 
Inrge proportions. The sale, instead of diminish- 
ing; has shown n steady Increase throughout [hi- 
world. and especially so In this country. Un- 
like (he common fntl. which takes tho publics 
fancy, and which after a short period of lime 
drops in price, the post card has risen, not In 
cost alone, but In quality, as the demand became 
more urgent for the higher class work. No nov- 
elty can stand the lest of so many years unless 
it lias worth; it must have someihlng lo recom- 
mend its continued purchase stronger than Ihe 
facl II may have caucht the momentary attention 
of some society "He.-iu lliummel." Therefore 11 is 
safe to predict at least ten years more prosperity 
for this line in America: In facl. many of tho 
large publishers trc Mrm j„ placing it at twenty. 

A common error in Ihe sale of these cards Is 
that many dealers full to take advantage of the 
suitable fixtures that can be had for the display- 
ing of them. This in spite of the fact iliai there 
are many desirable racks on Ihe market. The 
most suitable are sm-h as will enable a large nnni- 
der of different slr.es and kinds of curds 10 lie 
shown ai^onec. and of the same lime do not lake 
up too much space on the counler. They are sup- 
plied to dealers with either a large order of post 
cards, or else at a very moderate cost, and no 
store Mint hnndles the cards can well afford to 
be without ihem. for actual tests have demonstrat- 



ed thai (lie stands pay for themselves in a very 
shor'i time by Increasing the sale of cards. Tho 
World's novelty department will be pleased to an- 
swer any questions that are submitted by sub- 
Leather Card Sofa Pillows. 

A fad Hint has developed recently tor which 
we made nolo in our October Issue] in connec- 
tion Willi Ihe leather picture cards. Is Ihe com- 
bining of ihem to make pillow lops and whole 
pillows. This Is accomplished in the following 
manner: When a collector has gathered together 
twenty-four different varieties of leather curds 
thesiTPan ho puncnm-il along the edges and laced 
together* with leather lares to form a |HMow top. 
-Many of the dealers have already observed this 
tendency, nnd have had one or two pillows made 
up specially for display In this departmeiii. This 
Is a good idea, for II suggest* !he>cheme 10 the 
collectors and serves thereby 10 increase tho sale 
of leaiher cards, which, when made up In this 
manner, are really for more attractive lluin 
when separate. 

An all-card pillow, one wlih ihe front, back nnd 
sides made or them, will require sixty-four. 

Post Card Albums. 
Albums of all sorts arc much in demand al 
present, yel not nearly as much so as Ihey will 
be in the near fuiurc^ The majority of card col- 
lectors will wain ihem. to arrange their collec- 
tions, so thai ihis branch or that erase should not 
lie overlooked by retailers. Albums can be had 
at prices Varying from 5 cents to f(i each. 

Instructions in Pyrograp'hy. 
A highly Instructive hook Searrag on the uub- 

jecl of pyrography. that can. be had by dealers 
for $'i pec hundred Copies, has recently made ils 



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LAST CALL, GENTLEMEN! 

II you require Immediate November deliveries you 
will have lo let ua hear from you AT ONCE. 

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Patents of The American 
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Sold under strict price main- 
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dealers onlv. 




With Aluminum Horn, 

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The base and all working parts 
brightly nickeled. 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



the* demand for hunting paraphernalia being es- 
pecially heavy. The skating world also lias awuk- 
cnedi ami manufacturers arc Kept uusjralght ami 
day filling Hip rush onlei£ that come pouring lu 
■ on them. The World Bounded the warning gome 
months past to roe trade, and those who have 
neglected the placing of their orders early will 
have to siifter-Tlie (tonsequence of ihelr IndlfTer- 

Sweaters and other accessories of this line 
arc In great demand, tho former .showing many 
novel features, the new double-breasted sack Be- 
ing very popular. liaeket.-halt. hand-ball and ether 
Indoor, sports also command their share in the 
profits, which should by no means he Ignored. 
The election, while affecting ihe trade somewhat 
at the time, seemed to add n Stimulus ylifn things 
. were over, whlt'b more than i-nhipiiisate'l ihe deal- 
er for the previous slink weeks: In fact, on (he 
whole, fall business has more than fulfilled Ihe 
most optimistic prediction* ii f Ihe loan y fact urera, 

Parlor Card Games. 

There have probably never before been -so 
many meritorious card games, those of the parlor 
amusement variety, as there are today on the 
market. ' ■;-* 

Their popnlnrlly Is due to the fact that the 
public demand them the year round, to while 
away the long winter evenings at Home and the 
leisure time while In the country, or on the lawn 
during the summer. They are a fad Indulged In 
by persons who, na a rule, do not haggle over 
prices, -and therefore are good profit bearers. 
Talking machine dealers would im<i them a high- ■ 
ly profitable lino to carry among ihelr novelties. 
especially at thin time of year, as many people buy 
them as gifts during the holidays— any Informa- 
tion fn regard to which will lie cheerfully fur- 
nished hy our novelly department. 



, he is bound to make 



A PAYING SIDE LINE. 

Talking machine dealers who have tried small 
musical merchandise as a side line have been 
pleased with the results accomplished. Musical 
merchandise "blends" perfectly, with the talking 
machine line and ban a drawing power which as- 
Mists the dealer. Violins,' fteoordeona and other 
Instruments can be displayed attractively mid 
without taking up but little space In the rooms. 
(iood holiday trade can lie won ihrough the merit' 
umshlp of small goods. The "Durro" line, fa- 
mous on both sides of the Atlantic, is sold by 
Huegelelsen'a Jnco'lison. the well-known Import- 
era. whose headquarters are ai 113 and 116 Uni- 
versity place, corner .131h street. Xew York. 
They carry a splendid assortment of the various 
small goods, which are offered lo the trade at 
consistent prices. 

. i : ; 



THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM. 

. According to a leading talking machine 
eler, "the exchange system in vogue wlih t 
rlous disc, record manufactur 
outgrown Its usefulness, it Is n neb em 
ed to promote abuse from It* Inception, Ileal, 
era and Jobbers alike desire to see it abolished 
wlth'diac records sold on a reasonable cash basis. 
and an allowance made for obi records hy weight 



ilcnhii- 



WILL HANDLE TALKING MACHINES. 

Christian Schllfer, who has* been an Importer 
and dealer of music and musical merchandise In 
New York for fourteen years, handling only high 
grade lines, has added a talking machine depart- 
ment to his store at ir.«2 Third avenue, He 1ms * 
taken on both the Edison mid Victor goods, tly 
outfit being sold him by Victor H. Rnpke. whose 
label system be has adopted. Mr. Schllfer will 
also keep in stock and push (he Itapke specialties. 
Mr. Schllfer Is a professional musician of note. 
At one time ho was an netlve member of the Phil- 
harmonic Orchestra, when the late Theodore 
Thomas' was leader. He has also played for years 
In the orchestras of New York's prominent thea- 
ters. As Mr. Schllfer is greatly taken with the 



OPENS NEW STOEE IN SEATTLE. 

(Succl.nl to The Tnlkliiit Hacfllaj WorM.i 
' San iPrnnclsco. C*l, Nov. 8. 1905. 
Frederic It. Sherman has returned from his 

Seattle trip, where he successfully superintended 
the taiuiehiiig of Ihe new agency of Victor Talk- 
ing Machines established for ihe Northwest by 
Sherman, Clay & Co. Sir. Sherman reports un- 
expectedly big success, and returned just In time 
to escape the rainy sensdn. 



explain some; some telepathy and -clairvoyance 
would explain. It Is the remainder of this one- 
tenth that gives pause lo eminent scientists. H 
is altogether right that scientists should be con- 
servative," he continued, "bni not too conserva- 
tive. In -our own day. when Edison's phono- 
graph wns exhibited lo Ihe French Academy. 
Ihe member Houllland denounced the exhibitor 
and seized him by the collar, shouting 'Wretch! 
we are not to he made dupes of by a veatrilo. 
nulsi.'" In public, addresses and literature the 
talking machine is much quoted (hem days. 



NEW MANAGER OF BROOKLYN STORES. 

p. I.. MacNabb, brother of John S.' MacNabb, 
general manager of Hie Universal Talking .Ma- 
chine .Man u fact. u ring Co., and who Was In charge 
of the Colunihia Phonograph Co.'s branch store 
ai Trenlon, N. J., Isjiow manager of thai com- 
•pauy's live places in Hrooklyn, N. Y.. the transfer 
being made on the 1st. The grand opening of the 
Columbia Co.'s new store at $15 Myrtle avenue, 
occurred on ihe ltd. anil Mr. MacNabb's sales at 
Til r- time ran into high figures. 



WILL HANDLE COLUMBIA LINE. 

Spauidlng & Co., of Syracuse. N. Y-, have re- 
cently lakeii up the jobbing of Columbia goods. 
This firm intend making a strong bid for the 
talking nini'hlniMiusiuess this winter. They are 
pulling two travelers on the road who will de- 
vote their entire time to the sale of Columbia 
goods. This tlrm have been giving nightly con- 
certs wilh their Twentieth Century grapbo- 
pliones. and It has required a platoon o( police to 
keep the streets clear. 



EXPLAINS^PHYCHn PHENOMENA. 

The Rev. Illr. I. K. Funk read a paper on 
"Psychic Phenomena" before the Presbyterian 
Ministers' Association, at Ififi Firth nveuue. last 
week. He said that -he did not regard spirit- 
ualism as being proved.- but.' on the other hand. 
he believed Hint there were many psychic phen- 
omena which deserved careful Investigation at 
the hands or scieutltle Investigators. In his paper 
l>r. Funk said: "After much and <jai>ful Inves- 
tigation covering' a number of years/ I think I 
am within bounds in sajring that dnc-tcnihs of. 
what passes ns psychic phenomena Is fraudulent. 
(If the remaining one-tenth, coincidence would 



REMOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS. 

The Eclipse Phonograph Co.. Hohoken. N. .1.. 
of which A. William Toennies is proprietor, are 
among the progressive tip.to-date members of the 
industry, who are steadily enlarging ihelr busi- 
ness—so much so Indeed that they have been 
forced to remove from their present address at 
206 to larger quarters at 2n:i Washington street, 
where they will he better able to cater lo their 
growing trade. 

Mr. Toennies reports business (his fall as away 
ahead of last year. He has also many new spe- 
cialties whlrlr'dealerH who wish to be up to the 
times will nnil^pf-jnlercst -mid value. Dealers 
should not hesitate to write him. 




The Records manufactured 
by the United Hebrew Record 
Company arc pronounced by 
all the Phonograph dealers of 
the United States to be 

The Loudest, Clearest 
Records Ever Manufactured. 

Thirty nurribers are ready for shipment. You will 
make no mistake by ordering them in advance. Send 
for September, October and November supplements. 
All the thirty numbers are positively the latest, 
most popular songs of the Jewish stage. 

THE UNITED HEBREW RECORD CO.. 

257-6 I^BftAlHD STREET, NEW YORK. 



THE PIANOVA COMPANY, 

Manufacturer* of * 

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with or without nickel In the slot attachment 
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THE TALKING MACHINE WOHJLD. 



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They Made 

MONEY 



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mem* were il.-lii;lti.'i] witli 111.- rcsulls. 

They f.nniil ..ur instruments blended per- 
fectly with the talking amchme line, iioniii.ii 

Urtptaf l Ufa) Hip store attractive. If you 

want iu hcl|> .mi in the profits during Hip 
holiday season yon eou'.l go iii il in n bet- 
ter way iluiti witli our specialties; your 

«i'-at friends ivitl come to y<m when they 

tram thai yon have the Durro violin*, bomb 
mritiin, etc, They have a high standing. 




We are Jottaw ..f Hi., exotica r nil 

kin.Is of small goads, such as Acciirdeuu-. 
Mandolins. Gilliam and Harmonicas, ami 
carry a large stork, of which we offer at 
li'.-i-cr prices. Inn which are superior !■> any 
mi dip market iii i ho Homy price. 

It nil! par yon t» order a sample line at 
mice. Yon win ih..ii s.v imiv profitable It is 
t« tlevoio u portion of your Mow to the cs-_ 
liihition and siil.- <>f small sooth. Write for 
catalogue. 

Make good hoimay money. It la easy 
with our help. We can t.-u you bow and 
go with the beatnen tide when it nerves. 



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JACOBSON 

113-115 University Place 

Comer I3lb Street. NEW YORK 



EDIaON THE MARVELOUS. 

How He Works Out idesE — Nothing Definite 
Known About Sound— Trouble With Soprano, 
Violin and 'Cello Records Now Mastered. 

A gentleman who had the privilege and pleas- 
ure of visiting Thomas A. Edison at his labora- 
tory In Orange, N. J., recently, says of him: 
"Edison will be exactly 5U years old next Febru- 
ary; he la still a young man, in spite of the 
pressure at which be has played his life. In the 
laboratory buildings, where all experimental 
labor Is done exclusively, there are only a little 
over ltio men employed; in tbe adjoining fac- 
tory, where the phonograph and the moving pic- 
ture machines are made, there are over 2,300 em- 
ployee in tbe season. 

"it is in the laboratory that the spell of Edi- 
son's Ima gi n a ti on is over all, and yet tbe secrets 
are opeq^to any technical observer, because there 
Ik really no scientific question about them. 
Bdiadh would not fearlessly answer, since It Is 
not Ihe natural evolution of experimental 
changes that counts, so much as it Is the char- 
actar mid a certain audacity of imagination in 
the mind of the Inventor who Is condncling 
them. 

"Edison works with no apparent executive sys- 
tem. You may hunt almost anywhere for him 
in Ow various departments of bis laboratory at 
any lime. No one knows BOW many secrets are 
fermenting In his brain, nor the sequence of 
their development. Odd corners, enclosed works 
In the plain brick buildings of tbe laboralory. 
icoa where he snatched 



were sbowi 

a little sleep when too absorbed to go borne. 

"Ills head inechahlc/Fred Oil. probably tin- 
man WHO Is closer to tpe magic -of Edison's 
achievements than any other technical man, 
spoke nf the period wiieii Hie phonograph was 
evolving. 'We never left this room, night or 
day, for weeks, till it- was done." he said. Our 
meals were sen) in and we Slept here.' 

■■•Afraid (he Whole thing would no up In 

■• Wo. We were sure enough, but we wanted 
to get ihrough— to do it.' 

'Now. i'ie,i nu voiced the germ lost Edison 
had Introduced right titers. 

"To do it. 

■To mill the dream together bo that it would 
never fall apart again. Yes, and to keep it Up 

10 dale; In Inoculate It with the virus of newly- 
applied discoveries, year" In and year oul, so that 

11 should 1m not merely a bit of still life, but n 
progressive energy, alive every mlnulc. Edison 
himself carried all tbe weight of constantly Im- 
pending failures to a triumphant practical value. 

"He's us tenacious as a bulldog once he gets 
a hold of an Idea, and you can't scold him or 
coax him in let go. lb fore he reaches for a 
thing he -smells around" thoroughly to see if 
It's worth while, and, whenever he falls to get 
the Intended result, he does not blame natural 
causes or bail workmanship: he Just says: *It 
isn't nature that's wrong; It's me. I'll keep at 
il till I know more." There is an experimenting 
room iu the lalioratory devoted to the Improve- 
ment of the phonograph. A. F. E. Wangemau. 
who hears a striking reseni bianco to Edison him- 
self, is master or ceremonies here. He has sur- 
prises to show, if he Wishes, that are not yet 
on the market. I beard one of them under pledge 
or Secrecy; "Ws know nothing definite about 
sound,' he said. 'It evades reason at times and 

tumbles upon us frequently i>« accident, but it 
is slill one nr the seerela of nature. We are 
experimenting constantly to gel perfect tone. 
There Is nothing now, however, nhat we cannot 
record. We hail trouble, df- first wlih soprano 
voi.es, and- later with violin and Velio solos. 
We only put Velio solos on the market about 
four months ago. No day is -exactly like an- 
other. Thrre Is a constant though minute at- 
mospheric Change going on about ns, so we try 
everything, no mailer how absurd it may seem 
at the time, lo an effort to catch nature in a 
scientific trap.* What I heard will not be on 
the market for a year. Edison's jollcy Is to mis- 



trust a merely friendly aspect of nature until 
ho has acquired her assurance of its practical 
truth." * 

After chatting about his wonderful storage 
battery and the incompleteness or other devices 
be ts now working on. Mr. Edison was asked: 

"The phonograph, at least. Is complete?" 

"Oh. no!" hp replied, "The phonograph ia 
a useful thing, and it's wondcrfu* to He* what 
pleasure it has given ; it is the poor man's music, 
but we are experimenting. Improving, discover- 
ing now things all the time In iL*V* 

And thai is, Just the secret of Edison's suc- 
cess; he never reaches the final word or dis* 




eovery. Ills Imagination is always luring him 
into bypaths that no one suspects. In addition 
to his better-known patents granted in connec- 
tion with Ihe development of the electric lamp, 
the telegraph, telephone, the ore-milling ma- 
chinery and storage batteries, his Inventions In- 
clude vol-.- recorders, typewriters, electric pens, 
vocal engines, addressing machines, methods of 
preserving fruit, cast-iron manufacture, wire 
drawing, electric locomotives, moving-picture 
machines, the making of plate glass, compressed- 
air apparatus and many others. 

All this shows clearly that It Is not so much 
Ihe result of wizard's magic as it la a plain-, 
Ceaseless genius tor work, the imaginative au- 
dacity or a poet and hard-headed business which 
combine to make the man Edison. 



NOTICE! 



Talking Machine 
Jobbers and Dealers 

"\\fE don't believe any firm is 
™ * content with the amount 
of business they are doing. No 
business firm is. Every one real- 
izes that there ought, to he some 
way by which lie can increase his 
business and increase his profits; 
We can increase your business 
more than double by adopting any 
one of our methods. We havejJS 
original propositions, any one of 
them worth hundreds of dollars to 
you. Write for full particulars — 
free. 



O. W. Eckland & Co. 

J 26 Dearborn Street, Chicago 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



msm record CASES 






THE PIONEER. CASE 
MANUFACTURER. 



CHtSI C&ses and Boxes are for the life 
storage Mid carrij,;? ol monograph 
Records. They are the same style and 
quality I have been manufacturing for the 
past fifteen years, supplying the leading con- 
cerns In (no country, such as The National 
Phonograph Co., and the American Grapbo- 
phone and The Columbia Phonograph Cos. I 
have been constantly adding Improvements 
from lime to time until they are as nearly 
perfect for the purpose Intended as can be, 
and at Ihe same" time ihe prices are lower 
than heretofore. 

All our cases are made from select, lumber, ! 
covered with a genuine book cloih. Imitation 
of seal grain leather. An Inside flange, which 
is oil from the solid wood, forming Ihe top, 
thus giving strength and keeping out dust 
and dampness, Is a point I claim exclusive 
to my case. Cylinders are made en especially 
constructed machine's and are correct she and 9 
uniform dl&meter. By my special method of 
fastening in, they are absolutely secure. 



Every up-to-date dealer 
will carry a full line of 
these cases and carry 
them where they can be 
seen. 



ALL CASES MADE WITH 
SOLID WOOD BOTTOM 




1. :,t,vl ||JP 










Wii 



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Has your salesman a suit- 
able sample case? If not 
write us. Let us figure 
with you at any time on 
SPECIAL CASES. 



JAMES S. TOPHAM, 



WASHINGTON, 
=D. C.= 



THE TALKING^ MACHINE WORLD. 



37 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS. 



(Specially prepared tor The Talhlnc Min-|[n<> Worl.l.] 

Washington, l>. v., Nov. fa, ibos. 
Sou&n-BOx fuk Tai-kim: Machines. Robl. L 
Olbeon, Philadelphia, Pa, Patent No. koi.'j73. 

Heretofore it has been riistomary lo provide 
loo stylus lever or bar of 11 sound-lux of n- 
talking machine, nidi as a K ramophnne, with a 
socket to receive n stylus or needle point, nnd 
to clamp the stylus by a set-screw having a 
milled hend wiih which ft mm' It. The objc- 
lion to this has been Hint It i& dlulenh to oper- 
ate the screw because of its small size anil torn- 
(Ion, Hie mille*] head cuts and abrades (tic flne^r 
mill tlinmh, canning them to become sore the 



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clamping of the stylus jk slow and uncertain, ami 
there Is constant liability of losing the screw. 
as hy constant tine It becomes worn ami loom-. 
it i« the object of the present invention to pro- 

vide a suitable cam-clamp for the stylus-lever 
Which shall overcome the above specified objec- 

This invention in lis preferred form rnmpre. 
hends Hie provision of the socket end of the 
slylusiev.r with a transverfio rotary or rock- 
Iiik cam-shaft, Icnnlnaflng In an operating 'arm 
by which it may be racked. It further consists 
of a sprlnir acting In rotate the cam-shaft for 
normally forcing it Into clamping position upon 
the stylus nr needle. 

l-'lsiire 1 is a plan view ..f a s.oimt i.nx pro- 
viileil with the stylus-clamp. He 1' is a trans. 
verse secttonnl view mi tin- line A A of Hj» I. 
KIk. a is n ride elevation of part of the numb 
l.ox. showing l[n-si.vlus>-lnmp Pig. I is a eross- 
si-ctlon, enlarged, or. I he line II ll ..f Fie =: and 
i i!i.> Ilii.> C (■ of [-'ic. I lnok- 



Ihe i 



llIB I 

I'll 

nninR.'. N". .1.. 



It. . 



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llllilntrd. 



-ic 


wr to New .l.-rsey Pair 


IVi 


em Xo. SflUlS. 


r.;b 


is in recorders which co 


ins 


preferably In the form 


lav 


lift a circular Milting ed 



or light flexible metal, s».h as aluminum. In 
recorders or this type as heretofore mad.- Ihc 
mi'tnl socket-piece tins been provided wltb a flat 
portion, which is secured to Hie lower surface of 
tho diaphragm by ihellac or other adhesive mate- 
rial. This structure Is defective, for the reason 
that the sty] ns- holder Is extremely likely to lie- 
'■ome detached from the diaphragm, riheo ii occh- 
pies an exposed position and U not securely -held. 
This invention has for its object the provision 
of a recorder of this typo which win w rbenp 



and eiisy lo piatinfarrurv and which will bo free 
from the defect pointed out. 

FiRurc I is a plan view of the diaphragm 
Which Hie Inventor prefers to use Jn the con- 
struction of the recorder. Figs. 2, 3 and -l arc 
plan, side elevation, ami front elevntion. respect- 
ively, of the lilapliraKm and styljis-liolder in 
their assembled relations. Fig. .-. is n soeilon on 
the line E -fi of Fig. Z. 

I'lmMxaumn,- Unoim. Nllcs llrynut. HanRc 
creek. Men. Patent No, soz.isr.. 



This Invention 
phonographic reeoi 



dales to Improvements In 
particularly adapted 



ofjpuslenl 



for (lie use of piano-tuners n 
Instruments, altliotiRb It is desirable far" 
other relations. The main object of this Inven- 
tion Is to provide an Improved phonographic 
record hy/the use of which a tone may be sus- 
tained ror any desired period. 

HeriTrliic to the drawing, this improved pho- 
nographic record Is illustrated In the form of a 
disc A. The disc is provided with n central 
Opening A' to receive the shaft or arbor of the 
machine on which it is to be used. A phono- 
Ki'nplilr record Is made on this disc, consistinc 
of n series of eoncentrlc lone circles or circles of 
Indentations or undulations produced phono- 
urapliicnlly, each circle lieins made by a slnst*" 
or sustained tone. In the record Illustrated 
there arc thirteen nf these tone-circles, repre- 
senting what Is known to musicians as the "eo.ua! 
leiUIMjramonr— that is. thirteen notes within 
the scope of one octave. Piano- tuners usually 
lay the feni peranum I within the nctnvt F, In 
the middle of lb,, keyboard, beginning with the 



* 



tuning requires a delicate musical sense and the 
most careful attention and skilj. This invention 
includes the whole temperament so equalized as 
to fih'e the operator an Bbsotafe Ruble. Hy plae- 
Inn the phonographic reproducer in the proper 
toneclrclc any lone may be sustained for an in- 
definite period, so that the user may filve his 
entire all.-ntion to tin- proper adjusting of the. 
Instrument which Is beins tuneii. 



Patent No. sni.fin 
This Invention 

reproduction of , 




tion— 



for In- 

le human voice In ordinary converse- 
faithfully regjtfter the sounds of a 

instrument playing in an orchestra. 

lion win. tin- reproduction nf sounds 
hitherto usually accomplished the sensitive- 
nnd accurncy of the reproducing Instrument, 
isequently the fnlihfulness of reproduc- 
tion. are Impaired by the fori that the pin or 
stylus connected with the vibration membrane 
is charged with the work or transferring the 
vibrations to a Darkened plate or of ^Impressing 
them In a soft maw, In order to insure the re- 
quisite delicacy nf operation necessary lo the 
faithful reprodu.-rlon of the softer tones, the 



as hitli. 



membrane must I 
self performing i 
may be attajojjj I 



ndleved of the work of II- 
i I mien tat Ions. This object 
the aid of photography: hut 



a tuiiiritfoik or a pitch-pipe, V below middle 
C Is then tuned, not to a perfect fifth, but alight 
iy sharp, until there 'esult three bents in five 
seconds. Next, the rourth betow middle 0, which 
Is.i:. is tuned sllghtjr flat unlit there results 
fine beat per seimiid. All Ihc fourths and ftfths 
must be toned likewise, slightly flat or Imper- 
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when the temperament is finished.'' This is nee- 
essary in order to produce harmony In ihc oc- 
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LYON A HEALY 



they are 
CHICAGO 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



ot sound-waves Tor this purposo_tws been here- 
tofore attempted witli greater or Jess success; 
but the methods employed have usually been 
open to the> objection that the resultant lines 
are not oC a sufficient degree of fineness and 
Ucllcafy tsmonstlttite n satisfactory graphic rep- 
resentation 'of* sound-waves. 

Generally speaking, the present Invention Is 
based upon the faei that If a very Dno and 
light lever Is mounted with one end connected, 
.to the- vibrating membrnno and Its other end 
disposed in front of a very thin slot In a sta- 
tionary wall behind which a, light-sensitive film 
is rtHvetl that portion^r the sensitive Mm lying 
In the shadow of the vibrating lever will repre-- 
sent In the form of a wh I W' negative lino the 
. exact expfesslou of the vibration of the mem- 
brane. Slncjj in this ease the direct rays of light 
come into play and the lever and slot are mndo 
as flnc as is pntslble. the DiflhiMH ot the phono- 
gram Is correspondingly accurate in tlio finest 
details. As a support to the light-sensitive film 
a drnm, or disc Is advantageously used, to which 
Is Imparted i rotary movehn>nl and simultaneous- 
ly a progressive axial movement, whereby" the 
white sensilK+ line upon the surface of the lllm 
Is In the form of a continuous spiral of sound- 
waves. The employment of a disc facilitates the 
subsequent conversion of Ihe pholngrnphed lines 
into the i]e preyed soilnd'linoa of the phonograph 
or gramophone disc. The fact, however, that the 
speed of the disc nutst be accommodated to the 
decreased circumference near ihe renli-r of the 
disc renders it difficult to utilize all of the spare 
thereon, and consequently the use of a drum as 
a support Is preferred, since the spirals on Ihe 
drum arcof the same size, and consequently a 
unlfornt speed of rnluilnh may hp maintained. 

In order that Ihe Invention may be readily 
understood, reference is made to the accompany- 
ing drawings. In whiih is shown fragmrntarily 
nn embodiment ol the invention which Is special- 
ly adapted for the accurate reproduction of 
sound-waves from Ihe membrane of the speak- 
ing apparatus by means of photography. 

In the drawings. Figure 1 Is a perspective 
sectional view of one embodiment of Ihe inven- 
tion. Fig. 2 is a lop plan of (he diaphragm and 
lever. Fig. 3 Is a detail showing the arrange- 
ment of the tight apertures. Fig. 4 Is a side 
view -of a -mod I lien lion, and Fig. 5 Is a top plan 
of Fig. 8. 

TALKING MACHINES AND THEIR USES. 

What Is the cducalhmnl value of the talking 
machine? There we touch the scientific bedrock 
which sooner or later will decide the machine Is 
to live beyond Ihe period when as n fad It Is ' 
amiming. Let us take a trial example. /A per- 
son, unskilled In the technicalities of music, hut 
passionately fond of music — and there are mil- 
lions In that condition — wishes to snow a little 
more of the masterpieces which form the classics 
of tile musician. Possessed of a good "talking 
machine," he enn listen to works rendered by 'the 
best masters, he learns. Instinctively, to discrimi- 
nate between the mediocre and the excellent; ho 
, can listen limes without number !o works ren- 
dered perfectly, and he unconsciously becomes a 
critic. Though Jie cannot play a note, he be- 
comes critical, and In the future ho takes, an In- 
telligent Inlerest In music. What merely pleases 
no longer fascinates him: lie must hear what Is 
good. In other words, Uie -'miking machine" has 
educated him. Herp we have a real use tor the, 
talking machine; It may be called "The Home 
Musician." 

And there are other uses for this wonderful 
Instrument. The trained singer, iieslrnus of ad- 
hering to traditional renderings of famous songs 
or pieces, can place a record on his machine and 
hear how Ihe maestri and prlma-donnas have in- 
'terpreted the works of the master. The talking 
marhlne is an Infallible record of what has been 
dune, ami Is a standard for the musician to' at- 
tempt to nltnin. Eliminate Ihe metallic tone, ap- 
parently Inseparable from all Iho modern lypes of 
recording Instruments, and Hi Is is Instinctively 
done by any one wilh n musical hent, and then 
— have, a machine of almost Incalculable value 



to the musician. As the editor of Music so perti- 
nently says: "Ho bos la his house a record of 
the best, and he soon learns to appreciate It." 

Again, we have the comparative utility of talk- 
ing niachines. ' Two or threo'important musicians 
have rendered the same composition. The critic 
has to attend a concert where the same piece is 
to be played or siiug. He has not heard all the 
renderings, hut to' do justice to his critique he 
should be acquainted with what has gone before. 
Only the talking machine can supply "his want. 
Ho can bear the tunny records which have been 
taken, and then he Is in a position to write wilh 
authority. To the musical critic the "talking ma- 
chine"— I hate the bastard term— Is an absolute 
necessity, for It bringir'a'll important musicians 
of modern times into his study. He hears tho 
records, and the Impressions aro fresh In his 
mind; his judgment Is, therefore, sounder and his 
critiques of greater value, and on the critiques the 
reputations of juany musicians depend. Hero 
we find tho much-abused "talking machine" act- 
ing ns the best friend of the coming musician. 
. And as a record of the past! Generations yet 
unthougbt of can hear the voices and the play- 
ing of our present masters, and they will be 
benefited and assisted thereby. ,\ hundred years 
hence MtUJja. Caruso and ihe dead Tamaguo will 
delightyhe true musician, will Instruct them, and 
Inspire them to fresh efforts leading to advance- 
ment. As an educator, as a guide, a permanent 
record, .the talking machine Is invaluable, .and 
hn^Jusiilled Ms place as a musical instrument. 

Payment has been received in gold dust for 
talking machines sold In the Andes Mountains. 



A PROGRESSIVE AMSTERDAM DEALER. 

Mr. Wilkes Is one of the bright talking ma- 
chine men of Amsterdam, N. V. He has recently 
nioved into a new store at 12 Market street, hav- 
ing entirely outgrown his old quarters. Judging 
from what Mr. Wilkes says, and the appearance 
of his new store, It is easy to see that he is a 
thorough believer in tho future of the talking 
machine business. Among the ninny up-to-date 
ideas which he has carried out in his new quar- 
ters are a number of private booths for the play- 
ing of records. One of Mr. Wilkes' chief adver- 
tising mediums this fall was his exhibition of 
machines at the various fairs: He caused a sen- 
sation at the Montgomery County Fair wilh his 
Twentieth Century graphopbones. Mr: Wilkes 
carries a complete line or both the Columbia ami 
Kdlson goods, and has one of the best appointed 
talking machine eslnbllshments In his section of 
Ihe Stale. 



The Hlackman Talking Machine Co.. '.17 Cham- 
bers street, New York, are offering the trade 
an improved (lower horn, Ihe new features of 
which consist or a pointed rlhhed bell, the ribs 
of which ore reinforced" With four thicknesses 
of metal. Alljstrnln is therefore thrown on tho 
strongest parts and the horn standing on tho 
liell will support the weight of a man without 
damage. This change has been made in view 
of the defects found in ordinary flower horns. 
Which become sn easily damaged at the edges 
of the hell. The Improved horns are furnished 
with their usual baked-on enamel. Kvery dealer 
should write for quotations, which are very low. 



The Question Is— 

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If So, 



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Mr. Dealer: 

The success of your talking machine 
business depends upon the ability* of 
your jobber to give you prompt service 

"OUR DEALERS SUCCEED" 



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Wholesale Only 

194 E. VAN BUREN ST. 
CHICAGO, J£Z-* 



We job all makes of machines and records 



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ol all makes ol records. This Is Issued monthly. 



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The Perfect Self Playing Piano. It Operates 30 Per Cent 
Easier Than Any Other. 

The NicKlin Coin-Operated Piano 

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There are two ways of looking at your business 

If you can make two dollars where you made one before, it is worttr considering. 
The Piano business is not what it used to be. You know that as well as we. The 
Nickel -in -the -slot Piano is the money making proposition. Cultivate the automatic 
Piano Player business in your town with the PEERLESS. COIN OPERATED 
PIANOS. You will find easier sales, quicker and larger payments and consequently 
quicker profits. Why? They are the Highest Type of Perfection and do not get 
out of order. They yield a good big profit They will take only their own perforated 
rolls, giving control of the sale of the rolls and they will reach more kinds of people 
than any other piano, as well as advertise your business. 

Think about it, but don't think too long. Some territory still open. Very inter- 
esting literature upon request. 




LEST WE FORGET 

These Instruments 
- received the High- 
est recognition at 
every Exposition 
within the last live 
years. 

Highest Award 

and 

Gold Medals. 

Buffalo, 1901. 
St Louis, 1904. 
Portland, 1905. 




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(Props. Peerless Piano Player Co.) 
* ^ FIFTH AVENUE 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




A Heavy Holiday Trade 
In Edison Phonographs 



M< 



ONTHS.of forceful magazhie advertising, and 
an extensive newspaper campaign commencing 
in October, backed by the intrinsic merit of 
the Edison goods, have paved the way for an enor- 
mous holiday trade. Edison dealers all over the 
country are increasing their stock to meet this great demand. You still have 
time to add a line of Edison Phonographs and Gold Molded Records, and 



Get Your Share of this Business 

There is a profit of 66^3 per cent, in every dollar invested in Edison 
goods, and they bring into your store a most desirable' line of customers. The 
National Phonograph Co. will not allow the slightest cut in prices, and refer all 
inquiries from their extensive advertising to the local dealer. You cannot make 
a more profitable move than adding the Edison line. Write to your nearest 
jobber or to us for full particulars. 



National J*rionograpH Co., 



54 LAKESIDE AVE. 
ORANGE. N. J. 



31 Union Squnre, New York 



304 fftbuh Avenue. CKlcKflo. 111. 



FOLLOWING, ARE THE JOBBERS IN EDISON GOODS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



urg, Matt.—licr Johnson Sperling Nn 



Allmloa-n, Pc—G. C. Ascbbscb. 
Ailmi; Go.— Allinu Phono Co, 
Ballimtrt— E. P. Droop ft Sons Co. 
Btngtr. M:—S. L. Crosby Co. 

StrminfAom— The Talking Machine ( 



FattWarth, JWM-Cummlnn, Sbepl 
Clwwmlli, N. ^.-American, .pbono. 



CtMl*. P*.-Yf. C De 

liavi n — Pi rd « ■ f. 11 cnbcrgTC r 
*— * City— Bellini Phon — 

Talking Machine 



v.— (Mm I 
ni— Bmvm 



Riading, Po-^Resdmg Phonograph Co. 
KicA moiiJ—Mifnjder ft Co. 
Reckitttr—K J. Deninger, Machie Piano, 

O. « M. Co., Giles E. Miller. Tslking 

Midline Co. 
Sou AMtnit, Ttr.-M. C Reel Optical Co. 



Eaalera T.Ik, Machine Co., Inr John- 
m Sptfc CcSs. Co., C E. Olgoocf Co., 
Rend 4 I!;al 
Brooklyn— A. D. Matthews' Sod*. Pric 



*. fatal Music' Box C 

'honograpb Co. S SieAl-Cooper Co., 
k>.. Kipp KmsT Alfred .Wdn. 



lorli. Ripkei 



Viv.:: 



Co. 



Buffalo— P. a Powers 

Cauls*., O.-KIein ft Herlelmsn Co. 

CAicoge— Jime. I. Ljroni, Talk. Mich. 

Co., The Vim Co., Montinmerr Ward 

ft Co., Rudolph WurUuer Co., Babton 

Bros.. 1 .> < n *f Healy 
Cwriiwati-Ilten ft Co., Rudolph Wur- 

11UCT Co. 
Clrvciand— Eclipse Muncil Co. 
CtlnmbHt— Perry B. Wbitiil Co. 
Dallaj-Souinern Talking Unfa. Co. 
Dayton, O.— Nlebam ft Doha*. 
Denver— Renter Dry Goods Co., Hex! 

Music Co. 
Dti Utinii— The Vim Co., Hopklnt 

Brat. Co. 
Dilreil— American Pbono. Co., Crinnell 

Bros. 
Coriun, Pa.— William Werner. 
Elmirs, N. K.-F.lirin Arau Co. 

si p»«, r«.-w. a Wiix Co. 



Kan/a* CAjp-J. W. Jenkini" Sou Mai 

Co, J. F, Schmelier ft Sam Amu f. 
Kimgilon, N. K.-ForlTth A 
KnojviSSr- KDOXfUU Tji 

Phono. Co. 
Lafaytttr. Ind.—A. B. W16I A Co. 
QmNE NVgV-B. E. Sidle* Cycle Co. 
I m.'m/le-C A. Ray. 
UMMtM. Wardell. 
I4*fm»*u-F. M. Atwood. O. K. Houe 
-. Piano Co. 

MiJdltimm, Cemi.-Csulkini ft Po»l Ci 
ififws-irr-McCretl Broi. 
ifiniMajwIu— Thomai C Hough. 
Uobilt, Ala.— W. H. Rrjnaldi. 
MoHtiomiry, Ala.— R. L. Fenick. 
M a lfct B l o B nlibYiJI- Tiis. >';■..:•. C ■ . \l 

(ruder ft Co. 
Ntwirk, N. J.-h. O. Petit. 
Ntwark, O.-Bsll Finl.e Co. 
Nnr Btdferd, Mosr.-Houiehold Fu 

nishlnf Co. 



William Bailer, Nat. Auto. 
Col Omofco-Omaht Bicycle Co., Neb. Cjcte 



—Flint ft Elicit !' 



1 Furniture Co. 

Peoria, III,— Peoria Phonornph Co. 

PMeJtlfhia-C. J. lleppe ft Son, Lit 
Bros., Penn PboDomph Co.. John 
Wanamaker. Well. I'honoEnph Co., 
Western Tilking Uaeh. Co., H. A. 
Weymsnn ft Son. 

Piiiiburf—Tbco. P. Befltel Co, Inc., 
Kautroinn Bros, H. Kleber & Bro., C 
C Mdlor Co., Pillsburc Phonograph 
Co., Talkinr Mathine Co. 

Portland, ««.-W. H. Ros* ft Son. 

Portland. Orr.-Gnm A Co. 

Pofthkttpiif, N. y.-Price Phono. Co. 

Pravidtntt—i. M. De»n Co., I. A. Foster 
Co., Household Furnitora Co., j. 
Samuela ft Bro., A. T. Scaintr(ood A 



S.:i:ii.-, It'j.fc.-D, S. Job 
'■f.-.i-.ir,, H'ath,— Spodanc 

SprixgHild, Man.— Flint I 

Si. Le<.it- The Conroj Piano Co., O. X. 

Houch Piano Co.. Weiiprn T. M. Co. 
Si. Pexl-W. J. D r « ft Bros.. Thomas 

C. Hougb, Minnesota Pbono. Co. 
Svrarw*— W, D. Andrews. 
Talide- Hstci Music Co. 
;■.■■■■,■■„::—!; -. WlSihti-.j .'■■ K.:m Ci: . 
Trtwie*. N, /.-Sioll Blink Book and 

S'.iiivi-.erjr Co., John Svlcea. 
Troy, N. i^.-Fincb ft ifabo. 
L'liro— Clark- Horroeks Co., Arthur F. 

Ferrua, WiUiam Harrison, Uticg Cycle 



Co. 






tVaycroli. Co.— Ceo. R. Youtnans. 
Wiltiamipen. Pa.-W. A. Myers. 
Winning-*. S. Williams ft Sons Co., 

Ud. 
Worcttitr Moji.—U" Johnson Sporting; 



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The Talking Machine World 



Vol. I. No. 12. 



New York, December IS, 1905. 



Price Ten Cents 



BOSTON'S TRADE HAPPENINGS. 

Manager Bobzin Shows How the Talking 
Machine Will Help Cultivate a Taste for 
Music, Especially for Vocalism.- Changes in 
Personnel ol the Talking Machine Trade- 
Big Trade in Edison Records— Business Out- 
look Good — Talking Machine Witness in 
Law Suit — Other Items of Interest. 

Itosion, Mass., I>c, i», loot, 
hi a conversation rercniiy with the Boston rep- 
renalaUve of tin- Talking Machine World, Chai 
Bobxtn, manager or the talking machine depart- 
ment at Oliver Diisnn Co.s gave some interest- 
ing ideas as to tin- value of the talking machine 
in an educational way. 

*"A lalem for art is rare, but it Is given 10 
nearly every one u> cultivate a lasle for art; Is 
a true saying," said lie. -The reproduction nf 
vocal records by the Victor voice cameras, as i 
have come to .all them, win he]], cultivate a 
laste for vocalization, and the art of singing, 
compelling listeners in understand, and interpret 
intelligently the moai difficult arias, the most 
difficult recitatives, the man dramatic operatic 
selections; in fact, every conceivable form of 
vocalisation thai appeals to the head or ihe heart. 

-The records are reproduced from the perfor- 
mances nf the c;reincsi arlists in their respective 
lines in Hie whole world The reproductions' are 
absolutely perfect, and in ihe higher grade ma- 
chines, when one cannot see the machine thai is 
reproducing. It is no sirejek of the imagination 
when I say Hi a I ninety-nine people oat of every 
hundred are convinced thai they are listening to 
the artists ihemselves. 

"I believe 1 am right In saying that tiro lulk- 
tag machine js one of Hie grraiem factors in the 
eilui-mlon of the people thai has ever been in- 
vented. It Is not confined in lis usefulness alone 
to the realm of mush-, hut In Ihe study of lan- 
guages, Hie development ami transaction of bnst- 
ni'ss. 1 taking of testimony ami In* countless other 
ways, li win he many a long year before we 
shall see anything equal it. I"ers<>imlly. 1 he- 
lleve that the disc records are the only ones iha< 
will last ami make good." 

Recent chances in the personnel or ihe talk- 
ing machine trade have taken the form of a 
checker game, apparently. When ,1. Il, Orinshy 
retired from the presidency of Ihe lloston Musi- 
cal Instrument Bouse, he was succeeded by .1. 
W. winrhell. then manager „f the Columbia 
Phonograph Co, Now, Mr, Orataby has entered 
the employ »f tin- Columbia CO. as reiail man- 
ager. .1. II. Magm-r. who luu been ihe retail 
manager r»r the Columbia Co., has gone with Mr. 
Wlnrhell to the Bummer street slore, ami after 
January I will go on tile road lor I hem in con- 
nection with ih.- jobbing business to l.e opened 
then. Mr. Wltu-holls place has been taken by 
11 A. Verkes, recently manager of Ihe Columbia 
Co.'s slore at Detroit. Mieh. Mr. Verkes has an 
enviable record, ami is well equipped for the 

Many changes have been made at Hie slore Of 
the Wlnchell Co. sine- Mr. Winehell look charge. 
New exhibition rooms have been built, ami there 
are now seven, cylinder record rooms and two 
big disc record rooms, a salesman is assigned 
to each room. They are all carpeted and tixe.l up 



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a I- 



NEW YEAR ADS ! 



w-np nihcrlFhis of the hlntipat 
— 1 ^UBriiatct' retain. 



R. E. QRANDFJELD, Pall River, Mail. 



i. ess in talking muchities of till kinds has been 
formed In Huston. II is the l.nnglcy I'honograph 
Co./of which Percy I>, Langley Is the head. Us 
tush cnpllal is 185.000, and it will do a whole. 
Bale business only, It will occupy the basement 
rooms of Ihe Wlnchell Co, on Summer street, and 
the two concern* will work together. 

The reduction made some time nun In the price 
of BdteOO records baa caused a very noticeable 
Increase in Ihe trade done by the Kosiern Talking 
Machine Co.. the principal distributors of Edl- 
mui maubjnes and records here. Manager Tnfl 
is daily lightening his crip upon the situation. 
The changes In Ihe store have all tended to In- 
crease the amount of bnsliie.-s done. The recent 
Introduction Ol the aluminum arm has been a 



guilty-feeling 
Hut at last 

inserted and t 



nted t 



have (lie i 



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from David' 



I bias. 



ss Judgment upon them. The 

'to choose Ihe numbers. She 

aria. -Thou, Hrllllani Bird," 
. 'The I'earl of ltrazil." It was* 
i noted soprano, but there was one 
li which did not harmonize with the 
i>slheiie Ideas nf Knnies. 

"(Hi. no. no," site. said, as though the phrase 
bad hart her, "that is sloppy, sloppy. Ij-t niu 
show you how It should be done." 
■ The machine was hushed iiinfllhi- glorious voice 
of the diva, without orchestra or accompaniment 
ol any kind, look up the slrniu nii.l satin It to ihe 



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MAU:. EAMES LISTENS TO HKR V0ICH. 



She Has Been Paid St. 000 Apiece and Is a 
Friendly Critic at a Noted Assemblage at 
Lyon & Healy-s. 

[ttiwriBl l.i Tin Talking Machine u.,il,l.i 

Chicago. III.. DCC. !i. l!n>3. 

Muring the regent visit to the city of Mme. 
Rmtua Barnes on her convert tour she visited ihe 
meal emjiorium of l.yon i/lealy. accompanied 
by Sin. Kmillo de Gorgost, a 'member of her 
company. They were attracted by the window 
pictures of famous sinners who -hail sung lino 
the reennb>*if ihe Victor and were induced to 
visit "the fourth floor ami hear the machines 
sine. It was with some difficulty that Mme. 
Karnes was prevailed uirgii to hear her own 
records. * 

"Oh, really, you know, this | B ombarrasilm," 
she said. "I should much prefer hearing some 



V""- 

ad miisbed. 



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Use rec- 



IIOW added further stimulus 
orris by reducing the price. 

The general business mil look In Itonloii Is 
I right. Il has been found that the reductions 
mailc in the price of records has brought more 
money into the coffers than ever came in before, 
mid that the demand Tor high-grade machines. 
even Up to the price of (H"), sljll continues In Ir- 
on the Increase, 

For the first time in the legal annals of the 
United States the sound record of u phoiiQKrapb 
\mis admitted in evldenct in Ihe Superior Court 
Tuesday in a "noise" dnnjUKc soil VgaitHtl the 
Itostou Klcvated Ruilroa.U II was tint, however, 
w'ilhout strenuous objection on the part of Gen- 
eral ('. W. Harden, late Democratic candidate for 
Covcrnor. counsel for the defease, that this novel 
proceeding was permitted. 

.Indue Wait, in overmans ihe-objc-ctlons, said 
they were practically the same as those made 
against the admission of photographs anil radio- 
graphs as evidence. 

The machine was placed on a table facing Ihe 
jury, and then a voice was heard from the horn, 
snyliig, "Record No. 7." 

This was followed l.y a lighl rumbling, as of 
sireet traffic, anil the voice announced: "The train 
is now at the Heach street station." 

The nimirlitu; continued, somewhat loader lliau 
before, and the voice announced: "A tip-car is 
now passing," 

A heavier rumbling, wdilch grew louder, was 
heard, and the voice announced; "The Irnlu has 
just starlet!." 

This was followed by an increasing? noise and 
ihe announcement, "The train is approaching." 

The noise ro«> with Ihe characteristic clatler 
and bang of a passing train, and diminished '" 
that of the usual traffic or the street. The voice 
was heard for the lost lime, sayinc. "The train 



Then ihe beaut If til vub 
ami Juliet" rang mil in 
'itself Is small, but the I 

gathered for the Impro 

i.-resied or all was Kmii 

own voice which she he: 



■bed. when ihe last 
I I heard my voice j 



she said, when -dm 
ice by applause gave 
e for the voice which 



tiling from the r 






kne, 



elm,. 



just bm 



At first I 
lysiologleal 



didn't recognize it atiall. Ther. 
reason, we are told, why we ni 
own lone production, Thai and my enunciation 
I never had lecu able to understand before. It 
1: wonderful. I think 'his." and she waved her 
hand toward ihe machine, "mighl ' be called a 
good teacher. .But it scares me: It Is so irutliful.' 
"I think 1 never was so nervous In my life as 
when ! sang for those records. Why. Ihe first 
uighis In new op.-rns-even Ihe first night of my 
first opera -.Hdu'i compare with it 'for a ]Hillltig_ 
on the m=rves. The fact that It was so indelible" 
was not comforting, If now nnd then ono is 
not in the be, i form or a note Is mil exnrlly 
vhai tottbl be wished, it Ik all over In a minute; 
bni when a song Is sung ioln one of these ma- 
chines, it is there to stay and It can't lie changed. 
lib. il. wasn't easy. I assure you." 

It would appear Ihat Mine. Barnes should bold 
nothing against tin- machine she -receives Il.ooij 
for five songs*Ming at one silling. Many singers. 
have been prejudiced against allowing records id 
their voices In In- made. They scarcely could con- 
lend ibai li cheapened them, considering the sums 
pn|d; still there were those who refuse.] at first 
to sing. Among these Mine. Nellie Melba was 
dost obdurate, she asserted thai she wan sinwr- 
sflttotis, and felt thai if she allowed her voice to 
lie maniptilaied through a machine she might 
Hnd that It was lost in every other way.; tii 
Mime way — perhaps th.- offer of Jl.'r.niiii for four- 
fen songs Bad .something to do with it— she 
Ilnally was uersuwlcd to sing, and Since then 
ibere has lieen no nitthuiit bated rc|Kiri ihat her 

voice bos suffered. 

A NOTICE FROM MANAGER WILSON. 

«' II. Wilsnft manager of sale« of the Nn- 
I tonal Phonograph Co.. has notified ail jobbers. 

for new records would l»- accepted for shipment 
udMer one name and address only. The privil- 
ege has been taken ndvanlagfi of In send n part of 
ihe or/ler under special markings, so as to save 
the expense «f repacking. The company, under 
this notifl.-fKirin. mate: "We must absolutely re- 
fuse hereafter to pack any orders whatever In 
separate lots, or containing special markings, and 
would, therefore, request that hereafter your ad- 
vodco order for new records he f'nt us complete 
In one order," 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




THOUSANDS of .Edison Phonographs will be given as Christmas 
Gifts. Almost all of these will go into homes that are not sup- 
plied with Edison Gold J\fr>ulded Records. This, as y6u know, will 
mean a big Record business. The new owner's of the Phonograph will 
start their Record collection with their favorite well-known songs and 
music, selections from the operas they like best, and records that have 
bee.n recommended. The "Edison habit" grows, and;each month will 
find them ready customers for trie new monthly list. O-. 

The Monthly List Reaches 
♦Many Millions of People 

It is given complete in our full page advertisements in the leading 
magazines and people are invited to your store to hear as many of the 
Records as they wish. If you want to hold the trade of these cus- 
, tomers we send you, and increase your sales to the maximum, you must 
carry -the Records they call for. You can't substitute, or you can't 
ask your customer to wait. If you do, they will either change their 
dealer, or, as is often the case, the sale will be lost. We are spending 
thousands of dollars to create the demand. You should grasp the 
opportunity by meeting it with ajul] line of Records. Look over 
your stock and order to-day. 



National Phonograph Company 

Lakeside Avenue, Ore».n.ge. N. J. 

31 Union Square. New York . 304 Wabash Avenue, Chicago 

See List of Jobbers on Back Cover 






"> 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



DISC RECORD PRICES REDUCED. 



The Move of the Victor Talking Machine 
bia Phonograph Co. and the Universal 
Record Co. Made Reduction Some Ti 
bia Co., General Manager Gelssler of 

since the announcement, on December 1, by 
the- Victor Talking Machine Co.. Cnmden, N. J.. 
«r a reduction .011 their dim: records, the trade 
' directly interested In this line of goods ban 
been perturbed, to express ii mildly. The new 
prices follow: Seven-Inch, 38 cents (reduced 
from 89); ten-inch. 0(1 trrom «1); twelve-Inch. 
fi trrom Jl.Mi). Tli.- rutins figure fur dealers 
to lie: ti, 10 anil 06% cents, respectively. On 
I and foreign blnch label records, bow- 



Co. Created Quite a Stir In the Trade — The Colum- 
Talking Machuje Co. Meet Cut — The American 
ne Ago — What General Manager Lyle of the Colum- 
the Victor Co. and Leading Jobbers Have to Say. 



Ill,' price 



tain 



n-hoin 



■d. 



rebating system tor sum i. in the bands oi Jobbers 
and dealers, an Inventory of which was required 
lo be turned into the Victor Co. wlibin forty- 
etgbi hours of the preliralnary notice, was also 
ouillni'd. and of which the details arc Riven 
I if low. 
The Columbia Phonograph <\i_. General, met 

Hie till the same day on their seven and ten Inch 
disc records, with ten -iiu-h reverslbtes at $l. ami 
promptly notified tho trade tit'thiii effect, to- 
gether with a change of license, and all ex- 
changes were withdrawn. The American Record 
Co., having previously reduced their figures, no 
further change was made. The Leeds a CalUn 
Co, reduced their Imperial tenlm-h record from 
J! to mi rents. The rnlversal Talking HflchUM 
.Mfg. Co, stated I heir prices would not be defl- 
tritely decided until December 15, but in the 
meantime their nine and ten Inch records could 
be sold at till rents. seven-Inch. 3fi eents; that the 
wholesale or dealers' price on their ten-inch rec- 
ords would he SS instead or 40 cents; also an 
extra discount of", |ier eent, would be made on 
all coaopbone machines. The company will dis- 
continue their nine-inch record In sixty days, 
and then they will be used for premium ma- 
ehlues only. The International Co,, according to 
their Xi w York representative, believed the 
policy o( his company would remain unchanged. 

Among other circular letters sent the trade by 
the Victor Co, are the following: 

Flooded with Congratulations. 

'■Already we ut6 flooded with congramlaiory 
telegrams from our dealers. The fotlowfng tele- 
gram from one of our largest dealers Is typical: 
■Wire received. Yon couldn't have given the trade 
and public a finer holiday Rift. Ought lo double 
the business. Inventorying lo-day." We have 
been, and are at present, working night ami day 
in the pressing plant to set ready to take care 
or the vastly Increased business that will follow 
Ibis move, and while we have not been aide to ac- 
eumulaie a stock of all numbers on account of 
»ur vastly Increased business (November of this 
year following, a chronic record or an Increase of 
almost 100 per cent over November of last year), 
we shall do our very heat to take care of the re- 
lat- prepositions that we have assumed in our 



Vlti' 



rdny 



istritni 



balers. We 



■■! I 



like 



tid 



ich to have had 
our contract in form so that we might have seni 
It out to your dealers with this record notice, but 
Changes (herein necessitated by this move caused 
a postponement for a few days." 

Company'i Attitude Toward the Dealer. 
Camden, H, J.. Pec. 1, 1 90S. 
To the Dealer— Wo have for a long time be- 
lieved that the prices for our records were too 
high to reach ihe great popular demand. The 
reasotrVe have not reduced the price before was 
on account of the large manufacturing eOst and 
insufficient capacity to lake care of the Increased 
demand. We have reduced the cost by the use of 
automatic machinery and Increased the capacity 
at the same lime, and therefore liav> decided to 
reduce our prices on December 1, 131)5. 
nCI'AII. PRICKS — PKM.KUs' COSTS. 

The reduced retail prices are: 7-lnch record/ 
3S cents; 10-lnch record, 0'> cents; 12-Inch record, 
Jl each; no dozen rates. 

Dealers' costs are: 7-Inch record, 21 cents; 10- 
inch record, 40 cents; JZ-lnt-h records, 06 2-3 

CIIAM.E IN UCENSK. 

All our records have been licensed for sale 
under the express condition that they shall not 
be sold to the public at/ a less price than the 
price noted on the label attached to each record, 
or oa the boxes contaiulng the same, and no li- 
CGIUH has been granted to sell to ihe public at a 
less price. ■ , 

All T-lnch records heretofore licensed to be 
sold io the public at 50 cents ..arc now licensed 
lo be sold to the public at 35 cents each; all 10- 
im-h records heretofore licensed to be sold to the 
public at It are now licensed to be sold to tho 
nubile at 00 cents each; all 12-Inch records here- 
tofore licensed lo be sold to Ihe public at J1.G0 
are now licensed to bo sold to the public at Jl, 
without any reduction for purchases made In 
quantities. No other modification of the said 11- 
censes attached to the said labels is made what- 
soever. The said records are licensed to be sold 
in the public only under and subject to alf the 
other conditions noted on the said licenses. 
incKkask is TOO-FIT ASH SAt.Ks. 

Take the 10-lnch record for illustration— your 
margin of profit will be 50 per cent, on Invest- 
ment, as there will be no dozen prices. When 
you consider lhat most of the records sold at re- 
tail were formerly sold by the dozen, or about 
Mil cents each, or at 3S per cent. profit, you will 
see that your margin of profit on Investment Is 
larger (ban il was under the old price. We fully 
relieve that the reduction will increase the sale 
of Victor records, 100 per cent., and that you will 
make much larger pruts than you have In the 



PBorosiTios to aESATE— EKcnaxot; pnivrancs. 
As regards your present stock, would say that 
tno Victor Co., at a cost of over (100,000 to itself. 
has decided to stand most or the difference by 
allowing you to purchase Just as many 10-lnch 
records as you have In stock, blJIO centa each. 
which makes your average cost for those records 
you have on hand anil your new ones 45 cents 
each, as per the plan on opposite page. All ex- 
change of records will be discontinued thirty days 
from date. <£ny person desiring to avail himself 
of tills privilege during the next 30 days must do 
to at the old prices and terms. 

NO IIKni'CTION OS SEP SEA I- OR I'OREIOS KECI1H1IR. 

This reduction In price does not Include any 
of the Red Seal records or the foreign Black 
Label records. These prices will remain un- 
changed. We believe that ,thls will not only 
creatly Increase the sale or Viclor records, but 
will encourage the sale or machines as well. 
Yours very truly, 

V I.EOS F. Douglass, Vice-President. 

' Columbia Phonograph Co.'s Action. 

Geo. W. Lyle. general manager or the Columbia 
Phonograph Co.. made the following official stale- 
meat on liehall of his company: 

"The Columbia Phonograph Co. realized the 
wisdom of a change in list prices of disc records, 
ami with such thought In mind have for the last 
year been working steadily toward this end. and 
to-day have a factory rully equipped with au a:n- 
plo supply of the most modern machinery to meet 
the extraordinary demand which such a change 
ir bound to produce. The present time, however, 
seemed inopportune to make a change first, be- 
cause Il has always been our policy and desire to 
give our patrons sufficient notice of any change- 
In price, and, second, because dealers were nat- 
urally counting on the holiday season to realize 
the profits which their earlier Investment nat- 
urally entitled them lo. 

"You ask what percentage or increase In sales 
ot records will result. The question Is somewhat 
difficult lo answer. 1 should say, at least, from 
three to lour hundred per cent., and returns from 
our retail offices to date would Indicate lhat this 
estimate Is none too large. It may Interest your 
readers lo hear that the sale of our higher grade 
machine has been a most notlcablc part of our 
business during Ihe past few months. We have 
had an unusual demand for the Twentieth Cen- 
tury and other high price Columbia machines. 
Yes; we shall hiivi- u number of specialties, for 
an Institution like this never rests tipon the 
rentage ground won." 

Jobben Express Their Opinion*. 

Why (obi sudden step was decided upon the 
Irnde declare they cannot fathom, but subsequent- 
ly the Victor Talking Machine Co. staled the 
■ihange was entirely unannounced, although at 
au expense to ourselves of over $100,0110. " The 
Jobbers are Inclined to be critical, however, and 
a few opinions are cited, as follows; 

C. W.Henke], treasurer and general manager 
of ihe Douglas Phonograph Co., said: "The Job 
hers dhl not know anything about this until t 
p. m. or December 1. and then only by a vague 
iHegram. ,The dealer has our hearty sympathy. 



THE TEA TRAY COMPANY OE NEWARK, N. J. 



THE PIONEER MANUFACTURERS OR 

Amplifying Horns 



J@T 



Mulberry and Murray Streets, 
NEWARK, IN. J. 



IHE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



The ijnl 

ft Is dot 



'if till* reduction bad been ^cfetretl "until after 
the holidays, then life loss would riot have been 
so great. IJpth the jobbers and til?* dealers lire' 
landed up, nnd our dealers complain bitterly. 
rfdiikiieii is undoubtedly a good thing, but 
Tlie rebate proposition, offered 
in fnr (ram satisfactory." 

J. Newcomb Hlackma* ("The \ybite Black- 
man''); proprietor of the Hlnckniati Talking Ma* 
.ehlne Co., Wt* "I will say this, that the move 
in a good oneTJUc inopportune We liny on the 
ffllnd order principle, with the assurance of the 
Victor -t'o. liirii what'does not sell may be re- 
turned, on u Basis equitable ft With ot us, but* 



caught up with, and it Is believed that with 
' more favorable prices prevailing that bnsi- 
« will be tripled ami. possibly crippled, for 
if of capacity and facilities. K very .company 
snowed under with correspondence, the oiu- 
ne of which will be awaited with considerable 
crest by alt concerned. 



>nt i 



[ I I 



t hai 



t po 



Willi 



soft 



land v 



feet that the extra profits' made by 

more machines will In- more than offset by the 

toaa on records." 

General Manager Gefssler'a Views. 
Chatting wltli I., f. fjejKsler, general manager 
of the Victor Co., this week on the situation, he 
said: "We have had a great Influx of mail from 
our distributers as well as dealers : ln Victor 
goods throughout America." Ninety per cent, of 
these letters are both grateful fur the reduction 
In price and highly appreciative of the rebate 
proposition as made by ourselves at such great 
expense to. this company. Naturally, wo could 
not please everyone. We suppose that ff we had 
arranged a plan which would have wiped out 
every objection, there would have l>een some deal- 
ers shrewd enough to invent' other causes far 
complaint. TJio fact remains that Ibis Is the 
first time, within our knowledge, that any talk- 
ing machine company has made any rebate what- 



: pr 



oils. 



slderation. and, although done at an ennrinu'ns 
cost to ourselves in cash, we were under the 
impression that this would be preferable to stag- 
nating business by sending out, say. a sixty-day. 
notice of reduction, which would only have been 
followed by an immediate rut on the part of 
other manufacturers, which, In Its effect, would 
Immediately Illustrate the error of advance no- 

Pfiee Cutting Reprisals Unlikely. 
The week has been one of excitement and un- 
certainly concerning the outcome of the reduc- 
tion on disc records. The manufacturing com- 
panies were not long In lining up on a common 
price rp r their product after the first break was 
made, although each subsequent announcement 
was awaited with apprehension. It was believed 
n price-cutting war might ensue, lint the reports 
untiring a tenor that "nothing is 



doing" in that line, ami the agitator of troublous 
times Is again out of a Job. It Is agreed that 
fly cm in. price Is a good thing, but rather 
premature, considering the proximity ot the holi- 
days, and under these circumstances the future 
must prove itself, notwithstanding the opinions 
heard, the most worthy of which are at variance, 
to express it mildly, as It stands, trade cannot 



STIMULATES MUSICAL TASTE. 

he Talking Machine Has So Educated the 

People in the Smaller Cities that They Now 
Demand the Best From Visiting Concert 



: >laler 



of business will be Increase*, mt a matter of 
course. I venture the prediction, however.' that 
' the drastic order wilj be modified." 

The expression.- of opinion advanced generally 
In regard to the cut were so varied that there 



■spi- 



ns, or cultivating a taste for the better 
mualc among the nepptp, and from ex- 
I have found this to be a fact. Only a 
* ago. when the price of h talking uin- 
s not ^within the reach of people of 
means, I noticed thai most especially 
nailer towns and hamlets, a traveling 



ing that it win* the suddenness of the move that 
took alt by surprise, a reduction was antici- 
pated, but that It would go Into effect prior to 
the first of January was not thought of for n 
moment. As one expressed it: "The presenl dis- 
count, and the abrogation of the exchange of old 
discs for. new on the basis that heretofore ex- 
isted, is' by no menus satisfactory. If the per- 
centage of profit had remained the same, we 
would have welcomed the cut. as It would have 
meant an Increased sale „f talking machines as 



t attr 



■Hon a 



with the warmest of 
ill particular those of the., rural -class, were anx- 
ious to TY»sr music, regardless of ipiallty— any- 
thing. Jtst to It hud some of I lie characteristics 
C music alHiiil it, Hui then- has been a decided 
change since tin- talking machine lias made lis 
way Into runny of the homes. The Italian organ 
yriftier and tits cunning friend, the "monk." are 
■a thing of ihe pan. The traveling musician Is 
now rarely If ever seen, ami poor class shows 
are getting scarce. People have been cultivated 
lo Ihe best class of mush' and /entertainments 
through Hie marvelous il(tle' -/"nterialner— the 
[monograph— and the above-nueicd class of ven- 
dors could now hoi get a hearing. i„ gay nothing 
of a recompense for their labor if they pin In an 
appearance. Some time since, n gentleman who 
is somewhat uf a musician himself, remarked 
!o me: "The.-'e talking machines. I Sell yoi|,*have 
spoiled matters for the average musician. One 
caniioi get any appreciation from Hie people now 
iinb-ss he is a llrsi-clash performer on an instrn- 

nt." Ami it is iruu. Another evidence of the 

phonograph's power as on educator 'lo the heller 
class or music is that many people, especially of 
the rural class.' who possess less knuwlcdgc of 
the mllsic-il art than iheir "cliy.Ju'oiiiers, when 
they first purchase a islking machine rhelr se- 
lection of records will I* composed of popular 
music, but after they own u machine for a time 
they begin lo pick on some n f the classic selec- 
tions, it is evident that the phonograph has a 

great future before II, ami will replace many 
other Instruments Of annulment, as I believe It 
has a wider scope of usefulness than any other 
musical device, all flint remains necessary is for 
the manufacturers to keep pare with the times in 
Us Improvement, and from present indications 
they have in the past year certainly put forth 
every effort to ibis end. To stale ihat ihe prcs- 
on I products of. the beat manufacturers In this 
line are wonderful. Is not "expressing II. but I 
candidly believe thai another twelve months win 
lay present results deeply in thj shade. And 
as a gentleman who hail listened to one of the 
latest makes or machines. I wa^ playing for him 
Ihe oilier day. rcmnrke i '/"Wnnderrul: wonder- 
ful: ' JVIy-re will ilef-Tend?- 

Wm F. Him. 

The long-drawn 





etween Ihe NYW 


1 tile 


National Phono. 


isnn. 


i't al.. on appeal 


■u if C 


MJfl or Appeals. 


t dow 


u for December 


' Hlh. 


Bven (hen Ihe 


if Hie 


calendar Is not 


are 


ready. The up 




for complainant 


I-'. II. 


iietts. William 



r 



lor Talking Machine Co. are sending 
ies of lessons in salesmanship, which 
lingly clever. They convey to dealers 
is helpful in keeping stock in condl- 
iveloping and consummating sales. 



AUTOMATIC MACHINE POPULARITY. 

Wonderful Development During the Past 
Twenty Years All Slot Machines of a Musi- 
cal Nature Are Now in Great Demand and 
the Business Is Steadily Growing in Size 
and Importance. 

There have been few developments In tho in- 
dustrial Meld to compare with ihe growth in 
popularity or slot machines of »li kinds in this 
country. Devices of Ibis kind, crude it Is true, 
have Iwcu before the public off and on for several 
<enluries jiasi. but they have been rather cnrlosl- 
t'es than glinted in a commercial sense. It Is 
not, however, of Ihe pasl. hut or Ihe modern phase 
ol this Industry that we now speak and panicii- 
larly of its growth during the past twenty years. 
The first machines were hroughi from England 
aboil! Ihe year I88Q, mid were or Ihe weighing 
machine class. Next, ami probably among Ihe 
llrst of American manufacture, were card and 
wambling devices, .Millions or dollars were made 
through ibese mediums, until the law shut them 
down throughout irie Baton. The legitimate busi- 
ness realty began in Ihe Hulled Stales with the 
gum vending jlmchliie invented by Doremns, of 
litter box fame. On December Hi. 1896, William 

Itosetlfleld. HOW or the well-known Kosetilleld 
.Mlg. Co.. patented Ihe fortune idler. Which he 
placed in drug stores, elc. Soon after American 
men of means began to take up the making of 
.-lot weighing machines on a large scale, ihere 
being at tin- presenl llflie no less than l">,nui> in 
ihe S'H'cs. whl*di are tint. sold. Inn placed on the 
percentage: bnslfV paying on Hie average la a 
month each. II is understood Hint no less than 
Jiun a My, or IK.Oiiu per year, is now being 
paid by ihiji-cmniiaiiy.n. the .MaiihaHati Street 
Railroad Co. ot Oreeter" New York for ihe prlv 
■■lege of placing one machine at each stiition. 
Thus you'll see ihat when such men as Senator 
I'lnti. Itiisscit Sage. Howard Gould and I). O. 
Mills Invested large, amount* in Ihe Industry 
Ihey did so. knowing Ihe big field open for such 
derives, ami the ample reward for their fore- 
thought: It seems almost astonishing th,. great 
In.-'elnuiion these machines hold for Hie public, 
ami Hie sudden impulse to dive into one - s jack- 
ets Tor stray pennies if you but pass by one or 
our modern arcades, many of which are verit- 
able miniature palaces. Here you may Mud all 
kinds and sizes, wiih nu ever changing prie 
gramme. There are vending machines for gnu, 
candy, soda, post cards, etc.. phonographs playing 
nil the popular music, moving pictures, muscle 
and lung leslers. punching bags, with register, 
automatic pistol and rifle ranges, and many 
olhers, all of which an- masterpieces of the 
mechanics' art. perfected only after years* of 
study and enormous expense. The great financial 
polnl of this business is ihe comparatively small 
cost ( ,r keeping the machines running. True, the 
llrst nullity is large, but where can yon find an- 
other investment paying 300 to SOO per cent 
profit a year. The automatic piano has won ror 
llseir n place al the top of the indder among 
these verilable ■money grabbers," nnd is an at- 
traction widely sought after by arcades, cafes, 
talking machine stores, hotels and reslnnranls. 
Holly new at i root tons are appearing, placed o n 
Hie mnrkei by progressive manufacturers who 
are kepi working overtime 1* supply Hie public's 
llcnaad for something new and nnvel. 



The lllackuian Talking .Machine Co.. i.T Cham- 
bers si reel. New York, have found an extra heavy 
demand' ror their new slyle pointed hell flower 
horn, and the fact *ihat they are quoting the 
same low prices as they did on Hie old style 
horns, has also increased ihe demand. Dealers 
will find it i„ their advatiiage to refer to ihelr 

advcrtiscuiciii in this is nnd write Iheni for 

prices and particulars. 



-With special Edison. Victor and Columbia 
rooms, and a splendidly appointed repair depart- 
ment. O. P. Kaufman. Reading, fa.. Hie music 
house Is rcporlcd as doing lb.- retailing buslnes. 
"filial section. John Kunst. the manager, is 
matting an enviable record In this line. 



^N 



■ ■ I • 

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




Every month we arc telling -}6."M,000 people in 
the United States that the Victor Talking Machines 
and Records are good enough for such artists as 
Caruso, Patti, Sara Bernhardt, and dozens of others, 
to endorse, and of wide enough range to delight_every 
kind of person in the world. 

We also tell the public that you are glad to play, 
any of these records for them. 

The only thing that we can't tell is your name 
and address. 

You can make a lot of money out of our adver- 
tising, by simply telling the people in your own town 
that you are always glad to play for them any Victor 
Record. 

You will get a lot of people in your store — all 
of them possible buyers of a Victor. You will sell Talk- 
ing Machines to many, and those people will come in 
again and again after Records. 

A crowded store is a money-making store. There 
is no exception to this rule. 

THE VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY 











| 


:?r [\ s.— one of iiic most v.i 


liable "Itii 


is'' to a keen dealer 


s; 




i'lacc standing: raorttlih ordi 


- fortlic 


UAyjWr'l- With > 


mi- distribute 


r. and push 


iliis feature. (Keeps your cusk 


ners .villi 


if! at least monllllv- 


-thevtfoofc i"i 


r ihcm.) 


Artistic monthly BnHetins i 


irmshea i 


rec lor ilii* purpose. 



























THE TALKING .MACHINE WORLD. 



POINTS FOR TALKING MACHINES. 

Important Decision by the Board of General 
Appraisers on the Protest of the Universal 
Talking Machine Co.~Which Is Of Great In- 
terest to Manufacturers and Dealers'ln Alf 
■ Parts of thexCountry. 

!(J|..tIa! in The Tijjhini: SrScbliie World.) 

Washington. I). ('.. Ojc, II. lUUi, 
Steel points or pins uwd^for reproducing 
sound in talking marlilne -records ure ijoi. needles 
In tho tariff sense, a nucstion ^cltloil by a de- 
rision of (heJ Board of General Appraisers on u 
protest of tho Universal Tnlkjui; Machine ■ Mftr. 
Co. against the assessment by the New York col- 
lector of Customs. The opinion in full, written 
by Judge Klschcr, am]- filed. November 22. follows: 
■ "The merchandise consists or small pointed 
steel Implement, about five-eighths of an Inch In' 
length, made rrom round steel wire, valued a> 
more (han 4 cents per pound, and used In talking 
. machines for the reproduction of the sound waves 
by pressing against Hie revolving 'records." Duty 
was assessed thereon al the rate at 40 per cent, 
ad valorem and 1 '-i cents per pound, under the 
provisions of paragraph 127 of the tariff act, and 
they are. claimed to 'be dutiable properly at 2'. 
per cent, under paragraph 165 or said ait as 
needles not specially provided for. 

"In O. A. 4938. and in many other decisions of 
ihe board before and since, it was held thai tin- 
term 'needles," ns used in the tariff law, is to lie 
limited to art[cles that answer tiie dictionary 
definition of the word, ami thai it does not In- 
clude every metaphorical application of the word 
which fancy or Imagination way make use of. 
either In connection with the minute articles: here 
under consideration or with the huge timbers 
employed In shoring up buildings, .known col- 
loquially as needles, In nay nothing of ihe mono- 
11th famous as ■Cleopatra's Needle.' These prece- 
dents would he conclusive Bgalust ihe contention 
herein set up. without furrier argument, but 
that counsel for the Importers has endeavored 
by testimony to show that such a commercial un- 



dcrafWdlug exists as would justify under the law 
tho classification of these articles as needles. 

"Three witnesses were produced on the pari 
of the Importers, all of whom testified on direct 
examination that these goods were known al Ihe 

' time or the passnge of the present tariff law as 
needles. Tho. testimony of one of ihe witnesses 
was somewhat alTepied by the circumstance that 
In a catalogue of talking machine supplies which 
lie offered and which was admitted In evidence, 
the articles are referred^ to as 'needle points' 
and as 'points, - bin nowhere as "needles.' Another 

. of ihe witnesses admitted; on cross-examination, 
ilmt he could not recollect under what name the 
goods were sold prior to 1837. The third witness 
endeavored to explain the discrepancy between 
ihe first witness's testimony and the ratalogue 
designation, but finally admitted that the terms 
"needle points" and 'points" in the catalogue 
meant the whole article and not merely the sharp- 
■ .■ned end, as she at first claimed. 

"Against this the government produced two wit- 
oewses, both of whom had been In'lhe business of 
tnanufaet'wFkig ariicles'of the same character and 
slip as Those in question, differing only in the 
tunper of the steel, for years prior to the Intro- 
duri ion. of talking machines in the present form. 
and they testified that such goods were known, 
ixmght and sold ns carding pins, or as pins, and 
thai they were used in the manufacture of card 
clothing, In addition, one or these witnesses had, 
prior to 1897, dealt In these identical points for 
talking machines, and be stated tfiai they were 
known "as pins or gramophone pins. Ilociimen- 
lary evidence, in tho shape of latere and orders, 
which were admitted, supported his oral testi- 
mony as to this fad It may lie added that the 
manufacturer or the goods under protest 'de- 
scribes them In the invoice as 'points for talking 
machines.' , . n^ 

"On the whole record, we find that the 'articles 
in question are not needles, either In the popular 
acceptation of the word or In a commercial sense, 
that the practice of calling them needles, which 
now obtains to a limited extent, has arisen since 
the enact nient of the present tariff, and that 



they were known prior to that lime and up to 
the present as pins or points. We hold, accord- 
ingly, that the points are not dutiable as needles, 
but fall within the provisions of paragraph 183 
as articles manufactured from round steel wire. 
The protest Is overruled and the decision oT the 
collector affirmed. Nothing in this opinion is to 
be construed as modifying in any degree the 
views we expressed in Ci. A. 4938 as lo the limi- 
tations nf the tariff signification of the word 
'needles." " 

About four or five years ago talking machine 
needles or .points were imported as "headless 
mills." at the speciib- rati- of 3% cents par pound. 



TRADE NOTES FROM ST. LOUIS. 

(Special to Tin- tutting UacblH World.] 

St. Louts; Mo.. Dec. 10, 1905. 

Talking machine trade for Ihe past month is 
reported good, and some,, concerns report that 
ihey are reserving some nice orders for Just be- 
fore Christmnsjdcllvery. There Is a general ex- 
pectation of a good holiday demand. 

P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy I'tnuo 
Co..- one of the fathers of the talking machine 
trade. Is decidedly enthusiastic on the present 
conditions, and Ihe futurity of the talking ma- 
chine ns an entertainer, 

lie states that in his opinion each year will 
show n very substantial .impiovetm-nt over ihe 
preceding year from now on 

Vice-President and Manager Itnmsdell. or the 
St. Lou hv'Tal king Machine Co.. reports their 
trade nuHo satisfactory,, and that he expects a 
large holiday trade. 

J. Prank Mahret. formerly attached to the Vic- 
tor Co., at Camden, N. J., Is now sales manager 
for the St. Louis Talking Machine Co. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. repnrl an ac- 
tive volume of business being transacted at lliclr 
two stores here, am! are pleaded with pmspei is 

George C. Sngar. formerly with the Columbia 
Phonograph Co.. Omaha. Neb., is now manager nf 
Ciclr retail sale-: department here. 



Cases for Talking Machines and Records 



We are the largest manufacturers 
in the United States of Cases for 
carrying all kinds of Talking Ma- 
chines # and Records, and make 
the only complete line. 
-'tJur Horns, 
Cranes, Stands 
and Sundries are acknowledged to be the 
Standard of Quality. ' 

See that this Trade-Mark is on the Talking 
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Mascher and Oxford Streets 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



"CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS" 

Or How a Talking Machine Startled and 
Sobered a Poker Crowd. 

^ Three of the sinful players in a four-handed 
poker game that took place very recently in a 
West Seventy-fifth street room were married men. 

The young mail in wins* room the khiiii: went 
en Ik a bachelor] 

At l o'clock in the morning the bunch rose 
and stretched, preparatory 10 netting down to a 
luiiil hour ot all Jackpots, ami (he host got re- 
mits after doing Some Interesting things with 
a sluiker. 

After mixing the drinks the young bachelor 
disappeared behind u screen for a moment, re- 



iL.iL-!,:> 






b or the 



tti-r 



men noticed lie ban been nut of their sight. 

The young bachelor picked up his drink and 
:iooil talking with his three friends, when all 
hands were electrified by the reproachful strains 
of it feminine voire proceeding along the follow- 
ing lines: 

'So here you are. are yon. and It's almost time 
to get ii]) for breakfast! 

Don't you >]are try to tell nulfi only mid- 
night! I've got my watch right Here under my 
[liiiow, ami i have been looking at it every Mewed 

mlmile for the pant four or five hours! 

"(In away! Iion't yon dare have the presump- 
tion to try to kins me! 

■'You've been drinking again, too. ami Where's 
your promise? Don't you think I run smell your 
horrid drinking breath? 

"Anil don't you tell me that you haven't been 

playing cards again, after an or your p r o m is e s ! 

Don't you dare to deny it! 

"Hefore you went mil yon promised me faith- 
fully you'd lie back ''>' I"- :l " o'clock, and here It 
Is almost daylight! 

"Von are a perfect brute, and you know you 

"Coming tumbling into your home at this 
hour of the morning and thinking you can Just 
smooth things over and make i verylhing right 
by — don't say a word! I won't listen to yon! 

"Oh. 1 know perfectly well what you want to 
ray— that then' were several initiations at the 
lodge, followed by an important business meet- 
ing, and that you, 'as the secretary, had to re- 
main to the last, despite your pleadings to be 
allowed to rami' borne to your dear Utile trifle! 

'Your dear little wide, indeed! l.ols you care 
for her. you cruel, wicked. Inconsiderate thing, 



noon and night, and not a thing .to wear that 
Is fit to be seen, while you carouse and gamble 
with the paofc of Wretches who are just bleeding 
you! 

"I Juki wish my poor, dear mother knew how 
you were carrying on. so I do! She would come 
to me by the very first train" 

-pon't you dare, sir, to breathe one word 
against her! 

■'She is all I have, so there, now — boo-hoo! 
1 wish 1 had never left her. bo I do — boo-hoo! 
I just know that she would not rest in her bed 
If she knew how scandalously you wen- treating 
me, unfeeling thing— Iwo-hno! 

■'There Is the milkman II the basement door 
this very minute, and you staying out playing 
poker till such n time! 

"Amf.Nif cnurae, you have lost all your money. 
and I'll have to go right on wearing my summer 
clothes until it's about fifty degrees below aero! 

"Oh, I know — you haven't even got carfare to 
go to the office, and 

"What is that you are saying, jacks) 

"You won two hundred and thlrty-tlve dollars'/ 

"Jack! Jackie! Jackie! Jack le-boy sky! Yon 
don't mean it! And you're going to get'me that 
.ream lace dress that we saw in the window tin- 
other evening, and have my seal coal made over. 
and— Jack, did you really win all that money? 
Well, you dear old thing, you! Well, 1 always 
did think yon were the loveliest old elite thing," 
etc., etc. 

The three married men listened to the first 
five or six expressions fjom the screened talking 
machine with open mouths and somewhat wor- 
ried countenances, and then the bachelor ho*l 
went over and pulled away the screen, revealing 
the talking machine. 

"Kind o' natural— the same old Junk, bey, fel- 
lers?" said the married men to each. other when 
the talklng-macliine cylinder hail run (Hit. 



producer brought in contact, and when the end of 
the-record Is reached, it is automatically brought 
back to its first position, the spindles revolve suf- 
ficiently to allow a new record to be brought into 
position, and the machine Is automaflcally locked. 
ready for starling with a new coin. It can be 
used either with ear attachments or with a horn 
A sample is on exhibition at their wnrerooms at 
11 Knst SSd sprcet, New York. 

TO MAKE THE "STEREOPHONE." 



to 



Phonograph 
to Produce 
Indianapolis 



Ind. 



wllli soon be manufi 
novoVy. which was : 
Crabb. Is a combinatl 



THE NEW REGINAPHONE 

A Coin-Operated Mult I phonograph Combining 
Many New Feature* Placed on the Market 
by the Regina Co. 

The Regina Music Uox L'o. have just placed a 
new musical novelty on the market. In tile shape 
of a multlphnuograph. which they call the Re- 
ginaplione. This instrument, which is designed 
to be coin operated, consists of six spindles re- 
volving around a common center. When phono- 
graphic reaords are placed on the spindles, they 
will reproduce, one al a time. The mechanism is 
so arranged IhaL when a coin Is placed in the 
receptacle, the spindle Is put in motion, the re* 



Mo. 53/ Holds 175 Records 



Hffl 

mm 



MJiKEX-i or 




DIStt 

AND 

CYLINpER 

RECORD CABINETS 

Write for Booklets and Prices. 

They will interest you. 

Catalog just out. Have you a°t it ? 

THE UDELL WORKS 

Indianapolis Indiana. 



> Tin- Tnlklug Machine World.) 

Indianapolis, Ind,, Dei-, a, ibuu. 
to be known as Hie Stereophonc 
manufacturcd In this city. This 
cently perfected by E. ).. 
combination phonograph and moving 
picture machine, used to produce Illustrated 
songs, lectures and monologues. 

The machine Is so arranged as to have the 
different scenes correspond with the words of the 
song, whatever it may be. It is constructed in 
'he simplest way possible. It consists of a com- 
mon Kdison phonograph and a series or pictures 
similar to those used In the old-fashioned stereo- 
scope, fastened together by tope at either end. 
The pictures **ntP moved on a roller connected 
witli the cylinder of the phonograph by a small 
rubber belt. 

Fastened at the top of each picture In a small 
aluminum clasp that holds the picture in posl 
tion as the song progresses. These clasps as 
they swing around catch on a small copper arm 
projecting from the reproducer of the phono- 
graph. As the reproducer slides along the rec- 
ord and from under the clutch that holds the 
picture in its place, that picture falls and an 
other rolls Into the same position. The clasps 
.ire arranged to slide along tho top of each pic- 
ture, thus forming a perfect unison between the 
scenes and the words of the song. 

Mr. Crabb also invented an arrangement in 
connection with the sterenphone to make the 
songs repeat. When a coin Is dropped Into th" 
machine it strikes a small wire, which releases 
a weight attached to the reproducer by a minia- 
ture pulley, which mills the reproducer Into its 
original place. He was awarded a patent on the 
repeating device July IK. IBUil, He has also ap- 
plied for a patent on tin- comMnaiion in con- 
nection witb>the pictures. 

GOLD BADfiE FORJ. W. MYERS. 

The Popular Singer Honored by a Daughter of 



ir many years .1. W. Myers. New York, 
making baritone records, and is now 




:aff Bel 



tly Tits 



re appreciated. 
for recently he received 
from on unknown Amer- 
ican ndmlrer-a lady it 
Is presumed— residing in 
Yokohama. Japan, the 



ring letter: "For 
re given me on the 
'ictiii-, I beg of you to accept the smnlhSlrllle 
on will please find inclosed. The meaning of 
he same is 'Long life to you': and in return It 
i'oiiIiI give me much pleasure to receive your 
ikeness, if you will send it to me." The token 
' a small fourieen karat gold badge, about half 
he Size shown in the cut. with "long life to yon" 
ut In IL In Japanese characters. 

The World extends its sympathy to B. Guy 
Earner, the proprietor of several stores In Hrook- 
yn. X. V.„ also treasurer of the Retfinl Phono- 
rapli Co.. New York, on ibe sudden and untimely 
leatfa recently of his estimable wife. *Her loss 
n a severe blow to Mr. Warner, as ho has quite e 
umlly of smalt children, and the sadness of the 

ccurrenc*. is Iherefore doubly severe. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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Cylinder and Disc Records. 

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30 STYLES and FINISHES ol DISC CABINETS 



Our Cabjhets are properly constructed ol Seasoned 
Materia)— Hip Piano Polish. J 

Chiffoniers equipped with pegs and 'Music Cabinets 
constructed to hold discs have had their day. j; 

Perfection Cabinets are constructed lor the purpose 
intended and can be sold on installments— Thev last. 

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For the Cataloguing and Ready Location 

of Cylinder Phonograph Records or 

Disc Talking Machine Records. 

The ordinary Index Card furnished with Record Caljinets 
provides merely for a list of the Records" contained in the 
Cabinet. - > « 

It is frequently necessary to search througirfhe entire list 
to locare a desired Record. 

The Eureka Alphabetical Index locates any catalogued 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 

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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS. 



EXPRESSION IN RECORDS. 


inquires Ij 


Joseph Slater. of l.os Angeles, e«U writes: "it 
seems to ma thai manufacturers should devote 


an echo Is 


tine by t 


more attention in musical expression in ihe 


side walls 


making of records. There la amnio power and 


the mprod 


(one. and even quality, bin there is attll absent 


into Ihc o 


irom many of the records that subtle life, ih;ii 


son nd ilia 


light and shade; which would tend to do no 


contains a* 


much 10 make the talking machine; and its rec- 




ords absolutely natural It not artistic. In com- 


making an 


menting thus, do not tak" roe as lacking In ap- 


a tiKlM.-r . 


preciation of tlte wonderful advance Jn record 


(levins it i 


makiue Some of ine records are remarkably 




Bne and far from eNprc-sinnless, but there is still 


would acco 



iv he is to remedy it- As pointed out. 
ai'scd by a ton neap and too wide cut- 
! recording sapphire destroying the 
f the sound groove, thereby permltilni: 
cer jwlnt to swing from one groove 
Iter, and so reproduce the additional 

we coll the echo. A record which 
eeho ennnoi be cured, but there its no 

a recorder cannoi lie prevented from 
icholng record. It needs only to make 
i. Tills ran he drought alsiut by re- 






■eight 



the 



f of o 



ish Hi- 



of slightly harder 



the nelghbora are i 

A QUESTION OF I 
Consldernhle ills. 



■til weary and Indium 
EEDLE POINTS. 



t beer 



i In 



uhl.ii i 



of needle yields the beat results with a minimum 
amount of wear on tin- disc. The advocates of 
ihe long tapering point claim that n goes to tin- 
bottom of the groove and gives a parity of tone 
Impossible with any other style. The adherents 

to ihe needle having a short and thick in>fn< con- 
test their grounds, saying that n needle with :i 
tapering point has too much play in the channel, 
and wears off Ihe aides of tin- walls, causing tin- 
scratch In*- and Inrre.iMiii: Ihe Maatlng Thcy 
say the other necdb- rn.- exactly in ihe channel, 
arid give* off the vihriii ion- with cr.-:iicr strength 
aad heller lone quality ilumjs |iossih|e with III" 
orher slyle, To obtain the soft tone effects with 
this needle they advocate making ihe shank 
longer. 

ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW. 
• Speaking on this subject a London writer 
says: "I am im-llned to think that the older 
slyle of 'Uuiil-pidtiii'd- needle did not wear out 
Ihe record quite so ipihkly ns the new sharper 
pointed ones. There may he exii-idions to Ihis 
rule, hut I have nol pome across them ns yet. 
Hut what lire maker's claim for Ihe new needles 
Is increase in volume and clarity of tone. .Mid 
this I think Is. in tact, obtained by the use of 
them. Well. then, ihe probable diminution in 
the number of times the record can he played 
has as a itel off these other advantages. Disc 
users must balance one against ihe other, and 
choose for themselves which they think ihe 
most advantageous, it lies between those who 
lake a lone lime 'in trow tired rd n record* and 
tho c who do not." 
ECHOING RECORDERS. 

"The loudest and beat recorder I have In every 
other reaped has an echo." so writes a corre- 
spondent of ihe Talking Machine Sews, and he 



NOTICE 



I! be impussible to make 
i repeating device liefon 
Hjofi. Votir first onlei 




KDISONrA COMPANY 

Xiwnrk, X, J. 



tame result. Or Ihe lever- 
holder might he slightly 
b a delicate operation anil 
end It unless my corre- 
HIs recorder is an excel- 
leal and satisfactory one. because It Is sensitive 
and etils well; Its only fault is that It Is a 
trifle too (mod- -that Is lo say. it cuts just a Utile 
no. deeply. Lighten ii a little, relieve It of. a 



I should not rei-nmm< 

spondcur f> nn expert. 



featnerkelgbi of Its press 
in Ink yoifr problem is solved." 

THE WARPING OF RECORDS. 



the 



In 



' to 



ml I 



t of 



Mi- labratories tor the manufacture or disc rec- 
ord*. In speaking or their proclivity To warp, says 
lliat so long as rhe dealers and consumers stand 
tliem on edge they earinoi fail to meet-, with such 
results. He said: "Owing to the inequality at 
the ihlektiess of a record, and lis susceptibility 
lo the action of temperature, ihe very moment 
lliey are placed on edge tin- grooved side con- 
tracts more rapidly Hum the back, and a warp Is 
the n-siilt. This narrows up the grooves, ami 
Often breaks the walls, musiim an imperfect lone. 
If they are laid Hal and plh-rl one on top or an- 
other all danger of wllrpStiK will he ohvlated. I 
think a rack, on which/ he discs could l« laid 



horizontal, would lie far superior t 









inrkel 



e following oomir. 

In Maiden's. Va. 



who 



A NEW IDEA INVOLVED. 
We have received tie- fcl 

writes: 

"As a subscriber lo your Valuable paper. I shall 
thank you very much lo accommodate me with 
the following Information in connection with the 
Columbia Co.'s New Twentieth Century Branho- 
phone: 

"i. Is the principle ou which ibis reprodncer 
Is constructed an entirely new idea, as claimed 
by them, or is it nn old one which has been 
experimented with before? 

"2. Is the mechanism smh ns is likely to be 
Setting out of order, and constantly causing 
I rouble, dArto you think it will work, giving the 
same ileum- of satisfaction as the ordinary types 
of reproducers now in Itsel 

"3. Is Ihe reproduction when rendered on this 
machine any mote distinct than oh ihe others? 

"1. What, In your candid opinion, is Its sue 
re*s in all points, and especially a musical one? 

"5. Po you think ihe machine at this stage has 
been perfected, and would you recommend ihat 



- bet l« 



f to 



QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN DETAIL. 

In order lo give the Information sought for 
In these questions, The World snhmltted them 
lo Paul II. Cromelin. vice-president of the Co- 
Itunbfn I'lionoKiaph Co.. who was courteous 
eftough to answer Ih em as follows, paragraph hv 
paragraph: 

'1. Tlie principle Involve.! in the mechanism 
of the Twentieth Century nraphopbone Is abso- 
lutely unlike anything else In the art. Briefly 
speaking, the sound Is relayed by a system of 
levers which increases Ihe amplitude of vihrn- 
lion. mhking S reproduotlon which Is Just as 
loud as the human voice. On ail former styles 
of talking machines the reproduction was de- 
pendent upon the reproducing ball finding Its 
.track In, Ihe record Itself, the vibration of the 



pitch 
th& * 



11 



diaphragm lielng Influenced purely by the up-and- 
down motion, depending upon the depth of the 
cot or the record for Its force, ity (he new prin- 
ciple this is relayed or reinforce*!." 

"2. The machines which nje being installed 
nn-, lo the bcsl of my knowledge, giving entire 
satisfaction. 

"3. The reproduction Is. not only mom dis- 
tinct, but it is distinctly In a class to itself, be- . 
Inn, so different that the reproduction from the 
Twentieth Century machine Is mn to be con- 
sidered as in the same class as the reproduction 
rrom ordinary talking machines. 
,■'1. The success or the reproductions JTom this 
machine are dependent largely upon the charac- 
ter of the original rerocd; in other words, many 
of the records which were originally made very 
loud with a,vlew to having them reproduced on 
ordinary machines, do not give the very best 
results nn the Twentieth Century machines, 
which greatly increases ihe tone of any ordinary 

"\"i. While we nre quite pleased with ihe de- 
velopment and progress made In the art, we do 
not believe that any of our machines areas yet 
perfect, and are quite convinced that there will 
and steady improvement rrom month 
nevertheless, we would consider It 
bad policy for a person who contemplated 
busing a machine to delay his purchase on 
We do not know what your cor- 
respondent proposes to do with his Instrument— 
whether lie Intends to have It in his home, or 
as un advertisement, or use It for giving con- 
certs— and. this being the case. It will he very 
difficult for us to advise him whether or not he 
should purchase. We are prepared, however, to 
say that the machine will undoubtedly create a 
sensation In bis community, as It will more than 
fulfil all the claims we make about it." 
HUMOR leTTrtE TALKING MACHINE. 

Dexter W. Allls says that few owners of talk- 
ing machines realize the ureal versatility or this 
machine as a source of amusement. By its use 
I lie following experiments may lie carried ouC In 
•addition to the machine Itself, a recorder ami 
a f"w blank records will be needed. 

"Speech by Tom Thumb." The machine must 
he speeded up as high ns possible, and ihe shove, 
announcement recorded on a blank In a deep. 
loud voice. The machine should he quickly 
slowed down to about eighty revolutions per mln- 
nte. and the Speech or monologue recorded at thai 
speed, care lielng taken to nrtleulaie distinctly. 
When the blank is full, the- reproducer may be 
substituted for Ihe recorder, and the mnchine.be 
brought up again to high speed, at which the 
announcement was made. When the record Is re- 
produced a' this speed, the result will be the 
loud voice of the announcement followed hy a - 
rapid, pinched up llltle voice making the s|ieech. 

"A Whistling Duet by lotto Smith." This 
startling announcement through the horn would 
create much surprise. Put nn a blank; and. after 
I In- speed ^s at about III" revolutions, whistle 
-nun- popular piece Of whhh yon know Ihe sec- 
mid part, When Ihe record Is full, set the re- 
corder buck io th<- beginning again without stop- 
ping Ihe machine. When Ihe recording: point gets 
re the commencement of the piece, the first part 
u ill sound faintly in the recorder, thus giving the 



DO YOU SELL THE 



"Crescent Tone 
Regulator"? 

If you denl von are losing money. 

They an- made ft m Taper Ann Machines, 

Anyone can attach tin-in urn I the lone can 

In- ri-KTolati-d while niiiihinc is in operation. 

The I .-a Felling accessory In ">•■ Talking 
Machine line. „ 

Price, 11-00 each 

Dlsrount same as on machines. 

Crescent Talking Machine Co. 

3749 Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, III . 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



NEW f RICE ZON-0-PHONE 10 Inch Records 

60 cents or better, i Effective December 1st. 

We have not definitely decided on our new prices, but will arrange same not later than 
December 15th. ' In the meantime Zon-o-phorre-9 and-10 inch records can be sold for 60 cents 
^nd 7-ihch records for 35 cents. . 
S Orders received since December 1st will be billed at new prices as soon as established. 

December List. 



ZON-O-PHONE CONCERT BAND. 
First Brigade Illinois N. G. March. This record opens 
with a fife and drum corps.. When the drum corps is 
i nearly through, the regular signal for the hand lo begin 
is introduced by two crashes of llic cymbals, after which 
I he band begins the march. In rhc middle of this 
march the drum corps and trumpets are agaif7*thtrodiicc~d 
with great effect, after which the band continues. 
Grenadier Patrol. A very effective record introducing 
r. great piccolo and tuba effect 
has 4. very foreign melody, yet t\ 
Matador-Intermezzo Two-Step, 
■.bright i 



CHIMES. 

311 Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful). These arc 
very effective chime records and arc a perfect repr.uln.- 
tion of the large chimes used in the cathedral tower. 

312 Hark the Herald Angels Sing. 

WHISTLING SOLO BY. JOE BELMONT WITH 
ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT. 
i and the Brook. A very tine whistling solo with 



caslai 



■ the 



Overture to Poet and Peasant. 
arc fine, while the rapid extent 
i menu is very brilliant. 
Sundown at West Point Aft 
"Sound Off" is given and the 



B catchy. 
|C reprodu 
effective, I 
ally characteris 
The heavy bra 
m ..fall the re. 



314 



[ effet 

SONGS WITH ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT. 
Birthday of a King. I'.y .1. p. Harrison A Joyfai 



Chr 



Mr W. 



ami liar 



effect* 



the bat 



nms 
rch is s 



nil i hc- 



li ill ihc win 

* /ink, but t 



This i 



.cry bright march and shows 
off the various Instruments of the band to advantage. 
Next the buglers sound thai favorite part, of the drill 
call "Sundown." Th.cn the cannon goes off oiv ihc last 
note of the field music which is a signal for the Stars 
and Stripes to be hauled down for llic day. The roar 
of the cannon is drowned by the favorite "Star Spangled 
Banner" wh*ch is the end. 

HAGER'S ORCHESTRA. 
Bells of St. Paul (Descriptive) Christmas record. The 
orchestra is very heavy anil has many organ effect? 
The chimes, which arc played as a solo'Wt. are very 
loud and clear and particularly effective with the 
orchestra. • ■ 

Medley Overture Wait "Till the Sun Shines Nellie. A 
particularly bright and calcliv record containing die 
following song hits: "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines Nellie," 
and "What You Going to do When the Rent Comes 
Round." Introducing sonjc good clog effects. 
Selection of Reels and Jigs. This' is a very good selec- 
tion, of jigs. The orchestra opens the record playing 
the "Irish Washwoman." then, the piccolo follows with 
a bagpipe effect. 

Uncle Sammy March and Two-Step. Introducing some 
fine bell effects. Composed -by the writer of "Blaze 



Bye Bye, Ma Eva. Bye Bye. Dm 

A bright coon song, Fva explains she was nut iliniu 
wind blew a cinder in her eye and she had t 
lusky coon ntinot satisfied with her e> 
(plana.™. J , 

. Hand of Fate. A BurlcsMjuc Melodrama by Miss Ad 
.lone- and Mr. I.cti SpencVt7*> realistic vaudevill 
skeuh. The' Villain tries to force the heiress lo marr 
him and so gain possession of valuable papers. 

317 Holy City.vUy J F, Harrison. This favorite sclecii,, 
' is so well known it does not need any, comment, 

318 I Will Magnify Thee O Lord. Duet, by Miss Corinn 
Morgan and Mr. J. F, Harrison. A very pleasing recir 
of l hi} beautiful sacred Selection. 

319 Load That Father Carried. By Rob Roberts. A cleai 

posed by Mr. James n. Mullen. 

320 On an Automobile Honeymoon. By Harry Tally. On 
Of llic biggest hits in "The Ham Tree." 

321 



Pals. Duet by Mis 


, Ada Jon 


•s and Mr 


I-en Spcuc 


A Bowery scene "11 


e's Me Pa 


" big hit. 


The dialect 


especially good, ma 


ing this . 


ic of the 


nasi attracti 



322 Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep By J. W. Myers, A 
v clear, distinct record of this beautiful bass solo with a 

fine orchestra accompaniment. 

323 Still as the Night. Duel by Miss Corinne Morgan and 
Mr }. F. Harrison. This old time favorite is well 
rendered by ihcse popular artists. 

324 We'll Be Together When the Clouds Roll By. ity 
Frank Howard. A new waltz ballad, with a very catchy 
melody composed by Kerry Mills. 

325 Yankee Boodle. By Bob Roberts. The big hit from 
"Rrlta in Tammany" composed by Fug. Schwartz. 

We will add 25 new 10-Inch Records each month. 
Advantages of Zolvo-phone Records. 

1st.- The record thread is finer, enabling us to get more on a record. ' 

2nd. The surface of the record is smoother than any other disc record i less scratch >. 

3rd. Our material is harder and tougher, making it wear longer. 

4th. Our tone quality is mellow and natural, not high pitched and metallic. 

5th. We list more new late "hits" each month than any other Company. 



Winona (A Wigwam Wooing). 
and can be used for dancing the 
introduces some splendid violin 



■ecord 



In the Shade of the Old . 
Yankee Doodle Boy. 



We were' the first to list Ibe following records : 

Just. Across Ihc Bridge o"f Gold. Mo,,nli w 



' Works Hut Fathe 



! Wh.dc Dauim Family. 



UNIVERSAL TALKING MACHINE MFG. CO. 

88 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK 



"N 



TttE TALKING MACHINE WobLO. 



13 



cue and the pitch for the second, which should be 
recorded not quite so loudly as the first. 
INTERESTING MODIF1CATONS. 

Several modifications of this experiment will 
suggest themselves. The first attempt may not 
ho perfectly successful, but that need not be con- 
sidered a drawback, as a -spoiled' record can bo 
easily cleaned wltn a rag am! a little.kerosciic. 
The rubbing shoulil lie lengthwise, of the cylinder 
lill Ihe lines are all removed, nfler which a soft 
cloth Is nibbed around (lie record to give a polish. 
Hani or gold molded records may also be dinned 
in this way. Which fail suggests another amusing 
trick. This will call for two records, preferably 
lalklng sclecllons, which arc exact duplicates. 
One of these Is "doctored" by cleaning off the 
latter half, the rest being protected by a piece or 
writing paper wrapped around and secured hy an 
elastic band. On ibia Idank space various re- 
marks should lie recorded, which should be very 
different from those originally Ihere. The goon 
record Is to be played through first. While say- 
ing that you will repent It. the second one is 
ipilckly substituted In 'be machine, and, of course, 
starts off exactly like the ilrsl one. When the 
"doctored" portion Is reached, however, a cbangi' 
will he noticed, but cannot he accounted for hy 
the bearers. 
ANOTHER EXPERIMENT. 

Hy taking two records of entirely different char- 
acter, culling each in two mid putting on a half 
of one ami n half of the other, we can often Jump 
from the sublime 10 the ridiculous by ipiickly 
Hipping the reproducer across the gap. from one 
td the other. With care the thinner half of one 
or these records may be slipped halfway on, in a 
reverted position and when made m run true, will 
produce everything backward. A curious thing 
atom sueTi" records Is Ihnl the voice one beard in 
the proper direction is instantly recognized when 
reversed, but is, of course, unintelligible. 

A lilt or news floating aliout Is Dial Henry It. 
Ilalison, president of the I'niversal Talking Ma- 
chine Mfn. Co.. New York, Is to join the ranks 
of the hencdlets. The young lady Is a Pblla- 
ilclphian. accomplished, handsome and wealthy. 

Flint & Darker,' Worcester. Mass., the larncsi 
house furnishers In that part of the Btate, have 
added a talking machine department, and will 
handle Ihe Victor and Edison lines. Tilt: Initial 
order was sold by F, C. Mael.caii, representing 
the Douglas Phonograph Co. Arthur Stone, of 
the firm will be In charge of F. 6 U.'s T. M. an- 
nex. In which they anticipate a generous business. 

It has been decided to change Ihe name of ih" 
Victor phonograph i battery current playing stand- 
ard size record) to "Halmnrnl." This change will 
take effect as fast as new literature is printed, 
beginning with the new edition of the National 
I'honograph Co.'* catalogue. 



RAPKE'S 
Label and Tray Systems 

l : OK EI1ISON RECORDS 



MISS MARIE NARELLE 



Silver Threads Among 
the Gold . 



9162 



VICTOR H. RAPKE iXFSSSSi 

1661 Second Avenue, New York 



A PHILANTHROPIC BARONET 

Donates 100 Disc Graphophones and Thousands 
of Receeds to Hospitals, Asylums and In- 
firmaries in London. 

Sir J. (f.-Tollemache Sim-lair. Hart.. 'formerly 
ii member of Parliament from Cnlthness-sblrc. 
Scotland, and who. 1ms devoted much time to art. 
music and literature, recently placed an order 
with the I^oudon store of the Columbia Phono- 
graph Co., IJen'l. for one hundred disc grapho- 
phones, together with three thousand six hun- 
dred ten-inch Columbia disc records. These nre 
to be donated by the baronet io London hospitals, 
asylums ami infirmaries for the amusement and 
instruction of the inmates of these different la- 
st I jut inns. 

Slr^Tbilemaebe, who Is a cultured musician and 
poei. has* long been an ardent patron,' of the 
k-raphophone. He has bought and presented to 
l;ls friends mini hers of machines and records. 
Ills own collection of records is large and chosen 
with the nicest discrimination. Delng such an 
enthusiast it naturally sug ge s ted Itself to a man 
of Sir Tollemaches well-known henevoleuee that 
here was a new medium hy which he could con- 
fer happiness upon a large number of his poorer 
brethren, and he promptly acted upon the ln- 

In advising the guardians and committees of 
the different Institutions of His wish to present 
a graplmplioiic he made use of the following lan- 
guage: "1 know of no way in which so much 
happiness can be secured at the same cost as by 
a grapbophone." it has .'well hceu said that the 
BOblQ action of Sir Tollemaehe Sinclair In pre- 
senting graph op ho it es to the sick anil afflicted 
might to inspire some or our American philan- 
thropists to do the same for some of our Instllu- 
Itena of n similar character, / 



BEFORE THE COURTS. 

Mnmhiy. Tuesday and Wednesday iif this week 
argument was heard in the case of the American 
Kraphnphone Co. :i gainst ihe Universal Talking 
Machine Mfg. Co. and the American llecord Co. 
The latter were joint defendants charged with 
infringing the patent of Joseph W. Jones for the 
process of duplicating disc record* This Is held 
to Ih- it .fundamental invention, and the bearing 
before Judge Hazel, I'nlted Slates circuit 
(Wpjtty purl. " 



FOR LOWER FREIGHT RATES. * 

G.o. N. Nisbott, of the Nations! Phonograph 
Co.. Actively Working Toward This End. 

{Special M Tin: Talking Muchfn* World.) 

Chicago, 111., Die 11. 1806. 

Ceo. N. Nisbott. general manager of lbs Na- 
tional I'honograph Co., this illy, is as before re- 
torted in TAe World, actively working toward 
securing a reduction In the freight rates on talk- 
ing machines. In a recent talk he said: 

"We have tiled a petition and made application 
to the Western ClasslHcation Committee for a 
reduction In rates on phonographs and phono- 
graph records, from one and a half times first 

■ lass to first class in less than car lots, and third 

■ lass In car lots, anil have prefaced our conten- 
tion for this application by stating that the rep- 
resentative business men of the West recognize 
the utility of our product and that they realize 
tlfty Io successfully introduce same and handle it 
on a paying basis it is very essential that trans- 
portation charges be brought Into line. In order 
to do business at a profit, and that while we are 
doing a fairly good business in Die West we feel 
justified in saving that It would be increased 
HON per cent, by granting the reduction prayed 
Tor. As further matters of interest, we have de- 
monstrated to the Classification Committee that 
the average value of phonographs shipped last 
year did not exceed $iU. The average weight 
per cubic fowKls Ifijj pounds, the average value 
per cubic fool. (^.57. Another strong point that 
we have brought forward is the value, loading 
rapacity ami commercial necessity, In compari- 
son with articles analogous thereto: 

, ■First.— A musical Instrument, and as such Is 
entitled to the same rates as musical instru- 
ments, boxed. N. O. S. first class, pianos, auto- 
matic pianos, boxed, etc. 

"Second.— They are in use commercially for 
dictation and educational purposes, and as Btich 
are entitled to same rates as other articles used 
for educational purposes, school books, as an 
illustration, from which knowledge Is Imparted. ' 

-Third.— The commodities mentioned below 
nre of greater value and of less loading capacity, 



Cow 



York, 
donT Philip Mnuro and (\ A. 1- Hassle sn- 
ared for Ihe complainants, and Henry IVttlt 
id S. 0. EdmUadB for the defendants. 



RICH TO MAKE VIOLIN RECORDS. 

Thaddcus Rich, the clever young violinist who 
played recently with such distinguished suc- 
cess at the private concert of the Mendelssohn 
lilce Cluli. and who was heard lust Sutnrday In 
a musl.alc at the While House, imil in a formal 
concert at Carnegie Hull last night. Is about to 
make a number of very valuable violin records 
for Mr. M. A. Miller, who Is Identified with the 
['nth.'- Kreres records In this country. Mr. iKIch 
is using a rare old violin which has especial 
tune properties suitable for record making, nnd 
Mr. Miller expects wonderful things from .Mr. 
Rich's efforts. Young Rich was born In Minnea- 
polis, and displayed unusual talents at an early 
age. He studied with some of the great masters 
who are most, enthusiastic regarding his future. 
Press opinions in Rnrope are highly eulogistic. 
He is ihe son nf MajorMtiHi. secretary of the 
McPhatl Piano Co., Hoston. one of the most 
genial and accomplished men of the industry. 



- -^k WARNING TO DEALERS. 

Notices have lieen mailed to dealers in both 
New York and Hrooklyn. by 1,. Kaiser, warn- 
ing'tbem against advancing, under any circum- 
siames. money In response to requests in his 
liebalf which they may receive by telephone. 
Two dealers have lieen victimized during the 
past week, hence the almvc'warnlng. .* 



i In 






i Of t 



Roods . 
will 



merclal necessity— photographic material, N. 0. 
S. boxed; millinery. N. O. S. boxed; perfumery, 
linxed: toys, hi O. S. boxed, etc.. and we could 
add Innumerable other citations." 

In this move Mr. Nlabett has the hearty 
support of Ihe entire trade, as it will be the 
of helping dealers and Jobbers to get 
transportation rates. The 
come up for consideration before 
the classification committee which meets in Los 
Angeles. Cni.. some time in January. Manufac- 
turers, dealers and Jobliers generally should help 
the cause nlong hy petitioning the board and 
keeping up nn active agitation until justice Is 
secured,. 

Samuel Siegel, Ihe celebrated mandolinlst. 
whose records as made for the Edison. Columbia 
; nd Victor companies, are so very popular, is ap- 
I'laring In concert with great success this season. 



Trade Notice 



Mil lh» mk»n <.t I>l». 
.v- <■,..„„-, "It t»- hl.Mfns 
:Ii.t iIi-hnn. uf nil* i'. tnr 



r*m!v to pill till.' [.-|.r.-.|».r- whlrli u TFI j,w i 
ihe labnr. trouble nnd piiA npriuir with rmmb-n 
Kv.TV ntli- 1- |"Tf'. r. ;,,),! «■],..,. limprrlT pot 10 all 

■■■■Hi-!' I- '- ;| ll I !■-■■* "Ill lint, wlthnut soy rhangr 
mu-lral qiiallilr. Mill, nny i.r Ih- i-«t. Th.- l.yrlr 

<.■■.-! sslss m in can arrange f"r -l.lc Kan, 

r..r l.ii.klnit"'nn.l alnlUng^-ii'miib-VtrBVTnl'yT' ' 



Lyric Mfg. Company, 

118 and 120 Mark*! St., Iiwirk, I. j. 



14 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



PACIFIC COAST NEWS. 



i BiiiinKs of Graves A Co.. of Portia 
Great Edison Exhibit- Other News. 



raphs have lirr 
oa laboratories. 
e-the lawst ah! 
nt in the I'acin 
ilete.the mock . 



This 






u.I,- J,.l 



■ large 
have 



all b 



tore in :!; 



h i. He-lined to com- 
iv & (■«.,■ who have tieen 

goods in the Njjrliitwli 
ally expect the .already 
Washington sireei would 
insiderably to arcomme.- 

arrangetnenl a stock of 
iveral thousand phono- 



nf the Victor, representing alone thousands of 
doliajfe. ' . 

Tho old galleries, of Uit theater are fitted up 
With cabinets which skirt every nook ami turner 
of the walls, holding, It is estimated," 25.00U rec- 
ord*. In alt Hie departments, of this Ms essab- 
-.llshmeut over lO.QUO square feel of floor space 
are utilized. Jaken as a whole, the phonograph 
parlors of Gravis IKCo'. ore acknowledged to he 
the finest by far In tin- [Tnl'ted Slates. 
These phonograph parlors are crowded all day 



TWO years ago It was 
ild .that buying phonographs bras a fad', hut the 
ave or interest which awoul pver the country 

that time h:is steadily increased.. As F. W. 






miifai 



iphs a 



small 



date in proper el. 
fcn.'OOO records i 
graphs, in addition io the big Block or atntngetl 
and band instruments, and die complete stock or 
supplies Repl tor the trade, saying nothing of 
!lie immense stock of sheet, music which occu- 
pies one entire wall of this big retail and whole- 
sale establishment. When this demand for more 
room confronted P. W. (Iravcs. the head and 
founder ot the hoiiBe. a man who tins grappled 
with aod'£Olved successfully many knotty flnaic 
tin) problems, he proposed to his associates that 
'a lease he taken on the Arcade Theater building, 
standing at the rear of the store. Naturally 
enough this looked like extravagant expansion 
to many. Tile wisdom of the step taken is now 
apparent. ,Wbei£ theatrical stars delighted thou- 
sands of people, phonographs now perform a 
similar mission. Tile space occupied by the 
auditorium and stow of the old theater has been 
divided Into four phonograph parlors, each hav- 
ing individual finish and different furnishings. 
One of the from parlors occupied by Rdlson ma- 
rhinos is finished In bine and gold, with a canopy 
celling studded with electric Hglits. Adjoining on 
the front Is a beautiful phonograph parlor de- 
voted to Victor machines and *ecnrds. Here are 
carried a complete stock of the matchless records 






every home to have the advantage of hearing 
the heat singers. The influence, It must he taken 
fur granted, is good. It makes home more at- 
tractive by furnishing wholesome amusement 

phonographs that are sent cut thi-MMHier others 



mil' reports a most astonishing business in rcc- 
irds and machines. 

The San Francisco Chronicle is still giving 
may talking machines with subscriptions lo Ha- 
mper. -No doubt this Is a profitable inducement. 
["be Bulletin, too, has adopted the same scheme. 
Talking machines seem to be a favorite choice 
t«r Christians presents this season. 

Althffngh the people seem 10 use their Judg- 
ment in selecting talking machines, and every 
store is able to sell- the same, Hie majority of 
purchasers want Victor records and Sherman, 
Clay £ Co. are busy filling orders for Ihe other 

Hy the way the one dollar Victor records have 
been reduced to sixty cents; (.'lark Wise adver- 
tised the reduction in (he papers this evening. 
Von ought to see ih,' scramble. 

The depart meal stores are now currying a large 
st,»-k or talking machines which shows how much 



u Intew 
uisly Increase 

dionograph fa 
msltb 



Thu 






i la I 



icejiHon of this hnsi- 
are pioneers In the 
rilatid. and are In a 
ire the 



-Nl.i. 



.- , regard 

for tlfls rorm of amusement. There arc hundreds 
of homes in Portland with phonographs, repre- 
senting investments from |2Q to ItOOO, All ilml 
amusement and rolit In these machines. As one 
man who is soniewiiai careworn by /the monoton- 
ous routine of business, said a few/days since, '1 
had better pay you fftfl for home {tnusemenl that 
will cheer me up than pay Hie doctor $500,* This 
at least slgiiilles that w<- oH Mines ore forgetful 
of what pleasant pastime is within iW reach, 
ami overlook means or happiness that are cattily 
at our command." "^, 

Clark Wise & Co. report remarkable hik-vc** 
with their talking machine department, Lam 



■urdaj 



the) 



the 



. RECORDS FOR CfflNA. 

The lirst bail. i ot sample records bus been re- 
ceived by the Victor Talking .Machine Co., Cam- 
den. N.' .1.. from George K. Cheney ni Shanghai. 
China. Iteing Chines,- records, there Is llille. If 
any. difference between male and femane voices. 
but are dei-tard to give excellent results. Mr. 
Cheney is cxjs-cled to remain In the Orient for nt 
hast a year yet '-making tnasiers. 
t- 

lu n suit for royalties auainsl So| BlOOm, mil- 
sie pullHsbe/ OU'the melody, "Laughing Waters," 
l-'reil W. irngi^^eadcr of. tho mm-o- phone orches- 
tra, was awarded a verdict December IT. The 
case was before Judge l-evenirlti. Special term. 
Supreme Court. I'arl 6, New York, for three days. 
About $1,000 Is involved, and lit giving the com- 
plainant an accounting. Hie defendant was re- 
quired to make a return within ten days. It ap- 
pear*. Ihe contention was over a difference of 
interpretation. of a contract between Ihe parties, 



" There Is always room for one more ** loses Its force when you see Ihe Ideal. 


The Newest Idea in Racks-- The Ideal" 

A Space-Savtng and Time-Saving Rack For Disc Records 






11 ERE'S A RACK for Disc Records, occupying a space only 30 inches 
; 1 1 square, standing 5 feet, 6 inches high and holding 2.400 Records. 
That's proof of saving of space in storing of Records. 
It revolves, so that without moving a step, you are within reach 
of any desired record. ' 

Surely, that is proof «f considerable time-saving. 
It keeps the -records free from scratches, dust and dirt and shows 
at a glance when stock of any number is getting low. 
Hence, it does a stock clerk's work. 

It helps in selling goods, because the customer is attracted by its 
[■ unique and cleanly appearance. • 
Thus, it pays for itself in that way alone. 






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tt':IJHf|«|H 


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MffBHil'>llt-l 


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a.v„ ' - ■• ...v Jl 


We manufacture Wire Record Racks of a wide variety of sizes and 
Styles, for Cylinder and Disc Records and" will cheerfully send com- 
plete catalogue to dealers who write, us ofl their business stationery, a 

Syracuse Wire Works, 

f Syracuse, IN. Y. 




PRICE $30.00 - 



^N 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



15 



TRADE NOTES FROM THE WEST. 

Considerable Buying for Gift Purposes — Edi- 
son Commercial Department — Wurlitzcr 
Co.'s New Quarters — Lyon &. Healy to Han- 
dle I. S. C. System — Columbia vs. Vim Liti- 
gation— Star Novelty Co: Very Busy — Colum- 
bia Graphophones for Institute. 



Telephones : 



. t HUTiunlSM. World Office: 

' 1 Automatic mi. mi Monidoock Hock 

(Special 10 The TntkltiK MncBloe World.) 

Chicago. III., Dec. 7, 19UG. 

While tlie liolliliiy trade with the retailers can 
hardly he salt! to he in full hlaat as yet, consid- 
erable buying for gift purposes is already going 
on, and the Indications are for a more than nor- 
mal if not an absolutely record breaking busi- 
ness. The Jobbers are literally swamped with 
business, and are having hard work to All the 
eleventh -hour orders from dealers for holiday 
goods. Record sales with both retailers and job- 
bers are most excellent. 

Western Manager Nisbeti, of Hie National 
Phonograph Co., says that he never had such 
trouble In filling orders In his life. While buy- 
ing by the larger Jobbers commenced unusually 
carly It has continued, and the smaller trade arc 
now simply flooding them with "hurry up"' busi- 
ness. Nelson C. Durand, manager of the com- 
mercial machine department of the National Co.. 
is now here setting that branch of the business 
started at the Chicago headquarters. It will 
have finely fitted up rooms on the sixth floor 
of the building, which was recently acquired for 
that purpose. 

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. have made remark- 
able strides In Chicago under the capable man- 
agement of Edward Chi. A milestone in their 
progress will be marked next spring, or the early 
.•mmmcr. by ihclr'removal to a large building at 
K6-26S Wabash avenue, which they have leased 
lor a period of twenty years at $12,000 a year. 
and which they will remodel and Improve at a 
cost of at least (12,000. The company, which are 
large dealers In Edison nnd Victor machines, will 
undoubtedly greatly Increase Its talking machine 
department in the larger and more centrally lo- 
cated building. They are making some very at- 
iraciivn holiday window displays. 

I.yon & Healy are now pushing very energeti- 
cally the Edison machines in a retail and 
wholesale way. as well as the Victor. They are 
dolus some excellent advertising on (he Edison 
In the daily papers. They have fitted up a rec- 
ord room for (he Edison on the fourth floor, 
which is a model apartment for the purpose. 

They are also preparing to handle the Interim 



tional Correspondence Schools' system of rastruc- 
tlon In French, German and Spanish through 
.the medium of the Edison phonograph. This de- 
partment will be located on the first floor, and 
J Foster Davis, of the International Schools, Is 
now here looking after Its installation. 

The Vim Co. generally matinees to have a job 
lot or suits for price cutting pending against It. 

The Columbia Phonograph Co. brought suit 
against the Vim Co. In the United States Cir- 
cuit Couri, before Judge Bcthea, on November 23, 
and he granted a restraining order pending the 
motion for Injunction. 

The ease came up on the 20th, and a temporary 
Injunction was granted pending an appeal. The 
action against the Vim Co. was on because the 
Vim Co., It was claimed, sold Columbia ten-Inch 
disc records at less than $1, the price at which 
they U^erc licensed to be sold; S!t cents was the 
price advertised by the Vim Co. Attorney Ellslia 
1,. Cam]] appeared for I he Columbia Co. and 
Gustavo Nelson for the defendant. 

It Will he remembered that the Victor Talking 
Machine Co. brought still against tap Vim Co. 
on July ay last, as stated In The World at the 
time, to restrain them from selling records of 
the Victor Co. at less than the Victor Co.'s estab- 
lished prices provided on the labels on their 
records. 

The further history of the cast; Is thus stated 
by Clarence N. Goodwin, attorney for the Victor 
Talking Machine Co.. who said: 

'■The Vim Co. is a cut'rate house at 68 East 
l-ako staeet. For the protection or Its dealers 
the Victor Talking Machine Co. maintains the 
standard price on all its goods. This has enabled 
'hem to Improve ihe quality of their lines with- 
out Increasing the price. 

"The Vim Co. cut prices on Victor goods— has 
been doing it ft» some time. On July 29 the 
Victor Co. filed its suit in the Cnltod States Cir- 
cuit Court, ami set out the patents under which 
h mnnufnetnres Its goods, and that attached to 
each record or machine manufactured by it was 
;l notice that the goods were licensed to be sold 
to the public at a price not less than the price 
marked on the label In each Instance. 

"Judge Kohlsaat entered an order restraining 
the defendants from selling the complainants' 
goods for less than the prices marked on the 
Inbels, and the defendants demurred to the bill. 
The demurrer was overruled, and the defendants 
were ordered fo answer by the first Monday In 
Septembers am] a temporary Injunction was is- 
sued restraining them In the same manner as 
noted above. 

"'The defendants did nol answer, and an order 
was entered defaulting them and taking the bill 



STOP FOOLING 



STAR MODULATOR 



FOR DISC MACHINES. WHICH GETS »T THE HOOT OF THE TROUBLE 




A BIG PROFIT TO 
THE DEALER. 

TO SHOW IT IS TO SELL IT. 



i naltt a "wim \<" (ilight u* it t»> into Ihrw nfwli, pre- 
Ity imlniijtaii rnual prts*ure a S jmM Utt omsidc of tht 

i« near perfect an il ran Iw iiailr without perfect 



STAR NOVELTY CO., office, 6i 1 63 Porter Block, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



as confessed — or, as the lawyers say. taking 11 
pro confesso. 

"The Injunction Issued has been violated by 
the Vim Co.; the court entered a rule on the de- 
fendants to show cause why they should^not be 
adjudged in contempt for doing so, and the mat- 
ter was referred to E. II. sheraian, master In 
chancery, to take.proofs. 

"Both sides closed their proofs November 28, 
and the defendants applied to Judge Kohlsaat for 
an order setting aside tho default and permit- 
ting them to file an answer to the bill. The 
motion was denied.',' 

The Star Novelty Co., Grand Rapids. Mich., are 
having a fine demand for their Star Modulator. 
They have shipped oui a good many "gold-plated 
modulators, In the Roman gold to match tho fin- 
ish on (he gold-plated Victor, the last order going 
to Stanley & Penrsal! in their awell new store In 
Filth avenue, New York. They are getting re- 
orders all the time, thus showing (hat the trade 
ha^ confidence In the article. 

Olio Young & Co., wholesale Jewelers, Chicago, 
are now Jobbing Columbia graphophones ener- 
getically, and arc carrying a large stock to meet 
the demands of their trade. 

The Chicago offlee of the Columbia Phonograph 
Co. have Just received an order from the Illinois 
Institute for the Blind for a commercial dictation 
machine. The use of this machine naturally 
opens a remarkable opportunity for blind type- 
writer operators, as they reach a high degree of 
proficiency. Truf would be out of lbs game en- 
tirely if they were not able by this means to 
dispense entirely with shorthand. 

Tho Chicago Case Mfg. Co. are having a re- 
markable demand for their talking machine, horn 
and record cases. They make machine cases for 
every type of talker that Is made. 



AMUSEMENT PARL0B FOE PITTSBUBG. 

(Special li. Th." Talking Murium- World. i 

Pittsburg. Pa., Dec. 11, 1905." 
Ailolph Suitor, of New York, is the lessee of the 
Rafferty building at 221-223 Fifth avenue, now 
iHi'iipled by Kleber's music store. He Is the pro- 
prietor of nearly a score or high-class amuse- 
ment parlors, having eight in New York, five In 
B<WtOB and one In Buffalo, as well as other cities. 
lie proposes to occupy ihe first and second floors 
of the Fifth avenue building with one of these 
resorts, where will be slot machines, phono- 
graphs and other penny amusements. These two 
Hoots will probably be made Into one story, with 
a wide balcony around It, and the estimated coat 
of the remodeling Is pul at 130,000. Before agree- 
ing to this son of tenant Gilbert T. Rafferty seat 
a represent alive lo New York, who found that 
ihe amusement parlors there as conducted by 
Mr. Sudor are strictly high-class and are con- 
sldercd an advantage in a business way to the 
streets where ihey are located. The rent will bo 
about (30,000 a year. 



CHANGES IN COLUMBIA STAFF. 

Among /he recent changes In the Columbia 
Phonograph Co.'s service are the following: Ken- 
neth Johns, late assistant manager ot the Co- 
lumbia Phonograph Co.'s store at Cincinnati, has 
been appointed manager of the Detroit store, bis 
successor as assistant manager of Cincinnati be- 
ing Mr.-R. J. Whclan; Mr. J. P. Booker, of the 
Memphis stcsje. has been appointed manager of 
the Denver store; Mr. J. P. J. Kelly, of J^he St 
Joseph store has been appointed manager of the 
Omaha and Lincoln stores; Mr. R. P. Bartlett, 
formerly an employe of the St. Louis store, and 
who has been with the Hollenberg Music Co. for 
the past year, has been placed in charge of the 
Memphis store as acting manager; Mr. M. W. 
Brooks, formerly a salesman in the St. Louis 
store, has been appointed manager of the St Jo- 
seph store, and Mr. Oeorge C. Sager, formerly or 
the Omaha store, has been transferred to St. 
Louis as a salesman. 

J. G. Williams, a prominent bookseller ot 
Worcester, Mass., has a well' appointed talking 
machine department 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



Important Announcement ! 

Because of Improved Manufacturing Facilities, 
We Announce the Following New Prices of 

COLUMBIA 

DISC RECORDS 

7=inch records now 35 cents each 

10=inch records now 60 cents each 

10=inch reversible records now $1.00 each 

LIBERAL DISCOUNTS TO THE TRADE 

COLUMBIA RECORDS ARE THE BEST 

Grand Prix, Paris, 1900 Double Grand Prize, St. Louis, 1904 



/ CHANGE IN LICENSE : 

All 7-inch, 10-inch and reversible 10-inch Columbia disc records 
heretofore licensed to be sold to the public at 50c, $1.00 and 
$1.50, respectively, are hereafter licensed to be sold to the public 
at: 7-inch, 35c.; 10-inch, 60c, and reversible, 10-inch, $1.00 each. 

No dozen price. All exchanges withdrawn. 



Columbia Phonograph Go. 

Pioneers and Leaders in the 
Talking* Machine Art 

STORES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES DEALERS EVERYWHERE 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



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COLUMBIA 

Improved Lyric Reproducer Graphophones 

The first thing to be considered in a talking machine 
is the Reproducer 



The Improved Lyric Reproducer is a Wonder 

THREE 'AeW MODELS \ 





Type B. E.- " Leader," 530. Type B. F.— " Peerless," 40. Type B.C. "Sovereign," $50. 

Liberal Discount to Dealers 



The new 1906 cylinder graphophone is the finest cylinder machine ever placed 
on the market. Through the introduction of the New Improved Lyric 
Reproducer, the best possible 'tone is secured. If you deal in talking machines 
you should handle the best. m 

The Graphophone Is the Best! 

It has received the Highest Honors wherever exhibited. 
I lie great distinguishing feature of the Graphohone is 

Simplicity of Construction 

I'll.' "Peerless" and "Sovereign" Styles use the •Twentieth Century" half foot Hong Cylinder 
Records as well as the well known X. ]'. Records. 

Columbia Graphophortes, both cylinder and disc, anil Columbia Records Surpass all otl 

New Price for Disc Records: 10-ln., 60 cents each; 7-ln., 35 cents each. 



Columbia Phonograph Co., General 

CrM, °" o( ,he Talking: Machlna Industry, Ownara of the. Fundamental Palanu. 

L " r i"» Mafujfijmjturera In (he World. * 

90-92 ^West Broadway. * - - New York City 

Cut out Coupon and rnail^ to-day $B~ 




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COLUMBIA MANAGER SURPRISED. 

x 

Bui! net* Associates of George W. Lyle Surprise 
Him by a Magnificently Equipped Library. 

George TV., Lyle, general manager of the Colum- 
bia Phonograph Co., was pleasantly surprised re- 
cently by bis associates composing the managers 
in the service of the Columbia Co. • 

Mr. Lyle has completed the erection of a very 
handsome residence at Hack en sack, N. J. On re- 
turning home recently he> found a committee 
composed of Edward D. Eastman, president 
of the company; Paul H. Cromelln,- vice-presi- 
dent; J. H. Dorjan, assistant manager, and "W- L, 
Eckhart, manager of the New York branch and 
others, assembled'! In a magnificently, appointed 
library. Thla room had been completely fur- 



Spanish leather. Everything Is in perfect har- 
mony, even down to the bronze lamp, together 
with many rare volumes, and Mr. Lyle says with 
good reason that be has the best appointed li- 
brary In Greater New York, and the best men In 
the world for associates. 



GOVERNOR HOOG AND THE "TALKER." 

Speech Dictated' for Machine Scores Tre- 
mendous Success at Political Banquet — How 
the Governor Became Interested in the 
Phonograph — Dictating the Hunting Cry — 
Uses Machine for Speeches and Records for 
Preservation. 



They were yelping, barking and howling, anx- 
ious for the chase. The more the. Governor blew 
the flercler became the barking of the dogs, until 
they had all arrived. "Now, boys, go hunting to 
your hearts' content, and by all means, learn to 
toot your own horn.' 

They bad proceeded less than fifty yards when 
the phonograph let loose, and called hack every 
one of those dogs, Mr. Holleman having, in the 
meantime, slipped on a blauk record, and re- 
corded the entire proceedings. The Governor was 
so elated over its success that he purchased an 
Edison machine, and now has one of the most 
complete outfits In Texas, and spends consider- 
able time dictating thereto his speeches and say- 
ings for future preservation. 



.Mfwc 



rid. I 




nlshed by them during his absence to business 
that day down to the minutest detail, and pre- 
sented to Mr. Lyle, by his business associates as 
a token of their appreciation of bis splendid serv- 
ices In the upbuilding of the Columbia business. 
Measurement for the bookcase and fittings had 
been carefully taken and the work prepared ac- 
cording to specifications, so Ihc final arrange-, 
ments could lie made within a short time after 
their delivery. The fittings are In solid ma- 
hogany, and the chairs are upholstered with 



Dallas. Tex.. Dec. B, 1M0&. 
"'I nolo the Texas fapcrs carry a dally report 
of the Illness of Governor Hogg." remarked it 
well-known talking machine man a few days 
ago, "for It Is well known that lie Is by far the 
.most popular man In the State. He also has many 
eccentricities and Is constantly doing something 
to upsijt the plans of the trusts or big railway 
systems. Bnt-t£e Interest lag portion of the Gov- 
ernor, 80 turyta the talking machine Industry re- 
lates. Is the fact that, although sick In bed at it 
hotel In Fort Worth he conceived 'he Idea of dic- 
tating a speedi upon a blank record, ami having 
It reproduced ut the political banquet spread re- 
cently at Dallas in honor of the Texas legislators 
and prospective gubernatorial candidates. The 
speech was reproduced by the Twentieth Century 
Columbia graphophone. in cburgo of Robert it. 
Souders, of Dallas, Texas rcpr<'setifaJ,(Vc of the 
Columbia Co. It was tljo most, c hoe red speech 
delivered during, the evening, or. rather, the* 
night, Inasmuch as It lasted until nearly 5 a. m. 
Governor Hogg's Interest in talking machines 
dates hack to last summer when. In a peculiar 
manner, he was induced to purchase nr. Edison . 
phonograph. H. M. Holleman, of Houston, presi- 
dent of tho Texaa Phonograph Co.. visited thc- 
Governor at his magnificent summer home near 
Columbia, and during the Jong, hot afternoons 
would entertain the Governor nnd his family "with 
music on a phonograph he brought along. 

One day. while the phonograph was playing, 
the Governor's boys were arrnnging a hunitni: 
expedition, but could not blow the horn. in the 
proper manner to assemble the dogs. The Gov- 
ernor, who weighs about three hundred pounds. 
said: "Holleman,. stop that music: boys, come 
here, by gatlings! let me show you how to raise 
those dogs, although I have not curled my mouth 
to that horn for a long time." .Almost Instantly 
he was surrounded by a howling mob of fifteen of 
the best hounds in south Texas, who had recog- 
nized the famlllor blow Of the Governor's horn. 



DESIRABILITY OF SOUND-PROOF ROOMS, 

Mention has been made in the news columns of 
The Talking Machine World of Jobbers and pro- 
gressive dealers providing sound-proor rooms for 
demonstrating. The wisdom of this Is self-evi- 
dent, for the necessity of having sound-proof 
rooms in which records can lie. tested la becom- 
ing more ;ind more obvious. In order to pay 
well, (he talking machine business requires Just 
us careful treatment as other special lines of 
trade, and when it receives it it will show just 
U gratifying returns. The business cannot he 
ireaied Indifferently and slowed nway In some 
obscure portion of an establishment if expected 
1r- pay well. It Is more ihan could be expected of 
any other line. The sale of talking machines re 
nulres Jtisl as rorrei'-t treatment as other trade 
specialties. It is pretty sure to respond to pro- 
gressive envlror/ment nnd return dealers excel- 
lent results (for any legitimate outlay. The 
Question miw' uppermost is what iiarllcular model 
in arrangement gives the most complete results. 



RECENT INCORPORATIONS. 

The Rogers Specialty Co. was Incorjiornted with 
tho Secretary of the State at Albany on Decem- 
ber 8, for the purpose of handling phonographs 
and other specialties In that line, utth a capital 
of 14,01)0. Directors: G. M. Rogers. L. V. Wild- 
man and Mary A. Rogers, all of this clly. 



The Dallas Talkli 
filed a certificate- i 
thorities of Texas, i 
purpose of buying 
Incorporators 



Russell and George N. Gross. 



Machine Co., of Dallas, have 
Incorporation with the mi- 
lt a capital of $5,000 Tor the 
d selling tnlklng machines 
re: D. H. Spencer. W. T. 



M. Drolet & Son, of Kankakee, ill., has pur- 
chased tho talking machine business of E. H. . 
Tower, on Schuyler avenue, that city. 



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NOTES FROM THE "EMERALD ISLE." 



Osborne's 
— Mr. Ed 



's Meet in Dublin — Gramophone 
1 — Many Concerts Being Given- 
Shipments Extend the World Over 

ia Graphophone Heard In Theatre 
son" Much Thought of In Ireland. 



f 



i Special In Tlic Talkl«| Machine World. I 

Belfast. Ireland. Nov. 31). 1900. 

The firamopliono lias now acquired a nhi'iiom- 
cnal popularity In mnsle-loving Ireland, and busi- 
ness in that wonderful instrument ia gains ahead 
"by leaps and bounds"; this Is doubtless oWfQE 
not only to tbo marvelous evolution of thin 
"talker," but to the growing tasto for classical 
— In contradistinction to -commonplace — music, 
nml in tills connection the (iramoidiotiB Co., of 
London, have every reason to congratulate tliem- 
MlVflS, their laudable efforts to elevutu the lone 
and character nf their se!<Ttlons tuning hern a|>- 
predated by dealers and the'nubllt- generally.- 
Should there be any likelihood or gminojdione 
records becoming vulgarized, a death-blow would 
result from which the business In these goods 
would not easily recover. Ah an enterprising 
firm the tJratnophone Co. have few rivals In Hie 
BrltBR Isles. 

Quite recently their BngllaJ] nianager, S. W. 
Dixon, orgaslsed and personally attended a meet- 
inc or Irish dealere at the tlrauvllle Hotel. Dub- 
lin, in order that the latest designs of instru- 
ments, etc., might he inspected, but especially 
that an opportunity niicht he thereby afforded 
of "reeling the pulse of dealers respect I tij; a 
number of special records by Irish artists, be- 
fore Blaetng them on the market: needless to say 
those, present felt honored by their principals 
having thus "taken them into their confidence" 
as regards the suitability of the records alluded 
to. 1 would respectfully BttggsM "'at the prece- 
dent thus set by the Cranio phone Co. might be 
ndvaptnyeoiisly followed by talking machine 



— H. Cordon Smyth, of Uelfasl — has been ap- 
pointed traveling representative of the Gramo- 
phone Co., his territory being Ireland and Scot- 
land. No one better qualified could have been 
selected, and the fact that ho is a staunch sup- 
porter of "prlrf maintenance," Is much in tils 
favor. It Is hoped that he will exert his ener- 
gies In detecting "price cutters,' and other Irre- 
sponsible and dishonorable dealers who surrep- 
titiously disregard the terms of their agreements, 
and have all such suspended In order that a re- 
spectahlo business should be maintained In a 
healthy condition. Mr. Smyth, on behalf or his 
principals, Is now organising two gramophone 
concerts, which are to he held In the largest hall 
In Helfast (Hiring the present, month, and which 
should act as a limp to the trade of local 
dealers. 

Since Mr. T. Kdens Osborne, of Belfast, ac 
quired Qte Irish factorship of. xonophoues and 
/imnphone records, the output of zonophone prod- 
ucts has been lunch greater than he had ntittrf- 
pated. and he looks forward confidently to an im- 
mense business in these goods. 

What I mik'ht term Mr. Osliorne's "trade 
radius" is constantly extending. Last took he 
received and executed an order for "Gregorian 
Chain" gramophone records from Hunker Hill. 
111.. 0. S. A. A fortnight aeo he sold and ills- 
patched a gramophone and larc" lot of gnUM* 
phone and zounphonc records to Huenos Ayres, 
Argentine Republic. A month ago he received an 
order from FoOchOW, China, for a gramophone 
and records, and about same time he secured an- 
other order for a taper arm zotaopbono from In- 
vercarclll. New Zealand. 

The same gentleman ha* jttst been favored 
with tin lni|iorlant trade apjioltitiiicnt. namely, 
i he sole factorship for Helfast'aud district of the 
Russell Hunting Record QBVs "Sterling" phono- 
ma ph records. 

The largest music hall In Belfast Is "The I'al- 



Maker's Romance." and to witness the line acting 
of Mr. Martin Harvey. For au hour and a quar- 
ter prior to rise of the curtain, the Immense au- 
dience were entertained by Mr. T. Edeus Osborne, 
who, by means of the new sound-magnifying Co- 
lumbia graphophone succeeded in" demonstrating 
bow clearly, loudly and effectively that instru- 
ment could reproduce bands, songs and other se- 
lections. The programme, which embraced some 
ihlrly-slx Items, wan-In the 'hands of each one 
present, and the capabilities of the machine were 
not only much appreciated, but looked upon as i 
"a holt from (he blue." Indeed, the "early-door" 
gathering was a record one. being the largest 
that had ever been known at The Palace. 

I cannot conclude without stating how very 
miich your wonderful wizard. Mr. Edison. Is 
respected here, and how general is the feeling In 
Helfust lhat the phonographic sroducts of the 
I-MImim laboratory are still unexcelled. ■ i 



HEARD 75 MILES DISTANT. 

'elephcVe Carried Talking Machine Entei 
t for Big Audience from Phlladelph 



Alls 



tic City. 



ufiictu: 



wltirll i 






.Vlth In Hi., past few days a gramaphone dealet 



i November 1 wi 
the elite Of Belfast 

natirnfe perfonnanc 



rdedj to over- 



iSpi'ilnl lr. Tin- Talkini: Msirlitne WorM I 

Atlantic City, N. J„ Dec. 9, 1005. 

A talking machine entertainment, repeated by 
telephone to an audience over seventy-flve miles 
distant, was a novel feature Introduced for the 
edlflcailon of (Irangers and other visitors to the 
Grangers' exhibit on the Steel Pier the other day. 

On a special wW run from the central office 
of an Independent telephone company In Philadel- 
phia, speeches of famous orators, renditions of 
renowned singers and selections by well-known 
bands came to hundreds of-H MI en era. 

A simitar system is in use In big cities, whereby 
hospital Invalids and patients in their private 
homes may listen to sermons that prominent 
clergymen are delivering In their pulpits, but 
this Is said to be the first time that an audience 
has been entertained at so great a distance. 



Do You Use Our Needles? 

EVERYONE WHO DOES USE THEM RE- 
ORDERS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN 
IT. GET IN THE SWIM— ORDER TO-DAY. 

NEEDLES. 




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'/'<• 3/16' 3/lt,* 

Wholes ale-Retail 

We can give you the lowest possible price for 
first-class needles. We do not handle any inferior 
grades. Everything purchased from us guaranteed 
to be the best obtainable. 



VICTOR GOODS 

The recent reduction in the price of VICTOR 
RECORDS brings the VICTOR within reach 
of everyone. 

If you are a dealer in talking machines, 
and do not handle the VICTOR, 

SEND US YOUR ORDER AT ONCE. 

If you already have them, STOCK UP. 

We are exclusively VICTOR jobbers. 



The "ADJUSTABLE" Sound Box 

This is something entirely new and is acknowledged by 
experts to be the best they have ever heard. 
HAS A TWO-INCH DIAPHRAGM. 

Jobbers and Dealers should PRICE $5.00. 

GET WISE. 

LIBERAL DISCOUNTS. SAMPLES READY. 



AMERICAN TALKING MACHINE COMPANY 



V- [|586 FULTON' STREET (Brooklyn), N. Y. CITY 

LARGEST TALKING MApHINE HOUSE IINJ 



THE CITY. 



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3| WOI^LXD.** 



OllUctS 



EDWARD LYHAN BILL, ■' Editor and Proprietor. 

J. B. SriLLANC. Minasin* Editor. 
T«de Rrprt.rnl.dVe.: <•**.* K«U.r», F. H. TllowrsQ*. 

tfeHer, Oflfeal Earnur I.. Warn; ITS Tremont Si. 
Chie Wo tSTflee : !■- 1'. VjUKHaiumim, I30S Monailnork 
' TukmoKU: Harrfjim, is-ij Automatic..; got. 
Phil. Jtlphi, Oilier : Mineral .11. a»d SI. Paul i 

8. W. KaurmaM. E. CtouM. 

Si. Loai. Dllie*: S.n rranciico Older : 

Ciin. N. Va* Bun.--. ALTUDHmcn. ISMIT Front St. 
Publi.k.d In. 15th of «.r» m.nih.MM.di.on A..., N. V 

SUBSCRIPTION (including "po.U„J. Uoitrd Slate*. 

II en co and Canada, SO ccnla per jear; all other counirict, 

■ ADVERTISEMENTS. «.00 per IdcIi. ainale column, per 
mierlion. On quarterly or yea/I* coniricu a aptcal dn- 
count i. allowed. Advertising I'aiet, JiO.00; oppoiitc read- 



Mf-IHPORTANT.- AdveniHmrni. or ch.nfe. .houlil 
reach thi. ollicc not laler Ih.n the 9th ol the mnnlh and. 



NEW YOR.K. DECEMBER 15. 1905. 

TALKING machine men in nil section* of the 
country have excellent reasons to enjoy 
ilii' holiday season to the utmost. Their busi- 
ness stockings are wall filled, because ihe year's 
trarle has been the moHt satisfactory in every 
way that (ins ever been enjoyed in the talking 
machine trade— or. better, wo may nay with ap- 
propriateness the talking macblne Industry; tor 
it has, in fact, reached to the dignity of an in- 
dustrial position. Few people have an adequate 
idea an to the rapid advance which has been 
made in the special department of trade life to 
whl.h the Talking Machine World directly ap- 

THE talking machine trade has many mil- 
lions of invested capital in It, and Rives 
employment to thousands of hands. There are 
factories employed In the production of machines, 
parts thereof ant] records in many cities thro* gh- 
aut the land, and there are thousands of men 
who make a livelihood by selling these admir- 
able products of the human brain not only In 
every nook and 1 cranny of this country, but in 
all parts of the world as well. 

THE manufacturers of talking machines Jinve 
exhibited commendable enterprise In the 
exploitation or their products, and generous ad- 
vertising on their' part has been a decidedly 
helpful Influence to the dealers who are offering 
their wares to the public In every section or the 
Union. The industry is destined to be progressive, 
because the men behind the principal establish. 
ments realize rally the advantages accruing from 
patronizing regular lines ot publicity. This we 
see emphasized in their advertisements in (ho 
leading- periodicals, which are. In the mall), at- 
tractively prepared so that the Kcneral buyers 
are Interested. 

TALKING machines must be advertised IiW 
t erally. and riff one realizes the truth of 
thai statement better than the men who nro 
directing these infant Industries. 
are in development, and. they b 



possibilities of great stature which will come 
with maturing yenrs. 
There are to-day developments and improve- 
golng on which will steadily better the 
■ way, and as they appeal 
directly to the masses, there iriust be an evcr^ 
widening distribution. 

Hie export trade 'lias been steadily growing, 
•and Hie products of our American factor lea nre 
shipped to all quarters of the globe. 

RECORDS are made in every language, and 
dealers have foundthnl the sale of records 
has been an Important branch of the business, 
-and one of the most important recent trade moves 
was announced at tbe .first of "the month when 
large reductions were made in the prices of rec- 
ords. A reduction was made without any pre- 
vious intimation, and there baa been much 
discussion in trade circles since, this interesting 

One of the reasons advanced for the cut In 

prices is Hint trade may lie materially Increased 
through tire* widen lug 'possibilities which it Is 
believed will come, for it Is presumed that peo- 
ple will buy more records than ever before when 
they arc cheaper. This move, some well-posted 
men say. should increase the sale of records 
from two to three hundred per cent. 



There are 
presages .-1 



,vbo say that this more 
one wltl.it will reduce 
the price of records Still further. We question 
the accuracy of the latter expression, for while 
the reiord-prodiL.-iiig plants today are thoroughly 
equipped with the latest automatic and labor- 
saving machinery, yet we do not hold the belief 
Hint any of Hie manufacturer!* will cut prices 
lower than they are- at the present time, so It 
may be assumed that the present lists will re- 
main stationary for tpiilo a period. ; 



ONE of the Important announrements la this 
connection Is the fact thai all exchanges 
of records will be discontinued after January ]. 
While this move will invasion considerable criti- 
cism, and wilt no doubt create a considerable 
difference Of' opinion as to Its ultimate effect 
upon the trade, yet it will bring about new con- 
ditions. The exchange principle exists in many 
lines, and In the piano player Industry it has 
been round to work most satisfactorily. It lias 
really assisted the sale of music rolls to 11 re- 
markable degree. Whether the same rules would 
not apply to the saic of talking machine records 
Is a matter of difference of opinion. There are 
some who believe that tbe exchange privilege 
should remain a fixed principle In the Industry. 



movrwrfk-h must act to 1 
■artlMs thai it Is destined 



they 



ANOTHER point, too, that should he consid- 
ered in tiiis 
advantage of the 
Increase and encourage the sale of talking ma- 
chines. Therefore, it would seem us if the new 
year would open tip with prospects materially 
brightened for all of those interested in the 
talking machine trade, whether in the manufac- 
tory producing Hie whole instruments, or parts, 
or specialties, which has not been busy through- 
out the entire season, and some of them have 
been putting on night shifts— a fact which shows 
that the people are clamoring for talking ma- 
chine records. So when the curtain rails on 
the old year, It will descend upon a trade that 



has I 






ispe 



whii 



look forward with the brightest hopes and ex- 
pectations for the new year which promises even 
better things. 

WITH the present issue, The Talking Ma- 
chine World closes Us first year or exist- 
ence. When it appeared last January there 
were many who looked with some degree of 
doubt upon Its success. They felt that the time 
had not yet arrived when the talking machine 
trade could maintain a tratle newspaper wholly 
devoted to Its Interests. We entertained no such 
feelings. We hud absolute confidence In tho 
willingness of tho trade to support a paper Jttst 
as soon as the ability and impartiality of the 
forces directing the publication should be demon- 
strated. The first Issue was a modest paper of 
some eighteen pages, and for the, Inst part of 
the year It has required forty pages each issue 
to fairly cover the various interests represented 
in our columns; therefore, viewing the work of 
the year, wn may take a pardonable pride In the 
results which we have accomplished.' 

WE slated -(hat the talking machine trade 
was in Its Infancy; that It bad possibili- 
ties greater than were apparent to those who 
could not view it broadly, and it should he the 
aim or this publication to help the development 
or trnde, and to assist In every way Ihe Industry 
by the .diffusion of accurate news matter and 
items or technical and personnl interest, so that 
the entire elements of the industry should be 
Brawn together 'in a cohesive whole. It Is gen- 
erally concwledUtat the Influence of this publica- 
tion has been broadening and encouraging to the 
trade. We could not, however, have accomplished 
What WO have during the past twelve months 
Without the encouraging hand extended by our 
friends in every semion. There are many 10 
whom we are indebted for sympathetic Interest 
In onr endeavor, and for nn encouragement of 
tho strongest kind, which has helped to make 
this publication a successful one. Those friends 
nre many who have proven their unselfish in- 
terest in our work, and as it Is n physical 1m- 
possibllty to send personal messages to tliem all 
we shall embraie this opportunity or extending 
lo our renders, who are also our friends. In every 
pnrt or the world, hearty Christmas greetings, 
ami many thanks ror Ihe favors shown us during 
the past twelve months. .May the Yule Tide logs 
burn brightly (or them. 

PLANS are now under way for materially 
broadening the Influence of ibis publica- 
tion, and we trust that when another year closes 
that we shall have been able to have shown such 
substantial advancement, and have added many 
thousands of subscribers to our rapidly growing 
Hst. We may say that The Music Tratle Review, 
Which la a part of this trarle newspaper organiza- 
tion, has devoted for more than n year, from 
two 10 four pages weekly to talking machine 
affairs. This publication was the first in the 
music trade industry to encourage the develop- 
ment of .the talking machine trade among the 
piano and music dealers. Advertisers who have 
patronised its columns have found Ihe results 
to be more than satisfactory. 

The Review is the oldest music trnde publica- 
tion, nnd has been published continuously since 
I»T!<; tlterefore, with the two publications under 
0O«v control we'feel that we arc in the best posi- 
tion possible to cater to the Interests nf the talk- 
ing machine men in every department of trade 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



21 




A Wonderful Record Saver 



A Marvelous Sound Reproducer is the New 
Taper Arm TALK-0-^HONE Equipped 
with the Ingenious Mechanical Feed 



PPRECIATiNG that the grating, grinding noises 
of nil disc reproducing machines are obnoxious, 
we have been experimenting for the past year 
perfect a Talk-o-Phonc that would be entirely free 
from all foreigtTsounds and only repro- 
duce the pure musical tones. 

We found that the dragging of the 
needle in order to propel the reproducer 
across the record was the cause of alt 
the trouble. To obviate this we in- 
vented the Mechanical Feed, a disc to 
propel the reproducer across the record, 
entirely independent of the needle. 

The marvelous, clear reproductions 
resulting from this new device must be 
heard to he appreciated. This, too, is a 
great record saver for there is no chance' 
to scratch the needle across the record. 

It will be observed that the new Talk- 
o-Phone operated on this principle gets 
entirely away from the old fundamental 
principle of reproducing machines, 
namely, the needle feed. Our patents 
on this new He vice arc very broad, and 
this arrangement cannot he used on 
another machine. We do not operate 
under any shop rights or license from 

anyone. 

Dealers selling reproducing machines should write immediately for our full descriptive matter and for 
prices on the new Talk-o-Phone. If you are interested in supplying your customers with the only 
machine which brings out from disc records the pure musical lone only, you must have a sample of this 
new Talk-u [ilmite. , 




THE TALK=0=PHONE COMPANY, 10 Skokie St., Toledo, 0. 




THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



"Double Service" 

p— THE Present —^ 



OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS. 



Shipped Abroad from t 



(»P« 



ting Machines 



c Worli 



THIS is the practical age. 
Both the giver and 
receiver of Christmas 
presents find most satisfaction 
in gifts that are useful. Why 
not bring this powerful 
argument to bear in advo- 
cating the Phonograph as 
a Christmas' gift? This you 
can easily do by selling the 



I.C.S. UNCUAGESYSTEM 

PHONOGRAPH 



This doubles the value of 
the Phonograph. Not only 
does it provide amusement, 
but it is the most perfect 
. teacher of foreign languages 
in the world. The I. C. S. 
Language Courses, taught 
with the Phonograph, are 
used and approved by 
United States Army and 
Navy instructors, and by the 
leading Colleges in the coun- 
try. Dealers who handle 
"Double Service" say that it 
greatly increases 'their sales. 
The best part of it is that a 
complete selling outfit costs 
YOU only 50 cents and the 
Coupon below. 

Can you afford to neglect . 
an opportunity for better 
business ? 



International Correspondence Schools, 

Box 918. SriMiion, p B , 



guagt'S a 




Uphill- llll t 


dl.CS I..- 






Street am] \,, 



h Washington. I), c., Deo. 9, 1806. 

Manufacturers and dealers In talking machine! 
willTJoubtless be Interested In the figures show- 
ing the exports of talking machines Tor the past 
lour weeks from the porl Of Xcw York: 
NOVEMBER 14. 

Belfast, 24 pkgs., |104; Berlin, 4f.fi pkga,; $10,. 
'»23; Brussels, 74 pkgs.. $.iu8^eallao, S pkgs., 
$1,000; Puhilu. ]7 pkgs.. $s:i7; fllnsgow, 32 pkga.. 
11,450; Guayaquil. Hi pkgs.. $217; Hamburg, 8 
Pkgs.. $112;, Hull, nr, pkKs., |7t4: -Havana, S 
pke*., $206; 40 pkgs.. $2,136; :s pkgs.. $1,788; 
Havre, 24 -pkgs.. 1484; 11' pkgs.; $IS0; Kolw. .-,7 
pkjga.. $1,753; I.iv.Tpool.ltin; pkgs.. Sl,:i::i; 4 pkgs.. 
%&U>\ London. 852 pkgs., $i3.79fi; :n pkga.. $2,300: 
39 pkgs.. $672"; Manchester. 211 pkga., 81,030; 
■ .Mntanwfs, 9 pkgs.. $217; Rio Janeiro. 24 pkgs., 
$1,222: Shanghai, S pkgs., $183; Sydney. 135 
pkgs.. $2,21"; Tiiinpi.o, 4 pkgs.. 1197; Valparaiso, 
28 pkRs> $1,211; Vera' Cruz., 6 pkg**.. $179; 
Vienna. 17 pkgs.'.Tlim^ " 

?X()Vi:.MBKIl BO. 

Auckland, 18 pk.Rn.. $S78; Bombay, fill pkgs.. 
11,419; Buenos Ayrcs. 21 pkgs.. $S70; Caibartcn, 

6 pkga., $lHi; <_'ullm.. S pkgs.. $724; Calcutta. 2 
pkga., |i!2l : Cape Town. fi pkgs.. 8207; Detagoa 
Bay. 4 pkgs.. 1134; Glasgow, 107 pkgs.. 83J11; 
btiantaaamo, 4 pkgs., 8100; Havana. 12 pkga., 
$312: Havre, 1 pkg.. $1,000; Lisbon, 11 pkga., 
$306; Union. 11 pkgs.. $248: l.lverpi.ol. 9J, pfcga., 
14.117; i! pkgs'., $101; London, 1.137 pk£s„ $i;;.- 
155; 14 pkRH.. (373: Manchflater, 12 pkks.. 1191; 
Melbourne. 27 pkgs.." $846; Milan. 72 pltgs,, 13,. 
006; Montevideo. 3 .pkRK.. $473; Newt-static. .". 
pkga., $22fi; Oporto, a pkRs,, 1178; Pernainuurii. 

7 pkRs., 1242: 4 pkga., (203; Rottcrdnm, 4 pkga,, 
$78; St Johns. IT, ' Align.. $314; Valparaiso, 13 
pkgs., $1133; 40 pkgs.. $1,629. 

NOVEMBER 27. 

Auckland. 1 pkg., $304; Belfast. $3 pkgs.. $ir,(t ; 

Berlin, fill pkgs., $2,939; 30 pkRK, $3,494; llopi- 

luiy.<i2 pkgs..$2]S; Cnllao, is pkgs.. $725; Corlnto, 

8 pkgs., $2iil; 3 pkgs.. $197: Genoa. 24 pkgs., 
$711': Glasgow. 4S pkga:, $8JT8: Hamburg, 9 

•pkga.. $151; B^pkga,, $104; Havaiia, "lT-jikgs.. 
$401; 32 pkgs., $1,013; lfipkgs., $810; Havre. 7,1 
pkgs.. $2,355; Liverpool. 37B pkg*., $3,194; (1 
pkgs.. $IIS; London. 4Ti pkga., $1,123; 1,704 pkgs., 
$38,808; 02 pkgs.. 8986i Maocnairter, 2 pkgs., 
$117: Melbourne, ISO pkRs., $3,400; Para. i3pkRs., 
$H3: Santiago, :n pkgk, $782; shcfuei.i. IS pkgs.. 
1321: St. Petersburg, If.' pkgs.. $Sj}3: 33 pkgs.. 
$71$; Sydney. '1 pkgs.. $201; Valparaiso, 80 pkgs,. 
$1.32.1; Vienna. 2K pkgs., $817; Hi pkgs.. $G0S, 
DECEMBER 4. 
Berlin. 79 pkgs.. $s.iuo; Bombay. 43 pkgs,. $1.- 
<>22; Duehfli Ayres, 19 pkga., $440; Cnilwrien. 12 
pkgfe, $202; Glasgow. 7fi pkgs.. $3fi0; Havana, !> 
pkgs.. $g07; Havre. IB pkgs.. $l.L'0il; Ko1k>. 11 
pkgs.. fl'OBt Liverpool. 7 pkgs., $250"; 1"3 pkgH., 
$576:. London, is pkgfc, $399; 1.807 pkgs.. $13.- 
826; r, Dkgk. $S08; Montevideo, 10 pkgs.. USM - 
flheffloid. 8 pkgs.. $380;'V«a Cnut, 5 pkgs,. $[■,... 



ENLARGE THEIR SAJESlfboMS. 
J. B. Hartliag & Son. of Norfolk. Va„ are live 
dealers In miking naacstnea and apprecfale the 
Incraaaed demand growing in. this line In the 
South ilaa to the prosperous times, and have 
greatly enlarged their showrooms by leasing Hit? 
building, 12 Union street, atljniniiig Uielr old 
store at 14 Union street. They have recently 
taken on. a line of American .rci-onls and report 
gOOd ImslnesK for the /'Indians." T\velvi--eet]t 
eoKon throughoiil Hie South has t-rearetl an enor- 
mous demand among ihc Southern people for 
the (luxuries, ami the talking maehlrie is not the 
leasi to be considered In inls line. 



The I.in 


1 & Wolf Mf(t Co. Inn 


p removed to 


3 I'ulton 


street. Brooklyn. N. ^ 


. where they 


ve open 


ti an Imposing retail bi 


re for Vie tor 


d Ediao 


i innehines. Tliry wit 


also handle 



r. 



They Made 

MONEY 



So Can You! 



Good, big Money, The men who sent In 
mi order for a sample line ofjwor Uwtru- 
tnenta a wen deltgnjEedj with the results. 

They fountl our instrninenrs Wended par. 
hotly witli the hUkhuj maeldne line, betUei 
l"-l|ijng to iiiiike the store nttrnetive. If you 
mint to help «m in thfl pr.ilits durltiK tin' 
holiday densoa rou ran't go at it in a bet- 
ter way ihnu -with our speirinlties : your 
nuafeal frienaa will ami to yon when they 
lenrn that yon linve the Ilurro violins, hows. 
stritiKS. Me, miey hnie a hidi stantlini;. 




We. era jndgM of the eve.-llenee of nil 
kinds of small goeda, sneh as Aceordeons, 
Mantlolins, CuitnrH and Harmonicas, and 
tarry a large stork, of which we offer at 
les«r , prices, hut whi.h are superior to any 
■m the market ni tlie same price, 

It will pay yon lo order a sample line at 
onre. Yon will then s^e how profitable it is 
to derate a iKirtirm of your mom to the ci- 
hihitlon ami (ale of small goodA Write for 

Make good holhtay money. It la easy 
with our help. We can tell you flow and 
go with the buam«M liile when it series. 



BUEGELEISEN 

& 
JACOBS, ON 

113-115 University Place 

Corner l.UI, sircct. NEW YORK 



•N 



/ 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



DISC RECORD PRICES DISCUSSED 

By the Dealer* and Jobbers of Pittsburg — 
General Opinion is that It Will Be Helpful 
to the Business Although a Few Would Pre- 
fer to Have It Occur After the Holidays — 
r . Christmas Trade Could Be Better — News of 
the Month Interestingly Told. 

fepedal to The Taiklni: ahehtas World.] 

Pittsburg, I'a., Dec. 11, 19uu. 

The attention ot tin* talking machine trade In 
Pittsburg mid vk'lnlty is centered at the present 
time upon two things. \\\ the order of their Im- 
portance these are the Christmas trade and the 
cut In tile price of disc records. 

Regarding the Christmas trade, from a retail 
standpoint, at this writing the consensus or opin- 
ion seems to lie among tin: talking machine men 
of Pittsburg tlim It might lie better. From tho 
slandpoint of the jobber aud the wholesaler, how- 

ever, quite a different point of view obtains. 

These gentlemen are having all the business they 
ran handle, and soma of then are apportioning 
the machines which the factories send them 
among iheir dealer*, so that each may Have a 
ihlr representation. 

There is a good reason lor the slight dnluess 
which obtains In the rerail trade at this lime 
It is a well-known Tact that the first wees of 
December is a poor one for merchandising In ail 
lines. The talking machine business Is no excep- 
tion. People are saving up their money and put- 
ling tiff possible purchases until the few weeks 
just prior to the holidays. Then the vast, sum 
•if money which has been hoarded up for this 
Joyous occasion will be loosened up and the talk 
ing machine business will get its full share. 

The second topic 00 which the attention of (be 
talking machine trade has boon focused during 
the past week, Is, of course, the reduction iu the 
price of disc records. In the words of the lady 
10 whom marriage has Just been proposed, with 
■me voice lliey unite in crying, 'This Is so sud- 
den." To follow out this comparison, wc might 
Kay that as the lady docs not really mean It. so no 
one among tie many talking machine merchants 
In litis vicinity really means that the price reduc- 
tion was "sudden" rb him. 11 is a topic which 
has been discussed among the. well-Informed- 
the readers ot The Talking Machine World— for 
many months. It was confidently looked for at 
almost any time. Perhaps its announcement just 
prior to the holidays was a bit of a surprise. Tho 
Idea ItStif was not, however, new. 

Yowr reporter made a careful canvass or the 
leading talking machine dealers In Pittsburg and 
vicinity, and asked them what. In their opinion. 



would be the effect or the cut la price on the 
trade, considered from the standpoint of till Job- 
ber, tho wholesaler and the retailer. We take 
pleasure in appending hereto a few of their re- 
plies: / 

Theodore F. Uentel, president of the Ueutel Co., 
Incorporated, said: "The effect of the cut In the 
prices of disc records will. In my opluloh, have 
a tendency to put the business on a more sub- 
stantial basis. The. abnormal conditions under 
which records have been sold In the past, to- 
gether with un business-like unreasonable ex- 
change conditions attached thereto, have hud a 
tendency to put a premium on dishonesty, with 
the Jobber as well as the dealer. There Is every 
good business reason why the new prices, terms 
and conditions aro moro satisfactory, and ray 
belief Is that they will put the business on a 
commercial basis. The talking machine business 
to-day iS"ln Its infancy. We say this from our 
nine years" experience, and we are indeed glad 
to see that (he manufacturers have realized Just 
»hat is necessary to put business on a footing 
i-rinitncnsurate with its volume." 

Manager W. E. Henry, or the firm oT Powers & 
Henry, the talking machine company, expressed 
himself ns follows: "There is no doubt about the 
• ut. meeting the approval of the genera) public. 
II will result la a wonderfully Increased trade, 
throughout, this section. As to the dealers, while 
some of them are not very well pleased with 
the discount which they are allowed, they are 
touting In wllb their orders In such a way as 10 
literally swamp us with business. Since last 
Friday, the first, we have worked from fifteen to 
eighteen hours each da*, and are away behind 
In our orders now. The et« coming at this time, 
in our opinion, was not good, for the reason that 
we were doing all the business that we could do 
under ordinary circumstances, treking care ot the 
rush attendant upon the Christmas trade, and it 
would have been. In our opinion, much better had 
the price taken effect January I. The retail trade 
has increased wonderfully since the cut, and it 
is the general opinion that sixty cents Is suf- 
ficient for u ten-inch record. The advertising 
necessary to property spread the news Of the 
new price will stimulate interest, not only in the 
disc but in the cylinder goods, and as a conse- 
quence both the jobber and the dealer will reap 
a harvest or largely increased business." 

E. A. McMurtry, manager of the Pittsburg of- 
fice of the Columbia Phonograph Co., spoke as 
follows: "In answer to your inquiry as to what 
effect the ctft in disc records will have on the 
trade frorii the standpoint of the Jobber, dealer 
and purchaser, my views are as follows: First. 
1 believe the Jobber will welcome the reduction 



STANDARD METAL MFG. CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



PHONOGRAPH HORNS^SUPPLIES 




Our Horns, a5*bur name implies, are "Standard" in every 
respect. We make all ttie different styles and sizes in any 
metals or colors, including the new Morning Glory Horn, which 
s cut on a new plan to distribute sound more evenly. 

FACTORY : Jefferson, Chestnut and Malvern Sfs., NEWARK, I. J. 
NEW YORK OFFICE AND SAMPLE ROOM: - 10 WARREN STREET 



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in price, although the difference Is marring inclr 
profit to some extent, yet we believe the average 
Jobber prefers to handle an article on which he 
can turn his money oftener by making larger and 
increased sales rather than making large profits. 
Second, in regard to the dealer, we believe that 
the reduction in price is more advantageous to 
the average dealer than to any others concerned, 
in view of the discount offered by the Columbia 
Co., there Is still a nice margin of profit In hand 
ling the reearfls, and in doing away with the ex, 
change proposition it allows the dealer to handle 
the records in a more profitable manner. It also 
will have the tendency to prevent dealers from 
attempting to cut the price. Third, so far as the 
consumer is concerned, the reduction in price 
must be welcomed, and we believe that the aver- 
age buyer of disc records will purchase many 
times as many records as heretofore. We know 
this Is true with regard to the- cylinder records, 
ai. we are selling millions of them today where 
wckvere selling thousands before the reduction 
in iHlce two years ago. 

In conclusion, will state we believe tho price es- 
tablished to he a very fair one, and while the 
I'rcscnt reduction will have an effect of disturb- 
ance throughout the trade in general, for about 
a month, yet we believe that after ihe first of the 
year it will be the means of causing the general 
talking machine business to have a more settled 
and businesslike air. and wilt result in the 
abolition of the scheme machine from the talking 
machine business. 

Will HamlltonTof the S. Hamilton Co., said: "1 
am glad to note that the price of disc records has 
been reduced. This win put the proposition on a 
rummercinl basis, and enable the dealer to sell 
them the same ns be woirWany other commodity. 
It should increase the sale of this class of records 
at least fifty |ier cent." 

Manager Wagner, of the Pittsburg Phonograph 
Co., who is specially Interested In the Victor 
product, spoke as follows: The cut In disc rec- 
ords will double my sales, both retail and whole- 
sale. This Is the price at which disc records 
should be sold. 1 know that the change will be 
welcomed by the consumer." 

HOC NO BOX EC1I0EB. 

K. J. Sponsellor, of Youngstown, who recently 
conducted the Mahoning Phonograph Co. there, 
has sold his store and the business to Mr. W. C. 
Morris, who will conduct the store in the future. 

The Ileotel Co., of this city, have recently added 
the finer types of machines of the Columbia line. 

President Easton and (ieneral Manager Lyle, of 
the Columbia Co., spent a day In Pittsburg re- 
cently. 

Messrs. Powers & Henry, distributors for the 
Lyra talking machines, have had quite a suc- 
cessful run on these all-metal talking machines. 

The Wesilnghouse Electric 4 Manufacturing 
In. have, during the past month. Increased their 
npilpmenl of Columbia commercial graphophones 
try purchasing twelve additional machines. This 
gives them about as large a plant of commercial 
graphophones as there is in the country. 

Manager Walter L. Kckhardl, of the Columbia 
Co. 'a executive office, spent a day In PlttsbOrg 
recently. If" was on his way to Chicago and tho 



E. A. DENHAM OFF FOR EUROPE. 

Tuesday of this week Edwin A. Denham, presi- 
dent of the Edwin A. Denham Co., sole Importers 
ot Herman ami Swiss disc and cylinder talking 
machines and specialties, sailed for Europe? On 
his return, early in the new year, he will bring 
back a fine array of phonographic novelties for 



.COPYRIGHT ON RAPKE LABELS. 

An application for copyright has been filed on 
the labels used by Victor H. Itapke in the aystcm 
originated by him for carrying Edison records. 
His priority has never been authoritatively ques- 
tioned, and the Commissioner of Patents Is ex- 
pected to act promptly and issue his certificate to 
Mr. Rapke, who also claim* irnrte-mark rights in 
connect ton therewith. 



24 • 2 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 




Ready! 




OWING to the Printers' Strike, which 
has been in progress in our city for 
the past three months, our whole- 
sale catalogue was considerably delayed. 
We are, however, pleased to state that 
the same is now ready for distribution. »' 
Any dealer who has not received' it, 
will kindly notify us and the . same will 
be forwarded at once. 

This catalogue contains nearly 500 
pages, beautifully printed and bound, 
and contains many new items of interest 
to the trade. 

Wishing you the compliments of the 
season, 
, We are yours respectfully, 

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. 



CINCINNATI 



CHICAGO 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



25 



Trade 

that pays* 

the dealer 



The come-again -and -again 
customer is the kind yuu want 
tto see, the- kind thai means 
money lo you. He is of your 
own making and is the only 
kind you ought to have 

Von can easily have such 
customers il" von look after 
their interests properly, and 
you can see at a glance that 
their interest is your interest. 

Customers conn; to your 
store because they want talk- 
ing machines, records, needles, 

t nun p<-! horns, or whatever 
other accessory it may be. and 
they expect to get just what 
they want. 

It's up to you lo give it to 
them. If you satisfy them once, 
they will come again and again. 
Tlu\' put your store down as 
the place to do their buying. 
and they will steer clear of your 

competitors just so long as 
yoii can supply their talking 
machine Heeds. 

Have you bctn caught uaP- 
fiiitgx 1 1 you're short of any- 
thing in the I'itlor line, we've 
got it and can help you out. 

You should have the same 
confidence in your jobber that 
your customer has in yon. He 
should be on the lookout to 
help you wherever he can. and 
should take care of your orders 

and send the goods to you 
promptly. 

That is our aim, and we have 
the name of living up to it. 

Write f«-r yur latest Catalogue, 
When ymi get it. look over it and 
see if we can't do something for you. 

The Victor Distributing 
and Export Company 

77 Chambers Street Ne\« York 




HOW THE MAY W AS SAVED. 

Manuscript* of rA Fair Exchange" Wen 
Burned and the Company Reheancd Into . 
Talking Machine from Which Coplct of thi 
Play' Were Made Afreah. 



A rather Interesting Mory in con nee I ion with 
ihe production lu this city last week o( Henry 
Blossom's new comedy. "A Fair Exchange," la UM 
fact that on Thanksgiving Day nil existing manu- 
Kript< of the comedy were totally destroyed by 11 
lire, which occurred In Mr. BIOMOm'a apartments 
at 23 V>'es\r 30th street, that morning. The loss 
of the manuscripts on the eve of the production 
of the new play threw author and Thomas Rohm. 
the star. Inio something representing tt panic, for 
i( any of the players became slik or disabled there 
would be no way of getting an understudy. An 
effort was made to engage shorthand writers, but 
all lhal could be found refused in work on 
Thanksgiving day. 

in the midst or the dilemma Mr. Blossom rec- 
ollected a friend of his in the talking machine 
business, and after a conversation he procured a 
number of machines and records, and took them 
to the Berkeley Theater, where, at a rehearsal, a 
complete phonographic record of the play, otf 
wax c^Hnders. was made. Forty-seven cylinders 
were used- to record the twenty thousand words 
of the [day which were spoken slowly and die 
tiitctly by the actors before the bin funnel of the 
machine, The morning after the records were 
turned loose before a cor pa of typewriters, and 
ihe country and play were saved. 

lietweon the second and third seta of the re- 
hearsal the entire company, including the talk- 
ing machine men. were taken to a nearby restau- 
rant, where a Thanksgiving dinner was served to 
compensate In part for the many liroften dinner 
engagements. 

MME. HOMER ENTHUSIASTIC 

Over Some New Victor Records — Her Com- 
ment* on the Value of the Victor as a Vocal 

Mmc. Louise Homer, the distinguished operatic 
artist, Is quite enthusiastic over some new Victor 
records she has added to her collection, and hns 
recently written the Victor Talking Machine Co. 

"Gentlemen— 1 wish to congratulate you on the 
perfection of the new records 1 have just re- 
ceived. The fidelity with which the quality of 
tone or each artist is reproduced Is almost start- 
ling. In addition to the pleasure you are able 
to give, I cannot help thinking what a privilege 
it Is to Btudcnte to be able to hear over and over 
again such perfect reproductions of all the fa- 
mous arias and songs sung hy so many of our 
most celebrated artists." 

Mme. Ilomer's comments on the value of the 
Victor and Red Seal records In teaching the art 
of singing entirely coincides with the opinion 
of the chairman of the London Academy of Music. 
Mr. W. Harding Bonner, who has written a most 
enthusiastic communication regarding the merits 
of these creations, based upon a recent exhibition 
or the Victor at a gathering of music teachers In 
Earlham Hall. London: 

"The greatest advantage in the use of these rec- 
ords by teachers Hen in the fact that the student 
Id able to listen, over and over again, to some 
perfectly sung phrase by the greatest exponents 
of singing in the world. Imagine. IT you can. 
the coat of engaging Mr. Caruso to sing the same 
passage over for some twenty times! Yet this 
l« practically what the Victor does for - the 



BYCHE & CO.S PUBLICITY. 

H. T. Uyehe & Co.. representatives of the Victor 
Talking Machine Co., in Ottawa. Onl„ have lately 
attracted much attention by reason of their 
Splendid advertising campaign In which the 
merits of the Victor areTiroughi to public atten 
tlon In a most dignified and effective way. Trade 
In the Dominions is steadily growing. 



WANTED! 

Old Victor Records 



If you have any old or unde- 
sirable records, write us at 
once and let us submit our 
proposition. It cannot help 
but interest you. 



FOREIGN RECORDS 



Have you ever had a call for 
either a Victor or Edison 
Foreign Record f Of course, 
you couldn't get it from your 
jobber. We have recently 
put in a large stock of For- 
eign Records, and would be 
pleased to have you favor us 
with these special orders. 
We can fill them promptly. 




Avalon Flower Horns 



Our new style Flower Horn. 
They are superior to any 
other horn oh the market. 
We are quoting some special 
low prices to dealers answer- 
ing this advertisement. Take 
advantage of this, and write 
to-day. 



Send us a Trial Order for 
either Machines or Records. 
We will fill them complete. 



The BalNFintze Company 



Newark, - Ohio 



26 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



System Df. Michaelii 




THE NEOPHONE 

DISC PHONOGRAPH 



Jleophon. Modil IV. 
£4 10 



No Nttdln le Chuifte. 

UNBREAKABLE DISCS, 

UNSURPASSED IN PUR. 

ITY AND TONE. 

OicMHrthinCfliniirf.. 



The Neophone Home-Recording Altaic hment 
B 




GENUINE NEOPHONES ^ 

from 30s. to £10 10s. 

NEOPHONE DISCS 

'.I in., Sixpence each; 12 in., Oi 

NEOPHONE GRAND OPERA DISCS 

in., One Shilling each; 12 in., Tw 

NEOPHONE ATTACHMENTS, 15 Shilli 
Ncophone Discs can be played on an 
by'thc help of itiis Attachment. 

20 in. Discs, 10/fi each, playing from cighl 
Complete Overtures on each Disc: "Pot 
•'Bohemian Girl.' etc.. etc. 



Dealers! 

You might as well mak<- money ear 
While you wait; you turn coin away 



n-Shillii: 

>Sliillin: 

ngs eacl 
|T Drsc !k 

to ten n: 

■land IV 



^-RECORDING ATTACHMENT IN POSITION. 
■e. 30 Shillin<*»Comp1ete with 5ii>inch Blknka. 




ATTACHMENT.1N.CASE. 



TKe NfiOpKoiVC W tstnt * *"* Greatest Improvement ever ma.de irt the Talking Machine Art 



It combines all the advantages of two systems— Cylinder and 
Disc. There are no Needles to change, the Concert Repro- 
ducer supplied being fitted with a Genuine Sapphire, The 
Records are Unbreakable. Dr. Miclyaelis, the well-known ex- ' 
pert, has devoted many years in producing an Instrument and 
Records which, while embracing all the advantages of all other 



makes, should yet be sold at a price bringing them within 
reach of all. The result is the Neophone and Its w.mdt 
Records. Up-to-date Dealers will ai once realize that the 
vent of High Grade Records at fid. each (small size) anil 
eieh (large size) will mean immensely Increased Sales, 
Dealers who have not yet handled our Goods would do wel 
order a sample outfit without delay 



-WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT THE NEOPHONE - 



South Shields, Aug. 31. 

1 write to you in reference to the Neo- 
phone Records, which I bought from your 
establishment a few days ago. when 1 was 
in London, My customers arc delighted 
with them. 

HoKLEV, Sept. 26. 
Neophone and Records came to hand, and 
have given entire satisfaction. I had a 
number of gentlemen here last night, all 
talking machine enthusiasts, and you will 
be glad to hear jtiat they were delighted 
with the result. 

Norwich. 
1 beg to thank your assistant manager 
for the trouble he has taken with regard to 
my application for an agency of Neophone 
-Machines and Discs. 

I have been in this city over eight years in 
the organ building business, and. as I con 
sider the Neophone a new and improved 
Talking Machine. I (hough! 1 would open a 
smart depot for "Machine* only" and push 
your goods i 



London, Sept. 10. 
1 thoroughly believe in your machine, and 
thai! do my best" to push the sale of it. 

Fulham, Aug. t< 
1 consider your machines superior in 
every detail to the machines I Jjavc previ- 
ously tried. ^/ 

Peterhead, Aug. II. 
Received the Ncophone. etc.. to-day. The 
instrument is very satisfactory, as the en- 
closed order will show, which 1 received 
from one of my customers as soon as he 
heard it 



1 am phased to slate dial llle Nvophom 
ii my opinion, is the most perfect reproduc 
ion I know <>f. and the record- arc a dh 



tWO days I have 

several likely pr 



. Witnev, Sept 30 
Thanks for llie machine and records I 
received to-day. I am glad to say my cus- 
tomer was very pleased with it. a* lie did 
not expect such a smttrt-lookiiiB machine 



[os. Sept. 12. 
i that Ihe discs 



Help a: 
The discs catfie safely lo hand to-day 
have tried them over, and must gay 



THE NEOPHONE CO., Ltd. ' 49l5} R0)iEBrRy avenue, london.ei 

TnltinHnnn Nn 



Telephone No. 
5124 Holborn 



Telcfriiphic Address 
Dlacophone, London 



^N 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



%1 



TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS. 



Possibly the question may never be Bottled 
satisfactorily 10 everybody, twt jobbers urge most 
vigorously that a distinction in Die way of ells- 
counts should be made between Jobbers proper and 
merely large dealer*, no matter wliat the extent 
of the purchase. Taking tile department stores, 
for example, which were never known to and 
never will sell to the trade; in fact, frankly say 
BO— they are Jobbers, and on the same footing us 
houses who work up business with the dealer. As 
was once stated, on a very appropriate occasion, 
Jobbers who actually Job to the trade should 
have an advantage over the dealer in sonic form 
or shane. These big department stores, from 
their alleged position as Jobbers, are in a posl- 
lion to undersell —and do— ihe trade when It 
comet to putting out goods on tha t«rt payment 
or Instalment plan. Maybe gome |dan to over- 
time ihls frlettlon may he reached, but no dis- 
position to look in the mailer In llml light has 
yet been evinced. 

An expert on the question of planning store 
floors for a talking muchlne business, soys: -'In 
arranging the floor space or your retail store. 
bear in mind Hint yon make your money by sell- 
ing Roods. The more sjmce yon can get for the 
' proper display of yunr machines; the tietter busi- 
ness yon will do Following this thought to Us 
logical conclusion, no manager win take up the 
choicest part i>f Ills lloor space wlih his own pri- 
vate office. The bootttceeping and shipping de- 
partments, too, while highly Important, are nev- 
ertheless nop producers in a direct money sense. 
Their quarters should be located with this 
■bought In ml'id .' ' Sound sense In every word, 
ami highly pru.-thal. That mun knows what he 
is talking about, and dollars 10 doughnuts be 
Is a money maker and u ercdll to ihe trade. 

Our foreign editor* are loo serious for any- 
thing -as the girl* -ay— -when It tomes to noting 
Ihe most ordinary trade affairs. For Instance. 
recently one of th-m solemnly announced that 
"an enterprising proprietor of a frled-flsli shop 
hud bought a talking machine for ihe purpose 01 
enticing customers. This Is certainly h somewhat 
novel proceeding for Ktiglnnd; in Xorlli and 
South America, however. It is customary to have 
talking machines in the many boot •cleaning 
shops," Mere lathing machines are found every- 
where, tuii why "boot-cleaning shop- - ' apeclflcal- 
ly? CliaiU'i'M are a wanderlust English man saw 
onu In such a plaee and immediately formulated 
the stalement us of general application. 

Hereafter the National Phonograph Co. will. 
announce Hie publisher* of the music used with 
[■Ml so 1 1 records. The company state ihai '■this 
Information seems tu be In such general demand" 
that ihe names will be given with each monthly 
list. Music publishers Will thereby obtain addi- 
tional publicity for their issues, and the com- 
i>li in. 'ii i win doubt tens he appreciated. 



many of the stores along this locality have been 
fenced in. One would think that this would 
affect their luisinuss, and so thought this pro- 
gressive dealer, who promptly placarded the ob- 
structions with the following calefy notice; 



Where a dealer is inclined to use Iradl 
■ stamps as an extra Inducement In making sal 
be should know Ihls Is a violation of the 
slrlctions Imposed by the signed agreement wl 
the manufacturers of machines or records. 
price Is prelected by this arrangement, am 



The 



Weathered Oak Record Cabinets 


^ 


WP^^BJ !i!-'rr','" | !.!".S« r^ 'i'oV^ 


■P FEIGE DESK CO. 

^^H^^P* I V| Avenue 
^^T^^' S».JinB.w, Mich.. V. S. A. 



< l>r:i:r 



I Fh 



Dollar 



then 



l,t is again whispered that a German record 
runiinfaeliirer has negotiated a deal or combina- 
tion here whereby discs will be sold even lower 
than the late .sensational reduction on domestic 
gcods. The records In point, nre of the duplex 
order, and ail or a classical character, which the 
promoter believes will sell like hot cakes. As has 
been remarked, one eatiho! always sometimes tell. 

A recent addition lo many of ihe hospitals and 
county ftnlrmarles in the West is (he talking ma- 
chine, which ft is stated lias a most bcnentnal In- 
fluence on the patients. Of course, the records 
are selected with exceeding ,are. The doctors at- 
reinl to ihls in many instance!-. Home yearB ago 
one would laugh ir the talking mnchltfr was men- 
tioned as a theraiietitic but Ihe world moves, 
mid the talking machine Is no longer a toy. bnt It 



lion. 



re was illustrated with the picture of 
nd has attracted a graft deal of atten- 



A machine capable of playing a two-foot disc 
record and running a half hour continuously Is 
in existence, and possibly within the next six 
months more will he heard of. In fact almost 
a complete opera can be recorded, and the re- 
sults arc Claimed to be a marvelous example of 
soitbil reproduction. The motive power of this 
machine '« not a spring, but is electrically ope- 
rated, the action being smooth, uniform and 
harmonious. 

When the copyright bill, now in the hands of 



veritable missionary for good, spreading/ ihe Librarian of Congress, was being discussed 



wider knowledge of good Instrument 
musk- ami of good singing. 

The iHissibiiities ..f the talking; machine In the 
ruin of orator were demonstrated recently when 
l>. W. Cooke, assistant iradlc manager of the 
Erie Railroad, who was unable to b" present at 
ihe recent meeting of lire Cencral Passenger and 
'fii-l.ei Agents* Association/in the city of Mexico, 
sent a Ihrec-thousand word speech on graphp- 
phone cylinders, which Were placed on the Twen- 
tieth Century machine and delivered through that 
medium 10 a deeply interested audience". Through 
the courtesy of ihe Ksplnosa rhoirograph Co., 
representatives of the Columbia t'n. in Mexico, 
the speech was copied afterwards on the. type- 
writer, ami printed in Mil In the Mexican Herald. 
The speech of tirnnd Orator Cooke, as well as 
the marvelous reproduction on Ihe Twentieth 
Century machine, created unite a sensation at 



The campaign Ol publicity which is being car- 
ried on byrtbe Victor Talking Machine Co. in the 
ieadlng magazines of ihe fulled States is one»of 
Ihe most eVjinsive ever undertaken. Their ad- 
vertisements appear In twenty magazines with 
an aggregate circulation of 5,500,000, and assum- 
ing Hint this publicity Is read by live persons, we 
have a grand total of IT, 5 in i. WW readers. This 
gives an idea of the wide extent oT this cam- 
paign, whose value to the dealer 1h simply In- 
calculable, All that is necessary for a dealer 
nowadays is to announce ihe fact that he handles 
the Victor in order to secure the benefit of tots 
advcrtlslng. The demand Tor Victor talking ma- 
chines this year has exceeded all expectations, 
and (ho facilities of [he factories at t'amden. 
N. J., are being t'slcd to their inmost to supply 
orders with dispatch. 

iinsiness with manufacturers of machines, retv 

■ >rds and general essentials and supplies is of the 
most remarkable character, as compared with 
previous years. Their facilities, notwithstanding 
the additional plan' and equipment, are over- 
taxed with overtime In all the factories, a por- 
lion of the regular routine, .lubbers have been 
handicapped by a shortage or goods in nearly 
every line. One feature of the season's trade Is 



high pri< 



al demand for artistically designed 
binets, hath for cylinders 
le early for Inlying for the 






In the business world of to-day it's the man 
thai takes advantage of every opportunity to 
gain publicity who reaps Ihe reward. Such ts 
the case with ihe Central Phonograph Co. on 
Forty-second street. Just east of the Grand Cen- 
tral Iiepot. At that poln[ excavations are being 
made for trains to run to Long Islai 



by the "various interests especially and prac- 
I bally concerned/' the views of the talking ma- 
chine trade were sought by the conferees. Their 
participation was especially urged by the musk- 
publishers. In consideration of the differences, as 
well ol the common advantages of the two indus- 
tries. From what has been learned the measure 
in the process of framing broadens the existing 
statute so as to prohibit the reproduction or 
copyright music unless-itfe legal requirements 
are complied with, 'the President. In his mes- 
sage, has urged Congress to pass, not an amend- 
ed but a complete revision of the law. In this 
connection It was believed the bill would he 
ready for Introduction early in the session; but 
it Is now admitted unlookcd for obstacles have 
been encountered, and possibly the conrcrces may 
not reach sailsractory conclusions for some time 
>et; in Tact, a bill meeting the views that should 
l»' adequaiely reflected may not be finished for 
Congress to act upon until a year from now". 
This is unrortunate. surely, but in a matter of 
so much importance it Is better lo make haste 
slowly than to urge the passage or a law which 
may. prove as defective and Imperfect as the 
present one. 

Record cabinets, both for discs and cylinders, 
of elaborate design and beautiful finish, are be- 
diming oiie«f the striking developments or the 
trade, especially tor the holiday season. The 
vast improvement made only during Ihe paat 
six months in eabiueis has culled torth the ad- 
miration of everyone, and the manufacturers 
whose artistic sense and taste hnve been re- 
sponsible for these elegant creations are en- 
titled to nil praise tor their enterprise and busi- 
ness foresight. Jobbers of note are In no small 
way to be commended, as they recognized the 
necessity or encouraging Ihe producers and their 
Introductory methods have borne fruit. Still 
finer and higher priced cabinets nre now In 
the hands or notable designers, and the line to 
l»- shown after Jnnua'ry will eclipse anything 
heretofore displayed. The sale also promises to 
exceed all previous figures In point of value and 



As a source of entertainment the talking' ma- 
chine is conceded to have endless possibilities. 
bni when the animal kingdom is brought under 

tts alleged hyptl 
limit. As an I 
spondeut dcserfl 



lie Influence that Is about the 
stance <>*) the latter a corre- 
f how a couple of wandering 
nice' were held spellbound by the playing of 
i kind record, In which the piccolo was a dls- 
inguishing reature. Now ir the rodents had 
mly stood on their tails the wonder would have 
Teased proportionate) v. Great Iridecd 
iking machine: 



is t 



nd Clugond \t»- State 



Henry Horton Is showing a very fine line of. 
Victor talking machines and records in his store 



28 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



TRADE NOTES FROM WHEELING. 

ut in Price of Diss, Records Discussed — 
House's Holiday Opening — Bard's <ig Trade 
Business CltitlOok'Good. 



.Wheeling. Wet 

The dealers in Jhltt 
to talk iitioui, the i 



not like 



(lis, 



s. They 

banded 



thorn liy ili>' Vletor Co. They understand that 
the^above company. has to protect itself ami the 
way they .are lining It may he all right, but the 
dealers would like to know who is gelling the 
hundred thousand dollars that the Victor people 
«ny they nre ; giving to the .dealer?. From the 
proposition which was handed out to litem they 
arc almost ready to believe that there was it 
typogrnphh 



The F. \V. Baumer Co. have attracted much 
favorable attention through beautiful window 
displays. They have learned the wisdom of Riv- 
ing the talking machine a fairer proportion of 
their store spare and they will receive propor- 
tionate returns. 

Hard Brothers, the exclusive talking machine 
people, say that while their store is ';up in the 
nlr'Mbeing on the second floor) business Is also 
soaring Upward. The figures reached by their 
"tost montii's business have surprised even them- 
selves. They ate using liberal newspaper space 
untl an; filling It wNh the kind of stuff that 
brings buyers to the store. They have filled 
every ineh of tlieir storage spare with up-to-date 
types of machine* und < u J -£*ssorles, This Is In 



vlth 



t It 






> sell 



(he 



injnrlty 
the s< 



of the 



Where*, It appeal 



his 



. it> 



of success is in bavins 
Hie goods, the whole catalogue of records being 
essential to making a success. This being true, 
the dealers have to carry the variety rather 
than large qaanUtlea of special numbers. Thi 
means tiiat the dealer will have to have all his 
records shipped by express, and the profits are 
reduced in proportion. They hope thai there 
may he more light on Ibis Bubjecl later on. 
C. A. House had a holiday opening November 



goods- you do not have to show. Consequently 
they propose to have the goods and to trust 
to the growing popularity nf ibe talking machine 
In Wheeling in prove that their Judgment is 
right. * 

THE TRADE IN CINCINNATI. 



WHERE MERIT AND PUBLICITY WIN. 

One of the handsomest record racks which has 
been placed on the market In many a day is 
that shown by the Syracuse Wire Works in an- 
other part' of this issue. It Is llndlng Us way 
Into some of the largest jobbing houses In the 
country, and Is destined lo have a big sale on 
lis merits! Business with the Syracuse wire 
Works Is. steadily on the increase, and they 
ascribe it in a considerable measure to their ion- 
slant advertising In The Talking Mai bine World. 
This Is only one of hundreds of compliments 
which have la-en paid The World recently by 
its patrons. There Is* one thing clear, however, 
thai if the products of the Syracuse Wire WorU.- 
werc not up to ail the claims made for them. 
Ihey would ngver have built up such a business. 



The tTctlpse Phonograph Cos, torn 

Washington street. HidMiken. N, .1.. : 



■Jllle, 



nil sp; 






s at 2 







Cincinnati, o.. 




, !!»■;.. 


The Cr 

l\Als el 


nlm o 


Phonograph c 


.. iittn 
i their 
. play ■ 


it large 
concerts 
1 by the 



The 



In 



pretty manner anil they entertained crowds of 
visitors. This firm reports very good talking 
machine business and expects to do a 'great 
holiday trade. 

House £ Herman, the exclusive Columbia ileal- 
era, have been doing some very nice advertising 
la their newspaper space. Their window dis- 
plays are also attracting a good deal of atten- 
tion. They are doing a great business on the 
new types of Columbia machines. 

Hoel & Celsler are using every effort to make 
this the greater holiday season in their history 
and from appearances they will succeed. 



which Hie prvscnie or numerous customers In 
the stjre fully warrants. There is a run on the 
Aluminum Tone Arm 'tiraphophones which 
marks it as a strong favorite with buyers. The 
Improved Lyric Reproducer is also a favorite. 

The Victor and Edison talking machines, for 
which the Rj Wurlllzer Co. are agents, are doing 
a fine business, with prospects fit a booming 
Chrlsimas sale. In tin' new Wurlikcr store there 
will be iwo glass, sound-proof rniims for the ex- 
of these instruments and jlieir rec- 



VVaahtngtan street. Hero tuny occupy two ilnors. 
s:. by .-in feci, the hasemenl is-iug Utilised as a 
slock and storeroom. They will now be able to 
carry on I heir fast growing. business of jobbing 
■Edison machines ami records" with more dispatch, 
living up to Ihjjlr standard In Piling orders 
promptly. They havo a number of specialties. 
which they are placing before the trade, among 
which' la the popular No- ."• horn crane, of which 
a .ill appears in their ad. In this issue. 



Tile first patent i 



Other patents at 
been coming in i 
Misunia Co. 



ords, ami several Other rooms In the l'.ase 
The stock will lie increased In" per cent, in 
to meet the demands of the holiday buyers. 



rapidly of la'ic that the" iMisunin Co, have de- 
cided not (Jo aciepi any orders for more than 
Ihree ntla'citujent* lo any one dealer out of the 
first 5.01)0 -that are being manufactured. The 
steel market being so overrashad with orders, 
tin- l-Mlsrwia Co. were cnntpcllvd to wail seven 
wivdis fui- their shed metal. 



A Holiday Chat 
With the Dealers 



fl Some people have wondered ( how we have built such an enormous talking machine 
business within a few years, Cj The explanation is easy. 

<B The fundamentarprinciples of this business have been rapid and accurate serving of 
trade interests, and our entire energies have been exclusively devoted to selling 
talking machines. 

<J We believe in concentration rather than separation of interests, and dealing in talking 
machines exclusively has enabled us to cater to the best interests of the trade. 
<! Again, our location enables us to supply the trade in any part of New England 
promptly. We make a specialty of keeping aa enormous stock on hand, so that we can 
fill orders at once. We have nearly 14.000 square feet of floor space devoted to the 
exhibition and sale of talking machines/and" dealers visiting Boston will find much to 
interest them in our establishment They will learn more of the causes which have 
made our business the largest in New England. 

<I We have a special proposition lo make to the dealers before the 15th of January, and make a polnl rlpjit 
mere to send in an inquiry as to our proposition. It will make dollars for you. and that is what most talk- 
ing machine men are m business for. Let us hear from you and we will tell you our proposition. It will 
make you money— Good money. <]f We are the original New England distributors of Victor Talking 
Machines, wholesalers and retailers of Edison phonographs and records. 



THE EASTERN TALKING MACHINE CO. 

177 Tremont Street, Boston, Maes. . 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



2'J 



RAPKE'S NEW TALKING MACHINE. 



Letten 



\"o. 80ii,!S9 were Issdfcd Decem- 
ber ES to Victor H. Hapke. New York, for "a 
new uml useful Improvement in talking 
machines." This device, Illustrated here- 
with, relates to that ehus of devices var- 
iously known as "phonographs" ami "talk- 
ing »mM«m." nml the object* of his Im- 
provements .ire to arrange the horns used witli 
siiih instrument in a navel manner, whereby 
,in Improved result Is attained, anil I o provide 
certain supporting nod interconnecting device* to 
promote efficient -y In ilie operation of the appur- 



TSmtr 




by arranging the sound magnifying horn in n 
manner to discharge the sound waves upwardly, 
Instead of following the usual practice of direct. 
tiiK Ihe horn toward the audience, the reBtill 
aehleved is that a creel ly improved qn^liy of 
sound finally reaches the audience. 

"The manner in whieh 1 areeunt for (he im- 
jiroved effect Is lhat the sound-waves, ascend to 
Ihe celling of Ihe room In whieh the maehlne is 
Operated, whieh reflects said sound-waves down- 
wardly as from a sounding-hoard, ihey Being 
evenly diffused In their descent and losing that 
harshness incident ro their delivery In a direct, 
and therefore more concentrated bombardment. 
Furthermore, In prosecuting my endeavors to Im- 
prove tiie operation of these devices. I have de- 
vised means adapted for use with a record-mak- 
ing apparatus u welt as with a reproducing ma- 
.bine. Whereby the' contacting stylus may hear 
agalnal the record with exactly that degree of 
pressure requisite to produce the beat results, 
and whereby the effects of external or foreign vl- 
brnlioftu.are nullified." Nine claims were allowed, 
and Mr. Rapke Is of the opinion Unit he has 



PRESIDENT ON COPYRIGHT. 

Jtters Some Vigorous Words In His Recent 
Message to Congress on a Subject of Interest 
to Talking Maehlne Men. 

The propused copyright bill, which ban been 
indrr consideration and la being whipped Into 
ihape by the Copyright "■'Conferences held in 

Sew York, is of direct interest to tile talking 
nmhine trade In more , way.' than one So 
mporUtll lu this hwatmrejto not only writer.-; ami 
■oniposers. but many Jftncs of business' as well. 
bill President Roosevelt., in Ma annual message 
o Congress, cave the anbject special attention, 
.■vlewiUK conditions and recommending Its pas- 
tge in the following emphatic manner; 

"Our copyright laws urgently need revision, 
["hey are Imperfect in dennlllon, confused mid 
n.-unslsteiit in expression; they omit provision 
or many articles which, under modern re-prod in- 
Ive processes, are entitled to protection: Ihey 
mpose hardships upon the copyright proprietor 
A-hlch are not esenllal lo the fair protection of 
he puhlii'; Ihey are difficult for the courts to iu- 
erprel and Impossible for the Copyright (WHcn 
o administer with satisfaction to the public. 
Uiempts in Improve them. l>y aiuendment. have 

i frequent, no leas than twelve nets for the 

imrpose having been .passed stare the Revised 



num. hi his specifications Mr. Raphe makes the 
appended ileelaration ; 

"In the course "f my experiments with ma- 
chines of the ahine ; n.u,-ii character, following 

eiiiieavn[,-i lo imprtivo Ihe quality of the sound 
reproductions Ihercfmni. \ have discovered that 



here, and proposals for ;i commission to under- 
take it have, from lime to time, been pressed 
upon the Congress. The Inconveniences of the 
present conditions bclnc so great, an attempt to 
frame appropriate legislation lias been made by 
the Copyright Office, which has called conference* 
of the various Interests especially and practically 
concerned with the operation of tile copyright 



:e having 




■'To perfect then by farther amendment seems 
impracticable, a complete revision of them is 
essential. Such a revision, to meet modern con- 
ditions, has been found necessary in flermaiiy. 
Austria. Sweden and other foreign countries. 
ami bin*, embodying It are pending In England 
and the Australian colonies. It has been urged 

THE 

HERZOG CABINETS 

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They are genuine art pro- 
ducts. They sell easily on 
account of their style and 
nicety of detail work. 
Made for disc and cylin- 



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A PROGRESSIVE PERSONALITY. 
.1. Chi..-, tiroshui. general manager of ih'e 
win A. Denham Co.. importers of Swiss 
German talking machine novelties, etc. 31 
■ 111- street. New York, has made a record 
bilhictf as a lillstVr. Ills successful m&n&g: i 




In his .alls una 

won him hosts of fi-l< 

orders to satisfy Ihe most captious. Mr. tiro.-- 

but is enthusiastic In whatever he undertakes. 

and being all Itulefallgalde worker besides these 

attributes never fail to win out. 

A. C. Ca.laiob. Wapakoneta. O.. lias favored us 
with ii photograph of an exhibit of Bdlson, Vl<- 
tor and Columbia talking machines and records 
which he had at the County Fair this fall. In 
this connection Mr, Ca.Iacoi. says; "Talking ma- 
chines are B side line with me, hut they netted 
me (500 In the past twelve months on a Jl.'.oo 
Investment. My town has five thousand popula- 
tion, wiih an excellent farming community. I 
tlnd the talkinc ma. -bine business profitable IT 
you push It hard, and have the stork, otherwise 
one belter stay out of ii." 




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THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 




; A FEW NEEDLE POINTS. 

Am secretary or the. Free Heading Room Asso- 
ciation or Calvary Parbh. New Work, John Kaiser. 
ililef of [tic traveling force of the hollas Pliono- 



of hid 



of. I'alvi 



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Rev. 

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( »(tfrlal to Wl« TnlklW Macblae World.) ' 

London, Kng*, Nov. 5, 1SU0. 
The two gonccits promoted by." the Qrnmo- 



a short ami appro- 
address in connection with the presema- 
Hon. which' came aa a complete surprise to tho 
recipient, who replied Jiya neat speech. Mr. 
Kaiser, known as. -Casey" among record makers, 
lias also charge d( t lie association's entertain. 



I lia 



IS, wore'-most -juCcefesfu) 
-largest in Nnrfh of Ire- 
an appreciative andicuct- 



lanil. on No' 
functions. T! 
land—was era 

of about 3,000. The capahilli 
pilonc for entertaining a large assemblage were 
clearly exemplified to the delight ot all present. 
S. H. Sltcnnl,, who represented the Grama 
phone Co., wait most happy in the in teres tine 
remarks with which he prefaced' the render- 
ing of each selection, bin allusions to the various 
artistes were most appropriate and lent an add- 
ed charm to an attractive .programme: lie was 
"lily assisted by the newly appointed Scotch and 
Irish representative of* Hie rompony. It. riordoti 
Smyth. 

Quite recently (November 3 t the tun! 

dinner of' thy Ulster Medical Society, held at 
Medical Institute, Belfast, a 'musical programme 
was executed^ by line Melba Gramophone, which 
Included songs by Tanuigno. Caruso. Melba, Al- 
baal and Ksty; also baud and Instrumental selec- 
tions, many of which were enthusiastically ap- 
plauded and encored. The arrangements in con- 
nection with this function were entrusted to 
■•Ireland's biggest Jobber"— T. Edeits Osborne. 

In future the business of 'the Neoplione Co 
will he carried on under Hie name of Neoplione 
<I905},' Limited. This change lias been occa- 
sioned by the great development of Hie business 
which necessitated ti considerably larger capital 
The assets and liabilities of the Neoplione <Jo„ 
Limited, have been taken over by the Neophoac 
11305). Limited, 'and the business is being car- 
ried on by the same managers' and slaff. 

Thc.Neophonr 1131)6), Ltd., are relinquishing 
their old premises at Itoseberry avenue, in fai 
of new quarters at. the corner of Worship 11 
Tabernacle streets, which will give them a vi 
central location. 

A cable has Just reached here as 1 write il 
the talking machine companies in th 
States have reduced the price ot disc 
Tnls undoubtedly is an Important 11 
may affect the prices here, but more of this 
anon. Prices of records in this country, how- 
ever, are much lower than in the Stales 
in some Instances much too low. 

The growth of the Gaelic movemnet In li 
Is stimulating local manufacturers of n 
to produce records which may bo utilise 
teaching purposes In some of the schools. Th 
plan has not entirely developed, but then 
be no question that there is 11 big future In this 
line. Few have an idea of the growth in ] 
larlly of the Irish language. Ji has be 
a veritable fad In the Emerald Isle, and 1 
can be no- question that the manufacture! 
talking machine records can build up qui 
trade by catering 10 this demand. Mori 
a full course or Gaelic Ipssoiib could Is- give 
means of the talking machine where it is 



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corporntcd with the Secretary of State at Al- 
bany. N. Y., last week, with a capital of |1G.OOO, 
for the purpose ot utlllnlug automatic phono- 
graphs in vaudeville. Directors: JM. S. Ebstein. 
Chas. Jacoby, New York, and James M. Endcl, 
Gainesville, l-'lu. 

Prom Ibe American Talking Machine Co., 32-34 
Glciidaivon streei, Putney, London, we are in re- 
ceipt of their new catalogue which is on unusual- 
ly complete pnbllvaifon, containing practkally 
■■vt-rything in the line of machines and records 
mad- 1 with many valuable pointers for the deal- 
ers. It Is admirably printed and will do much 
to stimulate (he business .if this enterprising 
Knglish institution. 



The factories of the Tea Tray Co., of Newark; 
N. J., makers of the popular Bower horns, are up 
iig-linst n difficult nnmoslffoq, namely, to nil Hie 
orders which come piling In on them by scores. 
Regarding Iheir Western trade, Mr. Beecroft, the 
linn's representative, echoed- Th-* "World man's 
query, "HavJTuiy trouble selling horns? Well. 
I should saV not. Here I am lack n month earlier 
than 1 expected, for 1 was forced to curtail my 
trip In order- that the factory might at least 
have acnaac* to eaten mi." Though business has 
been phenomenal ibis fall and winter, as good d 
report speaks well for the success of Hie Tea 
Tray Co, 

A temporary organisation of ibc /Talking Ma- 
chine Cliib was t-ffecied at an in^hnnal dinner 
at Uoutjiiin's restaurant, Pulton siil-.-t. New York. 
Thursday evening (am, Future* meetings are 
subject 10 the, call of 1'rc.siueiil Charles V, 
Henkel, treasurer niui general manager »f the 
liougias PUonograph Co. RepresentsHves of all 
the manufacturing companies and prominent- 
jobl.lng house- will be invited to enroll as soon 
aa tin- preliminaries are effected, 



T. p, Murray, the Columbia 
again away from bis headquaric 



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1he*Nat1onal Phonograph Co. are laaiil 
magnificent records, their latest lisi being espe 
dally suitable for the Christmas holidays, The} 
arc admirable in every respect, both In volume 
and quality, while- the songs are so understand 
able and the accompaniments so effective they 
are destlacd to augment the already large po pit 
larlly ot the records of this house. ' 




the whole 
pf tin- Columbia Phonograph Co.. 
at , !',:rl)roadwuy. New York, and is calling on his 
trade in various parts or Hie country. 

O. K. Solomon, iiresldeni of tin- Syracuse Cabi- 
net Co., inanufaelurers of a combination horn 
holder and record minuet— a novelty of utility 

I merit— was in New York this week show- 

log the trade his pew article in photographic 
form. Mr. Solomon secured a number of nice 

(). F. Kanffinaiin. Heading. Pa., has bought out 
the Reading Phonograph Go., and consolidated 
It wlili his own business. 

The 1.oubj,'llook Store, Kali Antonio, Tex., has 
been, making a very handsome display of Colum- 
bia grapho|di»mes'iind talking machines. ' A very 
■-•lccIIciu photograph of their representation lias 
linen forwarded us. 

The Hall Flmzo Co.. th>< enterprising dealers 
of Newark. O.. lire doing a tremendous business 
in Killson and Victor talking machines and rec- 
ords. -A recent photograph which we bad the 
pleasure of seeing showed two freight cars load- 
ed with Kdison and Victor talking machines 
right In front of ibclr handsome new store to 
Which Ibey removed Nov. 1. Their trade III much 
vlng. 



Mr. Dealer: 

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the goods, send your orders to 
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Victor Jobbers. 



( STANLEY & PEARSALL, 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



31 



LATEST PATENTS RELATING TO TALKING 
MACHINES AND RECORDS. 



■ spm-ini]}- prepand f»r Ihe Talking UsdUm World. i 
Washington,' II. C.,De\ 8, 1905. 

Retoebiso Device ixjb PuottouKAPiis.. Solomon 
Farb; Newark. N. J., assignor ot part lo M. L. 
Mendelssohn anil Edisonla Co. Patent No. 805,- 
417. 

This invention has reference to improvements 
In phonographs and similar sound-reproducing 
machines, am) has for Its object to provide with 
machines of such character a returning device 
or means for automatically raising the sound- 
reproducer Bttd its stylus from its Operative con 
tact with the record at the end of the record and 
then returning the said Bound-reproducer ami its 
stylus and the usual engaging device or nut of 
Ihn machine to their normal initial or starling 
positions without stepping or Interfering with 
the o|ieral!ng mechanism of the phonograph or 
similar apparatus to again cause the sound 




reproduce! 1 and 'Its stylus to 1»- ohm- more 
brought In Iw operative engagement with the 
beginning or forward end of the record, 

The invention is clearly illustrated in the ac- 
companying drawings. In Which Figure 1 is a 
plan or top view of a phonograph ,-uid u top or 
plan view, of the automatic returning device mi 
bodying the principles of the invention, the 
sou ml reproducer ami Its stylus being shown In 
'heir normal initial positions about to be moved 
Into operative contact with the record. I'lc - 
Is ii front view of the upper framework of the 
phonograph, the operating shaft or spindle ami 
a record thereon, ami the sound- reproducer, said 
view also showing in front elevation the Upper 
portlon of the usual casing upon which the raid 
pans of the phonograph are placed, and a side 
view of the said automatic returning device. With 
a yielding post of the said returning device con 
neeteii wlili the oscillating frame of Hie sound 
reproducer shown In lis normal initial or start 
ing position. Fig. :: Is a similar view of the 
said parts, showing 'the said soiindrcproihii .t 
and the said yielding pout In their forwards 
traveling relation with the record during contaM 
or engagement of the stylus with the reproducing 
surface of the record, Fig, I is a front view of 
portions fit some of the parts represented In said 
Klgs. 1, 2 and 3. and a front view of the said 



sound- reproducer and automatic returning de- 
vice, showing the relative positions of the sound 
reproducer anil the said yielding post of the re- 
turning device at the end of the record; and 
Fig. 8 Is n similar view of the same parts, show- 
ing the sound- reproducer in Its raised position 
rrom the surface of the record and the relative 
arrangement of the parts of the yielding post of 
the returning device while returning to their 
normal Initial or starting positions at the begin- 
ning or forward end of the record. Fig. II and 
Fig. 7 arc transverse vertical sections. 

ActuVstic DlAPTlR.toM. John H. Van Mater. 
Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Patent No. SIU.W13. 

This invention relates to an Improved forma- 
tion of acoustic diaphragms for recording ami re- 
producing sound waves and the manner or using 
the same. The principal ohjects sought to be 
accomplished by this Invention are*the Inclina- 
tion to n central point of the waves of sound 
produced by the vibrations of an acoustic ilia 
phragm and the steadying of the vibratory action 



diaphragm 
objects is secured by 
a novel conformation 
of the face of the dia- 
phragm, and the sec- 
ond object Is effected 
by a central spring, 
which acta as a gover' 
nor for (he diaphragm, 
all of which will here- 
inafter be more par- 
ticularly set forth. 
Figure 1 fs a plan or 
race view or the dia- 
phragm. Fig. 2 Is a 



The first of the? 



Ural 




of Fig. I on line* J-. and Fig- I! shows a cross- 
section of the diaphragm holder with the dia- 
phragm in place, 

Sovno-Convc.yiv. Ai'i'.unus. Richard \ An 
thony. New York, assignor of one-hall lo Allied 
R. I.edoux and Amelia V V Anthony. New Yorl, 
Patent No. S01.9S5. 

Figure 1 illustrates an elevation of a so-called 
■talking machine" 1 of ihe cylinder type, embody 
Ing the Invention, furnished with a ■■reproducer," 
Fig. - Illustrates 11 vertical sectional view of a 
reproducer combined w|ih the Improved horn 
Fig, fl illustrates a vertical sectional view or a 
■■recorder" combined with the Improved horn 



%S 




The present invention relates to improvements 
and additions to that tor which an application 
was filed for letters Patent of the United States 
on the 20th day of October, 1904, said applica- 
tion being known as Serial No. 3a!t.2IS,.fb which 
ihe inventor rerers for a general description of 
the physical laws governing lhat and likewise 
The apparatus now de- 
ch larger range of use. 
e extended anil Impor- 
tant results, than were attainable under former 
Inventions. 

Soi-m> Moi.iiu.it ion T.M.Kim. StAOUifES. Chan, 
it. King. New York. N Y. Patent No. 8OT..077. 

The object of this invention is to provide an 
attachment or device Tor reproducers of Calking 
machines which will modify the sound waves 
produced by the diaphragm and Improve the, tone 
and reader more distinct ihe words spoken and 



bed is adapted to a 
mlant with much t 



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lui-ntusl.-al waves usually heard in 
such instruments. 

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a 
sectional elevation or a reproducer for talking 
machines having the Invention applied thereto. 
Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view or the sound 
modifier removed. Fig. :1 is a sectional elevn 
lion of themmre, and Fl» 4 is a like view show- 
ing a modification. 

IDlflCATINfl ATT.UIIMKNTH.ItT.W.KIMi M.Vt'UINKS 

Samuel Kershaw. Lowell. Mass.. as. Ignor of one- 
half to Thomas tVnrtleiL_samc plnee. Patent No. 
,so,").ii7r.. 

This Invention relaies to repeating attachments 
lor talking machines, and the Object is lo return 




Fig. -I illustrates a detail shoi 
the reproducer. 



ing point rft the record after each reproduction 
of Ihe record until the motive power is exhausted 
or until the motor is stopped by "he usual means 
In order lo give a continuous reproduction of a 
musical record to accompany dancing, marching, 
or other rhythmical movements of the body or 

The Improvement herein described allows tlio 
beginning ami ending of the reproduction to be 
made at any desired points on the record, so that, 
if desired, the usual "announcement" at the be- 
ginning of the record may lie omitted In Ihe 



Eclipse 




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repetition,- or any deidrgjl pnrt of till! record may 
be used alone. In the accompanying] rawing 
Figures I and * are respectively n front oleva- 
tlotl ati<l (a i^iu. of a phonograph with the In: 
proveit nllafhmcni applied thereto; Pig. 3, a 
vertical trans verse, section on'the line li :t in Kit;. 
7 of ti pari of I he nitnehmejLt frame, the escape- 
ment, anil ihc pinion rotary therewith"; Fig. t. 
a left-end elevation <il the phonograph and' my 
attachment; Flg.'S. S front elevation of said at- 
tachment; Fig. i!. S- vertical section on ik lin<-' 



right- 
the nttnrhm 



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tin- aim 






line 7 T In tfip. B fr 
attachment; Fig. 8. a 
upper part of the phoi 
ment, showing the rept 
graph raised by liie 
partly in central Imiii 
in plan the spindle, spring, and gear mm on tin- 
lifter; Fig. 10, a longitudinal vertical section on 
the line 10 lu in Fig. II of m part' of the frame 
of the nUnc'limejti. showing In rear elevation 
parts of the sliding bar and lever of the escape- 
ment; Fig. II, a vertical transverse section i>( 
a part of the attachment frame on the Mae 1111 
In Fig. r,, showing parts of tho osenpement: Fig 
12, a vertical section on the line 12 12 In Fig. [I 
of tho harrel and spindle and a left end Neva 
tlon of the lifter spring. 



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So. : 



Fletcher, Indianapolis. I ml. 

This invention relates to repeating d< 
phonographs whereby the recorder ai 




i retnmerl in its inillal^Hisltlun after 
has completed Its operative movement, In tl 
accompanying drawings. Figure 1 Is n top pi: 
view of an apparatus embodying the Inveniio 
Hg. 2 is an end view of the apparatus shown' 
Fig. 1 looking in tl 




tching means shown in Fig 4. 

Pi i n nook a el i u: iNtrrni'iiKST. John Isakson. 
Clinton. Montana. Patent No, SH4.0O4. 

This Invention relates to an instrument that 
reproduce* sounds In accordance with the desire 
or wish of the performer and In any combination 
that la desired The invention further provides 
a means for increasing or diminishing the vol- 
ume of sound issuing from the 




The invention Is illustrated In the accompany 
ing drawings, in which Figure I is n cross 
section of the Instrument. Fig 2 Is a vfew of 



i little more than half of the instrument with 
he back board removed, and Fig. 3 Is a view 
f a iiodi Ilea Hon of the arrangement of the 



to an attachment which 
is especially designed 
for use upon the nioi 
able arms In gramo- 
phones or talking ma 



employed, but to produce a much simpler am 
more economical machine, and yet one glvlni 
excellent results. 

In accomplishing the object of thli 
what might well be termed a '•vibrating horn" i 
employed— thnl is. one composed of flexible ma 






-c 



eh in 



which 



' --irfius are uwlveled and 

, ;' Mirnahle. so that the 

points carried thereby 
'■ .conform to the move- 
-,3 - -H" "'''bts of the discs by 
V : *' j" * 1' I '' I' the .audible 
]Fi J sounds are transmit- 
ted. Figure l shows 
[ho, application of the Improvement, the novel 
pans being Indicated In full lines. Fig. 2 Is an 
end view. Figs. .1 and -I are side views. Fig. r. 
shows a mod IB cation of the Invntirui. 
CoMwwiTK.jjjm mi Bei-kow'i -i-Pit Brtwtirwtiiki'r. 

The object of ibis iuvcmioti is the production 
bl an instrument embodying therein or capable 
•>( performing the joint functions of the sound' 
lepnnlari'r and horn of itueh it phonograph. In 



lerlal— and attach thereto a stylus, the material 
of both the Horn and stylus being preferably 
non-metallic, whereby the metallic sound usually 
present in phonographs Is eliminated. 

The invention will be more fully understood 
from the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig 
ure I Is ii perspective view of the invention. 
Fig. S is a modllied form thereof In side eleva- 
tion; Fig. 3, an end view of Fig. 2 in the direc- 
tion of the arrow: Figs. 4 and a. further modi 
Miatlons with parts of the "horn broken away. 
Fig: 9, a -section on line i! li of Fig. 4; Fig. 7. a 
section on Hue 7 . of Fig^ :.: Fig. S. a section 
on line 8 8. Fig. 2; Fig. 9, B detail view showing 
the horn of Fig. 1 with an Open end, and Fig. 1» 
n detail view showing a bom with lis upper edge 
formed with a hipped Joint. 



- 'd If., 



u 



Pa 



[ Rei-i 



. StH m. Bit; 

assignor 



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Other words, a single instrument is produced' 
which serves the dual purpose of the reproducer 
and horn. The Inventor is enabled thereby U}_ 
not only dispense with the costly reproducer now 



Root, Head. New York. 
Walker. Krie. 1>a Patent N 
This 'invention ntaira to Improvements in 

phonographs, wherein the Inventor seeks to pro- 
vide novel menus for reproducing sounds which 
are free frdm objectionable harsh metallic notes 
and tones, sned (is are ■"uinmonly secured by 
ordinary machines of this cjnas. li Is also aimed 
to dispense with that pari of ihc ordinary ma 
>hine commonly known as the 'Te producer. 1 " 

which usually consists of ii metallic hotly or 




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sound box and a tillable diaphragm confined or 

held therein, whereby tlio cost of manufacture 

Is materially cheapened. 

Figure 1 I* a vide elevation of the Improved 

.sound box or horn lor 

phonogrnhphs. the 

Itamfl being shown In 

cuopera'llve relation 

in n phono;; tnjih cyl- 

i inter and a suitable 

Bupportins stem. Figs. 

■1 and 3 are views In 

bottom plan and side 

Invention. Figs. \ and 

f> are views In side 

^•, * 7'„ elevation and In end 

;, - - *'"- elevation, respectively 

nf a fnrlber cmbodi- 

meal of the Invention, Fig. t> is a side elevation 

nl another form Ol construction. Klgs. 7 and K 

are views in side nod end elevation, respectively. 

i>f a sill! further modified construction. 

PlIOMIcjHAI'll A'lT.U Iimknt. t!eo. I'flsl and 
Frank Krcuer. New York. N. V. Patent No. 
S05.787. 

This Invention baa lor 

simple, Inexpensive and 

clfiVleiil apparatus which 
may be readily applied 
to a maebine Interme- 
diate the reproducer and 
the born, whereby the 
disagreeable scratching 
or rmsplng sound now 
proilnred in machine!! of 
this character may be 
entirety obviated 



the 



nd 




dared clearer and tree 

Irani objectionable metallic qualities, and the 

character nf the sound greatly Improved. 

In the accompanying drawing:-, forming I 1 '"' 1 
of this specification, wherein like numerals of 
reference Indicate like partis. Figure' I is a side 
view, on an enlarged Kale, of an apparatus eon 
strutted according to ami embodying the Inven- 
tion. Fig. -l Is a central vertical section or the 
same. Fig. B is a side view, partly In section. 
showing n portion of the sound-reproducing ma 
chine with Hie apparatus applied (hereto, and 
Fig. I l» a central vertical section illustrating 

a modified construction 

SntlSO BOX l»lt Sol Ml 1{Klc.|||.IM. wo Ukiiwi- 

inii\b M.\nti\». Julius Jetter. Camden, N. J.. 

assignor to Nonpareil Machine Mfg. Cn.. same 

place. Patent No. Mir..t<r.4. 

This Invention eon 
stats of certain Im- 
provements In connec- 
tion wlili the sound 
box of talking ma 
chines, ibe objeei be- 
ing lo Improve ibe 
character of sound 
produced by an im- 

trnetinn of Ibe sound 
inting, and ibe man- 





ner of mounting the diaphragm. This invention 
Is fully shown In the accompanying * draw- 
ings, In which Figure 1 Is u front eleva- 
Ing. and the manner of mounting the diaphragm. 
Tills Invention is fully shown In I lie accompany- 
iriB drawings, In which Figure l is a front eleva- 
tion of a sound box made In accordance with the 
invention. Fig. 2 Is a sectional view of the same, 
taken on Hie line a a. Fig. 1. Fig. 3 Is an eleva- 
tion of the box, showing the stylus-carrying 
mechanism; and Figs. 4 and B are enlarged sec- 
tional views of part of Fig. 2. 

Talkimi M.u-iiim: Attachment. Julius H. 
LUtI, New York, assignor to Victor Talking .Ma- 
chine Co.. Camden. N. J, Patent No. 8«6,!i2.1. 

This Invention relates lo talking machines, and 
has for its Object to provide a sinipb' and efficient 
device for supporting the sound conductor which 
Is usually employed 
for* "Itenvcylnit the 
sound from the vibrat- 
ing diaphragm to the 
amplifying burn; and. 
further, to so arrange 
the sold support thai 
the reproducer may 
freely swing in a hori- 
zontal piano and at 
(lie sumo time lo |>er 
ntit. n vertical move- 
meal ol the said re- 
proccr lo follow any 

Men! °r wabbling of the record, and to always 
maintain the said reproducer in correct position 
lu relation to the recqpl. /With this device it is 
also possible to readily and easily remove Un- 
sound conductor, together with ibi- reproducer. 
Referring to the iJriwings, which illustrate 

a specific embodiment of the invention. Fig. 1 
Is a side elevation of so much of a .talking ma 
chine as Is necessary to explain ihe Invention. 
Fig. 2 Is a seclionnl view of the same on line '• 2 
of Fig. 1. ,Fig. 3 Is a horizontal section on the 
line 3 8 of Fig. I. Fig. 4 Is a plan view of a 
porLlou of the sound conducting lube. Fig. a 
Is a perspective view of the supporting bracket. 

Mimiieki.. QeO, W, (ioailicr, Conyngbam. I'a.. 
assignor to Mulda Comber, same place. Patent 
No. 805,011. 

This Invention relates to mandrel construc- 
tion, and the object is to provide n taidei-holding 
mandrel for talking machines of that variety 
wherein iyj^-llndrbai tablei is employed tn mrry 
the record. The device is sulcatum billy similar 
to that described and claimed in an application 
11 led on September SO, 1901, In a renewal applica- 
tion Hied on May 88, 1903. and In au application 
filed on January 1J. 1904. 

The essential feature of novelty involved in 
ibis invention is the provision of n reliable sup- 
porting medium for the tablet, the pans of which 
are so constructed and combined as to yieldlngly 
leeclve the mandrel until ibe latter is forced 
home thereon and at the sane- time afford a 
positive or unyielding form of support for ihe 
tablet and truly center the same around the axial 
p-ane of the mandrel shaft. 



has 



PRIVILEGE 0FTTIMES ABUSED.' 

fhe Sending of Sample Records in Advance <% 
Not Always Appreciated by the Trade and 
the National Phonograph Co. Have Been 
Compelled to Cut Off Pending Jobbers and 
Dealers. 



H is not the 'Srsi lime co 
beard that jobbers and dealers abuse tb 
elege of havjng advanced lots of sample records 
entrusted to them In confidence by the mauufae 
Hirers as a matter of convenience in placing or- 
ders. On Ibis subject The Edison Phonograph 
Monthly has a timely article, even if it is In- 
tended for Edison distributors primarily, and 
truthfully snya: 

The plan of sending samples of new records 
io Jobbers one month lu advihice of their general 
shlpnwnl to the trade was adopted In order' that 
Jobbers might learn by hearing ihem Just how 
good they were from a selling standpoint; and be 
ab\ L0 make out their orders In a more intelli- 
gent manner. It was recognised thai without be- 
ing able to hear them a jobber could not arrive 
at a satisfactory conclusion In making out his 
monthly order. Then' jobbers were permitted to 
play them for dealers, either by having dealers 
visit their stores or by sending them to the stores 
of dealers when accompanied by a salesman. Still 
later Johhers who did not employ salesmen were 
permitted lo ship these sample records front one 
dealer to another, with the distinct understand- 
ing that ihryshoutcl not he played before the 

"All of this was done lu the interest of jobbers 
and dealers, and It was understood from the be- 
ginning thai the wbolij. arrangement was to be 
■purely a rmrte matter, n was one of which the 
public was to know nothing, and we endeavored 
to make It clear that the records were In no In- 
stance to lie played ho individuals outside of the 
trade. We regret to say that the privilege has 
been abused In u manner which. If continued, 
will compel us (National Phonograph CO.) to cut 
off entirely from attending jobbers the privilege 
of getting these samples. The latest abuse of 
the privilege has been by certain dealers adver- 
tising and inviting the public to hear the new 
records when sent to them by their jobbers. This 
abuse will not be permitted to continue. Jobbers 
must refuse to ship samples to dealers unless 
they will agree not tn play them before the pub 
tic, or we shall feel compelled to refuse to send 
litem to jobbers who ship them to dealers, know- 
ing that I he laller will play them publicly. 

•There are excellent reasons why sample rec- 
ords ettouULlKri he played to any one outside of 
the trade In ihe ilrst place. It arrompHslies'no 
good to play them beyond the amusement of a 
few individuals who can Just as well wait until 
ihe records are on the market. On the other 
hand, permitting ihem lo be played In advance 
must necessarily be a source of constant trouble 
and friction. For Instance, ibere are two or more 
dealers in one town One dealer buys of Jobber 
A and ihe other of Jobber 1!. The sample rec- 
ords of Jobber A reach the town a week la ad- 



Buy from Headquarters 




We manufacture all styles of 

rases ti»r all makes of (ma- 
chines. Carrying these goods 
in stock w<- can make prompt 

shipment, 'tur quality is the 

besl our prices are right. 



Chicago Case Mfg. Co. 



\\i-\W W. Waihlnslon 1 



34 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOULD. 



vaneo of those of Jobber B, or probably the lat- 
ter' does not send out samples at all." As a result 
the dealer buying front' Jobber A gets the new 
records). playn tljpm for the nubile, and £eta credit 
for being more enterprising than hlB competitor. 
The lauet. qj^pic contrary, is fully as alive as 
the other' dealer, ftnd naturally feels that he has 
not heen fairly used. There are a number of 
other good reasons why tho^ibuKes mus( not con- 
tinue. It Is not necessary, however, to refer to 
them here, for we are determined that these 
samples shall not*he used for any other purpose 
their we Intended when the plan ; was put into ef- 
fect. Those who continue to offend must not 
find jiny fault If they are summarily rut ofT from 
the privilege of hearing sample records.'*. 



BIfl ORDERS FOR TALK PHONES. 

A tremendous big order from the West has 
been boohed for their new taper-arm Talk-o- 
Phone./wlth the recently patented mechanical 
feed, by the Talk-o-Phone Co., Toledo, 0. Orders 
for this new device have been pouring in from 
every section of the country, and the factory Is 
addiifp; an- entire equipment of special machinery 
■tfir Its manufacture on a large scale. 0. Clayton 
Heed, the affable N'ew York manager, is making 
a high record In the Sajllug line. The deal which 
was reported at one time as pending between the 
Talk-o-Phone Co. and a German disc record manu- 
facturer is said to have slipped into the evlghcit, 
with the foreign end inafflwa wet hen. 



WANAAUKER'S BIG BUSINESS. 

The Wnnainaker store of N'ew York Is devoting 
attention these days to their talking machine de- 
partment, which bu assumed very large propor- 
tions under the management or Manager Bock- 
hurst. Ow'Ing to the development of thla busi- 
ness, li has been found ueeessnry to give it con- 
siderable more space, so as to display to best 
advantage the Edison goods which they carry. 
This week they published a testimonial from 
Chas. D. Chamhrum, secretary of the French 
Embassy at Washington, praising the Wana- 
maker Edison Language phonograph, and declar- 
ing that ■'the French pronunciation seemed ex- 



Leading' Jobbers of Talking' Machines in America 



FINCH & HAHN, 

Albany, Troy. Schenectady. 

Jobbers or Edison 

Phonographs and Records 

100.000 Kcci.rds 
Complete Stock Quick Service 



Powers & Henry Co. 

619-612 Prnn A«C Pilbburg. Pa. 

Victor Distributors 
Edison Jobbers 
Colurribia Representatives 



Everything In Machine 
Records and Supplies 



A Million Records in Stock 

including the personal records 
of P* A. Powers and \V. K. Henry. 



PITTSBURG'S HEADQUARTERS for 

EDISON and VICTOR 



The Theo. F. Bentel Co. WI -£,UL b rV ,r P . Mr ' 



S. B. DAVEGA, 

EDISON' JOBBER 
VICTOR DISTRIBUTOR 



it Cast lath St. 



* York City. 



KLEIN & HEFFELMAN CO. 

Canton, OHIO. 

Edison - j* Victor 

MACHINES, RECORDS AND SUPPLIES 

Quickest *en-lce am) moat complete sinrk in ohin 



EDISON 

ZOHOPHONE^ -,^_. 

JOBBERS 3l9 : 32?Rflh Ave. P.llsburgh 






VICTOR TALKING MACHINES 
H E G I N A MUSIC BOXES 
" Reliable "Sell-Playlnn Piano 
(ENDLESS ROLL. NICKEL DROP 
| Send lor CnlnloQue and Price* 



IK YOU'RE IN WESTERN MICHI3AN 

jj Victor Machines and Records 
il JULIUS A. J.° FRIEDREICH 

j 30^12 Canal Street. G»i-d Rftnlds. Mk-hlmn 

our M ^ OJ ; ^ii;i[z"Z cS:;i n «: 



NEW ENGLAND 

JOBBING HEADQUARTERS 

EDISON AND VICTOR 

Machines. Records and Supplies. 
THE EASTERN TALKING MACHINE CO. 

173 Trtm.nl Street BOSTON. MAIS. 



PACIFIC COAST KEADQUARTERS FOR - 

EDISON PHONOGRAPHS 
ANOJ RECORDS. 

Peter Bacigalupi, 

716 Mission Street. SIN FMNGISCO. ML 



FDISONIA CO. 

NEWARK, N. J. 


Jill Talking Machines 
and General Supplies 



IIARCitR £. Ill ISM 

Western Distributors for the 

VICTOR 

COMPANY. 

It's worth while knowing, minever 
substitute ;i record. 

If its in the catalog (jm '■"e got it. 

oukuoll, iowa. 



Minnesota Phonograph Co. 

ST. PALL MINNEAPOLIS 

37 B. Tlh Strut SIS Nicollet Avtauc 

Edison Phonographs and Records 

ALL MACH SBS. RECORDS ANO SUPPLIES 
Write lorPrlcet on Suppl/et. 

O -dtnt HIM uiru day u rtcihtd. 



Jacot Music Box Co., 

39 Union So.. New York. 

Mira and Stella Music Boxes. 

Edison and Victor Machines 
and Records. 



OLIVER DITS0N COMPANY 



Have the only 
stuck of 



orriplete 



Victor Talking Machines 
and Records 

. in Amerin., and con tine 

themselves to retailing and 

jobbing only Victor goods 

ISO TREMONT STREET, BOSTOR. MASS. 



I'KUUY ft WIUTSIT L. )|. WKI.l.KH 

PERRY B. WHITSIT CO., 

213 Sou ID High Street, Columbu*. Ohio. 

Viotor Talking 
. nri Rac""dl 






Atlanta Phonograph Co., Inc. 

J. P. RILEV. M(r.. ATLANTA. GA. 

Edison— That's All. 

Get our prices on Horns and Supplies. 



Eclipse Phonograph Co.. 

Hoboken. N. J. 

. ."t Edison Phonographs and Records. 

Best deliveries and lamest slock In New Jersey. 



PITTSBURG PHONOGRAPH CO. 

VICTOR. . EDKON 

JOBBERS ano JOBBERS 



Only authorized Victor Jobbers In Pittsburg 



Northwestern Dealers \ 


who buy their KlifOfl 


Omul* from mt « e 




MitlM «nil rltiH- to 11 


< of the records 




We carry the Bttxk u 






dnilera. Try u«. 






McGRFAL BROS. 


, Mllwaukoo, 


Win. \ 



PRICE PHONOGRAPH CO., 

- EDIMOU JOBBERS 

Phonographs, Records and Supplies 



Every Jobber In litis country should 
be represented In Ihls department. The 
cost Is slight and the advantage Is great. 

Be sure and have your lirm In the 
January list. 



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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



GROWTH OF EXPORT TRADE 

In the Latin-American Countries and Australia 
Hit Auumed Phenomenal Proportions In- 
teresting Chat With Mr. Steven:; of the Ex- 
port Department of the National Phonograph 
Co. — A Cheering Outlook. 

The unexampled prosperity o( the talking ma- 
chine business Is nol confined, by any means, to 
ihe domestic trade. Export business Is keeping 
slep Willi the phenomenal trade, ami Waller 
Stevens, manager of the export department of 
the National Phonograph Co., bears out this as- 
sertion In the subjoined remarks: 

"flaa our export business Increased? why. 
my dear sir, It has gone ahead in the most re- 
markable manner. Of eonrse, in Japan, with 
the war troubles, little could be expectM, and 
in Cblna it is also a little slow. Elsewhere, how- 
ever, Ihe National Phonograph Co. and ilie HMi 
son kooiIs are regnant The company's Euro- 
pean business is in the hands of our established 
agencies in London, Paris, Berlin, HelRlnm. etc. 
Our particular territory is the Latin-American 
countries and Australia, and business in those 
portions of the world is simply surprising; As 
compared with last year the increase has been 
fully 100 per cent., ami in Australia it goes even 
beyond that percentage. As n matter of truth. 
Australia Is 'phonograph mail.' and there is 
practically no end to the Edison business 
in thai portion of the world. Recently we 
have established a branch there, ami the other 
morning I received a cable thai oar man 
bad secured a location and would proceed Im- 
mediately to put things in shape. Hereafter 
goods kill lie sent our ageni there as a general 
distributing point for the entire colony. As yet 
'no goods are sold there on Installment, but It is 
probable this will come along soon, as competi- 
tion Is very keen. 

"Iii the South and Central American coun- 
tries die preferable call Is for li-nil and orches- 
tral records. Operatic number* an- also very 
popular, and where the English-speaking people 
reside the ordinary popular souk, instrumental 
and talking records, sell wen. and the Edison 
line has a prestige that stands undimmed before 
the world. India is another Krent market for 
talking machines, .but inn distinctions of caste 
or class are so marked I bill the great call is for 
Ike highest grade of gooda^-everythtng cold 
plfltcd and tile most cosily records. In common 
with nth.-r foreign countries, the demand Is for 
a position to 



and the Germans," continued Mr. Stevens, ■'are 
more favorably placed than we. so far as trade 
with South American countries is concerned, on 
account of the banks established by thhse na- 
;louttlities and the shipping lines, but we are 
gradually overcoming these drawbacks, and as 
has been true in the past. American enterprise 
and ingenuity will overcome this temporary ob- 
stacle. A new line of Steamship* from New York 
is about to.be realized, and then we will be in 
a position lo compete with anybody. Our best 
Irade is on Ihe west coast of South America. 
I. nl business witn Argentina is prospectively of 
the most glowing character. The Edison goods 
command a price, and the only objection I could 
offer Is that our l.atln-Anierican friends are in- 
clined to insist upon loo high figures. That, of 



t belt 



• juris 



RECITALS ATTRACT IN LOWELL. 

Columbia Co. Inaugurate This Feature'- Edison 
Line in Big Demand — Business Good in This 

■ Si li.i t.. The TitlMnit MmliliH" Vtvn.i. i 

lAWfill, Mass.. lice. It. l!Htf.,- 

The Columbia Phonograph <""■■ whose* attract I vj 
store at .'.! Central street Is proving to he very 
popular wl'h buyers of talking machines, has 
greatly stimulated trade by a series of public re- 
citals, which have crowded the store to the doors. 
At the last reriln! tile December records and sev- 
eral other choice creations in the record line 
were heard and the audience was quite enthusi- 
astic over many of lbs numbers. The new tone 
arm disc and the new model cylinder ntaehine 
used in the concert were favorably commented on. 

Another store which Is building up an Im- 
mense business Is the C. Osgood Co., 744-730 
Washington street, who handle the Edison with 
ureal success. They are good advertisers, and 
have brought the Edison to ibe .mention of the 
public in a most dignified manner with results' 



Misfit. I 



a all c 



The talking machine trade at [ling's piano sin 
is milt* large, and evidence almun.U nn eve 
side that this city and territory is proving lo 
a splendid center for the sale of talking m 
chines. 



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s in fills 



The Powers & Henry Co.. nf Piltshnrg. Pa.. 
was incorporated rhJs week, with a rapital of 
J. "..I. i. or. (hrjthe purpose of carrying on n general 
music business. Directors: William M. Wood, 
of Pittsluirs. and Patrick A. Powers, of Buffalo. 



'THE WHITE BLACKMAN" 

WILL GIVE YOU Till GOODS 



#* 



Sural MS 



Wa attention i the Emsos and Vterns ..niers. Yen \mv tin- « . m 

I S O n i ' , "" ,r "'"' "" r '"" H ' "■• *»•*«» " ""' <■«"'' w *"""« V I c t o r 

■•-***■■ quUAly. I keep getting xkw crwnvtnis nnd u..u. ihe ou. * IvlWl 

Jobber [l^"^. *** "" """"' "'" '^"" " J "" ttM **" Distributor 

"IF BLACKMAN GETS THE ORDER, YOU GET THE GOODS." 















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GET ONE OF OUR NEW DEALERS' PRICE, LISTS. We are quoting irrv low I'l-I.es mi 

dealer In i he I'.s .,,,,.„■ m )- nn -**,,,,;,,., i.v i.livi,,, , r .. m ,„ lr c,-„-.. [,i, t . Ki-liiil, 

.Hrtriles.-,/,- „mf .S/M-.-J.-.I UiMiiiiM- IV.,,,1 „„]. iiy,-,, „„,,.. 



97 Chambers St., New York 



"TALKER" TRADE IN TEXAS. 

Considerable Capital Now Invested irr the 
Talking Machine Line in Texas— State Well , 
Covered — New Comers in the Field. 



to be 



Dallas. Tex 
The talking machine Indus tri 
moving along nicely in Texas, ye 
competition has arisen between the Kansas City 
St, Louis, Memphis. Houston ami: Dallas Jobber; 
as to who should secure the largest business, anil 
as a cousetfttoace. supplies ami accessor!! 
be had in Texas as cheaply as In Etub 



to 



At 



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■ ho; 



jther 



isid. 



nlinclj 



lib in.. 



. and Qte nebi is thor- 
oughly covered, with « possibility or the thing be- 
lug overdone In the near fin lire. It seems lhal 
cvei:_v make of machine haq had from two lo 
three traveling salesmen over the territory, nnil ' f - 
ivjiilc some have had good sales, there is a great 
iliV of conservatism upon the part of dealers, 
siirt-e they have discovered the acute rivalry ex- 
isting and desire lo benefit thereby. 

Veteran Salesman O'Neill, representing the 
NewYorkofnveorihe'zonophoiie, called on Dallas 
dealers last week, and proceeded thence to the 



. Antm 



> fair. 



H. It. Sunders, with Dallas headquarters, rep- 
resenting the Columbia, has just returned from a 
trip to South Texas. apendftig a week at the 
Houston Carnival, and several days at tile San 
Antonio farew-f- 

Louls Rook Sthre, San Antonio, is handling the 
Colombia newspaper scheme machine. 

The Texas Phonograph Co„ incorporated, has 
established a retail sji)B- at 3-ir. Main street. 
.Dallas, in charge of Mr. S. H Womble. who, for 
the past year has traveled Texas for Hie same 
company, who job the l-Mison line ami arc Krent 

pushers of business, 

J. ii. rauger, Oklahoma .city, «. T., has lic- 
"uue an Edison dealer, havinir recently purchased 
bis stock from the Houston store of Texas Phono- 
^rapb (Jo. i - 

The Dallas Talking Machine Co. ban been in- ' 
orpornteit and become a Columbia jobber ro- 
ll. 11. Holleman. the pioneer talking; mnchlne 
man of Texas, pssseil through here yesterday en 



ATTRACTINU CUST0A1ERS. 

Some of the Essentials Defined in This Con- 
nettion — Holiday Buying. 

In Ihe talking machine business, the Imperativ. 
-'-my of. attraestni! cuwonters calls for certain 
activities within tin- More and without. In tne 
tlrst place, the siore itself should I..- invltlnR. Us 
exterior, no lets than its interior, should appeal 
Plea-sauily to the public and convey lo Ihe ob- 
server a favorable idea of the proprietor ami his 

rill, nrosperous-lookinK Htnre from. « handsome 
modern slnn. an attractive en tram-.— all Uiese 
are tttipoft&RI faciors In ftlvlng to ihe store an 
individuality thai appeals favorably io ill.- public 
In iliis category, too, is tin- ehow window 
which should be a cryslalllied edition de luxe or 
the store Itself, reflecting, in a striktnn way. not 
only the beauty and merit of the slock, hut ihe 
enterprise and good taste of ihe proprietor. Bril- 
liant lliiliiliu and effective arrangement In ihe 
window will speak volumes for the good* and 



iihin. 



■ takei 



lly at Ibis si-a- 
«a. Hiat the Interior of the store is worthy of the 
.\-,-t.,. |, r . . runicnt iltui the rfoors, walls, fix 
'.in- .|. i ..I .ii i iiiv .md Aids are harmoniously 
briahl ami l-«ll. Ins, Christmas-tide Is a time 
•■f joy and good cheer, of Riving and receivlnn. of 
happiness and pleasantry, and Ihe spirit or the 
f easou should fce reflected not only in Ihe store 
and decorations, but also In the unobtrusive po- 
ll!ene*s and BraciouaneSs of manner of the pro- 
prhjtor and clerk. 



THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



WHAM'S RECORD CASES 

Kit ^ Made -with Solid Wood Bottoms and Dust Proof Flange 





THE PIONEER. CASE 
MANVFACTVR.ER. 



NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. 



Orange, Oct. 28 



James S. Tophi m, Esq., 

No. 1219 F Street, N.W., 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir: 

Referring lo your recent re- 
quest, relative to our business relations, 
we take pleasure in advising you that 
during the ten years or more in which 
you famished us exclusively with ,our 
Carrying Cases, we have round your 
goods to be satisfactory in every respect, 
and our business relations likewise 
pleasant Yours truly, 

National Phonograph Company, 

JHM/JME £/ 



Send for Sample Line 



THESE Cases and Boxes are for the safe storage 
and carrlige at Phonograph Records. They 
•re the tune style and quality 1 hive been manu- 
facturing (or the put fifteen years, supplying the 
leading concern in the country, such as The 
National Phonograph Co.. and the American 
Graphophone and The Columbia fbonograph Cot. 
I have been conitanliy adding Improvements from 
time lo time until they are at nearly perfect for 
the purpose Intended as can be, and at the same 
time the prices ire lower than heretofore. 





HADE POn 13 ami 24 RffiCoJtDS, 



All cur cases are made from select lumber, 
covered with i genuine book clalh, imitation of 
seal grain leather. Solid Wood Bottom. An Imlde 
flange, which Is cut from the solid wood, forming 
the top, thus giving strength end keeping out dust 
and dampness. Is a paint 1 claim exclusive 
to my cue. Cylinders ere mide «n especially 
constructed machines and ire correct site end 
uniform diameter. By my special method of 
listening In, Ihey ire absolutely secure. 



FOR At-t. MAnilNllS 



JAMES S. TOPBAM, 



WASHINGTON, 
=D. G.= 



THE TALKING MACHINE WOBJJi. 



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RECORD BULLETINS FOR JANUARY, 1906. 



NEW COLUMBIA 10-IN. DISC RECORDS. 



£ Never iu II 
r Wot ElU i ! 



.'I^!»a Men <if Hurled] HH.1 We 
KHM U-k-Ii lAnumrf [Bid Book 

K2BS Anclii.red 

:wn« My Hindoo Jlnti (('mi ! 
;n«« And the worfij Go.-. Di 

3318 sympathy iLmd'i warty 
:tjltn nave You ton My ll.rir: 
:taii2 Ihurn Where tta Slli 
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int- "KoMli-nil li.l." ■ Syinimiliy." "Star 
HnliL." "Mini- Tluvml* Ann'iiR till- tioltl" 

:iinl ■■' vin'i Vim Hee I'm Lonely" 

Kdlm.ll Military Hull. 



LATEST VICTOR RECORDS. 



IMPERIAL RECORDS. 



/.SVideriuau **\li* Thj-ti 



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3 I'lt.; rlnu-ii IMrmle fro5 -Th- Catch at tho 
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540 I'm limtmlnj: ■•( S 

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10-IN. Z0N0-PH0NE RECOKDS. 



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NEW EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECOBDS. 



Everybody wants them! 

SOFTERTONE 

E| NcCdlCS & attachments 

■!'i--' !r"'v' ! -!",'\V?.' : V.",. W WW| FOR VICTOR EXHIBITION AND CONCERT. 

i'>Sr..v';:i' ,,: 1 « . "..„«i. \5H^^ COLUMBIA. AND ZONOPHONE SOUND BOXES 

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:il7s MIm Mnry (Ulr.ni sn.l Sorlliru].i nr.-b. \y ^KSE^B^ SlIrTKHT'JNE ,\ KKHI.KS ri'dlli'i' till' Vi)IU>llf! IIIUI linilg 

H1T1I Thr^nd'Vlint'^iW^'-arrl^r'iMVll-Mi'' 1 ''''' •SP^^'^ »Ut I'VtTV ili'tilil ;lllil tsllrtlll- "f InlM- 111 the Rcconl 

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1.1-.1 , " n,l ;^ l ^'\ i ; i .;;;:':,,; i :;' l ';;; l ^' ii ;-;';.; ii ;; A 1 ""->"-y Softbrtonk N^oles may G3 played on the eame w different Records at learn 

'.'..iiin^Mi'i.'i'n'nri;,!, six timen witliuui iitjurv to the Record"— in fact, a Record will lust three tfinea us 

Dims li Dlewl Bl*« ' Bleu ■ BennittadH (JMtoaMi . _ _ i_ „ t»_*i _. _ *- n ■ ■ ■ * 

i:,ii«.,ii Conecri Bawl 1°»K when a SOnwaQfl Ni-utlli- if nsetl. 

Siivii lf.it.1n Itfill.r.'nM IH.iK...-n) S-prnnn nolo » 

fri.in "I[n|i|iy]ntiil.'' villi Mm ImltniliiriM IMPORTANT: Whvn o«dprln|E mrnllon Namr and Sty\r tiF your Sound Bot 

iii.s7 (imui-itve'-iihi.'' 'n™r livnui yh>rrh ™n$? T^p attachment for tlie Victor Exhibition' Stund-Hox also lits the Columbia and 

MSaniDtef H ir*. < .M-iiiM.. t. ,.i. ;,i H« nK /uni inhoiH' Nmnd-Boxes. I'nee, S.iftertone HeealCB, in PttCKAges of 200, 2:i cents. 

from -Friti in 'nraiuny UML Or.-h. j( Arwm^^ j. rice ,s„ftertone Attachment!', each 25 centn. Dealers' discount name as they are 

1118s a < *f ] *5«^ 'Kfndnin Mai. ii.^.imj.v "g" receiving on Victor machines. 

yum Take U« 10 V-m lU'iui ARnln ' 1 lll.limondi ) • ■ \/ ^\ ■> ■ Q I II—" Jt I %# 

SeDt'in«ninl ...ir, nr.li Ar-.-.m K.hv l(«n-v. F QR SALE BY I V I ]|\l >W HI— £A I Y CHICAGO 

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 



AMEBICAN RECORD CO.'S BULLETIN NO. 3. 



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for ihe best answer sent In on each one or tho 
ten nrLee . subjects, and fifty consolation prizes, 
$10, fof the five next best answers on each prize 
subject." 



NEW Z0N-0-PH0NE CATALOGUE. 

A roriy-paRp efttalOftM.'coaUltttiis all of their 
I'-nlnch records^ for ihe first lime under one 
cover, has been Issued by the Universal Talk- 
ing Machine Manufadiirlni; Co., and which In- 
eJ tides itie November list. The company notified 
the trade this weejt Hllli'llfij "haje made ar- 
rniiKcmf-nts with iht- Victor Co.. and all Zon-o- 
-phones arc^tow manufactured under the original 
' Berlliei pnlonts. This absolutely prelects our 
customers from nil suits or damages on Zon-o- 
phones'aud Zon-o-|ilipno records," A window r«C> 
ord wiili hangar— ihelr first— was [ml out by tbo 
company a few days wince. 



LEEDS & CATLINS NEW PLANT. 

After unavoidable delays of over a month, 0C- 
■ UHlotiPd uy-JJio failure, i.) deliver machines, 
Hie new plyut of the Leeds & Cntlin.Co. start- 
ed on December 1. Fifty new pi-oaslne ma- 
chines and tables have been installed, the last 
I'H going In Friday week, and everything Is prac- 
tically >n readiness in all departments. The fac- 
tory, will have a capacity of 1 5, 1100 .OHO disc rec- 
ords yearly, and under a patent Just laken out 
by "Ed." Leeds, of the firm, this output can be 
doubled wltboul increasing the equipment. Tho 
OUklng of. cylinders will follow sh/rtly, when 
BnrpuBfng records from the ■'"talent" point of 



view are promised, tlietr rcpenoire being «specl«l-. 
ly rich In grand opera master;, i A reproduction 
in facsimile, and it .'glgantla' abej? hii baeu 
made of the company's. "Imperial" record for 
wall advertising purposes:. ■' i t . * '"' 



NEW STYLE PLACE BRUgHE$. ; ; RKAOT ; 

The Blackmail Talking Machine Co.. 3^ Cham- 
ber* street. New York, who now control-the pat 
eat rights and are manufacturing; ,thtf'irPlace 
automatic record brush, announce that the> now 
have ready for delivery the The*'-' style rPlace 
brushes to lie used on all of Ihe latest type Fdlsou 
phonographs. Vid Ihey have made no change 
in ihe prices. The No. 2 brush win, fit thy. new 
slyle Home or Standard. nnd/'lnyN* 3 wiT&flt 
Hie new slyle (Jem or TrihinpU phono prairtV. 
These models can also be fllud pu tie Md style 

machines. They rejiiiri Hull Ihey are Belling Inrpi* 

iimiuiiiles or these bnish.'s, and jho r ftberal dls 
emmls that Ihey give lmth ihe Jobber and dealer 
make ii prollmhlc for all (o owned/ jl 



H: It. Itarklow. general Manager of the Bttlfnl 
Phonograiib Co.. (r,.i x. 23d SI.. New York, has 
arranged the business of Un>- company bo that it 
is forging ahead in splendid* form- Hlfl stock of 
Victor and Edison goods, as -'wall as his foreign 
specialties are full and complete and easy of ac- 
cess, while (be demonstrating booths are neatly 
and tastefully planned. Manager Uarkiow is en- 
titled to entire ere.dli for all these substantial 
signs of prosperity.^ The company are the sole 
Jobbers in Greater New York for Ihe disc line of 
Ihe International Itecord Co. ' 



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VICTOR CO. OFFER PRIZES 

In Connection with the Issuance of a Prospee 



The Imperial Record 

which, as everybody knows, is Ihe besl made, 
is now retailed at 

Sixty Cents 



A splendid idea for stimulating business and 

educating dealers throughout ihe country it 
that conceived by the Vloior Talking Machine Co- 
of this city, who have just sent out n prospectus 
of Victor Salesmanship Lessons. It Is, in brief, 
a study of salesmanship problems, and contains 
contributions of practical business men who 
bavo written the results of their observations In 
an Interesting way, which will be of decided. 
value to all Victor dealers. In this connection! 
by the way, the Victor Co. offer Si .000 in prizes." 
This gives a practical side to the matter thai 
must attract. In the prospectus (hoy a ay: "From 
the scries of twenty lessons ten subjects have 
been chosen for compel it Ion, Sometimes Ihe au- 
i- will lie simply a bit of your own experience 



will 



In work on the selling UnocsVimetitn 
. lake Ihe form of n window display or newspaper 
advertisements. Sometimes— hut we won't [ell 
you all about It beforehand. It is enough lo say 
that there will be something for ihe exercise of 
every man's, especial talent. 

"You don't have to be a skilled writer lo eonl- 
liele for tliese prises. This Is not a literary com- 
' petition. It Is a competition on methods of sales- 
manship. It Is what yon have lo (ell or suggest, 
rtther than Ihe way you tell It, thai will win the 
price. There will be ten capital prizes, 150 each. 

tmerwid ttortlS 



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CRANE BROS., Weitfteld, Mms. 




JAMES I. LYONS 

Wholesale Only . 

194 E. VAN IIIJREN ST. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mr. Dealer: 

The success of your talking machine 
business depends upon the ability of 
your jobber to give you prompt service 

"OUR DEALERS SUCCEED" 



We job all makes of machines and records 



Send lor our complete alphabetically arranged list 
oi all makes of records. ' 



THE NICKLIN ggjM^fflygp 

The Perfect Self flaying Piano. It Operates 30 Per Cent 
Easier Than Any Other. 

The Nichlin Coin-Operated Piano 

The ONLY Perfect POSJTIVE IN ACTION. 

Coin-Operated Piano. SLUGS WILL NOT OPERATE IT. 

Wo also Manufacture the "PiiinoUsl" ami '■ Nicklin" Piano 
Players, which can be litteti lo any Upright Piano. 

Good Territory Still Open. Write for Catalogue "T.M.W." and Discounts 

PIANOTIST COMPANY BfSM? SZiESEi NEW YORK 



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